2022 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 2

NEW ORLEANS – The season is picking up steam.

Here is the latest edition of the NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll for the 2022 season, as released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Remember that this poll is conducted by counting votes from 11 member coaches – one from each of the division’s nine regions (who also do the regional rankings) – as well as two members from the NCAA Cross Country Executive Committee.

NCAA Division I — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
NC State
New Mexico
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Stanford
1
NC State
2
New Mexico
3
Oklahoma State
3
Colorado
5
Stanford
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

Familiar faces continue to make up the top-5 in Week 2 of the National Coaches’ Poll: NC State reeled in all 11 first-place votes, followed by No. 2 New Mexico, co-No. 3s Colorado and Oklahoma State and No. 5 Stanford. The Cowgirls moved up one spot to earn its highest ranking in program history. 

No. 6 Washington (up two spots), No. 7 BYU, No. 8 Notre Dame (down two spots), No. 9 Arkansas and No. 10 Alabama fill out the remainder of the top-10.

North Carolina continues to creep closer to the top-10 after climbing two spots to No. 11. The Tarheels won the Coaching Tree Invitational and topped now-No. 18 Georgetown, 37-53. Brynn Brown captured the individual title in 20:18.6 to lead UNC and earned M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week honors for her efforts.

Three teams that were receiving votes a week ago earned the nod to join the top-30: No. 25 Ohio State and co-No. 29s California Baptist and Kentucky. The Lancers recently placed 11th at the UCR 41st Annual Cross Country Invitational, while the Wildcats placed a close second to Alabama at the North Alabama Showcase.

Change is right around the corner as many of our ranked teams are slated to compete at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma and the Roy Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.

Mark your calendars for November 19, as that’s when the 2022 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships will be held at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Don’t forget that the championship races will be broadcast commercial-free once again on ESPNU.

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USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2022 Week 2 - September 20th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 nc-state NC STATE
Southeast Region (1)
ACC (1)
Laurie Henes (17th)
330
(11 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 new-mexico NEW MEXICO
Mountain Region (1)
Mountain West (1)
Joe Franklin (16th)
315 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 oklahoma-state OKLAHOMA STATE
Midwest Region (1)
Big 12 (1)
Dave Smith (14th)
289 ▲ 1
(LW: 4)
3 colorado COLORADO
Mountain Region (1)
Pac-12 (1)
Mark Wetmore (28th)
289 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
5 stanford STANFORD
West Region (1)
Pac-12 (4)
J.J. Clark (4th)
288 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6 washington WASHINGTON
West Region (2)
Pac-12 (5)
Maurica Powell (5th)
266 ▲ 2
(LW: 8)
7 byu BYU
Mountain Region (2)
WCC (1)
Diljeet Taylor (7th)
262 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8 notre-dame NOTRE DAME
Great Lakes Region (1)
ACC (2)
Matt Sparks (5th)
260 ▼ 2
(LW: 6)
9 arkansas ARKANSAS
South Central Region (1)
SEC (2)
Lance Harter (33rd)
232 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10 alabama ALABAMA
South Region (1)
SEC (1)
Dan Waters (12th)
231 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 north-carolina NORTH CAROLINA
Southeast Region (2)
ACC (4)
Dylan Sorensen (2nd)
216 ▲ 2
(LW: 13)
12 michigan MICHIGAN
Great Lakes Region (2)
Big Ten (2)
Mike McGuire (31st)
205 ▼ 1
(LW: 11)
13 wisconsin WISCONSIN
Great Lakes Region (3)
Big Ten (3)
Mick Byrne (5th)
184 ▼ 1
(LW: 12)
14 colorado-state COLORADO STATE
Mountain Region (3)
Mountain West (2)
Andrew Epperson (1st)
173 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15 providence PROVIDENCE
Northeast Region (1)
Big East (2)
Ray Treacy (39th)
163 ◀▶
(LW: 15)
16 oregon OREGON
West Region (3)
Pac-12 (3)
Jerry Schumacher (1st)
158 ▲ 1
(LW: 17)
17 ole-miss OLE MISS
South Region (2)
SEC (3)
Adam Smith (1st)
139 ▼ 1
(LW: 16)
18 georgetown GEORGETOWN
Mid-Atlantic Region (1)
Big East (1)
Mitchell Baker (3rd)
137 ▲ 1
(LW: 19)
19 utah UTAH
Mountain Region (4)
Pac-12 (2)
Kyle Kepler (18th)
129 ▼ 1
(LW: 18)
20 harvard HARVARD
Northeast Region (2)
Ivy League (1)
Alex Gibby (6th)
114 ◀▶
(LW: 20)
21 gonzaga GONZAGA
West Region (4)
WCC (4)
Jake Stewart (5th)
96 ▲ 2
(LW: 23)
22 northern-arizona NORTHERN ARIZONA
Mountain Region (11)
Big Sky (1)
Michael Smith (6th)
85 ▼ 1
(LW: 21)
23 michigan-state MICHIGAN STATE
Great Lakes Region (5)
Big Ten (1)
Lisa Breznau (3rd)
73 ▼ 1
(LW: 22)
24 oregon-state OREGON STATE
West Region (5)
Pac-12 (6)
Louis Quintana (6th)
69 ▲ 2
(LW: 26)
25 ohio-state OHIO STATE
Great Lakes Region (4)
Big Ten (4)
Sara Mason Vergote (1st)
61
(LW: RV)
26 iowa-state IOWA STATE
Midwest Region (3)
Big 12 (3)
Amy Rudolph (5th)
60 ▼ 2
(LW: 24)
27 utah-valley UTAH VALLEY
Mountain Region (5)
WAC (2)
Scott Houle (19th)
45 ▲ 2
(LW: 29)
28 illinois ILLINOIS
Midwest Region (2)
Big Ten (9)
Sarah Haveman (5th)
40 ▼ 1
(LW: 27)
29 kentucky KENTUCKY
Southeast Region (3)
SEC (4)
Lonnie Greene (5th)
28
(LW: RV)
29 california-baptist CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
West Region (6)
WAC (1)
Adam Tribble (5th)
28
(LW: RV)

Also Receiving Votes: Florida State 26, West Virginia 25, Minnesota 24, Syracuse 19, Furman 18, Indiana 9, Penn State 8, Villanova 8, Toledo 4, San Francisco 3, Utah State 3, Butler 2, Texas 1

Dropped Out: No. 25 West Virginia, No. 28 Furman, No. 29 Minnesota



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
NC State111111111
New Mexico222322222
Alabama1210101067753
Oklahoma State443233334
North Carolina1413111211815135
Northern Arizona222122444466
Notre Dame6688106547
BYU7775556108
VirginiaRV2512169
Georgetown171918181312131410
Colorado333771181111
Utah1818191112109712
Stanford55568911813
Oregon19171622211210914
Ohio StateRVRV25252422251715
Providence151515151618181816
Washington8869919161517
Florida State30RVRVRV24RV242618
Wisconsin111213262817222319
Michigan State212223191723192020
Arkansas999131421232121
Michigan101112171826211922
SyracuseRVRVRV141515262823
Oregon State25262427RV30RV2324
Colorado State131414202220201225
Utah Valley272927161924272726
West Virginia2425RVRVRV28292927
ToledoRVRVRVRVRV16172528
California BaptistRVRV29211914142229
NorthwesternRV29303030
TexasRVRVRVRVRV31
FurmanRV28RVRV242728RV
Utah StateRVRVRV23RVRVRV
Ole Miss16161729RVRVRVRV
LipscombRVRV
BradleyRV
Boise StateRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
Air ForceRVRVRV
Harvard2020202430RV
DukeRV
KentuckyRVRV292327RV
Illinois2827282829RV
IndianaRVRVRV
San FranciscoRVRVRV
Gonzaga23232130RV
Minnesota2929RVRVRV
VillanovaRVRVRVRVRV
LibertyRVRV
Iowa State262426RV
Penn StateRVRVRVRV
ButlerRVRVRV
RiceRVRV
TennesseeRV

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country

2022 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 8/30
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 8/31
MEN | WOMEN
Sep. 1: Earliest Contest
Week 1Mon 9/12
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/13
MEN | WOMEN
Sep. 9: At-large Countable Period Begins
Week 2Mon 9/19
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/20
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Mon 9/26
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/27
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Mon 10/3
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 10/4
MEN | WOMEN
Oct. 15: Pre-National
Week 5Mon 10/17
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 10/18
MEN | WOMEN
Oct. 27-30: Conference Champs
Week 6Mon 10/31
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 11/1
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 11: NCAA Regionals
Week 7Mon 11/14
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 19: NCAA Championships - Stillwater, Okla.
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Fri 11/11
MEN | WOMEN
Sat 11/19
MEN | WOMEN