2022 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 2

NEW ORLEANS – The season is flying by!

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2022 season, which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Regional Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams’ strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining a rank-order of squad potential. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible to receive a ranking. Teams with provisional status within the region may be ranked.

Regional Championships Saturday is set for November 12.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT.

Next in Line: No. 2 Bates

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Tufts, No. 4 Colby, No. 5 WPI

Note: Bates jumped two spots from No. 4 to No. 2 after posting a head-to-head victory over former No. 2 Tufts at the Bates XC Shootout. The Bobcats won 24-31.

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 John Carroll

Next in Line: No. 2 Otterbein

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Calvin, No. 4 Mount Union, No. 5 Case Western Reserve

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Haverford

Next in Line: No. 2 Rowan

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 TCNJ, No. 4 Swarthmore, No. 5 Moravian

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Johns Hopkins

Next in Line: No. 2 Carnegie Mellon

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Dickinson, No. 4 Messiah, No. 5 Elizabethtown

Note: Johns Hopkins leapfrogged Carnegie Mellon into the top spot after a strong showing at the MSU Spartan Invitational this past weekend.

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 RPI

Next in Line: No. 2 Williams

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Connecticut College, No.4 Amherst, No. 5 Middlebury

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Wartburg

Next in Line: No. 2 North Central (Ill.)

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Washington (Mo.), No. 4 UChicago, No. 5 Loras

Note: North Central (Ill.) jumped to No. 2 following a strong performance at the MSU Spartan Invitational. The Cardinals finished as the top NCAA DIII program in fourth overall and beat several two top-10 NCAA DIII programs in the process: John Carroll and SUNY Geneseo.

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 SUNY Brockport, No. 4 Rochester (N.Y.), No. 5 SUNY Cortland

Note: Both SUNY Geneseo and NYU stood out this past weekend. The Knights ran well at the MSU Spartan Invitational, while the Violets rolled to victory at the Yellowjacket Invitational.

North Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UW-La Crosse

Next in Line: No. 2 UW-Whitewater

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 St. Olaf, No. 4 UW-Stout, No. 5 UW-Eau Claire

South Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Lynchburg

Next in Line: No. 2 Emory

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Christopher Newport, No. 4 Washington & Lee, No. 5 Berry

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer

Next in Line: No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 UC Santa Cruz, No. 4 George Fox, No. 5 Lewis and Clark