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

NEW ORLEANS – The season won’t slow down.

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2022 season, as 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 Tufts

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Bates, No. 4 WPI, No. 5 Bowdoin

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Hope

Next in Line: No. 2 John Carroll

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Calvin, No. 4 Ohio Northern, No. 5 Trine

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Swarthmore

Next in Line: No. 2 Widener

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Stockton, No. 4 Ursinus, No. 5 TCNJ

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 Misericordia, No. 5 Elizabethtown

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Amherst

Next in Line: No. 2 Middlebury

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Williams, No. 4 Smith, No. 5 RPI

Note: Amherst jumped to No. 1 after a comfortable head-to-head victory at the Little Three Championships over former No. 1 Williams, 17-56.

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Wartburg

Next in Line: No. 2 UChicago

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

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Rochester (N.Y.), No. 4 Ithaca, No. 5 Hamilton

Note: NYU leapfrogged Rochester (N.Y.) into the No. 2 spot after a head-to-head victory at the Yellowjacket Invitational. Grace Robinson earned the individual title for the Violets.

North Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UW-La Crosse

Next in Line: No. 2 Carleton

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

South Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Lynchburg

Next in Line: No. 2 Emory

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

Note: Lynchburg jumped to No. 1 after a strong showing at the CNU XC Regional Preview. The Hornets finished second behind NCAA DI William & Mary and were the top NCAA DIII program.

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Next in Line: No. 2 Pomona-Pitzer

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 UC Santa Cruz, No. 4 George Fox, No. 5 Colorado College