2022 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 4

NEW ORLEANS – Welcome to October!

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

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 John Carroll

Next in Line: No. 2 Otterbein

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Case Western Reserve, No. 4 Wilmington (Ohio), No. 5 Calvin

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Haverford

Next in Line: No. 2 Swarthmore

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 TCNJ, No. 4 Rowan, 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

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 RPI

Next in Line: No. 2 Williams

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

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 Loras, No. 5 UChicago

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 NYU

Next in Line: No. 2 SUNY Geneseo

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

Note: NYU leapfrogged SUNY Geneseo into the No. 1 spot after turning a strong effort at the Paul Short Run. The Violets finished 19th out of 45 teams in the Men’s College Brown 8k.

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 Emory

Next in Line: No. 2 Lynchburg

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

Note: Emory leapfrogged Lynchburg into the No. 1 spot with an impressive performance in the Men’s College Brown 8k at the Paul Short Run. The Eagles soared to a runner-up finish behind Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and used a 30-second spread between their top-5 runners.

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer

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

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