2022 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 7
NEW ORLEANS – The #RunToStillwater ends this Saturday.
Here is the Pre-Championships 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).
NCAA Division I — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
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NC State2
New Mexico3
Oklahoma State4
Notre Dame5
AlabamaCross Country Polls & Rankings
Defending champion NC State will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma as the top-ranked team and favorite to win the team title after receiving 10 of 11 possible first-place votes. The Wolfpack, led by Katelyn Tuohy’s individual crown, romped to the team title at the Southeast Region Championships with 25 points. A victory on Saturday will give NC State its second NCAA title in program history.
New Mexico and Oklahoma State remained at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, after taking care of business at their regional championships. The Lobos placed three athletes in the top-9 as they went on to score 56 points for their second consecutive Mountain Region title. Over in the Midwest Region, the Cowgirls won their first regional championship since 2015 behind a 2-3 punch from Natalie Cook and Taylor Roe.
Notre Dame improved one spot to No. 4, while Alabama jumped two spots to No. 5 in the Pre-Championships Edition of the National Coaches’ Poll. The Fighting Irish put together a dominant performance at the Great Lakes Region Championships, scoring just 33 points to win their second-straight regional title with an individual title from Olivia Markezich. The Crimson Tide also won by a large margin at the South Region Championships as they scored 34 points behind a 2-3-4-5 finish.
The rest of the top-10 had plenty of shuffling following Regional Championships Friday: Northern Arizona fell to No. 3 after placing third in the Mountain Region, while regional runner-up Utah improved to No. 7; the next two spots go to the West Region champion and runner-up – No. 8 Stanford and No. 9 Oregon; BYU is at No. 10 following a sixth-place finish in the Mountain Region.
Other notable improvements came from the Mountain Region fourth-place team Colorado State (up eight spots from No. 20 to No. 12), Great Lakes Region runner-up Ohio State (up eight spots from No. 25 to No. 17) and the West Region fourth-place team Oregon State (moved from the Land of Receiving Votes to No. 23).
The 2022 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships are THIS SATURDAY at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma! You can watch the action uninterrupted on ESPNU beginning at 10 am ET. The women’s race starts at 10:20 am ET.
