2023 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – And they’re off and running!

Here is the Week 1 edition of the NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2023 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 11.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Bates

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

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Mount Union

Next in Line: No. 2 Calvin

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 John Carroll, No. 4 Ohio Northern, No. 5 Otterbein

Notes: Mount Union jumped two spots to No. 1 after a strong opener at the Tommy Evans Cross Country Invitational. The Purple Raiders finished a close fifth behind NCAA DI and NCAA DII programs. Vincent Giumenti (ninth) and Jeff Joseph (12^th) led the way for Mount Union.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Haverford

Next in Line: No. 2 Rowan

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

Notes: Rowan jumped two spots to No. 4 after a strong showing at the Stockton Season Opener, where it put five runners in the top-7. The Profs also rolled to the team title at the Philadelphia Metro Cross Country Championships.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Carnegie Mellon

Next in Line: No. 2 Johns Hopkins

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

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Williams

Next in Line: No. 2 RPI

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

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 North Central (Ill.)

Next in Line: No. 2 Wartburg

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 SUNY Brockport

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

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-Oshkosh, No. 5 Saint John’s (Minn.)

South Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Lynchburg

Next in Line: No. 2 Emory

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

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 Colorado College