2023 NCAA DIII Women’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 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 11.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Bates

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

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 John Carroll

Next in Line: No. 2 Hope

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Calvin, No. 4 Centre (Ky.), No. 5 Wittenberg

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Widener

Next in Line: No. 2 TCNJ

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Stockton, No. 4 Rowan, No. 5 Swarthmore

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 Gettysburg, No. 5 Misericordia

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Vassar

Next in Line: No. 2 Amherst

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

Notes: Vassar soared six spots from No. 7 to No. 1 after winning the Ron Stonitsch Invitational against former No. 1 Williams. The Brewers put their entire lineup in the top-11, led by a 2-3-5 finish by Anika Mueller-Hickler, Haley Schoenegge and Norah Reade, respectively.

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Wartburg

Next in Line: No. 2 UChicago

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

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

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

North Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Carleton

Next in Line: No. 2 UW-La Crosse

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

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 Catholic

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Next in Line: No. 2 George Fox

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