2023 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 5

NEW ORLEANS – You can’t slow them down!

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DIII Men’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 Tufts

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

Note: There were no changes to the top-5 teams.

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 Hope

Notes: There were several changes to the top-5 this week. John Carroll jumped back into the top-5 at No. 3, a position it held back in Week 1. Hope fell two spots to No. 5. This happened as a result of a head-to-head victory by the Blue Streaks over the Flying Dutch at the NCAA DIII Pre-Nationals Invitational this past weekend.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Haverford

Next in Line: No. 2 TCNJ

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Carnegie Mellon

Next in Line: No. 2 Johns Hopkins

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

Note: Dickinson and Messiah swapped spots between Week 4 and Week 5.

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 Vassar

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 this week.

Midwest Region

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

Next in Line: No. 2 Wartburg

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 this week.

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 RIT, No. 4 SUNY Brockport, No. 5 Houghton

Note: RIT continued its climb through the ranks as it hit No. 3 this week. Houghton improved three spots to No. 5 after a winning effort at its own Houghton Highlander Invitational.  

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-Stevens Point, No. 5 UW-Eau Claire

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams.

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

Note: There were no changes to the top-5 teams.

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer

Next in Line: No. 2 George Fox

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, No. 4 UC Santa Cruz, No. 5 La Verne

Note: George Fox and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swapped spots between Week 4 and Week 5. This happened as a result of the Bruins’ head-to-head victory over the Stags this past weekend at the NCAA DIII Pre-Nationals Invitational (GFU was fifth; CMS was sixth).