2024 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 2

NEW ORLEANS – That was a good primer for the rest of the season.

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2024 season, as released on Monday 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 Friday is set for November 15.

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Butler

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Michigan State

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 2. Michigan was the top-finishing Great Lakes Region squad at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in sixth place.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Princeton, No. 2 Villanova

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Georgetown, No. 4 Penn State, No. 5 La Salle

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 2. Princeton and Villanova finished right next to each other at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in ninth and tenth place, respectively.

Midwest Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Iowa State

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Loyola-Chicago, No. 4 Bradley, No. 5 Missouri

Notes: Loyola-Chicago and Bradley continue working their way up the rankings. The former improved from No. 4 to No. 3 behind a runner-up finish at the National Catholic Invitational, while the latter is still riding high off its victory at the Bradley Intercollegiate.

Mountain Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 BYU, No. 2 Northern Arizona

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 New Mexico, No. 4 Colorado, No. 5 Air Force

Notes: The only change to the top-5 was Air Force going to No. 5.

Northeast Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Harvard, No. 2 Syracuse

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Iona, No. 4 Providence, No. 5 Yale

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 2.

South Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Florida State

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Tennessee, No. 4 Auburn, No. 5 Lipscomb

Notes: Florida State jumped two spots from No. 4 to No. 2 after posting a 15th-place finish at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. Meanwhile, Tennessee, Auburn, Lipscomb and Ole Miss all raced at the Gans Creek Classic and finished in that order among regional squads, resulting in those respective places in Week 2.

South Central Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Arkansas, No. 2 Texas

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Tulane, No. 4 Incarnate Word, No. 5 TCU

Notes: Incarnate Word improved its billing to No. 4 following a fifth-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree this past weekend. The Cardinals finished right behind Texas and beat Lamar and UT-Arlington and Little Rock in the process.

Southeast Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 2 North Carolina

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Eastern Kentucky, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 Charlotte

Notes: Welcome to the No. 1 spot, Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons starred at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational this past weekend, placing a strong third behind meet champion BYU and runner-up Iowa State. Wake Forest topped Southeast Region foes North Carolina, Eastern Kentucky and Virginia in the process.

West Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Washington

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 California Baptist, No. 5 Portland

Notes: Stanford cemented its spot atop the rankings with an impressive effort at the Gans Creek Classic, where it scored just 31 points. Washington jumped two spots from No. 4 to No. 2 after finishing fifth at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational this past weekend.