2024 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 3

NEW ORLEANS – It’s the calm before the storm.

Here is the preseason edition of the NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2024 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 16.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Tufts

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Calvin

Next in Line: No. 2 John Carroll

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Hope, No. 4 Trine, No. 5 Mount Union

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Rowan

Next in Line: No. 2 Haverford

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

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 Lebanon Valley, No. 5 Salisbury

Notes: The only change to the top-5 was Dickinson leapfrogging Lebanon Valley.

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 RPI

Next in Line: No. 2 Amherst

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No.1 Wartburg

Next in Line: No. 2 North Central (Ill.)

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 NYU

Next in Line: No. 2 SUNY Geneseo

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

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-Eau Claire, No. 5 UW-Stout

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

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 Oglethorpe

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3.