2024 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 5

NEW ORLEANS – Nothing changed since Week 4.

Here is the newest 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 Bowdoin, No. 5 WPI

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. Looking ahead, MIT and Tufts will square off at the Connecticut College Invitational in Waterford, Connecticut.

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Calvin

Next in Line: No. 2 John Carroll

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Mount Union, No. 4 Hope, No. 5 Case Western Reserve

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. Looking ahead, both John Carroll and Mount Union will race at the Mike Woods Invitational in Geneseo, New York.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Moravian

Next in Line: No. 2 Haverford

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. Expect to see several of these teams at the Rowan Inter-Region Border Battle in Logan Township, New Jersey.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Johns Hopkins

Next in Line: No. 2 Carnegie Mellon

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Lebanon Valley, No. 4 Dickinson, No. 5 Salisbury

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. Johns Hopkins travels to the Rowan Inter-Region Border Battle, while Carnegie Mellon heads to the Mike Woods Invitational.

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 RPI

Next in Line: No. 2 Middlebury

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Amherst, No. 4 Williams, No. 5 Wesleyan (Conn.)

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. You’ll see several of these teams at the Connecticut College Invitational this weekend.

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 UChicago, No. 5 Loras

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. All five of these teams will race at the Augustana Interregional Invitational this weekend.

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 SUNY Brockport, No. 4 Hamilton, No. 5 Ithaca.

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. Look out for the Mike Woods Invitational this weekend.

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 teams in Week 5. Competition between North Region foes will take place at the Jim Drews Invitational as well as the Augustana Interregional Invitational, among others.

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 teams in Week 5. Look for Lynchburg, Emory and Washington & Lee at the Rowan Inter-Region Border Battle this weekend.

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 Colorado College

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 teams in Week 5. You’ll see Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational this weekend.