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

NEW ORLEANS – Here is the Week 3 edition of the NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2024 season, as released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track and 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 Wellesley

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 Depauw

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 John Carroll, No. 4 Trine, No. 5 Ohio Wesleyan

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3. However, it is worth mentioning Calvin placed third at the Calvin Knight Invite. The Knights were led by fifth-year Jenna Allman’s individual win. Allman cruised to a victory, running 21:49 over the 6k course.

METRO REGION

Projected AQ: No. 1 Rowan

Next in Line: No. 2 TCNJ

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Stockton, No. 4 Moravian, No. 5 Widener

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 Misericordia, No. 4 Gettysburg, No. 5 Dickinson

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3. Dickinson hosted the Dickinson Long/Short Invitational, where they placed first as a team in the 6k race and fifth as a team in the 4k race.

MIDEAST REGION

Projected AQ: No. 1 Amherst

Next in Line: No. 2 Middlebury

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Williams, No. 4 Connecticut College, No. 5 Vassar

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3. Williams placed second as a team at the RPI Harvest Classic, led by junior Kate Swann and sophomore Helen Hurden, who placed fourth and fifth respectively.

MIDWEST REGION

Projected AQ: No. 1 UChicago

Next in Line: No. 2 Washington (Mo.)

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Central (Iowa), No. 4 Wartburg, No. 5 Loras

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 Hamilton, No. 4 Rochester, No. 5 RIT

Notes: RIT cracks into the top-5 after a magnificent third place team finish at the Harry F. Anderson Cross Country Invitational (NCAA DI Cornell won the meet with NCAA DII Roberts Wesleyan in second). The Tigers had a 1:39 spread between their first and fifth runners.

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 UW-Eau Claire, No. 5 UW-Oshkosh

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

SOUTH REGION

Projected AQ: No. 1 Emory

Next in Line: No. 2 Lynchburg

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Washington and Lee, No. 4 Catholic, No. 5 Shenandoah

Notes: There were no changes to the top-5 in Week 3. Washington and Lee finished first as a team in the 4k race at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational for the second consecutive year.

WEST REGION

Projected AQ: Colorado College

Next in Line: No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 George Fox, No. 4 UC-Santa Cruz, No. 5 Pomona Pitzer

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

Gwyneth Young is a junior studying criminal justice and communications at Elizabethtown College. She is a distance runner on the Blue Jays cross country and track and field teams, where her main events are the 1500 and the 5000. She is originally from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and graduated from Cedar Crest High School, where she ran cross country and track and field as well. 

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The USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Coaches’ 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.

East Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1mitMIT
NEWMAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2tuftsTUFTS
NESCAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3batesBATES
NESCAC (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4bowdoinBOWDOIN
NESCAC (9)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5wellesleyWELLESLEY
NEWMAC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6suffolkSUFFOLK
CNE (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7colbyCOLBY
NESCAC (10)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8keene-stateKEENE STATE
Little East (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9brandeisBRANDEIS
UAA (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10univ-of-new-englandUNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND
CNE (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)

Great Lakes Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1calvinCALVIN
MIAA (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2depauwDEPAUW
NCAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3john-carrollJOHN CARROLL
OAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4trineTRINE
MIAA (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5ohio-wesleyanOHIO WESLEYAN
NCAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6ohio-northernOHIO NORTHERN
OAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7hopeHOPE
MIAA (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8wittenbergWITTENBERG
NCAC (2)
 NR
9mount-unionMOUNT UNION
OAC (4)
 ▼1
(LW: 8)
10case-western-reserveCASE WESTERN RESERVE
UAA (6)
 ▼1
(LW: 9)

Metro Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1rowanROWAN
NJAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2tcnjTCNJ
NJAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3stocktonSTOCKTON
NJAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4moravianMORAVIAN
Landmark (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5widenerWIDENER
MAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6swarthmoreSWARTHMORE
Centennial (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7stevensSTEVENS
MAC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8montclair-stateMONTCLAIR STATE
NJAC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9drewDREW
Landmark (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10ramapoRAMAPO
NJAC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)

Mid-Atlantic Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1johns-hopkinsJOHNS HOPKINS
Centennial (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2carnegie-mellonCARNEGIE MELLON
UAA (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3misericordiaMISERICORDIA
MAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4gettysburgGETTYSBURG
Centennial (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5dickinsonDICKINSON
Centennial (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6saint-vincentSAINT VINCENT
PAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7grove-cityGROVE CITY
PAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8salisburySALISBURY
C2C (2)
 ▲1
(LW: 9)
9scrantonSCRANTON
Landmark (3)
 ▼1
(LW: 8)
10lebanon-valleyLEBANON VALLEY
MAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)

Mideast Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1amherstAMHERST
NESCAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2middleburyMIDDLEBURY
NESCAC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3williamsWILLIAMS
NESCAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4connecticut-collegeCONNECTICUT COLLEGE
NESCAC (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5vassarVASSAR
Liberty League (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6coast-guardCOAST GUARD
NEWMAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7smithSMITH
NEWMAC (3)
 ▲2
(LW: 9)
8wesleyan-connWESLEYAN (CONN.)
NESCAC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9st-lawrenceST. LAWRENCE
Liberty League (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 10)
10rpiRPI
Liberty League (2)
 ▼3
(LW: 7)

Midwest Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1chicagoCHICAGO
UAA (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)
UAA (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3central-iowaCENTRAL (IOWA)
American Rivers (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4wartburgWARTBURG
American Rivers (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5lorasLORAS
American Rivers (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6grinnellGRINNELL
MWC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7wheaton-illWHEATON (ILL.)
CCIW (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8simpson-iowaSIMPSON (IOWA)
American Rivers (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9illinois-wesleyanILLINOIS WESLEYAN
CCIW (2)
 NR
10auroraAURORA
NACC (2)
 ▼1
(LW: 9)

Niagara Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1nyuNYU
UAA (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2suny-geneseoSUNY GENESEO
Empire 8 (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3hamiltonHAMILTON
NESCAC (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4rochester-n-yROCHESTER (N.Y.)
UAA (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5ritRIT
Liberty League (5)
 ▲1
(LW: 6)
6ithacaITHACA
Liberty League (4)
 ▼1
(LW: 5)
7st-john-fisherST. JOHN FISHER
Empire 8 (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8suny-oneontaSUNY ONEONTA
SUNYAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9suny-brockportSUNY BROCKPORT
Empire 8 (5)
 NR
10suny-cortlandSUNY CORTLAND
SUNYAC (1)
 ▼1
(LW: 9)

North Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1carletonCARLETON
MIAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE
WIAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3st-olafST. OLAF
MIAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4uw-eau-claireUW-EAU CLAIRE
WIAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH
WIAC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6uw-stoutUW-STOUT
WIAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER
WIAC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8gustavus-adolphusGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
MIAC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9bethel-minnBETHEL (MINN.)
MIAC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10lawrenceLAWRENCE
MWC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)

South Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1emoryEMORY
UAA (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2lynchburgLYNCHBURG
ODAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3washington-and-leeWASHINGTON AND LEE
ODAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4catholic-d-cCATHOLIC (D.C.)
Landmark (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5shenandoahSHENANDOAH
ODAC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6christopher-newportCHRISTOPHER NEWPORT
C2C (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 7)
7bridgewater-vaBRIDGEWATER (VA.)
ODAC (3)
 ▼1
(LW: 6)
8berryBERRY
SAA (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9pfeifferPFEIFFER
USA South (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10mary-washingtonMARY WASHINGTON
C2C (4)
 NR

West Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1colorado-collegeCOLORADO COLLEGE
SCAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2claremont-mudd-scrippsCLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS
SCIAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3george-foxGEORGE FOX
NWC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4uc-santa-cruzUC SANTA CRUZ
C2C (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5pomona-pitzerPOMONA-PITZER
SCIAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6lewis-clarkLEWIS & CLARK
NWC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7redlands-califREDLANDS (CALIF.)
SCIAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8trinity-texasTRINITY (TEXAS)
SCAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9occidentalOCCIDENTAL
SCIAC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10chapmanCHAPMAN
SCIAC (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)


Week-by-Week Ranking

East (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
MIT111111111
Tufts222222222
Bates333333333
Colby567788554
Suffolk446655765
Bowdoin654444446
Keene State8877887
Wellesley775566678
Brandeis8899999
Gordon (Mass.)101010
Univ. of New England101010109912
WPI9913
Endicott101014
Great Lakes (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
DePauw112222221
Calvin221111112
Trine954444443
Wittenberg8991054
John Carroll333333335
Allegheny (Pa.)77686
Ohio Wesleyan775555567
Kalamazoo1010889108
Case Western Reserve109910779
Ohio Northern5666668910
Mount Union888911
Hope4477101013
Centre614
Metro (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Rowan411122111
Swarthmore766611222
TCNJ122233333
Widener255544664
Moravian544455545
Stockton333366456
Haverford1077777
Ramapo610108988
Stevens777910899
Bryn Mawr1010
Montclair State88881011
DeSales81012
Ursinus91013
Drew999917
Mid-Atlantic (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Johns Hopkins111111111
Carnegie Mellon222222222
Gettysburg844433333
Grove City577744444
Misericordia333366665
Dickinson455555556
Saint Vincent66667787
Salisbury999888798
Scranton1088999979
Elizabethtown810
Lebanon Valley71010101010101011
Mideast (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Williams333333111
RPI91071022372
Amherst111111223
Vassar555588664
Middlebury222244435
Connecticut College444455556
Wesleyan (Conn.)1088877847
Coast Guard666666788
St. Lawrence791099910109
Smith879710109910
Trinity (Conn.)11
Union (N.Y.)12
Roger Williams13
Westfield State14
Mount Holyoke15
Salve Regina16
SUNY New Paltz17
Eastern Connecticut State18
Springfield (Mass.)19
SUNY Plattsburgh20
SUNY Potsdam21
Norwich22
Clarkson23
Western New England24
Midwest (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Chicago111111211
Washington (Mo.)222222122
Wartburg444433333
Central (Iowa)333344444
Illinois Wesleyan87966885
Wheaton (Ill.)107755556
North Central (Ill.)1097
Grinnell666688668
Loras555599779
Aurora98910101010
Augustana (Ill.)1011
Elmhurst101014
Simpson (Iowa)798877915
Niagara (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
NYU111111111
SUNY Geneseo222222222
Rochester (N.Y.)1054444553
Hamilton333333334
Ithaca445656445
Nazareth791096
SUNY Oneonta568810987
RIT676565668
Utica1097109
SUNY Cortland9891091010710
SUNY Brockport977811
St. John Fisher8778812
North (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
UW-La Crosse112222211
St. Olaf323333322
Carleton231111133
UW-Eau Claire764444654
UW-Stout446688445
UW-Whitewater577755766
UW-Oshkosh655566577
Concordia Wisconsin899998
Lawrence10101077889
St. Scholastica10101010
Gustavus Adolphus881011
Bethel (Minn.)99916
Saint Benedict10818
Ripon919
South (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Washington and Lee333333221
Emory221111112
Lynchburg112222333
Berry888866764
Shenandoah575555455
Bridgewater (Va.)756744646
Catholic (D.C.)444477577
Christopher Newport66768810108
Southern Virginia10899
Rhodes810
Eastern Mennonite11
Mary Washington1099912
Pfeiffer999101013
Marymount (Va.)14
Sewanee15
Covenant16
Roanoke101017
Piedmont18
Millsaps19
Agnes Scott20
Oglethorpe21
Maryville (Tenn.)22
Meredith923
Sweet Briar24
West (NCAA DIII)
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps112222221
Colorado College321111112
UC Santa Cruz444444443
George Fox233355554
Pomona-Pitzer555533335
Redlands (Calif.)777777866
Lewis & Clark96666677
Trinity (Texas)1088888688
Occidental8999999109
Willamette710
Caltech912
Chapman610101010101013

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country

2024 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 8/27
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 8/28
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Tue 9/17
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 9/18
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 9/24
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 9/25
MEN | WOMEN
Sat. Sept. 28 - At-Large Consideration window opens
Week 3Tue 10/1
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/2
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 10/8
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/9
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 10/15
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/16
MEN | WOMEN
Week 6Tue 10/22
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/23
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 1-3 - Conference Championships
Week 7Tue 11/5
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 11/6
MEN | WOMEN
Sat., Nov. 16 - NCAA Regionals
Week 8Tue 11/19
MEN | WOMEN
Sat., Nov. 23 - NCAA Championships (Terre Haute, Ind.)
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/16
MEN | WOMEN
Sat 11/23
MEN | WOMEN