2025 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS — Cross country is underway!

With about two and a half weeks in the books, let’s take a look at the newest edition of the NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country National Coaches Poll, which was released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday. USTFCCCA polls and rankings are presented by AthleticNET.

NCAA Division I — Men's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Iowa State
New Mexico
Oklahoma State
BYU
Wisconsin
1
Iowa State
2
New Mexico
3
Oklahoma State
4
BYU
5
Wisconsin
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

In the preseason, we said that the top-ranked Cyclones could challenge for their first national team title since 1994. Well, Iowa State made a strong opening statement on its home course a few weeks ago. The Cyclones showcased their depth as they went 1-2-4-5-10 in the team scoring for a 24-point win over NJCAA DI Iowa Central CC. Allen Bonnessen and Emanuel Galdino led the way for Iowa State.

The second-ranked Lobos have two meets under their belts so far this year. In their season opener, the Lobos top-four runners went 3-4-5-6 with a five second spread between them, while the fifth man wasn’t too far behind.

Oklahoma State opened its season at home at the end of August with a win at the Cowboy Preview. The Cowboys edged rival Oklahoma by a score of 29-32. Oklahoma State went 3-4-6-7-9 for that point total. Jacob Deacon was the top finisher for the Cowboys in third place.

BYU, the fourth-ranked team and defending national champions, opened its title defense with a bang. The Cougars threw down a perfect score at their home opener – the only 15-point showing by a top-five team in the poll Not only did BYU go 1-5, its sixth and seventh men came across before any other team could register one finisher.

Wisconsin opened its campaign down in Missouri at the Mizzou Opener. Even though the fifth-ranked Badgers came in fourth place, they showed great team running and tactics with their entire lineup finishing in places 26-35 with a 1.5-second spread between them (15:48.2-15:49.7).

Here are the rest of the top-ten teams in Week 1: No. 6 Virginia, No. 7 Stanford, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 9 Wake Forest, and No. 10 Oregon.

All eyes will eventually be on the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri, because that’s when the 2025 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 22.

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USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2025 Week 1 - September 16th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 iowa-state IOWA STATE
Midwest Region (1)
Big 12
Jeremy Sudbury (5th)
330
(11 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 new-mexico NEW MEXICO
Mountain Region (1)
Mountain West
Darren Gauson (3rd)
314 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 oklahoma-state OKLAHOMA STATE
Midwest Region (2)
Big 12
Dave Smith (20th)
311 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 byu BYU
Mountain Region (2)
Big 12
Ed Eyestone (26th)
293 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5 wisconsin WISCONSIN
Great Lakes Region (1)
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (18th)
272 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6 virginia VIRGINIA
Southeast Region (1)
ACC
Vin Lananna (7th)
257 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 stanford STANFORD
West Region (1)
ACC
Ricardo Santos (5th)
253 ▼ 1
(LW: 6)
8 notre-dame NOTRE DAME
Great Lakes Region (2)
ACC
Chris Neal (2nd)
251 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9 wake-forest WAKE FOREST
Southeast Region (2)
ACC
John Hayes (10th)
239 ▲ 1
(LW: 10)
10 oregon OREGON
West Region (2)
Big Ten
Jerry Schumacher (4th)
238 ▼ 1
(LW: 9)
11 alabama ALABAMA
South Region (1)
SEC
Dan Waters (15th)
229 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12 syracuse SYRACUSE
Northeast Region (1)
ACC
Brien Bell (8th)
203 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13 colorado COLORADO
Mountain Region (3)
Big 12
Sean Carlson (2nd)
183 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14 northern-arizona NORTHERN ARIZONA
Mountain Region (4)
Big Sky
Jarred Cornfield (1st)
174 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15 butler BUTLER
Great Lakes Region (3)
Big East
Matt Roe (19th)
167 ◀▶
(LW: 15)
16 california-baptist CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
West Region (4)
WAC
Sean Smith (2nd)
165 ▼ 1
(LW: 15)
17 eastern-kentucky EASTERN KENTUCKY
Southeast Region (3)
ASUN
Cory Erdmann (8th)
146 ◀▶
(LW: 17)
18 washington-state WASHINGTON STATE
West Region (3)
WCC
Wayne Phipps (12th)
133 ▲ 4
(LW: 22)
19 north-carolina NORTH CAROLINA
Southeast Region (4)
ACC
Chris Miltenberg (7th)
131 ▼ 1
(LW: 18)
20 princeton PRINCETON
Mid-Atlantic Region (1)
Ivy League
Jason Vigilante (14th)
130 ▼ 1
(LW: 19)
21 arkansas ARKANSAS
South Central Region (1)
SEC
Chris Bucknam (18th)
123 ▼ 1
(LW: 20)
22 washington WASHINGTON
West Region (5)
Big Ten
Andy Powell (8th)
81 ▼ 1
(LW: 21)
23 tulane TULANE
South Central Region (2)
American
Adrian Myers (5th)
67 ▲ 2
(LW: 25)
24 air-force AIR FORCE
Mountain Region (5)
Mountain West
Ryan Cole (12th)
60 ▼ 1
(LW: 23)
25 harvard HARVARD
Northeast Region (2)
Ivy League
Alex Gibby (9th)
58 ▼ 1
(LW: 24)
25 ole-miss OLE MISS
South Region (2)
SEC
Adam Smith (4th)
58 ▲ 2
(LW: 27)
27 michigan-state MICHIGAN STATE
Great Lakes Region (4)
Big Ten
Aaron Simoneau (5th)
42 ▲ 3
(LW: 30)
28 furman FURMAN
Southeast Region (5)
SoCon
Robert Gary (14th)
39 ▲ 2
(LW: 30)
29 tulsa TULSA
Midwest Region (3)
American
Taylor Gulley (3rd)
38 ▼ 3
(LW: 26)
30 georgetown GEORGETOWN
Mid-Atlantic Region (2)
Big East
Brandon Bonsey (10th)
34 ▼ 2
(LW: 28)

Also Receiving Votes: Oklahoma 33, Villanova 19, Michigan 9, Gonzaga 7, Boise State 4, Weber State 4, Georgia 2, Iona 2, Portland 2, Tennessee 2, Virginia Tech 2, Charlotte 1

Dropped Out: No. 29 Oklahoma



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3
Iowa State1111
Oklahoma State3322
New Mexico2233
Virginia6644
Colorado131355
BYU4466
Wisconsin5577
Alabama111188
Notre Dame8899
Wake Forest1091010
Syracuse12121111
Butler15151312
Northern Arizona14141413
Oregon9101214
California Baptist15161515
Michigan State30271716
Tulane25231817
Stanford672118
MissouriRV2019
Princeton19202220
Washington State22182321
Arkansas20211922
Air Force23242523
Ole Miss27252724
Georgetown28302824
Eastern Kentucky17172626
Tulsa26293027
Harvard24252928
Boise StateRVRVRV29
Loyola-Chicago30
North Carolina181916RV
Oklahoma29RVRVRV
MichiganRVRVRVRV
VillanovaRVRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
Middle TennesseeRV
Utah StateRV
MinnesotaRV
LouisvilleRV
Washington212224
Furman3028RV
LipscombRV
Virginia TechRVRV
GonzagaRVRV
PortlandRVRV
GeorgiaRVRV
TennesseeRVRV
Weber StateRV
IonaRV
CharlotteRV

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country

2025 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 8/25
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 8/26
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Mon 9/15
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/16
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Mon 9/29
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/30
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Mon 10/6
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 10/7
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Mon 10/20
Tue 10/21
Week 5Mon 11/3
Tue 11/4
Week 6Mon 11/17
Tue 11/18
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/22
Sun 11/23