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

NEW ORLEANS – Weekend warriors rejoice, the wait is over for a new set of rankings based off results from the first few weeks of the season.

Here is the newest edition of the 2025 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, as 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 III — Men's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
UW-La Crosse
Wartburg
SUNY Geneseo
Pomona-Pitzer
Johns Hopkins
1
UW-La Crosse
2
Wartburg
3
SUNY Geneseo
4
Pomona-Pitzer
5
Johns Hopkins
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UW-La Crosse remains as the overwhelming favorite to win the title in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Eagles did not use their top men when competing at the Phoenix Open in Green Bay. Instead, they opted to give some of the newer runners on the team a chance to race.

Wartburg stays at the second position in the poll after a dominant performance at the Redbird Invitational at opp Illinois State. The Knights, who amassed just 16 points at the meet, continue to flex their depth and will continue to do so as their fall campaign continues.

SUNY Geneseo maintains their third place spot in the poll, as they competed at the Rodenbeck Invitational. The Knights opted to not race any of their top squad, but still crushed the field with seven runners in the top ten, including places 1-2-3-5-6 for a total of 17 points.

Pomona-Pitzer takes the fourth position over Johns Hopkins as the Sagehens display a measured effort at the Cougar Challenge. With Jack Stein leading the way, he was followed by the rest of the top five that was separated by just 14 seconds.

Johns Hopkins falls to fifth despite a strong runner-up team performance behind NCAA DI No. 6 Virginia at the aptly named Virginia Invitational. Lead runner Emmanuel Leblond finished third overall on the challenging Panorama Farms course and saw the rest of the Blue Jays follow with a 43-second spread. Leblond was named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week for his efforts – the first JHU male athlete to earn national weekly honors.

North Central (Ill.) breaks the tie of sixth place from St. Olaf, as the Oles fall to seventh. The Cardinals won their home invite with an impressive solo performance by BJ Sorg, the former M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week. RPI stays at eighth place after beating number nine Williams at the Vassar Ron Stonitsch Invitational. UW-Whitewater does not race their top men and hold their place at tenth to round out the top-ten teams.

The path is already set for the 2025 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships which will be held on Saturday, November 22, at the Roger Millikin Cross Country Course in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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

2025 Week 1 - September 17th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 uw-la-crosse UW-LA CROSSE
North Region (1)
WIAC
Derek Stanley (14th)
298
(8 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 wartburg WARTBURG
Midwest Region (1)
American Rivers
Ryan Chapman (10th)
292
(2 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 suny-geneseo SUNY GENESEO
Niagara Region (1)
Empire 8
Dan Moore (11th)
276 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 pomona-pitzer POMONA-PITZER
West Region (1)
SCIAC
Emma DeLira (2nd)
270 ▲ 1
(LW: 5)
5 johns-hopkins JOHNS HOPKINS
Mid-Atlantic Region (1)
Centennial
Bobby Van Allen (26th)
264 ▼ 1
(LW: 4)
6 north-central-ill NORTH CENTRAL (ILL.)
Midwest Region (2)
CCIW
Matt Sinnott (4th)
244 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 st-olaf ST. OLAF
North Region (2)
MIAC
Brian Power (6th)
241 ▼ 1
(LW: 6)
8 rpi RPI
Mideast Region (1)
Liberty League
John Lynch (15th)
233 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9 williams WILLIAMS
Mideast Region (2)
NESCAC
Dusty López (3rd)
220 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10 uw-whitewater UW-WHITEWATER
North Region (3)
WIAC
Jeff Miller (44th)
206 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 tufts TUFTS
East Region (1)
NESCAC
Jamie Norton (2nd)
196 ▲ 4
(LW: 15)
12 nyu NYU
Niagara Region (2)
UAA
Tyler Deck Shipley (5th)
184 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13 uw-stevens-point UW-STEVENS POINT
North Region (4)
WIAC
Thomas Bambach (4th)
173 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14 carnegie-mellon CARNEGIE MELLON
Mid-Atlantic Region (2)
UAA
Tim Connelly (11th)
162 ▲ 4
(LW: 18)
14 hope HOPE
Great Lakes Region (1)
MIAA
Mark Northuis (38th)
162 ▲ 9
(LW: 23)
16 mit MIT
East Region (2)
NEWMAC
Riley Macon (4th)
161 ▼ 5
(LW: 11)
17 claremont-mudd-scripps CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS
West Region (2)
SCIAC
Marina Muncan (6th)
151 ◀▶
(LW: 17)
18 washington-and-lee WASHINGTON AND LEE
South Region (1)
ODAC
Brandon Spalding (13th)
133 ▼ 4
(LW: 14)
19 chicago CHICAGO
Midwest Region (3)
UAA
Chris Hall (25th)
124 ◀▶
(LW: 19)
20 lynchburg LYNCHBURG
South Region (2)
ODAC
Sam Llaneza (1st)
100 ◀▶
(LW: 20)
20 wesleyan-conn WESLEYAN (CONN.)
Mideast Region (3)
NESCAC
Leo Mayo (5th)
100 ▲ 1
(LW: 21)
22 uw-platteville UW-PLATTEVILLE
North Region (5)
WIAC
James Akita (3rd)
92 ◀▶
(LW: 22)
23 amherst AMHERST
Mideast Region (4)
NESCAC
Hannah Chappell-Dick (3rd)
80 ▼ 8
(LW: 15)
24 colorado-college COLORADO COLLEGE
West Region (3)
SCAC
Alex Nichols (6th)
71 ▼ 1
(LW: 23)
25 moravian MORAVIAN
Metro Region (1)
Landmark
Jesse Baumann (15th)
47 ▲ 2
(LW: 27)
26 lebanon-valley LEBANON VALLEY
Mid-Atlantic Region (3)
MAC
James O'Brien (18th)
42 ◀▶
(LW: 26)
27 case-western-reserve CASE WESTERN RESERVE
Great Lakes Region (2)
UAA
Kathy Nortz Yohann (25th)
41 NR
28 washington-mo WASHINGTON (MO.)
Midwest Region (4)
UAA
Jeff Stiles (25th)
38
(LW: RV)
29 middlebury MIDDLEBURY
Mideast Region (5)
NESCAC
Nicole Wilkerson (15th)
18 ▼ 4
(LW: 25)
30 loras LORAS
Midwest Region (5)
American Rivers
Ethan Adlfinger (2nd)
16 ▼ 1
(LW: 29)

Also Receiving Votes: UC Santa Cruz 7, Otterbein 5, Emory 3

Dropped Out: No. 28 John Carroll, No. 30 UC Santa Cruz



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4
UW-La Crosse11111
Wartburg22222
Johns Hopkins45553
NYU121215134
Pomona-Pitzer54445
North Central (Ill.)66666
SUNY Geneseo33337
Williams99898
Tufts1511779
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps17179810
RPI88101011
Amherst1523232512
UW-Platteville2222242413
Chicago1919191814
Carnegie Mellon1814141515
Hope2314121216
UW-Stevens Point1313171716
Washington and Lee1418161618
Washington (Mo.)RV28222019
Lynchburg2020212219
Lebanon Valley2626283021
St. Olaf67111122
MIT1116181923
UC Santa Cruz30RVRV2324
Loras2930272925
Wesleyan (Conn.)2120202126
Case Western Reserve27262727
Middlebury2529RV28
Colorado College2324252629
OtterbeinRVRVRV30
UW-Whitewater10101314RV
Mount UnionRV
UW-OshkoshRV
TCNJ2828
UW-Eau Claire30RV
Moravian2725RVRV
MSOERVRV
EmoryRVRVRV
John Carroll28
CalvinRV
George FoxRV

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country

2025 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 8/26
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 8/27
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Tue 9/16
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 9/17
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 9/23
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 9/24
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Tue 9/30
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/1
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 10/7
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 10/8
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 10/14
Wed 10/15
Week 6Tue 10/21
Wed 10/22
Week 7Tue 11/4
Wed 11/5
Week 8Tue 11/18
Wed 11/19
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/22
Sun 11/23