2025 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 3

NEW ORLEANS – Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, as released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The top-11 remained unchanged from the previous week, but the same couldn’t be said for the rest of the top-30, as all but two teams held their spots.

USTFCCCA Polls and Rankings are presented by AthleticNET.

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

No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 9 Notre Dame were the only top-ten teams to race this past weekend. Both the Badgers and the Irish posted convincing victories – the former at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational and the latter at their own Joe Piane Invitational. (Look for considerably more action next weekend, as nine of the top-ten teams will compete at either the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational or the Pre-National Invitational.)

Elsewhere in the National Coaches’ Poll, marked improvement befell Paul Short Run champion Georgetown, Boise State, and Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational runner-up Loyola-Chicago. The Hoyas jumped four spots from No. 28 to No. 24, the Broncos joined the top 30 for the first time since 2023 at No. 29, and the Ramblers are ranked for the first time in program history at No. 30.

Don’t look now, but the 2025 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships are next month. The nation’s best teams will descend upon the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri, on Saturday, November 22.

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

2025 Week 3 - October 7th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 iowa-state IOWA STATE
Midwest Region (1)
Big 12
Jeremy Sudbury (5th)
330
(11 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 oklahoma-state OKLAHOMA STATE
Midwest Region (2)
Big 12
Dave Smith (20th)
319 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 new-mexico NEW MEXICO
Mountain Region (1)
Mountain West
Darren Gauson (3rd)
308 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 virginia VIRGINIA
Southeast Region (1)
ACC
Vin Lananna (7th)
294 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5 colorado COLORADO
Mountain Region (2)
Big 12
Sean Carlson (2nd)
282 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6 byu BYU
Mountain Region (3)
Big 12
Ed Eyestone (26th)
272 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 wisconsin WISCONSIN
Great Lakes Region (1)
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (18th)
262 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8 alabama ALABAMA
South Region (1)
SEC
Dan Waters (15th)
253 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9 notre-dame NOTRE DAME
Great Lakes Region (2)
ACC
Chris Neal (2nd)
241 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10 wake-forest WAKE FOREST
Southeast Region (2)
ACC
John Hayes (10th)
231 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 syracuse SYRACUSE
Northeast Region (1)
ACC
Brien Bell (8th)
222 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12 butler BUTLER
Great Lakes Region (3)
Big East
Matt Roe (19th)
206 ▲ 1
(LW: 13)
13 northern-arizona NORTHERN ARIZONA
Mountain Region (4)
Big Sky
Jarred Cornfield (1st)
195 ▲ 1
(LW: 14)
14 oregon OREGON
West Region (1)
Big Ten
Jerry Schumacher (4th)
178 ▼ 2
(LW: 12)
15 california-baptist CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
West Region (2)
WAC
Sean Smith (2nd)
173 ◀▶
(LW: 15)
16 michigan-state MICHIGAN STATE
Great Lakes Region (4)
Big Ten
Aaron Simoneau (5th)
169 ▲ 1
(LW: 17)
17 tulane TULANE
South Central Region (1)
American
Adrian Myers (5th)
157 ▲ 1
(LW: 18)
18 stanford STANFORD
West Region (3)
ACC
Ricardo Santos (5th)
126 ▲ 3
(LW: 21)
19 missouri MISSOURI
Midwest Region (4)
SEC
Kyle Levermore (3rd)
125 ▲ 1
(LW: 20)
20 princeton PRINCETON
Mid-Atlantic Region (1)
Ivy League
Jason Vigilante (14th)
120 ▲ 2
(LW: 22)
21 washington-state WASHINGTON STATE
West Region (4)
WCC
Wayne Phipps (12th)
103 ▲ 2
(LW: 23)
22 arkansas ARKANSAS
South Central Region (2)
SEC
Chris Bucknam (18th)
99 ▼ 3
(LW: 19)
23 air-force AIR FORCE
Mountain Region (5)
Mountain West
Ryan Cole (12th)
79 ▲ 2
(LW: 25)
24 georgetown GEORGETOWN
Mid-Atlantic Region (2)
Big East
Brandon Bonsey (10th)
66 ▲ 4
(LW: 28)
24 ole-miss OLE MISS
South Region (2)
SEC
Adam Smith (4th)
66 ▲ 3
(LW: 27)
26 eastern-kentucky EASTERN KENTUCKY
Southeast Region (3)
ASUN
Cory Erdmann (8th)
64 ◀▶
(LW: 26)
27 tulsa TULSA
Midwest Region (3)
American
Taylor Gulley (3rd)
58 ▲ 3
(LW: 30)
28 harvard HARVARD
Northeast Region (2)
Ivy League
Alex Gibby (9th)
36 ▲ 1
(LW: 29)
29 boise-state BOISE STATE
West Region (5)
Mountain West
Pat McCurry (2nd)
18
(LW: RV)
30 loyola-chicago LOYOLA-CHICAGO
Midwest Region (5)
Atlantic 10
Gavin Kennedy (5th)
16 NR

Also Receiving Votes: Middle Tennessee 12, Michigan 7, Oklahoma 6, Minnesota 5, Utah State 4, Villanova 4, North Carolina 3, Louisville 3, Wyoming 3

Dropped Out: No. 16 North Carolina, No. 24 Washington



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4
Iowa State11111
Oklahoma State33222
New Mexico22333
Virginia66444
Colorado1313555
Syracuse121211116
Northern Arizona141414137
BYU44668
Alabama1111888
Oregon910121410
Washington State2218232111
Wake Forest109101012
Michigan State3027171613
Butler1515131214
Wisconsin557715
Notre Dame889916
California Baptist1516151517
Tulane2523181718
Princeton1920222019
GeorgiaRVRV20
Harvard2425292821
MissouriRV201922
Air Force2324252323
North Carolina181916RV23
MichiganRVRVRVRV25
Ole Miss2725272426
Stanford67211827
Virginia TechRVRV27
Oklahoma29RVRVRV29
Georgetown2830282430
Tulsa26293027RV
Loyola-Chicago30RV
GonzagaRVRVRV
Texas A&MRV
TexasRV
Arkansas20211922
Eastern Kentucky17172626
Boise StateRVRVRV29
VillanovaRVRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
MinnesotaRV
LouisvilleRV
Middle TennesseeRV
Utah StateRV
Washington212224
Furman3028RV
LipscombRV
PortlandRVRV
TennesseeRVRV
CharlotteRV
IonaRV
Weber StateRV

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
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 10/21
MEN | WOMEN
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