2025 NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 5

NEW ORLEANS – Let’s get ready to rumble.

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2025 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 15.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Tufts

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Colby, No. 4 Wellesley, No. 5 Bowdoin

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams. Tufts was the only top-five squad to race this past weekend, but opted to rest its varsity lineup at the NEICAAA Championships. Many of these teams will compete this weekend at the Connecticut College Invitational.

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Trine

Next in Line: No. 2 Calvin

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams – or the top-ten teams, for that matter.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Rowan

Next in Line: No. 2 TCNJ

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Moravian, No. 4 Swarthmore, No. 5 Haverford

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams. Further down in the rankings, Ramapo and DeSales joined the top-ten at No. 7 and No. 8, respectively.

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 Misericordia, No. 5 Salisbury

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams. Misericordia captured the team title this past weekend at the Highlander Invitational with an average time of 22:27 for 6k. Look for many of these teams to compete at the Rowan Border Battle.

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Williams

Next in Line: No. 2 Amherst

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams. Many of these teams will compete this weekend at the Connecticut College Invitational.

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UChicago

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

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

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams. Many of these teams will compete this weekend at the Augustana (Ill.) Interregional Invitational.

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 NYU

Next in Line: No. 2 SUNY Geneseo

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Ithaca, No. 4 RIT, No. 5 Rochester (N.Y.)

Notes: RIT cracked the top five for the first time this season after a runner-up finish at the Highlander Invitational. The Engineers beat SUNY Brockport head-to-head by 11 points. Fans will be treated to a 1-2 matchup this weekend at the Connecticut College Invitational, as No. 1 NYU and No. 2 SUNY Geneseo square off.

North Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UW-La Crosse

Next in Line: No. 2 Carleton

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 UW-Eau Claire, No. 4 St. Olaf, No. 5 UW-Stevens Point

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams. Many of these teams will compete this weekend at the Augustana (Ill.) Interregional Invitational.

South Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Washington and Lee

Next in Line: No. 2 Emory

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Lynchburg, No. 4 Southern Virginia, No. 5 Christopher Newport

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams – or the top-ten teams, for that matter.

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Next in Line: No. 2 UC Santa Cruz

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Colorado College, No. 4 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 5 George Fox

Notes: There were no changes to the top-five teams, but most will race this weekend. UC Santa Cruz, Colorado College, and Pomona-Pitzer will all head to the Augustana (Ill.) Interregional Invitational, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps travels across the country for the Connecticut College Invitational.