2025 NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 7

NEW ORLEANS – Championship season is the best season.

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 Bowdoin, No. 4 Brandeis, No. 5 Suffolk (Mass.)

Notes: MIT continues to hold serve atop the East Region following a routine victory at the NEWMAC Championships. The Engineers put their entire top seven in the top ten en route to a 42-point victory over Coast Guard. Elsewhere, Tufts beat Bowdoin head-to-head at the NESCAC Championships, while Brandeis was sixth at the stacked UAA Championships.  

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Trine

Next in Line: No. 2 Hope

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Calvin, No. 4 Case Western Reserve, No. 5 Ohio Wesleyan

Notes: Trine rolled to its first MIAA title in program history this past weekend, taking down Hope (second) and Calvin (third) in the process. The Thunder topped the podium with just 22 points, 33 fewer than the Flying Dutch. Case Western Reserve finished seventh in the UAA, while Ohio Wesleyan captured the team title at the NCAC Championships.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Rowan

Next in Line: No. 2 TCNJ

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

Notes: Just five points separated Rowan and TCNJ at the NJAC Championships, but when the dust settled, the title and the No. 1 ranking went to Rowan. The Profs, led by Gabriella Pagano’s individual championship, scored 41 points to the Lions’ 46. Swarthmore posted a convincing head-to-head victory over Haverford at the Centennial Conference Championships.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Johns Hopkins

Next in Line: No. 2 Carnegie Mellon

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Gettysburg, No. 4 Salisbury, No. 5 Dickinson

Notes: Johns Hopkins decimated the field at the Centennial Conference Championships with a perfect score, going 1-2-3-4-5-6 with its top-six runners. Gettysburg finished runner-up to the Blue Jays with Dickinson farther back in fourth. Carnegie Mellon was a strong runner-up to NYU at the UAA Championships and put four runners in the top 15.

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Williams

Next in Line: No. 2 Middlebury

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

Notes: If you’re in the Mideast Region, chances are your competed at the NESCAC Championships. That was the case for champion Williams, runner-up Middlebury, third-place Connecticut College, and fifth-place Amherst. Vassar was the only outlier in the group, having won the team title at the Liberty League Championships. 

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 Loras

Notes: UChicago and Washington (Mo.) remain at No. 1 and No. 2 following a close head-to-head battle at the UAA Championships where the Maroons placed third and the Bears weren’t too far behind in fourth. Wartburg, Central (Iowa), and Loras all raced at the A-R-C Championships with the Knights emerging victorious. The Dutch took second behind Wartburg as the Duhawks settled for third, despite having the individual champion in Keelee Leitzen.

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 SUNY Cortland

Notes: NYU and SUNY Geneseo continue to headline the Niagara Region after winning their respective conference championships. The Violets dominated the competition at the UAA Championships, while the Knights galloped to victory at the Empire 8 Championships. Both teams were at or near full strength. Ithaca beat RIT head-to-head in the Liberty League.

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-Whitewater

Notes: Take your pick – MIAC or the WIAC. If you said “WIAC,” then you’d be looking at UW-La Crosse as the dominant team champion, beating UW-Eau Claire by 42 points. “WIAC,” on the other hand, meant Carleton thumped St. Olaf, 30-50. UW-Whitewater, third place in the WIAC, continues to improve and could shake things up at the North Region Championships.

South Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Washington and Lee

Next in Line: No. 2 Emory

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

Notes: Head-to-head matchups weren’t to be found this past weekend among the top-five teams, but conference titles were. Washington and Lee and Southern Virginia topped their respective podiums in the ODAC and USA South. Emory took fifth in a competitive field at the UAA Championships thanks to a 34-second spread, while Christopher Newport and Rhodes were game in the C2C and SAA, respectively. 

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Next in Line: No. 2 Colorado College

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 4 Trinity (Texas), No. 5 UC Santa Cruz

Notes: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps made quick work of the SCIAC Championships with 17 points, 33 fewer than Pomona-Pitzer. Colorado College registered a perfect score at the SCAC Championships with a 43-second spread between its first and fifth runners. Trinity (Texas) was crowned champion in the SAA, while UC Santa Cruz won the C2C title.