2022 NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 6

NEW ORLEANS – It’s almost the postseason!

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2022 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 12.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Bates

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Tufts, No. 4 Bowdoin, No. 5 Brandeis

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Calvin

Next in Line: No. 2 Hope

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 John Carroll, No. 4 Centre, No. 5 Trine

Note: Calvin leapfrogged Hope into the No. 1 spot by virtue of a head-to-head victory at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Widener

Next in Line: No. 2 Swarthmore

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 TCNJ, No. 4 Stockton, No. 5 DeSales

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Johns Hopkins

Next in Line: No. 2 Dickinson

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Elizabethtown, No. 4 Carnegie Mellon, No. 5 Scranton

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Williams

Next in Line: No. 2 Amherst

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Smith, No. 4 St. Lawrence, No. 5 Middlebury

Note: These rankings reflected what happened at the Connecticut College Invitational. Williams finished third with Amherst fourth, Smith seventh, St. Lawrence eighth and Middlebury 19th.

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UChicago

Next in Line: No. 2 Wartburg

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Washington (Mo.), No. 4 Loras, No. 5 Central (Iowa)

Note: UChicago leapfrogged Wartburg into the No. 1 spot following a head-to-head victory at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

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

North Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UW-La Crosse

Next in Line: No. 2 St. Olaf

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Carleton, No. 4 UW-Eau Claire, No. 5 Saint Benedict

South Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Lynchburg

Next in Line: No. 2 Emory

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Washington & Lee, No. 4 Christopher Newport, No. 5 Catholic

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Next in Line: No. 2 Pomona-Pitzer

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 George Fox, No. 4 Colorado College, No. 5 UC Santa Cruz