2023 NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 2

NEW ORLEANS – They’re just getting warmed up.

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DIII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2023 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 11.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Bates

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

Note: Bates leapfrogged Tufts into the No. 2 spot behind top-ranked MIT.

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Hope

Next in Line: No. 2 Wittenberg

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

Note: There were some major changes between Week 1 and Week 2, namely Hope leapfrogging John Carroll into the No. 1 spot and JCU falling to No. 3. The Flying Dutch took runner-up honors at the Gil Dodds Invitational this past weekend behind Washington (Mo.). Wittenberg, which is said to have a strong 1-2, overtook John Carroll for the No. 2 spot behind a head-to-head victory at the All-Ohio DIII Championships this past weekend.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Widener

Next in Line: No. 2 TCNJ

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Moravian, No. 4 Stockton, No. 5 Rowan

Note: There were several changes to the top-5 between Week 1 and Week 2, headlined by Moravian earning its highest rank of the season at No. 3.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Johns Hopkins

Next in Line: No. 2 Carnegie Mellon

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

Note: There were no changes to the top-5 teams.

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Amherst

Next in Line: No. 2 Vassar

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

Notes: There is a new No. 1 team for the third consecutive week. Williams started the season on top, then it was Vassar and now it’s Amherst. The Mammoths took the team title at the Little 3 Championships this past weekend, edging the Ephs by three points, 30-33. Sylvan Wold and Julian Schor went 1-2 for Amherst, as they put three other runners among the top-10 finishers.

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UChicago

Next in Line: No. 2 Wartburg

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

Notes: Welcome to the No. 1 spot, UChicago. The Maroons leapfrogged former No. 1 Wartburg following a dominant effort at the Gil Dodds Invitational. UChicago swept the proceedings with a 36-second spread and thumped regional foe Washington (Mo.) in the process. The Knights put forth a strong showing at the Redbird Invitational hosted by NCAA DI Illinois State on Friday.

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Hamilton, No. 4 Ithaca, No. 5 SUNY Oneonta

Note: SUNY Oneonta went from the Land of the Unranked to No. 5 after a fifth-place finish at the Yellowjacket Invitational hosted by Rochester (N.Y.) this past weekend.

North Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Carleton

Next in Line: No. 2 UW-La Crosse

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

Notes: UW-Eau Claire and Saint Benedict swapped spots from Week 1.

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

Note: There were no changes to the top-5 teams.

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Next in Line: No. 2 George Fox

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

Note: UC Santa Cruz jumped to No. 4, while Pomona-Pitzer fell to No. 5 in Week 2.