2023 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 6

NEW ORLEANS – What a weekend!

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA DIII Men’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 11.

East Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 MIT

Next in Line: No. 2 Tufts

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Bowdoin, No. 4 Bates, No. 5 WPI

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

Great Lakes Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Mount Union

Next in Line: No. 2 Calvin

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 John Carroll, No. 4 Hope, No. 5 Case Western Reserve

Notes: Hope leapfrogged Ohio Northern into the No. 4 spot, while Case Western Reserve jumped three spots from No. 8 to a season-best No. 5 after beating the aforementioned Polar Bears by 30 points at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.

Metro Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Haverford

Next in Line: No. 2 Rowan

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

Notes: What happened at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle changed the complexion of the Metro Region in Week 6. Rowan made quick work of the competition at its own meet, as it won by 48 seconds and used a 26-second spread to do so. DeSales, which finished runner-up, was said to have a breakout race. Moravian took third, right behind DeSales.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Carnegie Mellon

Next in Line: No. 2 Johns Hopkins

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

Note: Marywood impressed with its performance at the Connecticut College Invitational without one of its top runners, while Salisbury improved one spot to tie its season-best ranking.

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Williams

Next in Line: No. 2 RPI

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

Notes: St. Lawrence leapfrogged Vassar and Wesleyan (Conn.) into the No. 5 spot. The Saints won a head-to-head matchup against Vassar at the Connecticut College Invitational.

Midwest Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 North Central (Ill.)

Next in Line: No. 2 Wartburg

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

Notes: North Central (Ill.), Wartburg and Washington (Mo.) finished in that order at the Augustana Interregional Invitational and were ranked accordingly. Central (Iowa) ran well at the Connecticut College Invitational, while UChicago was eighth at the Augustana Interregional. 

Niagara Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 SUNY Geneseo

Next in Line: No. 2 NYU

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 SUNY Brockport, No. 4 Houghton, No. 5 SUNY Oneonta

Note: Three of the top-5 teams raced at the Mike Woods Invitational hosted by SUNY Geneseo this past weekend. The Knights finished as the region’s top squad in fourth place, followed by SUNY Brockport in sixth and SUNY Oneonta in tenth. NYU competed at the Connecticut College Invitational and placed a clear fifth. 

North Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 UW-La Crosse

Next in Line: No. 2 UW-Whitewater

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 St. Olaf, No. 4 Carleton, No. 5 UW-Stout

Notes: UW-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater cemented their spots with strong efforts this past weekend. The Eagles romped to a victory at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational, while the Warhawks finished runner-up at the Augustana Interregional Invitational. St. Olaf won the team title at the Connecticut College Invitational with Carleton and UW-Stout beating several ranked programs at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.

South Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Lynchburg

Next in Line: No. 2 Emory

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Washington & Lee, No. 4 Berry, No. 5 Rhodes

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

West Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer

Next in Line: No. 2 George Fox

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, No. 4 Colorado College, No. 5 UC Santa Cruz

Note: Colorado College jumped three spots to a season-high No. 4 after finishing seventh at the Augustana Interregional Invitational and posting a head-to-head victory over UC Santa Cruz.