2023 NCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 7

NEW ORLEANS – Welcome to the postseason!

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 Calvin

Next in Line: No. 2 John Carroll

Also in the Hunt: No. 3 Mount Union, No. 4 Case Western Reserve, No. 5 Ohio Northern

Notes: Calvin romped to the team title at the MIAA Championships and claimed the No. 1 spot for the first time since the preseason. John Carroll vaulted former No. 1 Mount Union after a decisive, 48-point, head-to-head victory at the OAC Championships.

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

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

Mideast Region

Projected AQ: No. 1 Williams

Next in Line: No. 2 RPI

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

Notes: Results from the NESCAC Championships shape this week’s rankings, as champion Williams headlines the Mideast Region with runner-up Amherst third and third-place Middlebury fourth. RPI dominated the Liberty League Championships with just 26 points.

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

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 Cortland

Note: SUNY Cortland turned in a strong third-place finish at the SUNYAC Championships behind top-ranked SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Brockport.

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: There were no changes to the top-5 teams, as UW-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater finished in that order at the WIAC Championships, as did St. Olaf and Carleton at the MIAC Championships. UW-Stout was third at the WIAC Championships.

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