2008 NCAA Cross Country Polls

Polls are conducted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Regional rankings are available at http://ustfccca.cstv.com.

Division I

DI Men | DI Women | DII Men | DII Women | DIII Men | DIII Women

Men's Cross Country Rankings

Final Poll released Nov. 13.

NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes, MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South. Top two teams in Regional Championships on Nov. 10 automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 19. Thirteen other teams qualify based on criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual.

Automatic qualifiers indicated by "Q" after Place in Region, "at large" qualifiers by "q".>

Regional rankings and more information are posted here.


                                                  Oct.  Oct.  Region
Rank  Team                      Region    Points   30    16    Place

1     Oregon (13)                  W       390     1     1     1Q
2     Colorado                     MT      369     6     5     1Q
3     Iona College                 NE      355    4=     4     1Q
4     UTEP                         MT      342     3     3     2Q
5     Wisconsin                    GL      332    4=     6     1Q
6     Northern Arizona             MT      318     2     2     3q
7     Arkansas                     SC      316     7    8=     1Q
8     Portland                     W       284    20    21     2Q
9     Oklahoma State               MW      281    12    18     1Q
10    North Carolina State         SE      251    11     7     1Q
11    Michigan                     GL      243    23    10     2Q
12    Alabama                      S       241    17    12     1Q
13    Stanford                     W       225     8    15     3q
14    Georgetown                   MA      210    14    16     1Q
15    Louisville                   SE      209    13   19=     2Q
16    Texas                        SC      201    16    14     2Q
17    Minnesota                    MW      194    15    22     2Q
18    Providence                   NE      191   18=    23     2Q
19    Notre Dame                   GL      166    22    13     3q
20    California                   W       152    10    8=     4q
21    William & Mary               SE      123    25    28     3q
22    Cal Poly San Luis Obispo     W        99    28    27     5q
23    Florida State                S        92    --    --     2Q
24    Virginia                     SE       81     9    11     4q
25    Villanova                    MA       80    --    --     2Q
26    BYU                          MT       78    26    26     4q
27    Iowa State                   MW       74    --    24     3q
28    Indiana                      GL       38    --    --     4q
29    Tulsa                        MW       37   18=    17     4q
30    Arizona State                W        32    27    25     6q
--    UCLA                         W              21   19=      7
--    Florida                      S              24    30      3
--    Princeton                    MA             29    --      3
--    Ohio State                   GL             30    --     5q
--    Weber State                  MT             --    29      7

Also receiving votes: Ohio State 11, UCLA 9, Princeton 8, Florida
6, Syracuse 4, New Mexico 3.

Polls also available at the USCCCA Web site

DI Men | DI Women | DII Men | DII Women | DIII Men | DIII Women

Women's Cross Country Rankings

Final Poll released Nov. 13.

NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes, MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South. Top two teams in Regional Championships on Nov. 10 automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 19. Thirteen other teams qualify based on criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual.

Automatic qualifiers indicated by "Q" after Place in Region, "at large" qualifiers by "q".

Click here for Mike Scott's analysis of the Women's DI teams, which he updates weekly.

Regional rankings and more information are posted here.


                                                  Oct.  Oct.  Region
Rank  Team                      Region    Points   30    16    Place

1     Stanford (13)                W       390     1     1     1Q
2     Florida State                S       368     3     3     1Q
3     Oregon                       W       365     2     2     2Q
4     Princeton                    MA      355     4     4     1Q
5     Minnesota                    MW      334     6     8     1Q
6     Arizona State                W       325     5     5     3q
7     Michigan State               GL      315     8     7     1Q
8     Washington                   W       291     7     9     4q
9     Michigan                     GL      285     9     6     2Q
10    Illinois                     MW      258    12    10     2Q
11    Rice                         SC      253    16    16     1Q
12    Colorado State               MT      245    11    12     1Q
13    West Virginia                MA      242    14    19     2Q
14    Providence                   NE      217    15    22     1Q
15    Northern Arizona             MT      195    22    20     2Q
16    Arkansas                     SC      183    10    13     2Q
17    Brigham Young                MT      170    17    17     3q
18    Georgetown                   MA      154    20    11     3q
19    North Carolina State         SE      147    21    23     1Q
20    Iowa                         MW      143    19    18     3q
21    Wisconsin                    GL      139    23    21     3q
22    Colorado                     MT      133    13    15     4q
23    Georgia                      S       109    29    29     2Q
24    Texas Tech                   MT       99    18    14     5q
25    Duke                         SE       81    --    --     2Q
26    UC Santa Barbara             W        59    27    24     5q
27    Stony Brook                  NE       51    --    --     2Q
28    Florida                      S        37    --    27     3q
29    North Carolina               SE       31    26    --     3q
30    Baylor                       SC       24    --    --     3q
--    Boston College               NE             24    28      3
--    Tennessee                    S              25    --      4
--    Penn State                   MA             28    26      4
--    Nebraska                     MW             30    30      4
--    Virginia Tech                SE             --    25      5

Also receiving votes: Boston College 22, Penn State 17, Nebraska
7, Syracuse 1.

Division II

DI Men | DI Women | DII Men | DII Women | DIII Men | DIII Women

Men's Cross Country Rankings

Final Poll released November 6.

E = East (2), GL = Great Lakes (4), NE = Northeast (2), NC = North Central (5), S = South (3), SC = South Central (3), SE = Southeast (2), W = West (3). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2006 Championships). "Q" in Place in Region column indicates qualifier for Nationals on Nov. 17.

Regional rankings and more information are posted here.


                                            Oct.  Oct. Region
Rank  Team                      Region       31    24   Place

1     Western State                NC        3     3    1Q
2     Adams State                  NC        2     2    2Q
3     Abilene Christian            SC        1     1    2Q
4     Grand Valley State           GL        4     4    1Q
5     Chico State                  W         5     6    1Q
6     Minnesota State Mankato      NC        6     7    3Q
7     Edinboro                     E         8     9    1Q
8     Slippery Rock                E        10     5    2Q
9     Colorado Mines               NC        9    10    4Q
10    Stonehill                    NE       13    13    1Q
11    Missouri Southern State      SC       16    16    1Q
12    Wayne State                  GL       19    19    2Q
13    Massachusetts-Lowell         NE       12    12    2Q
14    Southern Indiana             GL        7     8    3Q
15    New Mexico Highlands         NC       15    15    5Q
16    Western Washington           W        11    11    2Q
17    Northern Kentucky            GL       17    17    4Q
18    Metropolitan State           NC       14    14     6
19    Pittsburg State              SC       --    --    3Q
20    Minnesota-Duluth             NC       25    25     7
21    Ashland                      GL       20    20     5
22    Queens                       SE       --    --    1Q
23    UC San Diego                 W        --    --
24    Southern Connecticut         NE       21    21    3Q
25    Florida Southern             S        --    --    1Q
--    Southwest Baptist            SC       18    18     4
--    Augustana                    NC       22    22     8
--    Saginaw Valley               GL       23    23     6
--    Missouri-Rolla               GL       24    24     7
Men's DII polls compiled by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

DI Men | DI Women | DII Men | DII Women | DIII Men | DIII Women

Women's Cross Country Rankings

Final Poll released November 6.

E = East (2), GL = Great Lakes (4), NE = Northeast (2), NC = North Central (5), S = South (3), SC = South Central (2), SE = Southeast (2), W = West (4). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2005 Championships). "Q" in Place in Region column indicates qualifier for Nationals on Nov. 17.

Regional rankings and more information are posted here.


                                            Oct.  Oct. Region
Rank  Team                      Region       31    24   Place

1     Adams State                  NC        1     1    1Q
2     Western State                NC        2     2    2Q
3     Grand Valley State           GL        3     3    1Q
4     Seattle Pacific              W         6     6    1Q
5     Augustana                    NC        5     5    2Q
6     Cal State Los Angeles        W         4     4    2Q
7     Chico State                  W         7     7    3Q
8     Missouri Southern            SC        9     9    1Q
9     Bloomsburg                   E        10    13    1Q
10    Wayne State                  GL       12    12    2Q
11    Wisconsin Parkside           GL        8     8    3Q
12    UC San Diego                 W        11    10    4Q
13    Abilene Christian            SC       24    24    2Q
14    Edinboro                     E        15    14    2Q
15    Tampa                        S        13    15    1Q
16    South Dakota                 NC       23    23    4Q
17    Southern Indiana             GL       18    19    4Q
18    Kutztown                     E        --    11     3
19    Stonehill                    NE       21    22    1Q
20    Harding                      S        19    20    2Q
21    Alabama Huntsville           S        20    21    3Q
22    North Dakota                 NC       15    17    5Q
23    Pittsburg State              SC       17    18     3
24    Fort Hays State              SC       --    --     4
25    Umass Lowell                 NE       --    --    2Q
--    Nebraska-Kearney             NC       14    16     6
--    IUP                          E        22    --     4
--    Southwest Baptist            SC       25    25     6

Women's DII polls compiled by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Division III

DI Men | DI Women | DII Men | DII Women | DIII Men | DIII Women

Men's Cross Country Rankings

Final Poll released Nov. 12.

A = Atlantic, C = Central, GL = Great Lakes, ME = Mid East, MW = Mid West, NE = New England, S = South/Southeast, W = West. Top two teams in Regional Championships on Nov. 10 automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 17. Sixteen other teams qualify based on criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual.
Automatic qualifiers indicated by "Q" after Place in Region, "at large" qualifiers by "q".

More information is posted here.


                                                  Oct.  Oct.  Region
Rank  Team                      Region    Points   31    24    Place

1     Calvin College (MI) (8)      GL      280     1     1     1Q
2     New York University          A       272     2     2     1Q
3     Wisconsin-La Crosse          MW      260     3     3     1Q
4     SUNY Cortland (NY)           A       254     6     6     2Q
5     Haverford College (PA)       ME      253     4     4     1Q
6     Wisconsin-Stevens Point      MW      240     9    11     2Q
7     Willamette University (OR)   W       231     5     5     1Q
8     North Central College (IL)   MW      221     7     8     3q
9     Nebraska Wesleyan            C       215    16    16     1Q
10    Ohio Northern University     GL      203    11    10     2Q
11    Allegheny College (PA)       ME      202    12    12     2Q
12    Amherst College (MA)         NE      194    21    22     1Q
13    Williams College (MA)        NE      184    13    13     2Q
14    Luther College (IA)          C       170    26    33     2Q
15=   Wisconsin-Platteville        MW      161    10     7     5q
15=   Augustana College (IL)       MW      161    17    14     4q
17    St. John's University (MN)   C       151     8     9     3q
18    Carnegie Mellon (PA)         ME      139    18    17     3q
19    Occidental College (CA)      W       136    --    --     2Q
20    College of New Jersey        A       125    30    32     3q
21    Colorado College (CO)        W       122   19=    31     3q
22    Anderson University (IN)     GL      108    --    --     3q
23    Carleton College (MN)        C       105    22    24     4q
24    SUNY Geneseo (NY)            A       104    14    15     4q
25    Tufts University (MA)        NE       86    --    --     3q
26    Heidelberg College (OH)      GL       79    23    30     4q
27    Wartburg College (IA)        C        70    --    20     5q
28    Dickinson College (PA)       ME       69    27    26     4q
29    Trinity College (CT)         NE       60    31    23     4q
30    Bowdoin College (ME)         NE       48   32=    --     5q
31    Rhodes College (TN)          S        47    --    --     1Q
32    Emory University (GA)        S        42   32=    --     2Q
33    Wheaton College (IL)         MW       18    15    19      6
34    St Lawrence University (NY)  A         9   19=    18      5
35    Mount Union College (OH)     GL        8    24    21      5
--    Massachusetts I T            NE             25    27      6
--    University of Texas- Tyler   S              28    29      3
--    Case Western Reserve (OH)    GL             29    25      8
--    Grinnell College (IA)        C              34    --      9
--    Rochester IT (NY)            A              35    --      6
--    Wisconsin-Oshkosh            MW             --    28     10
--    Washington University (MO)   MW             --    34      7
--    Keene State College (NH)     NE             --    35      8

Also receiving votes: University of Texas- Tyler 6, Massachusetts I T
1.

Men's DIII polls compiled by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

DI Men | DI Women | DII Men | DII Women | DIII Men | DIII Women

Women's Cross Country Rankings

Final Poll released Nov. 12.

A = Atlantic, C = Central, GL = Great Lakes, ME = Mid East, MW = Mid West, NE = New England, S = South/Southeast, W = West. Top two teams in Regional Championships on Nov. 10 automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 17. Sixteen other teams qualify based on criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual.
Automatic qualifiers indicated by "Q" after Place in Region, "at large" qualifiers by "q".

More information is posted here.


                                                  Oct.  Oct.  Region
Rank  Team                      Region    Points   31    24    Place

1     Amherst College (MA) (8)     NE      280     1     1     1Q
2     Calvin College (MI)          GL      269     2     2     1Q
3     Washington University (MO)   MW      263     3     3     1Q
4     SUNY Geneseo (NY)            A       258     4     4     1Q
5     SUNY Plattsburgh (NY)        A       246     6     6     2Q
6     Willamette University (OR)   W       236     5     7     1Q
7     Williams College (MA)        NE      228     8     5     2Q
8     Case Western (OH)            GL      225     7     8     2Q
9     Wisconsin Eau Claire         MW      215     9     9     2Q
10    Luther (IA)                  C       212    15    17     1Q
11    Wisconsin-Platteville        MW      201    10    10     3q
12    Dickinson College (PA)       ME      197    12    12     1Q
13    Nebraska Wesleyan            C       179    11    11     2Q
14    Depauw University (IN)       GL      178    13    13     3q
15=   Ithaca College (NY)          A       157    14    15     3q
15=   Wisconsin-LaCrosse           MW      157    18   24=     4q
17    Bowdoin (ME)                 NE      148    21    18     3q
18    Haverford (PA)               ME      145    16    16     2Q
19    Wartburg College (IA)        C       131    33    30     3q
20    Emory University (GA)        SE      125    19    28     1Q
21    Colby College (ME)           NE      116    29    --     4q
22    College of New Jersey        A       112    23    23     4q
23    St. Thomas (MN)              C       108    17    21     4q
24    Puget Sound (WA)             W       104    20    19     2Q
25    Middlebury College (VT)      NE       85    27    20     5q
26    St. Olaf College (MN)        C        81    24    14     5q
27    Trinity Univ. (TX)           SE       80    --           2Q
28    John Hopkins (MD)            ME       54    --    29     3q
29    Colorado College             W        46    --    --     3q
30    Elizabethtown (PA)           ME       42    --    --     4q
31    Tufts University (MA)        NE       40    31    34      6
32    Kenyon (OH)                  GL       37    --    --     4q
33    Allegheny (PA)               ME       34    32    --     5q
34    Wisconsin-Oshkosh            MW       23    25    22      5
35    SUNY Cortland (NY)           A        16    34    32      5
--    Carleton College (MN)        C              22    --     12
--    Grinnell (IA)                C              28    26      8
--    Baldwin-Wallace (OH)         GL             30    27      6
--    Wisconsin-Stevens Point      MW             35    --      6
--    Mass Institute of Technology NE             26   24=      7
--    St. Lawrence (NY)            A              --    35      8
--    Ohio Wesleyan                GL             --    31      7
--    Whitman (OR)                 W              --    33      4

Also receiving votes:  Loras (IA) 7, Oberlin (OH) 3, Grinnell (IA) 2

Women's DIII polls compiled by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

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