2025 NCAA DII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 1 ::: USTFCCCA

It’s formally cross nation season!

We’re a number of weeks into what hopes to be a particularly thrilling season for NCAA DII Women’s Cross Country with loads of new faces making their impression, and groups making their case for nationwide championship spots. With that, right here is the latest version of the NCAA DII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2025 season, which had been launched on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Regional Rankings are decided subjectively by a single member coach in every respective area. The regional consultant is tasked with weighing returning groups’ energy with present season outcomes (if relevant) in figuring out a rank-order of squad potential. Only USTFCCCA member packages are eligible to obtain a rating. Teams with provisional standing inside the area could also be ranked.

Regional Championships Saturday is about for Saturday, November 8.

Atlantic Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Davis & Elkins, No. 2 Slippery Rock, No. 3 Kutztown 

Also within the Hunt: No. 4 East Stroudsburg, No. 5 Shippensburg

Many groups solidified their spots as high contenders for automated qualification to the NCAA Championships.

Davis & Elkins’s was extraordinarily spectacular with a 3rd place end behind Carnegie Mellon & Walsh on the RMU Colonial XC Invite while resting considered one of their low sticks at regionals final 12 months.

Slippery Rock is exhibiting early promise taking a win on the Doug Watts Open, led by Ruthie Hughes. The Rock ran a deep workforce with a brief 15 second unfold between their sixth and seventh runner.

Kutztown has confirmed it ought to be within the automated bid dialog with a robust look at its dwelling meet, which noticed its rating elevated from fifth to 3rd this week. Maura Lenhart is rising as one to observe, as she lead the Golden Bears to a win over regional rival East Stroudsburg.

Shippensburg and East Stroudsburg are nonetheless within the hunt if they will additional construct their depth.

Central Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Pittsburg State, No. 2 Minnesota State, No. 3 Rogers State

Also within the Hunt: No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney, No. 5 Augustana (S.D.),

Pittsburgh State has jumped to the No. 1. spot within the Central Region after a promising preseason outcomes at an Alumni meet, and their fifth place end race at Bolivar City Municipal with none of their high returners racing.

Minnesota State picked up key transfers in the summertime which have made a direct impression to their roster and its rating, because it jumped from No. 7 to No. 2. The Mavericks’ second place end by a big margin at Sioux Falls meet by a big margin is a robust begin that exhibits underdog potential to steal the regional title.

Rogers State took dwelling a win this final week, that has confirmed their depth to be an automated qualifier. Nebraska-Kearney had a stable look in a aggressive meet that has led them to rise 4 locations on this’s week rankings.

East Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Roberts Wesleyan, No. 2 Southern Connecticut State, No. 3 Jefferson (PA.)

Also within the Hunt: No. 4 Bentley, No. 5 D’Youville

Roberts Wesleyan has a robust entrance runner in Rachel Horner-Richardson with a deep pack to match. Southern Connecticut State has very comparable strengths with a robust low stick, and a deep workforce. Jefferson (PA) had a robust exhibiting at their dwelling meet, and was fourth at DII/DII Challenge at Kutztown. In order to compete for the title the Rams might want to depend on their depth and a decent unfold with out a conventional main low stick.

Bentley ran sturdy within the Hartford CT 3km, however they are going to want development from the again half of their roster to safe an automated bid.

Midwest Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Grand Valley State, No. 2 Lewis, No. 3 Cedarville

Also within the Hunt: No. 4 Walsh, No. 5 UW-Parkside

Grand Valley State stays No. 1 after a robust exhibiting on the MSU Spartan Invitational. The Lakers completed third general, toppling NCAA DI packages reminiscent of Cincinnati and Michigan.

Lewis might be seeking to make its mark identified on the National Catholic Invite this weekend. The Flyers will look to their workforce’s underclassmen for growth as a way to obtain the identical success of final 12 months’s sixth place NCAA Championships end.

Cedarville may be ignored for now, because it has but to open its season, however you’ll be able to anticipate this workforce to be sneaky good with many runners with NCAA expertise.

The RMU Colonial Cross Country Invitational was highlighted by a robust efficiency by Walsh with a meet winner and a runner up workforce end. UW-Parkside had two entrance runners in entrance of Winona State for a robust exhibiting. The key for Rangers might be how good their third to fifth runners can develop because the season progresses.

South Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Lee (Tenn.), No. 2 Tampa, No. 3 Mississippi College 

Also within the Hunt: No. 4, Nova Southeastern, No. 5 West Florida

Lee (Tenn.) ran on the Southern Showcase, and beat many notable Division 1 groups reminiscent of Florida State, Jacksonville St, Miami (Fla.), and Delaware in scorching situations. The Flames carried out notably with a big margin over the closest Division II workforce.

Tampa took an easy victory over regional opponents with an in depth unfold the week earlier than final. Meanwhile, Mississippi College has clearly developed their workforce over this off season with their regular low stick being their third runner. The Choctaws had been led by Bre Bell to complete because the second highest inserting Division II workforce within the Southern Showcase

Nova Southeastern dropped one place in rankings after the Keiser University Flagship Cross Country Invitational. The massive unfold of their runners, and lacking considered one of their key returners could also be their best concern. 

South Central Regional

Projected AQ: No. 1 Adams State, No. 2 West Texas A&M, No. 3 Colo. School of Mines

Also within the Hunt: No. 4 Western Colorado, No. 5 UC-Colorado Springs

Adams State produced a dominant dwelling meet on the Joe Vigil Open the place they scored 5 runners within the high six.

West Texas A&M continues to show they’re a regional title contender with a robust efficiency on the Texas Tech Open, with three key returners from final 12 months’s nationwide runner up efficiency, and two upcoming youthful skills.

Colorado School of Mines stays third ranked this week, whereas Western Colorado rose to fourth.

Southeast Regional

Projected AQs: No. 1 Wingate, No. 2 Catawba, No. 3 Flagler

Also within the Hunt: No. 4 Lincoln Memorial, No. 5 Anderson (S.C.)

The Wingate Bulldogs stay a powerhouse on this convention. This previous week they ran at Queen City Invite to open their season, nevertheless it appears to be like as if their A squad might be in full pressure at Lehigh’s meet on the third of October.

Catawba received their dwelling meet, and can look to tighten their unfold as a way to rival the Bulldogs come November. Flagler additionally secured the win simply this previous week while not racing their finest runners.

West Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Stanislaus State, No. 2 Chico State, No. 3 CAL Poly Pomona

Also within the Hunt: No. 4 Point Loma Nazarene, No. 5 Biola

Stanislaus State are poised to remain on the highest of this week’s rankings with an thrilling win in opposition to a number of regional rivals this week on the Kim Duyst 6k. Chico State is able to give the Warriors a troublesome battle solely trailing by 5 factors with a 21:33 common time on the identical meet this previous week. The Wildcats displayed unimaginable depth with a twelve second unfold.

Cal Poly Pomona’s had a decent workforce as effectively with a 20 second unfold, and centered on pack working to beat regional rival Point Loma Nazarene.