2019 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 2
NEW ORLEANS – The first major weekend of the cross country season shifted the NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings just a bit between Week 1 and Week 2.
While no top-ranked teams were removed from their lofty perch, a number of other programs swapped spots and hit all-time high-water marks.
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Great Lakes Region
There weren’t any changes among the top-5 teams of the Great Lakes Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
No. 1 Wisconsin and No. 2 Notre Dame are both still favored to earn automatic bids to NCAAs, while Michigan, Indiana and Purdue sit No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Four of the top-5 teams were in action this past weekend with the Badgers remaining idle ahead of the Joe Piane Invitational.
Mid-Atlantic Region
There was a bit of a shakeup among the top-5 teams in the Mid-Atlantic Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
While Princeton, Villanova and Georgetown still sit No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, Temple leapfrogged Penn into the No. 4 spot and Navy soared from No. 8 to No. 5.
The Owls, who own their best regional rank since at least 2009, finished a close third at the Br. Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions this past weekend, while the Midshipmen finished sixth at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown.
Midwest Region
There weren’t any changes among the top-5 teams of the Midwest Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
No. 1 Iowa State and No. 2 Oklahoma State are both still favored to earn automatic bids to NCAAs, while Tulsa, Minnesota and Bradley sit No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Three of the top-5 teams were in action this past weekend with both the Braves and Golden Hurricane picking up team titles.
Mountain Region
There weren’t any changes among the top-5 teams of the Mountain Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
No. 1 Northern Arizona and No. 2 BYU are both still favored to earn automatic bids to NCAAs, while Colorado, Colorado State and Wyoming sit No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. This past weekend saw the Lumberjacks win the team title at the John McNichols Invitational.
Northeast Region
There was a bit of a shakeup among the top-5 teams in the Northeast Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
While Syracuse and Iona are still No. 1 and No. 2, Army West Point jumped one spot to No. 3 and Stony Brook climbed two spots to No. 4, pushing Harvard down to No. 5.
Both the Black Knights and the Seawolves stood out at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown this past weekend. Army and Stony Brook finished second and third, respectively, behind the Orange. This matches the best regional rank in program history for the Black Knights.
South Region
There was a slight change to the order of the top-5 teams in the South Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
Ole Miss is still the favorite to win the regional title, but Middle Tennessee jumped one spot from No. 3 to No. 2, settling right behind the Rebels. The Blue Raiders last competed two weeks ago at the Commodore Classic, where they won the team title over Indiana.
Florida State slid down one spot to No. 3, while Alabama and Belmont sit No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. The Bruins jumped two spots from No. 7 thanks to their effort at the Commodore Classic a few weeks ago.
South Central Region
There weren’t any changes among the top-5 team of the South Central Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
No. 1 Arkansas and No. 2 Texas are both still favored to earn automatic bids to NCAAs, while Texas A&M, Rice and North Texas sit No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Southeast Region
There weren’t any changes among the top-5 teams of the Southeast Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
No. 1 NC State and No. 2 Virginia are both still favored to earn automatic bids to NCAAs, while Eastern Kentucky, Virginia Tech and Furman sit No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
West Region
There was a bit of a shakeup among the top-5 teams of the West Region between Week 1 and Week 2.
No. 1 Washington and No. 2 Portland are both still favored to earn automatic bids to NCAAs, but Stanford leapfrogged Oregon for the No. 3 spot after finishing runner-up at the John McNichols Invitational this past weekend. The Ducks dropped to No. 4, while UCLA is No. 5 for the third week in a row.
