TSR's 2026 D1 XC Top 25 Team Rankings (Men & Women): Update #3

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NOTE: These rankings are based on how a team fared throughout the entirety of a season, not just how they ran at a singular meet or (eventually) at the 2026 NCAA XC Championships. Click here to learn more about our ranking criteria (which was published in 2023).

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(Unranked):

Was not ranked in our last update.

(#/#):

First number indicates how much the team has moved in the rankings.

The second number indicates where the team was ranked in our last update.

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Men's Team Rankings

25. Arizona (Unranked)

24. Missouri (Unranked)

23. Minnesota (-1 / 22)

22. Michigan State (+1 / 23)

21. Northern Arizona (-2 / 19)

20. Iowa State (-11 / 9)

19. Tennessee (-5 / 14)

18. Eastern Kentucky (0 / 18)

17. Villanova (+3 / 20)

16. Stanford (-5 / 11)

15. Notre Dame (+2 / 17)

14. Syracuse (+1 / 15)

13. Virginia Tech (+8 / 21)

12. Wisconsin (0 / 12)

11. Georgetown (+5 / 16)

10. Harvard (+3 / 13)

9. Florida (+1 / 10)

8. Wake Forest (0 / 8)

7. Arkansas (0 / 7)

6. BYU (0 / 6)

5. Alabama (-2 / 3)

4. Oregon (0 / 4)

3. Oklahoma State (-1 / 2)

2. Colorado (+3 / 5)

1. New Mexico (0 / 1)

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ADDED

Arizona

Missouri

KICKED OFF

Washington State

Washington

JUST MISSED (in no particular order)

Washington State

Washington

Cornell

Princeton

Utah State

Gonzaga

Tulane

Furman

North Carolina

Duke

HONORABLE MENTIONS (in no particular order)

Butler

Providence

California Baptist

Utah Valley

Wichita State

Tulsa

Louisville

Ole Miss

Michigan

Toledo

Notes

- N/A

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Women's Team Rankings

25. Virginia (-6 / 19)

24. Notre Dame (-8 / 16)

23. Duke (Unranked)

22. North Carolina (Unranked)

21. Arkansas (+4 / 25)

20. Penn State (Unranked)

19. Northwestern (+2 / 21)

18. Virginia Tech (0 / 18)

17. Missouri (0 / 17)

16. Clemson (+7 / 23)

15. Washington State (-2 / 13)

14. South Carolina (+6 / 20)

13. Iowa State (-5 / 8)

12. Toledo (0 / 12)

11. Utah (+3 / 14)

10. Colorado (-1 / 9)

9. Oklahoma State (+6 / 15)

8. New Mexico (-2 / 6)

7. Oregon (+3 / 10)

6. Northern Arizona (-1 / 5)

5. Florida (-1 / 4)

4. Alabama (+3 / 7)

3. NC State (Unranked)

2. West Virginia (Unranked)

1. BYU (Unranked)

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ADDED

Duke

North Carolina

Penn State

KICKED OFF

Washington

Minnesota

Stanford

JUST MISSED (in no particular order)

Washington

Minnesota

Stanford

Eastern Kentucky

Princeton

Providence

Kentucky

Oklahoma

Boise State

Furman

HONORABLE MENTIONS (in no particular order)

Michigan

Indiana

Oregon State

Vanderbilt

UConn

Villanova

Louisville

Wake Forest

Florida State

Tennessee

Notes

- N/A