The Top 43 NCAA XC Races In 2016
The Top 43 NCAA XC Races In 2016
The Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite and the Pre-National Invite are usually the two best meets of the NCAA cross country season, outside of the NCAA Championshi
The Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite and the Pre-National Invite are usually the two best meets of the NCAA cross country season, outside of the NCAA Championships themselves. However, we wanted to know which meets are the next best when it comes to top level NCAA competition.
Based on the Saucony Flo50 pre-season team rankings, here are the top 43 races ranked where there are at least two top 25 teams facing off.
RATING = Sum of top 25 teams where #1 = 25 pts, #2 = 24 pts… #25 = 1 pt
Flotrack will be on-site to provide coverage at 12 of the top races mentioned below:
*Bold Events = FloTrack will provide live streaming coverage
*Italicized Events = FloTrack will be on-site
(Note: FloTrack will also be on-site at the NCAA XC Championships which is regarded as one of the best cross country meets in the world, but is not listed below due fields being unknown until after the NCAA Regionals)
Based on the Saucony Flo50 pre-season team rankings, here are the top 43 races ranked where there are at least two top 25 teams facing off.
RATING = Sum of top 25 teams where #1 = 25 pts, #2 = 24 pts… #25 = 1 pt
Flotrack will be on-site to provide coverage at 12 of the top races mentioned below:
*Bold Events = FloTrack will provide live streaming coverage
*Italicized Events = FloTrack will be on-site
(Note: FloTrack will also be on-site at the NCAA XC Championships which is regarded as one of the best cross country meets in the world, but is not listed below due fields being unknown until after the NCAA Regionals)
| RANK | RATING | SEX | MEET |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 194 | M | Nuttycombe Wisconsin XC Invitational |
| 02 | 190 | W | Nuttycombe Wisconsin XC Invitational |
| 03 | 107 | W | adidas Pre-National XC Invitiational |
| 04 | 100 | M | adidas Pre-National XC Invitiational |
| 05 | 92 | W | Joe Piane Notre Dame XC Invitational |
| 06 | 81 | M | Pac-12 XC Championship |
| 07 | 78 | W | Roy Griak XC Invitational |
| 08 | 77 | W | Pac-12 XC Championship |
| 09 | 75 | M | Virginia Panorama Farms XC Invitational |
| 10 | 74 | M | DI NCAA West XC Regional |
| 10 | 74 | W | DI NCAA West XC Regional |
| 12 | 70 | M | DI NCAA Mountain XC Regional |
| 13 | 54 | M | Joe Piane Notre Dame XC Invitational |
| 13 | 54 | W | DI NCAA Great Lakes XC Regional |
| 15 | 52 | M | Washington XC Invitational |
| 16 | 51 | M | Roy Griak XC Invitational |
| 16 | 51 | W | DI NCAA Mountain XC Regional |
| 18 | 48 | W | Big Ten XC Championship |
| 19 | 47 | W | ACC XC Championship |
| 20 | 44 | W | DI NCAA Northeast XC Regional |
| 20 | 44 | W | Washington XC Invitational |
| 22 | 43 | M | DI NCAA Northeast XC Regional |
| 23 | 40 | M | Paul Short Run |
| 24 | 39 | M | DI NCAA Southeast XC Regional |
| 25 | 38 | M | ACC XC Championship |
| 26 | 37 | W | MWC XC Championship |
| 27 | 36 | W | Big East XC Championship |
| 27 | 36 | W | Virginia Panorama Farms XC Invitational |
| 29 | 35 | M | SEC XC Championship |
| 30 | 32 | W | DI NCAA Midwest XC Regional |
| 30 | 32 | W | Big 12 XC Championship |
| 32 | 31 | M | DI NCAA Great Lakes XC Regional |
| 32 | 31 | M | Big Ten XC Championship |
| 32 | 31 | M | Penn State XC Open |
| 32 | 31 | W | DI NCAA Mid-Atlantic XC Regional |
| 36 | 28 | W | Penn State XC Open |
| 37 | 25 | W | DI NCAA Southeast XC Regional |
| 38 | 23 | M | MWC XC Championship |
| 38 | 23 | W | Ivy League XC Championship |
| 40 | 18 | M | WCC XC Championship |
| 41 | 12 | M | DI NCAA Midwest XC Regional |
| 41 | 12 | M | Big 12 XC Championship |
| 43 | 7 | W | WCC XC Championship |