UPDATE: Georgetown's pre-season ranking has been changed to No. 24 due to a last minute NCAA transfer.

Follow our 2018 FloXC Countdown, where FloTrack ranks the top 25 cross country teams and individuals in the NCAA this season which will be LIVE on FloTrack. And, be sure to watch our LIVE FloXC Podium Reveal Show Tuesday September 11th at 10 AM CT. The No. 24 women's spot goes to Georgetown, and here's why:

Probable Top Five:

FR Katherine Lee (4:46 Mile; 9:26 3K; 4th at '17 FL XC)

SO Paige Hofstad (16:04 5K; 15th at '16 NCAA Mid-Atlantic XC)

SO Meg Mathison (6th at '17 DIII NCAA XC)

SO Martha MacDonald (32nd at '17 U20 World XC; 168th at '17 NCAA XC)

JR Margie Cullen (10:23 3K SC; 30th at '17 NCAA Mid-Atlantic XC)

Impact Freshmen/Transfers:

Katherine Lee via Shoreham, NY (4:46 Mile; 9:26 3K; 4th at '17 FL XC)

Meg Mathison via Carleton College (6th at '17 DIII NCAA XC)

Analysis:

The Georgetown Hoyas look to get back to the NCAA championships in 2018. Led by two newcomers and a redshirt sophomore the Hoyas will be a very different team compared to their 2017 squad which finished 3rd in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Arriving to D.C. will be the No. 3 recruit Katherine Lee who finished fourth at Foot Locker her senior year as well as Meg Mathison who finished sixth at the DIII NCAA XC Championships last year for Carleton College.

Paige Hofstad will make a big impact on the team after redshirting xc last season and running a 16:04 5K in the spring. In addition to Hofstad, Martha MacDonald returns after qualifying for NCAAs as a freshman as well as junior Margie Cullen who finished in the top-30 at regionals last year.

This year the Hoyas will make a big jump as a top-25 team with mostly underclassmen leading the charge.

FULL RANKINGS HERE