FloTrack College XC Rankings Presented By HOKA: Division III

D3 Men's Team Set #3

After a wild track and field season, NCAA cross country fever is beginning to spread. 

Is it too early to predict the national championship landscape? 

Who's out and who's in? 

Who can repeat, who can shock the NCAA and who will come up just short?

The 2024 cross country season is finally in (almost) full swing, with several meets having been contested over the past three weeks and even more key races to come. A modified version of the ELO ranking system -- a weighted algorithm that has been the gold standard used to rank sports since the 1960s -- has been developed and will be used throughout the season to see who would move up in the rankings and who would be displaced. Each competitor has been assigned an "ELO score" that will go up if they beat ranked racers, and down if they lose to varying degrees depending on the strength of their competition.

Follow throughout the season to see which favorites can deliver and which underdogs will step up and defy the FloTrack algorithm. 


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D3 Men's Team

RankTeamTrendPoint DifferentialResults
1Carnegie Mellonâ–² +2


(McLaughlin #9, Coyle #13, Podnar #14, Toskin #47, Denton #61)
2Wis.-La Crosse-+141st at John McNichols Invitational

(Matthai #18, Matthai #27, Sullivan #33, Fairchild #35, Loenser #52)
3Wartburgâ–¼ -2+642nd at John McNichols Invitational

(Hammerand #23, Green #38, Erb #44, Julian #57, Sobaski #65)
4George Foxâ–² +4+921st at 2024 PLU Invitational
3rd at Mike Johnson Classic

(Gappa #20, Petersen #29, Arthur #34, Mills #50, Lachenmeier #130)
5Wis.-Whitewater-+921st at Tom Hoffman Invitational

(Patzka #1, Schlender #2, Anderson #60, Bratt #95, Allen #106)
6North Central (Ill.)-+1113rd at John McNichols Invitational
3rd at Gil Dodds Invitational

(Svienty #19, Sorg #30, Olenek #67, Jett #74, Hoppe #99)
7Pomona-Pitzerâ–² +6+12921st at 43rd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational
7th at 43rd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational

(Hatler #3, White #43, Kobett #82, Neid #86, Stein #90)
8MITâ–¼ -1+142

(Cobb #26, Coutts #49, Glass #78, Opsahl #81, Hansen #94)
9John Carroll-+200

(Peppard-Kramer #6, Champa #8, Delmoro #83, Scheatzle #148, Root #149)
10Johns Hopkinsâ–¼ -6+2364th at John McNichols Invitational
5th at Main Line Invitational

(Leblond #15, Rackers #75, Cassidy #105, Dietz #121, Oiler #135)
11St. Olafâ–¼ -1+2411st at St. Olaf Invitational

(Turlington #28, Coffey #96, Skemp #101, Hartney #116, Fitzgerald #120)
12NYUâ–² +7+2625th at John McNichols Invitational

(Tobin #59, Sherman #71, Hagerty #76, Chen #98, Taylor #172)
13Emoryâ–² +4+289

(Watry #46, Cheema #53, Olpin #122, Masterson #140, Karver #153)
14RPIâ–² +1+2901st at Purple Valley XC Invite

(Simonetti #12, Craun #112, Loughery #123, Lacey #126, Cascio #146)
15Claremont-Mudd-Scrippsâ–² +8+30419th at 43rd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational
12th at 43rd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational

(Pick #48, Sage #80, Vega #129, Fajardo #137, Behan #138)
16Mount Unionâ–² +9+305

(Reese #62, Wong #63, Ulrich #108, Blake #145, Tschantz #154)
17Washington U.â–¼ -6+3069th at John McNichols Invitational

(Capuano #37, Hornung #77, Daly #104, Sidamon-Eristoff #136, Gadin #178)
18Middleburyâ–² +2+3882nd at Hoffmann Invitational / Liberty League Preview

(Goddard #36, Hughes #114, Donahue #118, West #141, Griff #224)
19Amherstâ–¼ -3+3931st at Wesleyan University XC Invitational

(Dennen #51, Dow #66, Edwards-Levin #84, Craig #205, Stephens #217)
20Williamsâ–¼ -8+4212nd at Purple Valley XC Invite

(Gaydos #40, Oakes #143, Alexander #157, Nelson #161, Namiot #169)
21Calvinâ–² +1+4687th at John McNichols Invitational
2nd at Calvin Knight Invite

(Witvliet #55, Swinson #124, Gaffner #127, Sarkett #179, Fincher #235)
22Lorasâ–² +2+4692nd at Bradley Intercollegiate

(Watson #89, Rutherford #150, Belha #155, Beehler #163, Lodwig #171)
23Lynchburgâ–¼ -9+50211th at adidas XC Challenge
6th at John McNichols Invitational

(Hunt #32, Hotung-Davidsen #109, Kovacevic #165, Cobb #202, Hurst #247)
24Wis.-Plattevilleâ–² +8+5041st at Gil Dodds Invitational

(Schneider #11, Eisler #185, Kruckman #186, Sporaa #188, Treibold #189)
25Haverfordâ–¼ -7+5283rd at Main Line Invitational

(LaRochelle #4, Colescott #173, Eshghi #197, Bluman #200, Fraser #211)
26SUNY Geneseo-+5532nd at Harry F. Anderson Invitational
4th at Yellowjacket XC Invitational

(Hillyard #22, Hall #134, Wilson #218, Schoen #220, Bauman #221)
27Carletonâ–² +1+5536th at St. Olaf Invitational

(Nichols #111, Llewellyn #117, Lyness #164, Hanley #201, Bernstein #234)
28Wis.-Stoutâ–¼ -7+5563rd at St. Olaf Invitational

(Marszalek #142, Trandahl #162, Fiala #168, Bailey #177, Hanson #183)
29Wis.-Eau Claireâ–² +3+6242nd at St. Olaf Invitational

(Shea #24, Peterson #214, LaMirande #215, Hesse-Withbroe #216, Feltz #225)
30Colorado Collegeâ–² +1+63313th at John McNichols Invitational
14th at 2024 Roadrunners invitational

(Shuflit #41, Margolis #180, Mangat #208, Whittemore #227, Klomparens #246)
31Carthageâ–² +1+6392nd at Gil Dodds Invitational

(Curulewski #119, Swanson #187, Garmire #194, Matson #195, Wood #229)