We’ve officially entered the most nerve-wracking stretch of the cross country season — the moment when teams find out who punched their ticket to NCAA Cross Country Nationals and who just missed the cut.

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The Kolas Rankings — often called the Kolas Calculator — determine which teams qualify for Nationals beyond the automatic regional bids. Here’s the simplest way to think about it:

• The top two teams in each region automatically qualify.


• The remaining at-large bids are selected using the Kolas formula, which evaluates head-to-head wins and results across regions to determine the most competitive teams.



Below are this year’s Automatic Qualifiers on both the men’s and women’s sides:

Automatic Bids

Men

• Great Lakes: Notre Dame, Butler


• Mid-Atlantic: Princeton, Georgetown


• Midwest: Oklahoma State, Iowa State


• Mountain: New Mexico, BYU


• Northeast: Syracuse, Iona


• South: Alabama, Ole Miss


• South Central: Tulane, Arkansas


• Southeast: Wake Forest, Eastern Kentucky


• West: Oregon, CBU

Women

• Great Lakes: Notre Dame, Wisconsin


• Mid-Atlantic: West Virginia, Georgetown


• Midwest: Oklahoma State, Northwestern


• Mountain: New Mexico, BYU


• Northeast: Boston College, Providence


• South: Florida, Tennessee


• South Central: Texas A&M, LSU


• Southeast: NC State, South Carolina


• West: Stanford, Oregon



At-Large Selections

Men

1. Virginia



2. NAU



3. Colorado



4. Washington State



5. Wisconsin



6. Michigan State



7. Georgia



8. Michigan



9. Harvard



10. Virginia Tech (bumped in by UNC)



11. North Carolina



12. Air Force



13. Louisville



14. Oklahoma



Women

1. Virginia



2. NAU



3. Colorado



4. Washington State



5. Wisconsin



6. Michigan State



7. Michigan



8. Harvard



9. Virginia Tech (bumped in by UNC)



10. North Carolina



11. Air Force



12. Georgia



13. Louisville



14. Oklahoma

When and Where Is The NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 2025

The Cross Country Championships are on Nov. 22 at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri.

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