Sometimes the regional qualifying system can weed out deserving athletes from competing at the NCAA Championships due to racing in a deep region. Here is a list of 15 athletes who have shown All-American potential during the regular season but unfortunately failed to qualify to NCAAs.
| RANK | ATHLETE | YR | SCHOOL | REGIONAL | NOTABLE PERFORMANCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Facioni, Zach | FR | Wake Forest | SE | 2nd at ACC Championships |
| 2 | Olley, Chris | JR | San Francisco | WE | 3rd at Pre-Nationals (White) |
| 3 | Mwaura, James | FR | Gonzaga | WE | 10th at West Regional |
| 4 | Burke, Colin | JR | UCLA | WE | 11th at West Regional |
| 5 | Wheeler, Abbey | JR | Providence | NE | 1st at Battle In Beantown |
| 6 | Snyder, Alyssa | SR | Utah State | MT | 25th at NCAA Championships (2017) |
| 7 | Hofstad, Paige | SO | Georgetown | MA | 3rd at BIG EAST Championships |
| 8 | Teigen, Chandler | SR | Washington St. | WE | 7th at Pac-12 Championships |
| 9 | Cheboson, Emmanuel | FR | Louisville | SE | 8th at Pre-Nationals (White) |
| 10 | Korir, Vallery | SR | Washington St. | WE | 33rd at NCAA Championships (2017) |
| 11 | Bautista, Miguel | SR | Texas Tech | MT | 3rd at Arturo Barrios Invitational |
| 12 | Wildschutt, Nadeel | SO | Coastal Carolina | SE | 28th at NCAA Championships (2017) |
| 13 | Reynolds, Garrett | JR | UCLA | WE | 4th at Stanford Invitational |
| 14 | Burke, Sean | SR | Boston College | NE | 5th at ACC Championships |
| 15 | Wildschutt, Adriaan | FR | Coastal Carolina | SE | 2nd at Sun Belt Championships |
