2026 College XC Rankings: Division I

DI Women's Team Set #1

The 2026 cross country season is officially getting underway.

To start the season - we are releasing our Week 0 Rankings. These start-of-season rankings are subjectively drafted. Our team heavily weighs past cross country season output and then subjectively assesses positioning based on outdoor track performance.

We also account for incoming freshman and transfers.

Make sure you stay tuned throughout the season as we navigate the cross country schedule en-route to the 2026 NCAA Championships.

Team Rankings

Women's Team Rankings

Rank
Team
2025 XC Finish
1
NC State
1
2
BYU
2
3
Iowa State
20
4
Northern Arizona
8
5
New Mexico
4
6
West Virginia
9
7
Arkansas
NS
8
Stanford
6
9
Clemson
NS
10
Oregon
3
11
Notre Dame
7
12
Alabama
16
13
Colorado
13
14
Utah
17
15
South Carolina
15
16
Virginia
24
17
LSU
23
18
Washington
19
19
Tennessee
30
20
Wake Forest
21
21
Minnesota

22
Florida
5
23
Northwestern
18
24
Princeton
NS
25
Missouri
28
26
North Carolina
11
27
Penn State
10
28
Boise State
22
29
Boston College
29
30
Oklahoma State
12
31
Oklahoma
NS
32
Texas A&M
31