2026 NCAA Cross Country Regional Results
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Mid-Atlantic |
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Midwest
NEW YORK -- The 2026 NCAA Cross Country Regional championships will be held on Friday, Nov. 13 and BIG EAST teams will compete in four different regions to determine the field for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. The NCAA DI Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the LaVern Gibson Championship course in Terre Haute, Ind.
On the men's side, Georgetown is ranked No. 14, Villanova No. 17, and Butler No. 29 on the USTFCCCA pre-regional championship national top 30 poll. The Hoyas and Wildcats are 1-2 in the Mid-Atlantic, the Bulldogs sit at fourth in the Great Lakes region, and Providence is fifth in the Northeast.
For the women, Providence is ranked No. 27 on the national poll. The Friars also sit atop the Northeast regional rankings, joined by UConn in fourth. Villanova is fourth and Georgetown sixth in the Mid-Atlantic region, while Butler is 12th in the Great Lakes.
Across nine regions nationwide, the men will run in a 10 kilometer race, while women will compete in six kilometer races. The top two teams in each Regional secure automatic bids to the championship. If a team doesn't secure an automatic bid, it will have to rely on the NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee to select it as one of the 13 at-large teams.
Individually, the first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships. Only two individual at-larges are selected, making a strong regional performance pivotal to advancing toward a national title.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional will be held at the Goodman course in Bethlehem, Pa. The field will men’s and women’s teams from Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova. The women’s race goes off at 11 a.m. while the men’s race begins at noon ET.
Butler, Marquette and Xavier will compete in the Great Lakes Regional at Forest Akers golf course in Lansing, Mich. The women's race starts at 11 a.m. local time, followed by the men's race at noon.
The Northeast Regional will be held at the Bethpage State Park in Bethpage, N.Y. and will feature teams from UConn, Providence, and St. John’s. The women’s race starts at 11 a.m. ET and the men’s race starts at noon.
Creighton and DePaul are competing in the Midwest Regional, held at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Okla. The women’s race starts at noon ET, while the men’s race starts at 1 p.m. ET