Teams selected: 1 Notre Dame 2 Toledo 3 West Virginia 4 Penn State 5 Oklahoma State 6 Missouri 7 BYU 8 Northern Arizona 9 Providence 10 Boston College 11 Alabama 12 Florida 13 Arkansas 14 SMU 15 NC State 16 South Carolina 17 Oregon 18 Washington St. 19 New Mexico 20 Clemson 21 Colorado 22 Utah 23 Syracuse 24 Virginia Tech 25 North Carolina 26 Duke 27 Virginia 28 Northwestern 29 Minnesota 30 Iowa State 31 Washington 32 Kentucky Automatically selected: 1: Notre Dame (#1 Great Lakes) is selected, has losses to (ACC Cross Country Championships - Women 6k CC Team) Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Duke; 2: Toledo (#2 Great Lakes) is selected, has losses to (John McNichols Invitational - Women 6k Run CC Championship Team) Utah; (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) New Mexico, Colorado; (2026 MSU-Auto Owners Spartan Invitational - College Women 6K Team) Michigan State; 3: West Virginia (#1 Mid-Atlantic) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 4: Penn State (#2 Mid-Atlantic) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Iowa State, Northwestern, Stanford, Minnesota; (Princeton Meadows Classic - Women's 6K Team) North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse, Wake Forest; (Big Ten Cross Country Championships - Women's 6k Team) Northwestern; (Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational - Women 6k Run CC Team) Syracuse; 5: Oklahoma State (#1 Midwest) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 6: Missouri (#2 Midwest) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) New Mexico, Colorado, Utah; 7: BYU (#1 Mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 8: Northern Arizona (#2 Mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 9: Providence (#1 Northeast) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Iowa State, Northwestern, Stanford, Minnesota, Princeton, Washington; (Princeton Meadows Classic - Women's 6K Team) North Carolina; 10: Boston College (#2 Northeast) is selected, has losses to (John McNichols Invitational - Women 6k Run CC Championship Team) Utah, Washington; (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Clemson, North Carolina, Duke, Indiana; (ACC Cross Country Championships - Women 6k CC Team) Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Virginia; 11: Alabama (#1 South) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 12: Florida (#2 South) is selected, has losses to (John McNichols Invitational - Women 6k Run CC Championship Team) Utah; 13: Arkansas (#1 South Central) is selected, has losses to (Gans Creek Classic - Women's Gold Invite 6k Team) Kentucky, Florida State, North Dakota; 14: SMU (#2 South Central) is selected, has losses to (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Clemson, North Carolina, Duke, Indiana, Villanova, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Michigan, Auburn, Wyoming, Connecticut, North Dakota; (2026 Cowboy Jamboree - Women's 6K Team) New Mexico; (ACC Cross Country Championships - Women 6k CC Team) Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, Florida State, Wake Forest, Louisville, Syracuse; 15: NC State (#1 Southeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 16: South Carolina (#2 Southeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 17: Oregon (#1 West) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining 18: Washington St. (#2 West) is selected, has losses to (John McNichols Invitational - Women 6k Run CC Championship Team) Utah; (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) New Mexico, Colorado; Teams under consideration by points: 6 New Mexico 5 Colorado, Clemson 4 Syracuse 3 Northwestern, Virginia Tech 2 Florida State, Minnesota, Indiana, Washington 1 Vanderbilt, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton, Villanova 0 Tulane, LSU, Boise State Others with points: North Carolina (7), Utah (7), Duke (6), Virginia (2), Stanford (2), North Dakota (2), Wake Forest (2), Iowa State (2), Kentucky (2), Wyoming (1), Auburn (1), Michigan State (1), Louisville (1) 19: New Mexico (#3 Mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 7 Utah 5 Colorado, Clemson 4 Syracuse 3 Northwestern, Virginia Tech 2 Florida State, Minnesota, Indiana, Washington 1 Vanderbilt, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton, Villanova 0 Tulane, LSU, Boise State Others with points: North Carolina (7), Duke (6), Virginia (2), Stanford (2), Wake Forest (2), Kentucky (2), North Dakota (2), Iowa State (2), Wyoming (1), Michigan State (1), Louisville (1), Auburn (1) Utah not selected with push (gets in later on their own) Breaking ties between Colorado, Clemson using head-to-head No head-to-head tiebreaker for Colorado and Clemson Breaking ties between Colorado, Clemson using common opponents At ACC Cross Country Championships - Women 6k CC Team: Clemson beat (3 of 3): Wake Forest, Louisville, Stanford Clemson lost to: Clemson cumulative wins / opponents: 3/3 = 1.0 At Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational - Women's Blue 5k Team: Clemson beat (0 of 0): Clemson lost to: Clemson cumulative wins / opponents: 3/3 = 1.0 At Southern Showcase (University/College) - Women 5k Run CC Invite Team: Clemson beat (2 of 2): UCF, Baylor Clemson lost to: Clemson cumulative wins / opponents: 5/5 = 1.0 At Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team: Clemson beat (7 of 8): Wyoming, Utah Valley, Utah State, Colorado St., Arizona, Montana State, Kansas Clemson lost to: BYU Clemson cumulative wins / opponents: 12/13 = 0.9230769230769231 At Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team: Colorado beat (4 of 4): Stanford, Wake Forest, Louisville, Furman Colorado lost to: Colorado cumulative wins / opponents: 4/4 = 1.0 At Big 12 Cross Country Championships - Women's 6k Team: Colorado beat (4 of 5): Arizona, Kansas, UCF, Baylor Colorado lost to: BYU Colorado cumulative wins / opponents: 8/9 = 0.8888888888888888 At Mountain: Colorado beat (5 of 6): Wyoming, Utah Valley, Utah State, Montana State, Colorado St. Colorado lost to: BYU Colorado cumulative wins / opponents: 13/15 = 0.8666666666666667 At Southeast: Clemson beat (3 of 3): Wake Forest, Louisville, Furman Clemson lost to: Clemson cumulative wins / opponents: 15/16 = 0.9375 Colorado loses common opponents vs Clemson, is not selected (win percentages: 0.9375, 0.8666666666666667) (common opponents: Stanford, Colorado St., UCF, Utah State, Montana State, Arizona, Louisville, Utah Valley, Furman, Wyoming, Wake Forest, Baylor, BYU, Kansas) 20: Clemson (#3 Southeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 7 North Carolina 5 Colorado 4 Syracuse 3 Northwestern, Virginia Tech 2 Florida State, Minnesota, Indiana, Washington 1 Vanderbilt, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton, Villanova 0 Tulane, LSU, Boise State Others with points: Utah (7), Duke (6), Virginia (2), Stanford (2), Wake Forest (2), Kentucky (2), North Dakota (2), Iowa State (2), Wyoming (1), Michigan State (1), Louisville (1), Auburn (1) North Carolina not selected with push (gets in later on their own) 21: Colorado (#4 Mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 7 Utah 4 Syracuse 3 Northwestern, Virginia Tech 2 Florida State, Minnesota, Indiana, Washington 1 Wyoming, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton, Villanova 0 Tulane, LSU, Boise State Others with points: North Carolina (7), Duke (6), Virginia (2), Stanford (2), North Dakota (2), Wake Forest (2), Kentucky (2), Iowa State (2), Michigan State (1), Louisville (1), Auburn (1) 22: Utah (#5 Mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 4 Syracuse 3 Northwestern, Virginia Tech 2 Florida State, Minnesota, Indiana, Washington 1 Wyoming, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton, Villanova 0 Utah Valley, Tulane, LSU, Boise State Others with points: North Carolina (7), Duke (6), Virginia (2), Stanford (2), Wake Forest (2), Iowa State (2), Kentucky (2), North Dakota (2), Auburn (1), Michigan State (1), Louisville (1) 23: Syracuse (#3 Northeast) is selected, has losses to (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) North Carolina, Duke, Indiana, Villanova, Kentucky, Vanderbilt; (Princeton Meadows Classic - Women's 6K Team) North Carolina, Duke; (ACC Cross Country Championships - Women 6k CC Team) Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, Florida State, Wake Forest, Louisville; Teams under consideration by points: 4 Virginia Tech 3 Florida State, Northwestern, Indiana 2 Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Villanova, Washington 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: North Carolina (10), Duke (9), Virginia (3), Wake Forest (3), Kentucky (3), Stanford (2), North Dakota (2), Louisville (2), Iowa State (2), Michigan State (1), Auburn (1) 24: Virginia Tech (#4 Southeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 10 North Carolina 9 Duke 3 Florida State, Northwestern, Indiana 2 Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Villanova, Washington 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: Virginia (3), Wake Forest (3), Kentucky (3), Stanford (2), Iowa State (2), Louisville (2), North Dakota (2), Auburn (1), Michigan State (1) 25: North Carolina (#5 Southeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 9 Duke 3 Florida State, Northwestern, Virginia, Indiana 2 Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Villanova, Washington 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: Wake Forest (3), Kentucky (3), Stanford (2), North Dakota (2), Louisville (2), Iowa State (2), Michigan State (1), Auburn (1) 26: Duke (#6 Southeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 3 Florida State, Northwestern, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana 2 Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Villanova, Washington 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: Wake Forest (3), Stanford (2), Iowa State (2), Louisville (2), North Dakota (2), Auburn (1), Michigan State (1) Breaking ties between Florida State, Northwestern, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana using head-to-head No head-to-head tiebreaker for Florida State and Northwestern Florida State loses head-to-head vs Virginia, is not selected (ACC Cross Country Championships - Women 6k CC Team) Florida State loses head-to-head vs Kentucky, is not selected (Gans Creek Classic - Women's Gold Invite 6k Team, Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Florida State loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Northwestern loses head-to-head vs Virginia, is not selected (Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite - WOMEN'S 6K CHAMPIONSHIP Team) No head-to-head tiebreaker for Northwestern and Kentucky Indiana loses head-to-head vs Northwestern, is not selected (Big Ten Cross Country Championships - Women's 6k Team) Kentucky loses head-to-head vs Virginia, is not selected (Southeast) No head-to-head tiebreaker for Virginia and Indiana Kentucky loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) 27: Virginia (#7 Southeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 3 Florida State, Northwestern, Kentucky, Indiana 2 Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Villanova, Washington 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Eastern Kentucky, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: Wake Forest (3), Stanford (2), North Dakota (2), Louisville (2), Iowa State (2), Michigan State (1), Auburn (1) Breaking ties between Florida State, Northwestern, Kentucky, Indiana using head-to-head No head-to-head tiebreaker for Florida State and Northwestern Florida State loses head-to-head vs Kentucky, is not selected (Gans Creek Classic - Women's Gold Invite 6k Team, Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Florida State loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) No head-to-head tiebreaker for Northwestern and Kentucky Indiana loses head-to-head vs Northwestern, is not selected (Big Ten Cross Country Championships - Women's 6k Team) Kentucky loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) 28: Northwestern (#3 Midwest) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) Iowa State; (Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite - WOMEN'S 6K CHAMPIONSHIP Team) Minnesota; Teams under consideration by points: 3 Florida State, Minnesota, Iowa State, Kentucky, Indiana 2 Vanderbilt, Villanova, Washington 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Eastern Kentucky, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: Wake Forest (3), Stanford (2), Louisville (2), North Dakota (2), Auburn (1), Michigan State (1) Breaking ties between Florida State, Minnesota, Iowa State, Kentucky, Indiana using head-to-head No head-to-head tiebreaker for Florida State and Minnesota No head-to-head tiebreaker for Florida State and Iowa State Florida State loses head-to-head vs Kentucky, is not selected (Gans Creek Classic - Women's Gold Invite 6k Team, Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Florida State loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Iowa State loses head-to-head vs Minnesota (most recent matchup), is not selected (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team, Midwest) No head-to-head tiebreaker for Minnesota and Kentucky Indiana loses head-to-head vs Minnesota, is not selected (Big Ten Cross Country Championships - Women's 6k Team) No head-to-head tiebreaker for Iowa State and Kentucky No head-to-head tiebreaker for Iowa State and Indiana Kentucky loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) 29: Minnesota (#4 Midwest) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) Iowa State, Stanford; (Big Ten Cross Country Championships - Women's 6k Team) Washington; Teams under consideration by points: 4 Iowa State 3 Florida State, Kentucky, Indiana, Washington 2 Vanderbilt, Villanova 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Oklahoma, Eastern Kentucky, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: Stanford (3), Wake Forest (3), North Dakota (2), Louisville (2), Michigan State (1), Auburn (1) 30: Iowa State (#5 Midwest) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining Teams under consideration by points: 3 Florida State, Kentucky, Indiana, Washington 2 Vanderbilt, North Dakota, Villanova 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut, Princeton 0 Utah Valley, Oklahoma, Eastern Kentucky, Tulane, LSU, Harvard, Boise State Others with points: Stanford (3), Wake Forest (3), Louisville (2), Auburn (1), Michigan State (1) Breaking ties between Florida State, Kentucky, Indiana, Washington using head-to-head Florida State loses head-to-head vs Kentucky, is not selected (Gans Creek Classic - Women's Gold Invite 6k Team, Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Florida State loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) No head-to-head tiebreaker for Florida State and Washington Kentucky loses head-to-head vs Indiana, is not selected (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) No head-to-head tiebreaker for Kentucky and Washington Indiana loses head-to-head vs Washington, is not selected (John McNichols Invitational - Women 6k Run CC Championship Team, Big Ten Cross Country Championships - Women's 6k Team) 31: Washington (#3 West) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational - Women's Championship 6k Team) Stanford, Princeton; Teams under consideration by points: 3 Florida State, Kentucky 2 Princeton 1 Wyoming, Michigan, Connecticut 0 Oklahoma, Tulane, Boise State Others with points: Stanford (4), Indiana (3), Wake Forest (3), Vanderbilt (2), Villanova (2), Louisville (2), North Dakota (2), Michigan State (1), Auburn (1) Breaking ties between Florida State, Kentucky using head-to-head Florida State loses head-to-head vs Kentucky, is not selected (Gans Creek Classic - Women's Gold Invite 6k Team, Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) 32: Kentucky (#8 Southeast) is selected, has losses to (Under Armour Pre-National Invitational - Women's Blue 6k Team) Indiana, Villanova;