Projected Men’s Qualifiers for 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships
By LetsRun.com
November 10, 2017
The regional races for the men have just finished. Below is who are projecting will make it to the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships thanks to the amazing computer program designed by Bo Waggoner. Teams appear first and then individuals. Women’s projections are here: LRC Projected Women’s Qualifiers for 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Update on 11/11/2017 -The NCAA has confirmed the list bellow is accurate.
*Full results from all nine NCAA regionals
1 Michigan State
2 Michigan
3 Princeton
4 Navy
5 Iowa State
6 Oklahoma State
7 Northern Arizona
8 BYU
9 Syracuse
10 Iona
11 Mid. Tenn. State
12 Ole Miss
13 Arkansas
14 Texas
15 Furman
16 Virginia Tech
17 Portland
18 Washington
19 Stanford
20 Colorado
21 Colorado St.
22 Oregon
23 UCLA
24 Air Force
25 Southern Utah
26 Utah State
27 Boise State
28 Washington St.
29 Virginia
30 North Carolina St.
31 Alabama
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Individual Qualifiers
Men
South Region (assuming Alabama gets in at-large)
7. Nahom Solomon, Georgia Tech
8. Edwin Kurgat, Tennessee Martin
9. Arsene Guillorel, Samford
10. Michael Hall, Florida St.
South Central Region (assuming no at-large teams qualify from South Central)
1. Emmanuel Rotich, Tulane
2. Brian Barraza, Houston
4. Jon Bishop, Texas A&M
6. Christian Farris, Texas A&M
Southeast Region (assuming Virginia and North Carolina State get in at-large)
1. Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell
2. Amon Kemboi, Campbell
3. Azaria Kirwa, Liberty
4. Nadeel Wildschutt, Coastal Carolina
Mid-Atlantic (assuming no at-large teams qualify from Mid-Atlantic)
1. Jonathan Green, Georgetown
2. Casey Comber, Villanova
3. Andrew Marston, Villanova
5. Patrick Reilly, Lehigh
6. Timothy McGowan, Penn State — at-large individual
9. Colin Abert, Penn State — at-large individual
Northeast (assuming no at-large teams qualify from Northeast)
4. Paul Hogan, UMass Lowell
5. Paul Luevano, Boston U.
10. Dominic Deluca, Cornell
13. John Valeri, Army
Great Lakes (assuming no at-large teams qualify from Great Lakes)
2. Hlynur Andresson, E. Michigan
3. Oliver Hoare, Wisconsin
4. Ben Veatch, Indiana
6. Joe Hardy, Wisconsin
Midwest (assuming no at-large teams qualify from Midwest)
1. Jonathan Davis, Illinois
5. Bryce Miller, UMKC
6. Taylor Floydmews, Bradley
7. Kyle Mattes, Illinois State
8. Henry Pearce, Tulsa – at-large individual
9. Jake Hoffert, Bradley – at-large individual
Mountain Region (assuming Colorado, Colorado St., Air Force, Southern Utah, and Utah State all get in at-large)
15. Josh Kerr, New Mexico
24. Tyson Lambert, Utah Valley
No other individuals in top 25 so there are extra at-large individuals.
West Region (assuming Stanford, Oregon, UCLA, Boise St., and Washington St. all get in at-large)
10. Swarnjit Boyal, Cal Poly
13. Trent Brendel, Cal
15. Garrett Corcoran, Cal
16. Thomas Madden, UC Davis
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Do you see a mistake? Please email us. Women’s Projections are here: Projected Women’s Qualifiers for 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Team selection justification below.
Automatically selected:
1: Michigan State (#1 great_lakes) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Stanford, Colorado St., Southern Utah, UCLA; (roy_griak_invitational) Colorado St.; 2: Michigan (#2 great_lakes) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Stanford, Colorado St., Southern Utah; (joe_piane_notre_dame_invitational) Southern Utah, Colorado, Air Force; 3: Princeton (#1 mid_atlantic) is selected, has losses to (louisville_classic) Boise State, Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Auburn, Belmont, Lipscomb, Oakland; 4: Navy (#2 mid_atlantic) is selected, has losses to (patriot_league_championships) Army West Point; (roy_griak_invitational) Colorado St., UCLA, Minnesota, San Francisco; (army_v_navy) Army West Point; (paul_short) Utah State, Georgetown, Penn; 5: Iowa State (#1 midwest) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Stanford, Colorado St., Southern Utah, UCLA, Air Force, Minnesota, Washington St., North Carolina St.; 6: Oklahoma State (#2 midwest) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining7: Northern Arizona (#1 mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining8: BYU (#2 mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining9: Syracuse (#1 northeast) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining10: Iona (#2 northeast) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Stanford, Colorado St., Southern Utah, UCLA, Air Force, Minnesota, Washington St., North Carolina St.; (iona_meet_of_champions) Columbia, Arkansas_b_team; 11: Mid. Tenn. State (#1 south) is selected, has losses to (louisville_classic) Boise State, Illinois; 12: Ole Miss (#2 south) is selected, has losses to (sec_championships) Alabama; (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Colorado, Oregon; 13: Arkansas (#1 south_central) is selected, has losses to (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Colorado, Oregon, Utah State, Campbell; 14: Texas (#2 south_central) is selected, has losses to (joe_piane_notre_dame_invitational) Southern Utah, Colorado, Air Force, Eastern Kentucky; (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Colorado, Oregon, Utah State; 15: Furman (#1 southeast) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Stanford; 16: Virginia Tech (#2 southeast) is selected, has losses to (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Colorado, Oregon; 17: Portland (#1 west) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining18: Washington (#2 west) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Stanford, Colorado St., Southern Utah, UCLA, Air Force, Minnesota, Washington St.; (dellinger_stanford_v_washington) Stanford; (dellinger_oregon_v_washington) Oregon; (pac_12_championships) Stanford, Colorado, UCLA, Oregon;
Teams under consideration by points:
8 Stanford
7 Colorado, Colorado St.
6 Oregon
2 Army West Point, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Southern Utah (7), UCLA (6), Air Force (5), Minnesota (4), Utah State (3), Washington St. (3), Boise State (2), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Purdue (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), San Francisco (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Kentucky (1), Oakland (1)
19: Stanford (#3 west) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining
Teams under consideration by points:
7 Colorado, Colorado St.
6 Oregon, UCLA
2 Army West Point, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Southern Utah (7), Air Force (5), Minnesota (4), Washington St. (3), Utah State (3), Boise State (2), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Purdue (1), Kentucky (1), San Francisco (1), Oakland (1)
Breaking ties between Colorado, Colorado St. using head-to-head
Colorado St. loses head-to-head vs Colorado, is not selected (mountain)
20: Colorado (#3 mountain) is selected, has losses to (joe_piane_notre_dame_invitational) Southern Utah;
Teams under consideration by points:
7 Colorado St.
6 Oregon, UCLA
5 Air Force
2 Army West Point, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Southern Utah (8), Minnesota (4), Utah State (3), Washington St. (3), Boise State (2), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Purdue (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), San Francisco (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Kentucky (1), Oakland (1)
21: Colorado St. (#4 mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining
Teams under consideration by points:
8 Southern Utah
6 Oregon, UCLA
5 Air Force
2 Army West Point, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Minnesota (4), Washington St. (3), Utah State (3), Boise State (2), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Purdue (1), Kentucky (1), San Francisco (1), Oakland (1)
Southern Utah not selected with push (gets in later on their own)
Breaking ties between Oregon, UCLA using head-to-head
UCLA loses head-to-head vs Oregon (most recent matchup), is not selected (pac_12_championships, west)
22: Oregon (#4 west) is selected, has losses to (pac_12_championships) UCLA;
Teams under consideration by points:
7 UCLA
5 Air Force
2 Army West Point, Boise State, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Southern Utah (8), Minnesota (4), Washington St. (3), Utah State (3), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Purdue (1), Kentucky (1), San Francisco (1), Oakland (1)
23: UCLA (#5 west) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Southern Utah;
Teams under consideration by points:
5 Air Force
3 Washington St.
2 Army West Point, Boise State, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Southern Utah (9), Minnesota (4), Utah State (3), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Purdue (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), San Francisco (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Kentucky (1), Oakland (1)
24: Air Force (#5 mountain) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Southern Utah; (joe_piane_notre_dame_invitational) Southern Utah;
Teams under consideration by points:
11 Southern Utah
3 Utah State, Washington St.
2 Army West Point, Boise State, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Minnesota (4), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Purdue (1), Kentucky (1), San Francisco (1), Oakland (1)
25: Southern Utah (#6 mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining
Teams under consideration by points:
3 Utah State, Washington St.
2 Army West Point, Boise State, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 New Mexico, Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Minnesota (4), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Purdue (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), San Francisco (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Kentucky (1), Oakland (1)
Breaking ties between Utah State, Washington St. using head-to-head
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Utah State and Washington St.
Breaking ties between Utah State, Washington St. using common opponents
Washington St. loses common opponents vs Utah State, is not selected (win percentages: 0.583333333333, 0.458333333333) (common opponents: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Weber State, Pittsburgh, Northern Arizona, Air Force, Oregon, Colorado St., Baylor, Connecticut, Boise State, New Mexico, Penn, Gonzaga, Southern Utah, Notre Dame, Texas)
26: Utah State (#7 mountain) is selected, has losses to (mountain_west_championships) Boise State;
Teams under consideration by points:
3 Boise State, Washington St.
2 Army West Point, Illinois, North Carolina St.
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 New Mexico, Wyoming, Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Minnesota (4), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), Lipscomb (1), Eastern Kentucky (1), Penn (1), Purdue (1), Kentucky (1), San Francisco (1), Oakland (1)
Breaking ties between Boise State, Washington St. using head-to-head
Washington St. loses head-to-head vs Boise State (most recent matchup), is not selected (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational, west)
27: Boise State (#6 west) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Minnesota, Washington St., North Carolina St., San Francisco, Eastern Kentucky, Purdue;
Teams under consideration by points:
4 Washington St.
3 North Carolina St.
2 Army West Point, San Francisco, Illinois
1 Georgetown, Wisconsin, Alabama
0 New Mexico, Wyoming, Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Minnesota (5), Purdue (2), Eastern Kentucky (2), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), Lipscomb (1), Penn (1), Kentucky (1), Oakland (1)
28: Washington St. (#7 west) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Minnesota; (joe_piane_notre_dame_invitational) Eastern Kentucky, California, Alabama, North Carolina St., New Mexico;
Teams under consideration by points:
4 North Carolina St.
2 Army West Point, San Francisco, Illinois, Alabama
1 New Mexico, Georgetown, California, Wisconsin
0 Wyoming, Stony Brook, Villanova, Tulsa, Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M, McNeese State, Florida State
Others with points: Minnesota (6), Eastern Kentucky (3), Purdue (2), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Auburn (1), Campbell (1), Lipscomb (1), Penn (1), Kentucky (1), Oakland (1)
29: Virginia (#3 southeast) is selected, gives no points (pushed in)
30: North Carolina St. (#4 southeast) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Minnesota; (joe_piane_notre_dame_invitational) Eastern Kentucky, California, Alabama;
Teams under consideration by points:
3 Alabama
2 Army West Point, San Francisco
1 New Mexico, Campbell, Wisconsin
0 Villanova, Tulsa, Texas A&M
Others with points: Minnesota (7), Eastern Kentucky (4), Illinois (2), California (2), Purdue (2), Columbia (1), Arkansas_b_team (1), Belmont (1), Georgetown (1), Auburn (1), Lipscomb (1), Penn (1), Kentucky (1), Oakland (1)
31: Alabama (#3 south) is selected, has losses to (joe_piane_notre_dame_invitational) Eastern Kentucky, California;