Here Are the Projected 2023 NCAA XC Qualifiers (Pre-Regionals)

We are just 10 days away from the 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships at Panorama Farms in Virginia. To get there, every team must qualify through Friday’s regional championships, which will play out across nine sites around the country. As usual, the top two teams in each region will qualify automatically for the big dance, with the remaining 13 spots determined based on regular-season wins over qualified teams.

Once again, we are able to project the qualifiers thanks to former Duke runner Bo Waggoner‘s terrific XC Quals site, which uses a computer program to calculate which teams will earn at-large berths according to the NCAA’s formula (you can play around with it to create any scenario).

To get you ready for Friday, we’ve run the program based on USTFCCCA’s current regional rankings. The big news based on the current projections: as things stand, the Oregon men are out of NCAAs. The Oregon men declined to race at the Nuttycombe or Pre-Nats meets, which means that, based on regional projections, their only at-large point is the one they secured by beating Colorado to finish 3rd at the Pac-12 Championships. Realistically, Oregon needs to finish in the top three at the West Regional to make it to NCAAs — either by placing top-two to earn an auto spot or by placing 3rd and getting pushed in by Washington or Boise State.

(Photo by Gregorio Denny @dvgregori)

Last year, the Oregon men finished 16th at NCAAs in the program’s first season under coach Jerry Schumacher. The last time Oregon missed NCAA XC was the COVID season of 2020-21, but the team’s stars Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker were focused on the concurrent indoor season and it’s not clear if Oregon even asked to be considered for the NCAA XC meet. Before that, you’d have to go back to 2011 for the last time the Oregon men failed to qualify.

On the other end of the spectrum, the Cal Baptist men and Tulane and Lipscomb women are all projected to qualify for NCAAs for the first time ever. CBU only became eligible to qualify last season after transitioning from Division II.

We’ll be running the program again on Friday as the regional results start to come in and we should know the complete fields at the conclusion of the final races (shortly after 2:30 p.m. ET) so be sure to come to LetsRun.com to find out who has qualified for NCAAs. We’ll also be recording a live episode of our Friday 15 podcast where we break down the entire field. If you can’t listen live, don’t worry — you can join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club and get access to the full archive of Friday 15 episodes while supporting LRC’s independent journalism in the process.

Here’s who is currently going to NCAAs — assuming the regional rankings hold.

Men

Auto qualifiers

1. Wisconsin
2. Butler
3. Villanova
4. Princeton
5. Oklahoma State
6. Iowa State
7. Northern Arizona
8. BYU
9. Syracuse
10. Harvard
11. Alabama
12. Tennessee
13. Arkansas
14. Texas
15. North Carolina
16. Furman
17. CBU
18. Stanford

At-large qualifiers

19. Notre Dame
20. Virginia
21. Wake Forest
22. Eastern Kentucky
23. Michigan
24. New Mexico
25. Colorado
26. Air Force
27. Florida State
28. Iona
29. Georgetown
30. Washington
31. Michigan State

Teams on the bubble that miss out: Charlotte, Oregon, Navy, Boise State

And here’s the full logic for why each team is picked:

Teams under consideration by points:
  9  Colorado
  6  Notre Dame
  4  Virginia, Wake Forest
  3  Michigan
  2  New Mexico, Florida State
  1  Iona, Georgetown
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Washington, Oregon, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M
  Others with points: Air Force (6), Eastern Kentucky (4), Boise State (2), NC State (1), Charlotte (1), Michigan State (1), Akron (1)

Colorado not selected with push (gets in later on their own)

19: Notre Dame (#3 Great Lakes) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Colorado; (ACC Cross Country Championships) Virginia; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  5  Virginia
  4  Wake Forest
  3  Michigan
  2  New Mexico, Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Georgetown
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Washington, Oregon, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M
  Others with points: Colorado (10), Air Force (6), Eastern Kentucky (4), Boise State (2), NC State (1), Charlotte (1), Akron (1)

20: Virginia (#3 Southeast) is selected, has losses to (Virginia Invitational) Air Force; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  4  Wake Forest, Eastern Kentucky
  3  Michigan
  2  New Mexico, Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Georgetown
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Washington, Oregon, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M
  Others with points: Colorado (10), Air Force (7), Boise State (2), NC State (1), Charlotte (1), Akron (1)
  Breaking ties between Wake Forest, Eastern Kentucky using head-to-head
  Eastern Kentucky loses head-to-head vs Wake Forest, is not selected (Virginia Invitational, Nuttycombe Invite, Southeast)

21: Wake Forest (#4 Southeast) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan; (Virginia Invitational) Air Force, Eastern Kentucky; (ACC Cross Country Championships) Florida State; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  5  Eastern Kentucky
  4  Michigan
  3  New Mexico, Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Georgetown, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Washington, Oregon, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M
  Others with points: Colorado (11), Air Force (8), Boise State (2), NC State (1), Akron (1)

22: Eastern Kentucky (#5 Southeast) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan; (Virginia Invitational) Air Force; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  5  Michigan
  4  New Mexico
  3  Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Georgetown, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Washington, Oregon, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M, Duke
  Others with points: Colorado (12), Air Force (9), Boise State (2), NC State (1), Akron (1)

23: Michigan (#4 Great Lakes) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Colorado, New Mexico; (Virginia Invitational) Air Force, Colorado; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  5  New Mexico
  3  Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Georgetown, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Purdue, Washington, Oregon, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M, Duke
  Others with points: Colorado (14), Air Force (10), Boise State (2), NC State (1), Akron (1)

24: New Mexico (#3 Mountain) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Colorado; (Griak Invitational) Gonzaga; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  15 Colorado
  10 Air Force
  3  Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Georgetown, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Purdue, Washington, Oregon, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M, Duke
  Others with points: Boise State (2), NC State (1), Gonzaga (1), Akron (1)

25: Colorado (#4 Mountain) is selected, has losses to (Virginia Invitational) Air Force; (Pac-12 Cross Country Championship) Washington, Oregon; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  11 Air Force
  3  Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Washington, Oregon, Georgetown, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Montana State, Purdue, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M, Duke
  Others with points: Boise State (2), NC State (1), Gonzaga (1), Akron (1)

26: Air Force (#5 Mountain) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Boise State; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  3  Florida State
  1  Iona, Michigan State, Washington, Oregon, Georgetown, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Montana State, Wyoming, Purdue, Mid. Tenn. State, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M, Duke
  Others with points: Boise State (3), NC State (1), Gonzaga (1), Akron (1)

27: Florida State (#3 South) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Boise State, Iona, Georgetown, Michigan State, Gonzaga, Washington; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  2  Iona, Michigan State, Washington, Georgetown
  1  Oregon, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Montana State, Wyoming, Purdue, Mid. Tenn. State, Auburn, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M, Duke
  Others with points: Boise State (4), Gonzaga (2), NC State (1), Akron (1)
  Breaking ties between Iona, Michigan State, Washington, Georgetown using head-to-head
  Michigan State loses head-to-head vs Iona, is not selected (Nuttycombe Invite)
  Washington loses head-to-head vs Iona, is not selected (Nuttycombe Invite)
  Georgetown loses head-to-head vs Iona, is not selected (Nuttycombe Invite)
  Washington loses head-to-head vs Michigan State, is not selected (Nuttycombe Invite)
  Michigan State loses head-to-head vs Georgetown, is not selected (Nuttycombe Invite)
  Washington loses head-to-head vs Georgetown (most recent matchup), is not selected (Virginia Invitational, Nuttycombe Invite)

28: Iona (#3 Northeast) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Boise State; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  2  Michigan State, Washington, Georgetown
  1  Oregon, Charlotte
  0  Stony Brook, Providence, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Montana State, Wyoming, Purdue, Mid. Tenn. State, Auburn, Navy, Tulane, Texas A&M, Duke
  Others with points: Boise State (5), Gonzaga (2), NC State (1), Akron (1)
  Breaking ties between Michigan State, Washington, Georgetown using head-to-head
  Washington loses head-to-head vs Michigan State, is not selected (Nuttycombe Invite)
  Michigan State loses head-to-head vs Georgetown, is not selected (Nuttycombe Invite)
  Washington loses head-to-head vs Georgetown (most recent matchup), is not selected (Virginia Invitational, Nuttycombe Invite)

29: Georgetown (#3 Mid-Atlantic) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Boise State; (Virginia Invitational) Utah State, Washington, Duke, Navy, Charlotte, Providence; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  3  Washington
  2  Michigan State, Charlotte
  1  Providence, Oregon, Navy, Duke
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Tulsa, Montana State, Wyoming, Purdue, Mid. Tenn. State, Auburn, La Salle, Tulane, Texas A&M
  Others with points: Boise State (6), Gonzaga (2), NC State (1), Utah State (1), Akron (1)

30: Washington (#3 West) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Boise State, Michigan State, Gonzaga; (Virginia Invitational) Utah State; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  3  Michigan State
  2  Charlotte
  1  Oregon, Navy
  0  Stony Brook, Loyola (Ill.), Montana State, Mid. Tenn. State, Tulane
  Others with points: Boise State (7), Gonzaga (3), Utah State (2), NC State (1), Providence (1), Akron (1), Duke (1)

31: Michigan State (#5 Great Lakes) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Boise State; (Joe Piane Invitational) NC State;

Women

Auto qualifiers

1. Notre Dame
2. Michigan State
3. Georgetown
4. Penn State
5. Oklahoma State
6. Iowa State
7. Northern Arizona
8. BYU
9. Harvard
10. Syracuse
11. Florida
12. Tennessee
13. Arkansas
14. Tulane
15. NC State
16. Virginia
17. Stanford
18. Washington

At-large qualifiers

19. Alabama
20. Lipscomb
21. Ole Miss
22. Wisconsin
23. Furman
24. Colorado
25. Utah
26. Providence
27. Oregon
28. Oregon State
29. CBU
30. Utah Valley
31. Colorado St.

Teams on the bubble that miss out: North Carolina, Portland

And here’s the full logic for why each team is picked:

Teams under consideration by points:
  6  Oregon State
  5  Lipscomb
  4  Colorado, Wisconsin
  3  Utah, Furman
  2  Providence
  1  Alabama, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: CBU (6), Ole Miss (5), Colorado St. (3), Utah Valley (2), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), Eastern Michigan (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), Georgia Tech (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Duke (1), Portland (1), Ohio State (1)

Oregon State not selected with push (gets in later on their own)

19: Alabama (#3 South) is selected, gives no points (pushed in)
20: Lipscomb (#4 South) is selected, has losses to (Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational) Furman, Ole Miss, Wisconsin; (Nuttycombe Invite) Oregon State, CBU; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  6  Ole Miss
  5  Wisconsin
  4  Colorado, Furman
  3  Utah
  2  Providence
  1  Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: Oregon State (7), CBU (7), Colorado St. (3), Utah Valley (2), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Georgia Tech (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Duke (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Portland (1), Ohio State (1)

21: Ole Miss (#5 South) is selected, has losses to (Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational) Furman; (Nuttycombe Invite) Oregon State, CBU; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  5  Wisconsin, Furman
  4  Colorado
  3  Utah
  2  Providence
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: Oregon State (8), CBU (8), Colorado St. (3), Utah Valley (2), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), Eastern Michigan (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Duke (1), Portland (1), Ohio State (1)
  Breaking ties between Wisconsin, Furman using head-to-head
  Furman loses head-to-head vs Wisconsin (most recent matchup), is not selected (Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational, Nuttycombe Invite)

22: Wisconsin (#3 Great Lakes) is selected, has losses to (Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational) Furman; (Nuttycombe Invite) Oregon State, CBU, Colorado, Utah; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  6  Furman
  5  Colorado
  4  Utah
  2  Providence
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Michigan, Ohio State, North Carolina, Oregon
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: Oregon State (9), CBU (9), Colorado St. (3), Utah Valley (2), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Duke (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Portland (1)

23: Furman (#3 Southeast) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Oregon State, CBU, Colorado, Utah, Colorado St.; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  6  Colorado
  5  Utah
  2  Providence
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Michigan, Ohio State, North Carolina, Duke, Oregon
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: Oregon State (10), CBU (10), Colorado St. (4), Utah Valley (2), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), Eastern Michigan (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Portland (1)

24: Colorado (#3 Mountain) is selected, has losses to (Virginia Invitational) Providence; (Nuttycombe Invite) Oregon State, CBU; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  5  Utah
  3  Providence
  2  Utah Valley
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Michigan, Ohio State, North Carolina, Duke, Oregon
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: Oregon State (11), CBU (11), Colorado St. (4), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Portland (1)

25: Utah (#4 Mountain) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Oregon State, CBU; (Pac-12 Cross Country Championship) Oregon; (Griak Invitational) CBU; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  4  Colorado St.
  3  Providence
  2  Utah Valley, Oregon
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Michigan, Ohio State, North Carolina, Duke
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: CBU (13), Oregon State (12), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), Eastern Michigan (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Portland (1)

Colorado St. not selected with push (gets in later on their own)

26: Providence (#3 Northeast) is selected, has losses to (Nuttycombe Invite) Oregon State, CBU, Colorado St., Duke, North Carolina, Portland; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  2  Utah Valley, North Carolina, Duke, Oregon
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio State
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: CBU (14), Oregon State (13), Colorado St. (5), Auburn (2), Portland (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), Eastern Michigan (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1)
  Breaking ties between Utah Valley, North Carolina, Duke, Oregon using head-to-head
  No head-to-head tiebreaker for Utah Valley and North Carolina
  No head-to-head tiebreaker for Utah Valley and Duke
  No head-to-head tiebreaker for Utah Valley and Oregon
  Duke loses head-to-head vs North Carolina, is not selected (Virginia Invitational, Nuttycombe Invite, ACC Cross Country Championships, Southeast)
  No head-to-head tiebreaker for North Carolina and Oregon
  No head-to-head tiebreaker for Duke and Oregon
  Breaking ties between Utah Valley, North Carolina, Oregon using common opponents
At WAC Cross Country Championships:
  Utah Valley beat (1 of 1): CBU
  Utah Valley lost to: 
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 1/1 = 1.0
At Virginia Invitational:
  North Carolina beat (4 of 6): Ohio State, Air Force, Utah State, Navy
  North Carolina lost to: Northern Arizona, Colorado
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 4/6 = 0.6666666666666666
At Lehigh Paul Short Run:
  Utah Valley beat (5 of 5): Wake Forest, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Navy, South Carolina
  Utah Valley lost to: 
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 6/6 = 1.0
At ACC Cross Country Championships:
  North Carolina beat (4 of 4): Boston College, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Louisville
  North Carolina lost to: 
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 8/10 = 0.8
At Nuttycombe Invite:
  North Carolina beat (4 of 9): New Mexico, Penn State, Air Force, Utah State
  North Carolina lost to: Northern Arizona, CBU, Colorado, Utah, Colorado St.
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 12/19 = 0.631578947368421
At Arturo Barrios Invite:
  Utah Valley beat (4 of 4): Boston College, Ohio State, Louisville, Georgia Tech
  Utah Valley lost to: 
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 10/10 = 1.0
At Mountain:
  Utah Valley beat (4 of 7): Colorado St., Air Force, New Mexico, Utah State
  Utah Valley lost to: Northern Arizona, Colorado, Utah
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 14/17 = 0.8235294117647058
At Southeast:
  North Carolina beat (3 of 3): Wake Forest, Louisville, South Carolina
  North Carolina lost to: 
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 15/22 = 0.6818181818181818
  North Carolina loses common opponents vs Utah Valley, is not selected (win percentages: 0.8235294117647058, 0.6818181818181818) (common opponents: Penn State, Utah, Colorado, Utah State, Colorado St., Navy, Boston College, Northern Arizona, New Mexico, Air Force, South Carolina, Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, CBU, Louisville)
At WAC Cross Country Championships:
  Utah Valley beat (1 of 1): CBU
  Utah Valley lost to: 
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 1/1 = 1.0
At Pre-Nats XC23 College & Open:
  Oregon beat (5 of 6): Wake Forest, Montana State, Wyoming, Quinnipiac, Maryland
  Oregon lost to: BYU
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 5/6 = 0.8333333333333334
At Bill Dellinger Invitational:
  Oregon beat (1 of 2): UCLA
  Oregon lost to: BYU
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 6/8 = 0.75
At Lehigh Paul Short Run:
  Utah Valley beat (3 of 3): Wake Forest, Quinnipiac, Maryland
  Utah Valley lost to: 
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 4/4 = 1.0
At Pac-12 Cross Country Championship:
  Oregon beat (2 of 3): Utah, UCLA
  Oregon lost to: Colorado
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 8/11 = 0.7272727272727273
At Arturo Barrios Invite:
  Utah Valley beat (1 of 1): UCLA
  Utah Valley lost to: 
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 5/5 = 1.0
At Mountain:
  Utah Valley beat (2 of 5): Montana State, Wyoming
  Utah Valley lost to: BYU, Colorado, Utah
  Utah Valley cumulative wins / opponents: 7/10 = 0.7
At West:
  Oregon beat (2 of 2): CBU, UCLA
  Oregon lost to: 
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 10/13 = 0.7692307692307693
  Utah Valley loses common opponents vs Oregon, is not selected (win percentages: 0.7692307692307693, 0.7) (common opponents: Utah, Maryland, Colorado, Quinnipiac, UCLA, Montana State, Wake Forest, CBU, BYU, Wyoming)
At Virginia Invitational:
  North Carolina beat (1 of 5): Liberty
  North Carolina lost to: Stanford, Virginia, Washington, Colorado
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 1/5 = 0.2
At Pre-Nats XC23 College & Open:
  Oregon beat (4 of 5): Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Liberty
  Oregon lost to: Virginia
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 4/5 = 0.8
At Bill Dellinger Invitational:
  Oregon beat (1 of 1): Oregon State
  Oregon lost to: 
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 5/6 = 0.8333333333333334
At Pac-12 Cross Country Championship:
  Oregon beat (2 of 5): Utah, Oregon State
  Oregon lost to: Washington, Stanford, Colorado
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 7/11 = 0.6363636363636364
At ACC Cross Country Championships:
  North Carolina beat (3 of 4): Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh
  North Carolina lost to: Virginia
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 4/9 = 0.4444444444444444
At Nuttycombe Invite:
  North Carolina beat (2 of 8): Portland, Boise State
  North Carolina lost to: Stanford, Oregon State, CBU, Washington, Colorado, Utah
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 6/17 = 0.35294117647058826
At Southeast:
  North Carolina beat (3 of 4): Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Liberty
  North Carolina lost to: Virginia
  North Carolina cumulative wins / opponents: 9/21 = 0.42857142857142855
At West:
  Oregon beat (4 of 6): Oregon State, CBU, Portland, Boise State
  Oregon lost to: Stanford, Washington
  Oregon cumulative wins / opponents: 11/17 = 0.6470588235294118
  North Carolina loses common opponents vs Oregon, is not selected (win percentages: 0.6470588235294118, 0.42857142857142855) (common opponents: Utah, Virginia, Stanford, Liberty, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Washington, Oregon State, Boise State, Wake Forest, CBU, Virginia Tech, Portland)

27: Oregon (#3 West) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining

Teams under consideration by points:
  14 CBU
  13 Oregon State
  2  Utah Valley, North Carolina, Duke
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio State
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: Colorado St. (5), Auburn (2), Portland (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), LSU (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

CBU not selected with push (gets in later on their own)

28: Oregon State (#4 West) is selected, has losses to (Bill Dellinger Invitational) Cal Poly; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  14 CBU
  2  Utah Valley, North Carolina, Duke, Portland
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio State
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska
  Others with points: Colorado St. (5), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), LSU (1), Cal Poly (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

29: CBU (#5 West) is selected, has losses to (WAC Cross Country Championships) Utah Valley; 

Teams under consideration by points:
  3  Utah Valley
  2  North Carolina, Duke, Portland
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, SMU, Boston College, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio State
  0  West Virginia, Princeton, Northwestern, Nebraska, Gonzaga
  Others with points: Colorado St. (5), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), Eastern Michigan (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), LSU (1), Cal Poly (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1)

30: Utah Valley (#5 Mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining

Teams under consideration by points:
  5  Colorado St.
  2  North Carolina, Portland
  1  Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, Boston College, Michigan
  0  West Virginia, Northwestern
  Others with points: Duke (2), Auburn (2), Belmont (1), Columbia (1), UCLA (1), Mid. Tenn. State (1), New Mexico (1), Kentucky (1), Louisville (1), Connecticut (1), SMU (1), LSU (1), Cal Poly (1), Toledo (1), Boston University (1), Miss State (1), Wake Forest (1), Clemson (1), Samford (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Ohio State (1)

31: Colorado St. (#6 Mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining