Katelyn Tuohy said NCAAs is "gonna be a dogfight, but I'm excited for it." Plus hear from Mike Smith, Dave Smith, Natalie Cook, and more.

No team has repeated since Villanova in 2009-10, but with Katelyn Tuohy and Kelsey Chmiel leading the way, the Wolfpack have a great shot to do it on Saturday.

Can precocious Nico Young win NCAAs at age 20? Could Alex Maier or Isai Rodriguez take the win on their home course? What about Stanford stars Charles Hicks & Ky Robinson?

Stanford crushed everyone at Nuttycombe, but BYU, OK State, and NAU (winners of 5 of the last 6 titles) all have legitimate shots to win on Saturday.

You consider yourself to be a hard-core running fan but do you even know who Seira Fuwa is? You should. Plus will the NYRR's virtue signaling backfire?

One of the best days in US running is the last Friday in October as it’s NCAA conference championship day. We break down all of the exciting action for you here. *Results

What will Parker Valby and Natalie Cook do for an encore? How low will #1 Stanford and #1 NC State go? And can the Wisconsin men win Big 10 title #53?

• MB: It's 2022 NCAA XC conference weekend -what are you most looking forward to?

Ky Robinson won the men's race while the NC State women needed a tie-breaker to win the women's team title. Are the NAU men in trouble? Plus Colin Sahlman debuted.

• Nuttycombe Invitational 2022
• Colin Sahlman entered for Nuttycombe

20-year-olds rarely win NCAA XC, but Young and Tuohy will be hoping to change that in 2022. *MB: Former teen phenoms Katelyn Tuohy and Nico Young will be your NCAA xc champions.

NC State loses two of its top five but could still be better than they were in 2021.

• MB: Jonathan Gault unveils his top 10 women's NCAA xc teams. Agree or disagree?

"It's probably on the more unlikely side that we are putting him out there [this fall]," says NAU coach Mike Smith. *MB: Colin Sahlman may not race for NAU in 2022 - "It's probably on the more unlikely side that we are putting him out there."

We take one final deep look at the 2021 NCAA XC meet. What percent of athletes improved from March? Who improved the most to grab All-American honors? What conference is the best in the land? Who is the most improved team in the land? And much more.

NAU (60 points), Notre Dame (87), and Oklahoma State (142) were the three best teams at NCAAs last year. NAU has gotten worse, Notre Dame has improved a little, and Oklahoma State has improved a lot. That means it should be pretty close between the three of them on Saturday. NAU has won 4 of the last 5 men's XC titles. Oklahoma State won 3 of 4 from 2009-12. Will the blue bloods prevail in Tallahassee, or will Notre Dame win its first title since 1957?

NC State, New Mexico, Colorado, and BYU all have a legit shot to win on Saturday. We make the case for and against each team but ultimately go with Laurie Henes' NC State Wolfpack. How cool would it be for her to win NCAA title #1 after 30-years at her alma mater?

It's been 10 years since a woman repeated as NCAA XC champ, but Alabama's Chelangat has a chance to do it and is undefeated in 2021. BYU's Orton might be her biggest threat, while West Virginia's Ceili McCabe is also undefeated. *MB: NCAA Predicted Women's Individual top 10

A second NCAA XC title would vault Mantz into the NCAA XC pantheon, but to win he'll have to beat a loaded field featuring Kiptoo, Adriaan Wildschutt, Cooper Teare, Nico Young, and more. *MB: NCAA Predicted Men's Individual top 10 

Find out who is projected to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships thanks to the amazing work of Bo Waggoner and xcquals.com.

Find out who is projected to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships thanks to the amazing work of Bo Waggoner and xcquals.com.

NAU is still incredible, Colorado is back, and the men's individual battle at NCAAs is going to be awesome. Plus we project how the top teams would have fared today if they had all run their studs.