Wartburg College Athletics

Men's and Women's Cross Counry Hold Rankings in Latest USTFCCCA Polls

10/14/2026 3:00:00 PM

WAVERLY, Iowa --- The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its weekly national poll on Wednesday, Oct. 14 and both the Wartburg men's and women's teams held its previous rankings after a week off of competition.

The men's team still holds the No. 1 spot in the rankings for the second week in a row, while the women's squad held steady at No. 24.

The Knights are back in action next on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Interregional Invite hosted by Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.

USTFCCCA Polls Week 5
Men

Rank	Team (FPV)	Points	Region	Conference	Last	Change
1	Wartburg (9)	299	MW (1)	American Rivers	1	—
2	SUNY Geneseo (1)	291	NIA (1)	Empire 8	2	—
3	Johns Hopkins	279	MA (1)	Centennial	3	—
4	UW-La Crosse	269	N (1)	WIAC	4	—
5	NYU	262	NIA (2)	UAA	5	—
6	UW-Stevens Point	250	N (2)	WIAC	6	—
7	Chicago	239	MW (2)	UAA	7	—
8	RPI	231	ME (1)	Liberty League	8	—
9	Washington (Mo.)	220	MW (3)	UAA	9	—
10	MIT	208	NE (1)	NEWMAC	10	—
11	North Central (Ill.)	202	MW (4)	CCIW	11	—
12	Washington and Lee	186	S (1)	ODAC	12	—
13	Carnegie Mellon	184	MA (2)	UAA	13	—
14	Pomona-Pitzer	170	W (1)	SCIAC	14	—
15	Tufts	160	NE (2)	NESCAC	15	—
16	Williams	150	ME (2)	NESCAC	16	—
17	Central (Iowa)	137	MW (5)	American Rivers	17	—
18	Amherst	131	ME (3)	NESCAC	18	—
19	WPI	121	NE (3)	NEWMAC	19	—
20	Hope	108	GL (1)	MIAA	20	—
21	Wesleyan (Conn.)	103	ME (4)	NESCAC	21	—
22	Colby	90	NE (4)	NESCAC	22	—
23	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	80	W (2)	SCIAC	23	—
24	Lebanon Valley	70	MA (3)	MAC	24	—
25	Middlebury	59	ME (5)	NESCAC	25	—
26	Lynchburg	51	S (2)	ODAC	26	—
27	Case Western Reserve	37	GL (2)	UAA	27	—
28	UW-Whitewater	29	N (3)	WIAC	28	—
29	Bates	24	NE (5)	NESCAC	29	—
30	George Fox	10	W (3)	NWC	30	—

Women

Rank	Team (FPV)	Points	Region	Conference	Last	Change
1	Williams (10)	300	ME (1)	NESCAC	1	—
2	NYU	290	NIA (1)	UAA	2	—
3	UW-La Crosse	280	N (1)	WIAC	3	—
4	Johns Hopkins	270	MA (1)	Centennial	4	—
5	Chicago	260	MW (1)	UAA	5	—
6	Tufts	250	NE (1)	NESCAC	6	—
7	Washington (Mo.)	240	MW (2)	UAA	7	—
8	Middlebury	230	ME (2)	NESCAC	8	—
9	MIT	220	NE (2)	NEWMAC	9	—
10	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	209	W (1)	SCIAC	10	—
11	SUNY Geneseo	197	NIA (2)	Empire 8	11	—
12	Hope	190	GL (1)	MIAA	12	—
13	Pomona-Pitzer	179	W (2)	SCIAC	13	—
14	Carnegie Mellon	174	MA (2)	UAA	14	—
15	Emory	161	S (1)	UAA	15	—
16	Vassar	150	ME (3)	Liberty League	16	—
17	Washington and Lee	140	S (2)	ODAC	17	—
18	John Carroll	130	GL (2)	NCAC	18	—
19	Calvin	120	GL (3)	MIAA	19	—
20	UW-Eau Claire	110	N (2)	WIAC	20	—
21	George Fox	100	W (3)	NWC	21	—
22	Connecticut College	90	ME (4)	NESCAC	22	—
23	Carleton	80	N (3)	MIAC	23	—
24	Wartburg	70	MW (3)	American Rivers	24	—
25	Wesleyan (Conn.)	55	ME (5)	NESCAC	25	—
26	Colorado College	52	W (4)	SCAC	26	—
27	St. Olaf	40	N (4)	MIAC	27	—
28	Ohio Wesleyan	32	GL (4)	NCAC	28	—
29	Trinity (Texas)	20	W (5)	SAA	29	—
30	Bates	8	NE (3)	NESCAC	30	—
Others Receiving Votes
RV	UC Santa Cruz	3	W (6)	C2C	RV	—

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