Toledo remained at No. 20 in this week's USTFCCCA Coaches Poll.
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Rocket Women Remain at No. 20 in National Rankings
10/6/2026 3:28:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Toledo competing against 15 nationally-ranked teams on Friday at Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo women's cross country team remained at No. 20 in this week's USTFCCCA National Poll that was announced on Tuesday.
Toledo is ranked No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region with No. 6 Notre Dame the top-ranked school in the region.
Defending national champion NC State is ranked first in the poll and is followed by BYU, Northern Arizona, New Mexico, and Iowa State.
The Rockets will travel to Madison, Wis. for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday, Oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET. Toledo will be competing against a 34-team field at the Nuttycombe, an event that includes 15 teams that are ranked in this week's USTFCCCA Top 25 poll. Highlighting the field are five Top 10 squads - No. 3 Northern Arizona, No. 4 New Mexico, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 8 Oklahoma State, and No. 9 West Virginia.
USTFCCCA Division I Women's Cross Country
National Coaches Poll – Oct. 6, 2026 | Link
1. NC State (11) – 330 pts.
2. BYU – 319 pts.
3. Northern Arizona – 298 pts.
4. New Mexico – 296 pts.
5. Iowa State – 274 pts.
6. Notre Dame – 272 pts.
7. Oregon – 258 pts.
8. Oklahoma State – 253 pts.
9. West Virginia – 245 pts.
10. Alabama – 232 pts.
11. Stanford – 224 pts.
12. South Carolina – 214 pts.
13. Florida – 192 pts.
14. Utah – 189 pts.
15. Virginia – 174 pts.
16. Colorado – 167 pts.
17. Washington State – 163 pts.
18. North Carolina – 138 pts.
19. Missouri – 126 pts.
20. Toledo – 123 pts.
21. Minnesota – 118 pts.
22. Northwestern – 92 pts.
23. Washington – 90 pts.
24. Providence – 73 pts.
25. Clemson – 66 pts.
26. Boston College – 58 pts.
27. Arkansas – 51 pts.
28. Duke – 27 pts.
28. Penn State – 22 pts.
30. Boise State – 15 pts.
RECEIVING VOTES: Syracuse (4), Kentucky (4), Tennessee (3), Virginia Tech (2), SMU (1), Michigan State (1), Indiana (1).
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Toledo is ranked No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region with No. 6 Notre Dame the top-ranked school in the region.
Defending national champion NC State is ranked first in the poll and is followed by BYU, Northern Arizona, New Mexico, and Iowa State.
The Rockets will travel to Madison, Wis. for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday, Oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET. Toledo will be competing against a 34-team field at the Nuttycombe, an event that includes 15 teams that are ranked in this week's USTFCCCA Top 25 poll. Highlighting the field are five Top 10 squads - No. 3 Northern Arizona, No. 4 New Mexico, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 8 Oklahoma State, and No. 9 West Virginia.
USTFCCCA Division I Women's Cross Country
National Coaches Poll – Oct. 6, 2026 | Link
1. NC State (11) – 330 pts.
2. BYU – 319 pts.
3. Northern Arizona – 298 pts.
4. New Mexico – 296 pts.
5. Iowa State – 274 pts.
6. Notre Dame – 272 pts.
7. Oregon – 258 pts.
8. Oklahoma State – 253 pts.
9. West Virginia – 245 pts.
10. Alabama – 232 pts.
11. Stanford – 224 pts.
12. South Carolina – 214 pts.
13. Florida – 192 pts.
14. Utah – 189 pts.
15. Virginia – 174 pts.
16. Colorado – 167 pts.
17. Washington State – 163 pts.
18. North Carolina – 138 pts.
19. Missouri – 126 pts.
20. Toledo – 123 pts.
21. Minnesota – 118 pts.
22. Northwestern – 92 pts.
23. Washington – 90 pts.
24. Providence – 73 pts.
25. Clemson – 66 pts.
26. Boston College – 58 pts.
27. Arkansas – 51 pts.
28. Duke – 27 pts.
28. Penn State – 22 pts.
30. Boise State – 15 pts.
RECEIVING VOTES: Syracuse (4), Kentucky (4), Tennessee (3), Virginia Tech (2), SMU (1), Michigan State (1), Indiana (1).
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