NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's cross country team remains ranked No. 7 nationally with 193 points, while the Mountain Lions men's team continues to climb, moving up two spots to No. 13 (138 points) in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II Week 2 Poll.
Seven Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams are ranked in the top 25 of both the men's and women's national polls. Wingate University continues to lead to the men's Division II poll with 237 points, while Adams State University received all 240 possible points in the women's rankings.
The Mountain Lions join Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis College, Colorado State University Pueblo, and Western Colorado University as having both men's and women's teams ranked in the top 25 from the RMAC.
In the USTFCCCA South Central Regional rankings, the UCCS women remain at No. 4, while the men remain at No. 6.
Both UCCS teams last competed on Sept. 19 at the Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners Invitational, and will return to competition on Oct. 10-11. The men's squad will head to Romeoville, Ill. on Oct. 10 for the Lewis Crossover, while the women's team will compete at the and D2 Pre-Nationals meet in Lawrence, Kan. on Oct. 11.
2026 USTFCCCA NATIONAL RANKINGS
| WEEK |
MEN |
WOMEN |
| Sept. 2 (Preseason) |
No. 17 |
No. 7 |
| Sept. 16 (Week 1) |
No. 16 |
No. 7 |
| Sept. 30 (Week 2) |
No. 13 |
No. 7 |
2026 USTFCCCA REGIONAL RANKINGS
| WEEK |
MEN |
WOMEN |
| Sept. 1 Preseason |
No. 7 |
No. 4 |
| Sept. 15 (Week 1) |
No. 6 |
No. 4 |
| Sept. 29 (Week 2) |
No. 6 |
No. 4 |
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
