NCAA DI XC Regionals Live Blog

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6:20 PM

Last post...hope anyone who was following this throughout the day enjoyed it. I make no claims to certitude, so take these projections for what they are--an educated guess. Have a good weekend.

6:09 PM

And the individual qualifiers...

AUTOMATIC BIDS

South Region

Katie Breathitt, Mississippi

Joane Pierre, Jacksonville

Katharine Showalter, Georgia State

Lauren D'Alessio, Samford

Mid-Atlantic Region

Meghan McGlinchey, La Salle

Sarah-Anne Brault, West Virginia

Greta Feldman, Princeton

Annie-Norah Beveridge, Navy

South Central Region

Agnes Kemboi, TCU

Lauren Smith, Stephen F. Austin

Kristina Aubert, Arkansas State

Mary Alenbratt, SMU

Southeast Region

Cally Macumber, Kentucky

Chelsea Oswald, Kentucky

Catherine White, Virginia

Lianne Farber, North Carolina

Midwest Region

Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, Wichita State

Mareike Schrulle, Iowa

Jessica Engel, Oklahoma

Gina Valgoi, Loyola-Chicago

Mountain Region

Risper Kimaiyo, UTEP

Amanda Mergaert, Utah

Courtney Schultz, New Mexico State

Rochelle Kanuho, Northern Arizona

Northeast Region

Abbey D'Agostino, Dartmouth

Margaret Connelly, Brown

Sarah Pagano, Syracuse

Keely Maguire, New Hampshire

West Region

Laura Hollander, Cal Poly

Shelby Houlihan, Arizona State

Kelsey Santisteban, California

Sheree Shea, Loyola Marymount

Great Lakes Region

Julie Accurso, Ohio

Ashley Beutler, Wisconsin

Gabi Anzalone, Wisconsin

Kelsey Duerksen, Indiana

 

AT-LARGE BIDS

Jennifer Klugh, Liberty (6th, Southeast)

Laura Galvan, Kansas State (7th, Midwest)

 

5:50 PM

So, based on the preceding analysis, this will be the field of 31 teams at the NCAA Cross Country Championships next Saturday:

AUTOMATIC BIDS

Florida State

Vanderbilt

Penn State

Georgetown

Arkansas

Texas

Duke

William & Mary

Iowa State

Oklahoma State

Weber State

New Mexico

Providence

Connecticut

Oregon

Stanford

Michigan

Michigan State

 

AT-LARGE BIDS

Arizona

Washington

Cornell

Notre Dame

Minnesota

Butler

Toledo

Harvard

Boston College

Georgia

Florida

Villanova

Colorado

 

Based on this field, I can determine the automatic and at-large individual qualifiers, which will be posted shortly.

5:48 PM

1 selection remaining

At-large pool: Yale-6, Kentucky-1, Colorado-1, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Southern Utah-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0, Tulsa-0, Ohio State-0, Indiana-0, Syracuse-0, Mississippi-0, Alabama-0, West Virginia-0

We know from the previous step that Colorado has the head-to-head tiebreaker over Kentucky, and since Yale is still blocked, Colorado is the last team in.

**Colorado qualifies as the third-place team in the Mountain region**

5:45 PM

2 selections remaining

At-large pool: Yale-5, Kentucky-1, Villanova-1, Colorado-1, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Southern Utah-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0, Tulsa-0, Ohio State-0, Indiana-0, Syracuse-0, Mississippi-0, Alabama-0

Kentucky is blocked by NC State, while Villanova and Colorado are not blocked. NC State cannot get in on its own, so we have to consider Kentucky along with Villanova and Colorado at this point. Fortuitously, all three teams raced at Pre-Nats, where Villanova and Colorado tied, while both beat Kentucky. Using the NCAA's tiebreaker for these situations (best three out of top five runners), we can give Villanova the head-to-head win.

**Villanova qualifies as the third-place team in the Mid-Atlantic region**

Yale and Dartmouth get an at-large point.

5:35 PM

4 selections remaining
At-large pool: Yale-5, Florida-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0, Tulsa-0, Ohio State-0, Indiana-0, Syracuse-0

Yale is blocked by Syracuse, and Syracuse cannot get in on its own, especially this late in the process. However, each region only gets one push, and for the Northeast region, this was used when Boston College pushed in Harvard. So, Yale is basically stuck. We have to move on to Florida, who pushes Georgia in.

**Georgia qualifies as the third-place team in the South region**

**Florida qualifies as the fourth-place team in the South region**

Colorado and Villanova get an at-large point.

5:24 PM

6 selections remaining

At-large pool: Florida-2, Boston College-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0, Tulsa-0, Ohio State-0, Indiana-0

So, I cannot find any instances where the common opponent tiebreaker would be applicable. I could be wrong about this, as my research has been a bit hurried. But in any case, the next tiebreaker is individual runners--the NCAA will favor the team that has runners that are "most likely to score highly at the championships, as determined by the committee." Looking at the most recent results, I have to favor Boston College at this point, as they had two runners in the top 15 at a pretty tough Northeast regional meet. So, with some trepidation, I am putting BC and Harvard (by push) in the field.

**Harvard qualifies as the fourth-place team in the Northeast region**

**Boston College qualifies as the fifth-place team in the Northeast region**

Yale and UCLA get an at-large point.

5:00 PM

6 selections remaining

At-large pool: Florida-2, Boston College-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0, Tulsa-0, Ohio State-0, Indiana-0

Both Florida and Boston College are blocked (by Georgia and Harvard, respectively). Neither Georgia nor Harvard can get in on its own. So, we need to break the tie between Florida and BC. These teams did not face each other head-to-head this year, so the next tiebreaker is common opponents. This is going to take a little digging, so check back in a few minutes.

4:53 PM

8 selections remaining

At-large pool: Toledo-3, Florida-2, Boston College-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, Butler-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0, Tulsa-0

Toledo is currently blocked by Butler. Most of Butler's at-large resume comes from their performance at the Toledo meet on September 21, where they beat San Francisco, Syracuse, and Toledo, among others. I don't think that this would be enough for Butler to get in on its own, so Toledo pushes Butler in.

**Butler qualifies as the fourth-place team in the Great Lakes region**

**Toledo qualifies as the fifth-place team in the Great Lakes region**

4:38 PM

9 selections remaining

At-large pool: Minnesota-3, Florida-2, Boston College-2, Toledo-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, Butler-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0

**Minnesota qualifies as the third-place team in the Midwest region**

Toledo, Yale, and UCLA get an at-large point

4:33 PM

10 selections remaining

At-large pool: Minnesota-3, Notre Dame-3, Florida-2, Boston College-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, Butler-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0

Notre Dame (12th) beat Minnesota (16th) at the Wisconsin adidas Invite, securing the head-to-head tiebreaker.

**Notre Dame qualifies as the third-place team in the Great Lakes region**

4:27 PM

11 selections remaining

At-large pool: Cornell-11, Minnesota-3, Notre Dame-3, Florida-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, Butler-0, San Francisco-0, UC Davis-0

**Cornell qualifies as the third-place team in the Northeast region**

4:24 PM

12 selections remaining

At-large pool: Washington-13, Cornell-11, Minnesota-3, Notre Dame-3, Florida-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, Butler-0, San Francisco-0

**Washington qualifies as the fourth-place team in the West region**

4:20 PM

13 selections remaining

At-large pool: Arizona-14, Washington-13, Cornell-11, Minnesota-3, Notre Dame-3, Florida-2, Kentucky-1, Georgia-0, Villanova-0, Princeton-0, Texas A&M-0, SMU-0, NC State-0, Northwestern-0, Colorado-0, Southern Utah-0, Harvard-0, Butler-0

**Arizona qualifies as the third-place team in the West region**

Automatic bids	Place-region		At-large pool	Place-region	Pts
#1 Florida State	1-SO		Georgia	3-SO	0
#2 Iowa State	1-MW		#14 Florida	4-SO	2
#3 Oregon	1-W		#25 Villanova	3-MA	0
#5 Stanford	2-W		Princeton	4-MA	0
#6 Michigan	1-GL		Texas A&M	3-SC	0
#9 Georgetown	2-MA		SMU	4-SC	0
#10 Duke	1-SE		#30 NC State	3-SE	0
#11 Michigan State	2-GL		Kentucky	4-SE	1
#12 Arkansas	1-SC		#28 Minnesota	3-MW	3
#13 Weber State	1-MT		Northwestern	4-MW	0
#15 Penn State	1-MA		#24 Colorado	3-MT	0
#16 Connecticut	2-NE		Southern Utah	4-MT	0
*17 New Mexico	2-MT		#8 Cornell	3-NE	11
#19 William & Mary	2-SE		Harvard	4-NE	0
#20 Providence	1-NE		#4 Arizona	3-W	14
#21 Oklahoma State	2-MW		#7 Washington	4-W	13
#22 Texas	2-SC		#23 Notre Dame	3-GL	3
Vanderbilt	2-SO		Butler	4-GL	0

4:15 PM

The final results are in! Michigan and Michigan State are the auto bids out of the Great Lakes region. The automatic bid teams are listed on the left in the table. I'll continue with going through the at-large process above the table.

4:01 PM

In a hotly contested West regional, Oregon and Stanford come away with the auto bids, Stanford by virtue of a second-place tiebreaker over Arizona. Jordan Hasay led the Ducks with the individual win. Both Arizona and Washington look to be pretty solid as at-large bids.

3:46 PM

Providence and UConn pick up the autos out of the Northeast, as top-10 ranked Cornell gets pushed into the at-large pool with a third-place finish. Luckily for Cornell, they have several wins over teams already in the field. UConn getting in was good news for Minnesota, because the Golden Gophers beat the Huskies twice this season.

3:27 PM

Updates are coming fast and furious now. Northeast results will be posted shortly. For now, the at-large points are accurate including all posted results. The only real change is that Minnesota has a win over Vanderbilt from the Wisconsin adidas meet.

3:14 PM

Weber State and New Mexico grab the auto bids from the Mountain region. Risper Kimaiyo of UTEP takes the individual title, followed by Shalaya Kipp of Colorado.

2:51 PM

Well, we have hit a bit of a lull here. Still waiting on results from the Great Lakes and Northeast regions; in my experience, the Northeast is notorious for taking a long time to post results. The Mountain region should be posted before too long, and the final race of the day, the West region in Seattle, is set to start in about ten minutes. The results of the West region will have a lot of influence over how the field takes shape--four of the top seven teams nationally will be contending for the two auto spots. Stay tuned!

2:23 PM

Unofficial results from the Midwest region have #2 Iowa State winning the meet and Oklahoma State nabbing the second auto spot by a single point over Minnesota. Iowa State's Betsy Saina (19:51) is the individual winner over Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton (19:55) of Wichita State. I will wait to assign at-large points until results are made official.

1:36 PM

At-large points update: Florida gets a point for its win over Arkansas at SECs. Kentucky gets a point for a win over Duke at the Greater Louisville Classic. No other teams with at-large wins at this point.

1:16 PM

Duke wins the Southeast region, followed by William & Mary. Still waiting on Northeast results, and should have Great Lakes and Midwest results popping up in the next few minutes. At-large points are still being tabulated and will be posted soon.

12:46 PM

Arkansas takes the South Central crown, followed by Texas in second to get the other auto bid. Longhorn junior Marielle Hall won the race in 20:30, followed by teammate Sara Sutherland in second with a time of 20:35.

12:40 PM

Mid-Atlantic results are in. In a minor upset, Penn State squeaks out a two-point victory over Georgetown, 61-63. Nicky Akande of Villanova was the individual winner in a time of 20:14.

9:58 AM

Just a quick update to give Florida a point for their victory over Vanderbilt at the SEC championship. Back with more in a couple of hours!

9:27 AM

Our first results of the morning are in from the South Region. Not surprisingly, #1 Florida State won the meet handily, sweeping the top three places and scoring a mere 24 points. Violah Lagat (20:06) was the individual champion, finishing ahead of teammates Colleen Quigley (20:12) and Amanda Winslow (20:13). Vanderbilt grabbed the second auto spot, edging out Georgia for second place.

The table above will be updated as results come in.

8:27 AM

Good morning! Today, we'll be tracking results from the NCAA Regional XC meets and projecting the field of 31 teams (as well as individual qualifiers) that will toe the line in Louisville for the NCAA Championship eight days from now. Be sure to check back throughout the day, as this post will be updated as results become available.

For now, here is the schedule of meets, with host school in parentheses (all times ET):

8:30 AM - South (Florida State)

12:00 PM - Mid-Atlantic (Penn State)

                  Northeast (Yale/Fairfield)

                  South Central (Arkansas)

                  Southeast (Charlotte)

1:00 PM - Great Lakes (Wisconsin)

                Midwest (Missouri State)

2:00 PM - Mountain (Colorado State)

3:00 PM - West (Washington)

A good description of the team selection procedure that uses much of the language found in the NCAA championship handbook can be found here.

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