NEW ORLEANS, La. - The North Dakota State men's cross country team earned its first-ever regional ranking on Monday, Oct. 4, coming in at No. 15 in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Midwest regional team rankings.
The Bison are coming off a strong showing at the highly-regarded Wisconsin adidas Invitational, where they took on seven nationally-ranked teams. NDSU is ranked in the region for the first time in program history. Oklahoma State holds the top spot in the region and fellow Summit League team South Dakota State is No. 11.
| MIDWEST Region |
| Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Oklahoma State |
Stillwater, Okla. |
Big 12 |
1 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma |
Norman, Okla. |
Big 12 |
2 |
| 3 |
Tulsa |
Tulsa, Okla. |
Conference USA |
7 |
| 4 |
Minnesota |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Big Ten |
3 |
| 5 |
Iowa State |
Ames, Iowa |
Big 12 |
4 |
| 6 |
Illinois |
Champaign, Ill. |
Big Ten |
6 |
| 7 |
Iowa |
Iowa City, Iowa |
Big Ten |
5 |
| 8 |
Southern Illinois |
Carbondale, Ill. |
Missouri Valley |
9 |
| 9 |
Nebraska |
Lincoln, Neb. |
Big 12 |
8 |
| 10 |
Kansas |
Lawrence, Kan. |
Big 12 |
10 |
| 11 |
South Dakota State |
Brookings, S.D. |
Summit League |
11 |
| 12 |
Northern Iowa |
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
Missouri Valley |
NR |
| 13 |
Loyola-Chicago |
Chicago, Ill. |
Horizon |
13 |
| 14 |
Drake |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Missouri Valley |
12 |
| 15 |
North Dakota State |
Fargo, N.D. |
Summit League |
NR |
