The 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships are here. It’s been a long time coming. I can think back upon opening Excel in the summer to start up on crunching the numbers for this but it’s finally real. In the very first rankings, I left out BYU because I didn’t want to show any bias and didn’t want it to have an impact on the team seeing the numbers but word gets around and the team showed how good it was so it would be silly not to include them. For those curious on the method to the madness, here is the introductory post on how I’ve devised my rankings and ratings from back in September. We’ll see how right and how wrong I am on Saturday. Regardless of my personal results, we are in for a thrilling race and one of the best in years on both the individual and team levels.

You’ll hear from me again after the NCAA cross country championships when we wrap up all the action but if this is one of the last things that you read from me, thank you for following along all season. You can reach me at @Wood_Report on Twitter. If you’re in Louisville, say what’s up. I’ll be the tall guy in BYU apparel.

Here are the official Wood Report pre-NCAA National Championship Individual Rankings:

Place	First	Last	School
253	Clay	Austell	Alabama
252	Andrew	Bull	Alabama
251	Jacob	Shewbert	Navy
250	Michael	Karls	Navy
249	James	Brinyark	Alabama
248	Jake	Finney	Washington State
247	Daniel	Sims	Michigan State
246	Keenan	Rebera	Michigan
245	Paul	Ryan	Washington State
244	Kenneth	Hagen	Virginia
243	Nate	Oesterstock	Southern Utah
242	Ehab	El-Sandali	Iona
241	Garrett	Bull	Alabama
240	Matthew	Novak	Virginia
239	Wolfgang	Beck	Princeton
238	Josh	Hanna	Navy
237	Michael	Vennard	Boise State
236	Darren	Harman	Utah State
235	Justin	Janke	Washington State
234	Gabriel	Collison	Navy
233	Joe	Riordan	Michigan State
232	Riley	Campbell	Boise State
231	Sam	Clausnitzer	Iowa State
230	John	Nownes	Iowa State
229	Ari	Klau	Virginia
228	Carson	Hume	Colorado State
227	Matthew	Watkins	Washington State
226	Brody	Smith	Utah State
225	Geoffry	Cheruiyot	Middle Tennessee State
224	Nathan	Thomas	Air Force
223	Adam	Hendrickson	Utah State
222	Nathan	Wadhwani	Washington State
221	Jackson	Marshall	UCLA
220	George	Espino	Southern Utah
219	Trevor	Gilley	Ole Miss
218	Jesse	Hersha	Michigan State
217	Billy	Bund	Michigan
216	Jack	O’Leary	Iona
215	Trent	Brendel	California- West
214	Garek	Bielaczyk	Texas
213	Eric	Kroon	Texas
212	J.D.	Thorne	Utah State
211	Viraj	Deokar	Princeton
210	Myles	Smith	UCLA
209	Jon	Bishop	Texas A&M -South Central
208	Robert	Stone	Princeton
207	Brandon	Harvey	Ole Miss
206	Ben	Barrett	North Carolina State
205	Patrick	Reilly	Lehigh- Mid-Atlantic
204	Kyle	Levermore	Arkansas
203	Noah	Riley	Air Force
202	Amos	Cheruiyot	Middle Tennessee State
201	Alex	Corbett	Virginia
200	Colin	Burke	UCLA

Below you can find who I project will finish from 199th to 100th place at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. Questions? Criticisms? Direct them my way at @Wood_Report

199	Milo	Greder	Iowa State
198	Christian	Farris	Texas A&M -South Central
197	Henry	Pearce	Tulsa -Midwest
196	Jacob	Pickle	Texas
195	Aidan	Reed	Southern Utah
194	Patrick	Sheehan	North Carolina State
193	Chandler	Austin	Boise State
192	Michael	Hall	Florida State- South
191	Tibebu	Proctor	Washington
190	Jack	Joyce	Virginia Tech
189	Chase	Weaverling	Virginia
188	George	Gleason	UCLA
187	Iliass	Aouani	Syracuse
186	Ben	Hill	Michigan
185	Ryan	Adams	Furman
184	Wayde	Hall	Colorado State
183	Reilly	Friedman	Colorado
182	Addison	DeHaven	Boise State
181	Andrew	Ronoh	Arkansas
180	Patrick	Sullivan	Air Force
179	Philip	Hall	North Carolina State
178	Tyson	Lambert	Utah Valley- Mountain
177	Vincent	Ciattei	Virginia Tech
176	Luke	Beattie	Utah State
175	Bryce	Miller	UMKC-Midwest
174	Diego	Zarate	Virginia Tech
173	Joe	Bistritz	North Carolina State
172	Kevin	Murray	Navy
171	Brayden	Law	Michigan State
170	Stanley	Langat	Iowa State
169	Andrew	Tario	Iona
168	Matthew	Fayers	Oklahoma State
167	John	Valeri	Army
166	Chandler	Teigen	Washington State
165	Johnathan	Stevens	Washington
164	Neil	Gourley	Virginia Tech
163	Ryan	Manahan	Ole Miss
162	Cory	Donley	Navy
161	John	Aho	Michigan
160	Kyle	Mattes	Illinois State- Midwest
159	Trent	Powell	Colorado State
158	Ahmed	Muhumed	Boise State
157	Matt	Young	Arkansas
156	Patrick	Joseph	Virginia Tech
155	Jake	Hoffert	Bradley- Midwest
154	John	Rice	Texas
153	Gannon	Willcutts	Princeton
152	Noah	Gade	Oklahoma State
151	Mason	Coppi	Furman
150	Eric	Hamer	Colorado State
149	Ethan	Gonzales	Colorado
148	Jimmy	Shipley	Air Force
147	James	Withers	Utah State
146	Adam	Peterman	Colorado
145	Edwin	Kurgat	UT-Martin- South
144	Christian	Liddell	Oklahoma State
143	Hlynur	Andresson	Eastern Michigan- Great Lakes
142	Jake	Brophy	Navy
141	Max	Benoit	Michigan State
140	Taylor	FloydMews	Bradley- Midwest
139	Daniel	De La Torre	UCLA
138	Andrew	Marston	Villanova- Mid-Atlantic
137	Andy	Snyder	Washington
136	Tai	Dinger	Stanford
135	Reuben	Kiprono	Portland
134	Austin	Tamagno	Oregon
133	Elijah	Moskowitz	North Carolina State
132	Sampson	Laari	Middle Tennessee State
131	Casey	Comber	Villanova- Mid-Atlantic
130	Noah	Kauppila	Princeton
129	Waleed	Suliman	Ole Miss
128	Tim	McGowan	Penn State- Mid-Atlantic
127	Swarnjit	Boyal	Cal Poly- West
126	Aubrey	Myjer	North Carolina State
125	Alek	Parsons	Stanford
124	Arsen’e	Guillorel	Samford -South
123	Dominic	Hockenbury	Syracuse
122	Reed	Brown	Oregon
121	Cory	Glines	Northern Arizona
120	Ian	Shanklin	North Carolina State
119	Tanner	Hinkle	Furman
118	Yusuke	Uchikoshi	Boise State
117	Talon	Hull	Washington
116	Travis	Neuman	Oregon
115	Paul	Hogan	Umass-Lowell- Northeast
114	Parker	Scott	Ole Miss
113	Ryan	Smeeton	Oklahoma State
112	Troy	Reeder	Furman
111	Kramer	Morton	BYU
110	Jacob	Bilvado	Air Force
109	Dominic	DeLuca	Cornell- Northeast
108	Blake	Haney	Oregon
107	Thomas	Madden	UC-Davis- West
106	Sam	Worley	Texas
105	Matthew	Wright	Southern Utah
104	Garrett	O’Toole	Princeton
103	Andrew	Gardner	Washington
102	Logan	Orndorf	Portland
101	Joe	Dragon	Syracuse
100	Connor	Mora	Michigan

Below you can find who I project will finish from 99th to 50th place at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. Questions? Criticisms? Direct them my way at @Wood_Report

99	Liam	Dee	Iona
98	Garrett	Corcoran	California- West
97	Miler	Haller	Boise State
96	Andrew	Johnston	Air Force
95	Colin	Abert	Penn State- Mid-Atlantic
94	Peter	Lomong	Northern Arizona
93	Chartt	Miller	Iona
92	Noah	Schutte	Portland
91	Nahom	Solomon	Georgia Tech- South
90	Lachlan	Cook	Virginia
89	Steven	Fahy	Stanford
88	Derek	Gutierrez	Ole Miss
87	Kasey	Knevelbaard	Southern Utah
86	Alex	Rogers	Texas
85	Thomas	Pollard	Iowa State
84	Gilbert	Kirui	Iona
83	Connor	O’Neill	Texas
82	Josh	Kerr	New Mexico- Mountain
81	Caleb	Webb	Portland
80	Frank	Lara	Furman
79	Mahmoud	Moussa	Washington
78	Blair	Hurlock	Stanford
77	Conor	Lundy	Princeton
76	Jonathan	Harper	BYU
75	Aaron	Baumgarten	Michigan
74	Johannes	Motschmann	Iona
73	Luis	Martinez	Oklahoma State
72	Philo	Germano	Syracuse
71	Sam	Prakel	Oregon
70	Garrett	Reynolds	UCLA
69	Cameron	Griffith	Arkansas
68	Ben	Veatch	Indiana- Great Lakes
67	Cooper	Teare	Oregon
66	Joe	Hardy	Wisconsin- Great Lakes
65	Eduardo	Herrera	Colorado
64	Mickey	Davey	Air Force
63	Brent	Demarest	Virginia
62	Sam	Wharton	Stanford
61	Josh	Collins	Southern Utah
60	Nick	Hauger	Portland
59	Morgan	Beadlescomb	Michigan State
58	Dan	Curts	Iowa State
57	Cole	Rockhold	Colorado State
56	Ryan	Forsyth	Colorado
55	Josh	Brickell	Furman
54	Mike	Tate	Southern Utah
53	Ben	Flanagan	Michigan
52	Paul	Luevano	Boston U. -Northeast
51	Zach	Perrin	Colorado
50	Tanner	Anderson	Oregon
49	Aaron	Templeton	Furman
48	Emmanuel	Rotich	Tulane-South Central
47	Jeff	Thies	Portland
46	Sylvester	Barus	Oklahoma State
45	Clark	Ruiz	Michigan State
44	Andrew	Jordan	Iowa State
43	Grant	Fischer	Colorado State
42	Luis	Grijalva	Northern Arizona
41	Daniel	Jaskowak	Virginia Tech

Below you can find who I project will finish from 40th to 1st place at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. Questions? Criticisms? Direct them my way at @Wood_Report

THE CITIUS MAG & WOOD REPORT ALL-AMERICANS

40	Alex	Ostberg	Stanford
39	Austen	Dalquist	Arkansas
38	Danny	Carney	BYU
37	Colby	Gilbert	Washington
36	Kigen	Chemadi	Middle Tennessee State
35	Nadeel	Wildschutt	Coastal Carolina- Southeast
34	Geordie	Beamish	Northern Arizona
33	Aidan	Tooker	Syracuse
32	Michael	Williams	Washington State
31	Peter	Seufer	Virginia Tech
30	Clayton	Young	BYU
29	Oliver	Hoare	Wisconsin- Great Lakes
28	Jonathan	Green	Georgetown- Mid-Atlantic
27	Alex	George	Arkansas
26	Brian	Barraza	Houston- South Central
25	Azaria	Kirwa	Liberty- Southeast
24	Robert	Brandt	UCLA
23	Emmanuel	Roudolff-Levisse	Portland
22	Sean	Tobin	Ole Miss
21	Andy	Trouard	Northern Arizona
20	Jonathan	Davis	Illinois-Midwest
19	Jerrell	Mock	Colorado State
18	Colin	Bennie	Syracuse
17	Casey	Clinger	BYU
16	Hassan	Abdi	Oklahoma State
15	Dillon	Maggard	Utah State
14	Lawrence	Kipkoech	Campbell- Southeast
13	Connor	McMillan	BYU
12	Alfred	Chelanga	Alabama
11	Jack	Bruce	Arkansas
10	Amon	Kemboi	Campbell- Southeast
9	Joe	Klecker	Colorado
8	Matthew	Baxter	Northern Arizona
7	Tyler	Day	Northern Arizona
6	Vincent	Kiprop	Alabama
5	Jacob	Choge	Middle Tennessee State
4	Gilbert	Kigen	Alabama
3	Rory	Linkletter	BYU
2	Grant	Fisher	Stanford
1	Justyn	Knight	Syracuse