Ahead of the Lobos' season opener Saturday in Stillwater, New Mexico Cross Country continues to hold it down at No. 2 in the nation for both men and women in the USTFCCCA Week One National Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday.
The reigning Mountain Region champions for both men and women also clocked in at No. 1 in Monday's regional rankings. The Lobos ranked the same in both the nation and region in the 2026 preseason polls released earlier in September.
The No. 2 ranking matches the highest in program history for the Lobo men, who also opened the 2025 season in the same spot before going on to produce their best NCAA team finish in program history. Prior to last season, the UNM men had never been ranked higher than No. 5 at any point in the USTFCCCA national poll.
For the women, the No. 2 ranking is their highest since finishing the 2022 season ranked second nationally and their highest preseason position since also opening that season at No. 2. It marks the 10th time in program history that the Lobo women have opened a season ranked among the nation’s Top Four and the fifth time they have started at No. 2 or better.
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The Lobos get their first taste of team competition Saturday at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla., with the women's 6K set for 7:15 a.m. MT and the men's 8K following at 7:50 a.m. Live results for Saturday’s races will be available via GoLobos.com/XCResults. Follow @UNMLoboXCTF on IG and X for raceday updates, behind-the-scenes content and more.
NEW MEXICO WOMEN’S ALL-TIME USTFCCCA RANKINGS & NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES
| Season | Preseason | Week #1 | Week #2 | Week #3 | Week #4 | Week #5 | Week #6 | Week #7 | Week #8 | Week #9 | Week #10 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2024 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| 2023 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 | RV | |||||||
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 2012 | RV | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 9 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 13 | |||
| 2008 | RV | 18 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 1985 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 11 |
NEW MEXICO MEN’S ALL-TIME USTFCCCA RANKINGS & NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES
| Season | Preseason | Week #1 | Week #2 | Week #3 | Week #4 | Week #5 | Week #6 | Week #7 | Week #8 | Week #9 | Week #10 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| 2023 | RV | RV | 18 | 19 | 13 | 18 | ||||||
| 2015 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | ||||||
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 14 | |||
| 2013 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | 28 | 31 | ||
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 2009 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2008 | 15 | 29 | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
| 2007 | RV | |||||||||||
| 2005 | RV | |||||||||||
| 2004 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 19 | 9 | ||||
| 2003 | RV | |||||||||||
| 2002 | RV | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| 1988 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 11 |