NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
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| Sport | College cross country running |
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| Founded | 1938 |
| No. of teams | 31 (253 individuals) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Northern Arizona (1) |
| Most titles | Team: Arkansas (11) Individual: Washington State, Oregon (7) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPNU |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
Each autumn since 1938, with the exception of 1943, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has hosted men's cross country championships. Since 1958, the NCAA has had multiple division championships. Since 1973, Divisions I, II and III have all had their own national championships. Teams and individual runners qualify for the championship at regional competitions approximately a week before the national championships, typically held in November.
Northern Arizona are the current men's team champions.
Teams compete in one of nine regional championships to qualify, where the top two teams automatically advance and thirteen additional teams are chosen as at-large selections. In addition to the 31 teams, 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship.
The field for the Division I national championship race has ranged in size from a low of 6 teams in 1938 to a high of 39 teams in 1970. From 1982 to 1997 the field was fixed at 22 teams. Beginning in 1998, the national championship race has included 31 teams.
The race distance from 1938 to 1964 was 4 miles (6.4 km). From 1965 to 1975 the race distance was 6 miles (9.7 km). Since 1976 the race distance has been 10,000 meters (6.2 mi).
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