Division I
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. Teams compete in one of nine regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 31 teams, 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship.
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).
The University of Arkansas has won more NCAA Division I men's titles (11) than any other school, followed by Michigan State University with 8. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has competed in the most NCAA Division I men's championships (49). Washington State University has had the most individual NCAA Division I men's cross country champions (7).
| Year | Host | Team Champion | Individual Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Michigan State | Indiana | Greg Rice, Notre Dame |
| 1939 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Walter Mehl, Wisconsin |
| 1940 | Michigan State | Indiana | Gil Dodds, Ashland |
| 1941 | Michigan State | Rhode Island | Fred Wilt, Indiana |
| 1942 | Michigan State | Indiana/Penn State | Oliver Hunter, Notre Dame |
| 1943 | No meet | ||
| 1944 | Michigan State | Drake | Fred Feiler, Drake |
| 1945 | Michigan State | Drake | Fred Feiler, Drake |
| 1946 | Michigan State | Drake | Quentin Brelsford, Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1947 | Michigan State | Penn State | Jack Milne, North Carolina |
| 1948 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Robert Black, Rhode Island |
| 1949 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Robert Black, Rhode Island |
| 1950 | Michigan State | Penn State | Herb Semper, Kansas |
| 1951 | Michigan State | Syracuse | Herb Semper, Kansas |
| 1952 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Charles Capozzoli, Georgetown |
| 1953 | Michigan State | Kansas | Wes Santee, Kansas |
| 1954 | Michigan State | Oklahoma A&M | Allen Frame, Kansas |
| 1955 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Charles Jones, Iowa |
| 1956 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Walter McNew, Texas |
| 1957 | Michigan State | Notre Dame | Max Truex, Southern California |
| 1958 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Crawford Kennedy, Michigan State |
| 1959 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Al Lawrence, Houston |
| 1960 | Michigan State | Houston | Al Lawrence, Houston |
| 1961 | Michigan State | Oregon State | Dale Story, Oregon State |
| 1962 | Michigan State | San Jose State | Tom O'Hara, Loyola (Ill.) |
| 1963 | Michigan State | San Jose State | Victor Zwolak, Villanova |
| 1964 | Michigan State | Western Michigan | Elmore Banton, Ohio |
| 1965 | Kansas | Western Michigan | John Lawson, Kansas |
| 1966 | Kansas | Villanova | Gerry Lindgren, Washington State |
| 1967 | Wyoming | Villanova | Gerry Lindgren, Washington State |
| 1968 | Manhattan | Villanova | Michael Ryan, Air Force |
| 1969 | Manhattan | UTEP | Gerry Lindgren, Washington State** |
| 1970 | William & Mary | Villanova | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon** |
| 1971 | Tennessee | Oregon | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon |
| 1972 | Houston | Tennessee | Neil Cusack, East Tennessee State |
| 1973 | Washington State | Oregon | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon |
| 1974 | Indiana | Oregon | Nick Rose, Western Kentucky |
| 1975 | Penn State | UTEP | Craig Virgin, Illinois |
| 1976 | North Texas | UTEP | Henry Rono, Washington State |
| 1977 | Washington State | Oregon | Henry Rono, Washington State |
| 1978 | Wisconsin | UTEP | Alberto Salazar, Oregon** |
| 1979 | Lehigh | UTEP | Henry Rono, Washington State** |
| 1980 | Wichita State | UTEP | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP |
| 1981 | Wichita State | UTEP | Mathews Motschwarateu, UTEP |
| 1982 | Indiana | Wisconsin | Mark Scrutton, Colorado |
| 1983 | Lehigh | UTEP (vacated)/Wisconsin | Zakarie Barie, UTEP |
| 1984 | Penn State | Arkansas | Ed Eyestone, Brigham Young |
| 1985 | Marquette | Wisconsin | Tim Hacker, Wisconsin ** |
| 1986 | Arizona | Arkansas | Aaron Ramirez, Arizona** |
| 1987 | Virginia | Arkansas | Joe Falcon, Arkansas |
| 1988 | Iowa State | Wisconsin | Bob Kennedy, Indiana |
| 1989 | Navy | Iowa State | John Nuttall, Iowa State |
| 1990 | Tennessee | Arkansas | Jonah Koech, Iowa State |
| 1991 | Arizona | Arkansas | Sean Dollman, Western Kentucky |
| 1992 | Indiana | Arkansas | Bob Kennedy, Indiana |
| 1993 | Lehigh | Arkansas | Josephat Kapkory, Washington State |
| 1994 | Arkansas | Iowa State | Martin Keino, Arizona |
| 1995 | Iowa State | Arkansas | Godfrey Siamusiye, Arkansas |
| 1996 | Arizona | Stanford | Godfrey Siamusiye, Arkansas |
| 1997 | Furman | Stanford | Mebrahtom Keflezighi, UCLA |
| 1998 | Kansas | Arkansas | Adam Goucher, Colorado |
| 1999 | Indiana | Arkansas | David Kimani, South Alabama |
| 2000 | Iowa State | Arkansas | Keith Kelly, Providence |
| 2001 | Furman | Colorado | Boaz Cheboiywo, Eastern Michigan |
| 2002 | Indiana State | Stanford | Jorge Torres, Colorado |
| 2003 | Northern Iowa | Stanford | Dathan Ritzenhein, Colorado |
| 2004 | Indiana State | Colorado | Simon Bairu, Wisconsin |
| 2005 | Indiana State | Wisconsin | Simon Bairu, Wisconsin |
| 2006 | Indiana State | Colorado | Josh Rohatinsky, Brigham Young |
| 2007 | Indiana State | Oregon | Josh McDougal, Liberty |
| 2008 | Indiana State | Oregon | Galen Rupp, Oregon |
| 2009 | Indiana State | Oklahoma State | Sam Chelanga, Liberty |
| 2010 | Indiana State | Oklahoma State | Sam Chelanga, Liberty |
| 2011 | Indiana State | Wisconsin | Lawi Lalang, Arizona |
| 2012 | Louisville | Oklahoma State | Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech |
(**)div I,II,III COMB.
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