Dates and sites: Regional qualifying at nine sites will be November 10. The championships will be November 19 at Furman.

Field: A total of 255 competitors will qualify or be selected.

Selection date: Thirteen teams and two individuals will be selected at large November 12.

2000 team champion: Arkansas.

2000 individual champion: Keith Kelly (Providence).

Top team contenders: Arkansas, Colorado, Notre Dame, Portland, Providence, Stanford, Villanova, Wisconsin.

Top individual contenders: Joe Driscoll (Portland), David Kimani (Alabama), Daniel Lincoln (Arkansas), Juan Reyes (Arizona State), Ryan Shay (Notre Dame), Matt Tegenkamp (Wisconsin), Hamish Thorpe (Providence), Jorge Torres (Colorado).

Dates and sites: Regional qualifying at eight sites will be November 3 or 4. The championships will be November 17 at Slippery Rock.

Field: A total of 184 runners will compete.

Selection date: The 24 teams of seven individuals each and 16 additional individuals will be determined through regional competition.

2000 team champion: Western State.

2000 individual champion: Alfred Rugema (Abilene Christian).

Top team contenders: Abilene Christian, Adams State, UC Davis, Cal State Chico, Edinboro, Lewis, Truman, Western State.

Top individual contenders: Michael Aish (Western State), Arturo Cabral (Lewis), Tyler Graff (Cal State Chico), John Kemboi (Abilene Christian), Josephus LeRoux (Western State), Ryan Miller (UC Davis), Celedonio Rodriguez (Adams State).

Dates and sites: Regional qualifying at eight sites will be November 10. The championships will be November 17 at Augustana (Illinois).

Field: A total of 215 runners will compete.

Selection date: The 24 teams of seven individuals and 47 additional individuals will be determined through regional competition.

2000 team champion: Calvin.

2000 individual champion: Tim McCoskey (North Central).

Top team contenders: Bowdoin, Calvin, Haverford, Keene State, North Central, Willamette, Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Top individual contenders: Jeremy Borling (North Central), Tyler Foos (Wisconsin-La Crosse), J. B. Haglund (Haverford), Dan Hoekstra (Calvin), Dan McLean (Puget Sound), Matt St. Germaine (Keene State), Wes Shaughnessy (Wisconsin-Oshkosh), Ben Smith (Tufts).