NCAA Division II men's cross country championships
The NCAA Division II men's cross country championships are contested at an annual meet organized by the NCAA to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running among its Division II members in the United States and Canada. It has been held every fall, usually in November, since breaking off from the NCAA University Division Men's Cross Country Championships in 1958.
Initially created for cross country programs from smaller universities and colleges, a third championship, the NCAA Division III men's cross country championships, split away in 1973 when the NCAA created its current three-division structure.
Adams State have been the most successful program, with 13 national titles.
The defending national teams champions are Wingate, who won their second national title in 2025.
Adams State's Kidus Begashaw is the reigning individual champion.
Format
The field for the championship race has ranged in size from a low of 11 teams in 1959 to a high of 59 teams in 1972. From 1983 to 1999 the field was fixed at 17 teams. Beginning in 2000, the national championship race has included 24 teams. Teams compete in one of eight regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 24 teams, 16 individual runners qualify for the national championship.The race distance from 1958 to 1967 was. From 1968 to 1975 the race distance was. Since 1976 the race distance has been
The event record for the 10,000 meter distance is 28:04.00, set by Shane Healy of Adams State Grizzlies in 1994.
Results
- The race distance was 4 miles from 1958 to 1967, 5 miles from 1968 to 1975, and 10,000 meters from 1976 to the present.
- A † indicates a then-NCAA record-setting time for that particular distance.
- A time highlighted in ██ indicates the all-time NCAA championship record for that distance.
Champions
Team titles
| Team | Titles | Years |
| ' | 13 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| ' | 8 | 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011 |
| ' | 4 | 2015, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
| ' | 4 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 |
| ' | 2 | 1960, 1962 |
| ' | 2 | 2018, 2021 |
| ' | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| ' | 1 | 1983 |
| ' | 1 | 1980 |
| ' | 1 | 1963 |
| ' | 1 | 1964 |
| ' | 1 | 1981 |
| 1 | 1988 |