CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The final full weekend of ACC Cross Country meets takes place on Friday, October 16, and Saturday October 17. The weekend is headlined with 10 teams competing in the 2026 Under Armor Pre National Invitational.

Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pitt, SMU and Syracuse will each compete in the Under Armor Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana. The meet starts with the women’s 6k Blue Race at 10:00 a.m. ET, followed by the men’s 8k Blue Race at 10:40 a.m. ET.

Georgia Tech will travel to the Harry Pritchett Running Club in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the Crimson Classic. The men’s 8k race starts at 9:30 a.m. ET and the women’s 6k race at 10:20 a.m. ET.

In-state rivals Virginia and Virginia Tech will both compete in the Panorama Farms Invitational in Charlottesville, Virginia. The women’s 6k race begins at 9:30 a.m. ET and the men’s 8k race begins at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Boston College, Miami and Syracuse will head to Princeton, New Jersey, for the Joe Handelman '52 Fall Classic. The race begins with the women’s 6k at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by the men’s 8k at 5:00 p.m. ET.

On Saturday, Duke will compete in the Upstate Invitational in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The women’s 6k meet starts at 9 a.m. ET, ahead of the men’s 8k at 9:45 a.m. ET.

Stanford will compete in the Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, California. The meet starts with the men’s 8k at 11:45 a.m. ET followed by the women’s 6k at 12 p.m. ET.

Overall, 16 ACC teams will compete in six different meets over the weekend. Additionally, all eighteen schools will travel to Blacksburg, Virginia, for the 2026 ACC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships on Friday, October 30.
 
Noting ACC Cross Country

• In the USTFCCCA Week 4 coaches’ poll, eight ACC women’s cross country teams were ranked – the most of any conference.
• NC State has been a unanimous No. 1 in the USTFCCCA National Coaches’ Poll all season.
• Five ACC men’s cross country teams were ranked in Week 4 USTFCCCA National Coaches’ Poll coaches’ poll.
• Two men’s teams remain in the top 10 after four weeks with Syracuse at No. 8 and Wake Forest at No. 10. 

ACC Cross Country Weekly Schedule

Friday, October 16th:
Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pitt, SMU, Syracuse - Under Armor Pre-National Invitational – Terre Haute, Ind.
Boston College, Miami, & Syracuse - Joe Handelman '52 Fall Classic – Princeton, N.J.
Georgia Tech - Crimson Classic – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Virginia & Virginia Tech - Panorama Farms Invitational, Charlottesville, Va.

Saturday, October 17th:
Stanford - Bronco Invitational – Sunnyvale, Calif.
Duke - Upstate Invitational – Spartanburg, S.C.