| 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | NCAA |
| Edition: | 39th |
| Date: | November 21, 1977 |
| Host City: | Spokane, Washington (Washington State University) |
| Athletes Participating: | 255 |
| Distances: | 10abbr=in2abbr=in |
| Previous: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1978 |
The 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 39th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on it was hosted by Washington State University at Hangman Valley Golf Course, near Spokane, Washington.[1]
Washington State previously hosted four years earlier in 1973, also at Hangman Valley, south of the city. The distance for this race was 10abbr=off2abbr=off and the approximate average elevation was above sea level.
All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 29 teams and 255 individual runners contested this championship.[2]
The team national championship was won by the Oregon Ducks, their fourth title.[3] [4] [5] The individual championship was retained by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a time of 28:33.50.[1] [6] This was Rono's second individual title; he would go on to win again in 1979.
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 100 | ||
| 105 | |||
| 186 | |||
| 205 | |||
| 235 | |||
| 241 | |||
| 252 | |||
| 260 | |||
| 262 | |||
| 303 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28:33.50 | ||||
| 28:51.00 | ||||
 Gerard Deegan | Providence | 28:56.90 | ||
 Marc Hunter | 29:02.20 | |||
| Washington State | 29:02.40 | |||
| 29:03.40 | ||||
| Wyoming | 29:15.10 | |||
| 29:15.90 | ||||
| 29:20.80 | ||||
| 10 | 29:30.80 |