2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 74th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 32nd annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.
Held on November 17, 2012, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Louisville at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers.
The men's team championship was won by Oklahoma State, the Cowboys' third overall and third in four years. The women's team championship was won by Oregon, the Ducks' third and first since 1987.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Kennedy Kithuka and, for the women, Betsy Saina.
Men's title
- Distance: 10,000 meters
Men's Team Result (Top 10)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| Oklahoma State | 72 | |
| Wisconsin | 135 | |
| Colorado | 158 | |
| Northern Arizona | 191 | |
| Florida State | 238 | |
| BYU | 245 | |
| Tulsa | 247 | |
| Oklahoma | 262 | |
| Texas | 291 | |
| Arkansas | 327 |
Men's Individual Result (Top 10)
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
 Kennedy Kithuka | Texas Tech | 28:31.3 | |
| Stephen Sambu | Arizona | 28:38.6 | |
| Lawi Lalang | Arizona | 28:51.8 | |
| Anthony Rotich | UTEP | 29:13.5 | |
 Girma Mecheso Henry Lelei | Oklahoma State Texas A&M | 29:14.8 | |
 David Rooney | McNeese State | 29:21.3 | |
 Mohammed Ahmed | Wisconsin | 29:23.9 | |
 Tom Farrell | Oklahoma State | 29:26.3 | |
| 10 | Paul Chelimo | UNC-Greensboro | 29:29.8 |
Women's title
- Distance: 6,000 meters
Women's Team Result (Top 10)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| Oregon | 114 | |
| Providence | 183 | |
| Stanford | 198 | |
| Florida State | 202 | |
| Michigan | 247 | |
| Arizona | 263 | |
| Duke | 300 | |
| Connecticut | 304 | |
| Washington | 334 | |
| New Mexico | 341 |
Women's Individual Result (Top 10)
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| Betsy Saina | Iowa State | 19:27.9 | |
| Abbey D'Agostino | Dartmouth | 19:28.6 | |
| Jordan Hasay | Oregon | 19:28.6 | |
| Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton | Wichita State | 19:33.7 | |
| Risper Kimaiyo | UTEP | 19:41.0 | |
| Cally Macumber | Kentucky | 19:42.2 | |
 Mareike Schrulle | Tennessee | 19:43.3 | |
| Alexi Pappas | Oregon | 19:43.9 | |
| Laura Hollander | Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo | 19:45.2 | |
| 10 | Sarah Collins | Providence | 19:50.7 |