DIII National Cross Country Coaches’ Poll — Week 3
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the week three results of the national cross country coaches’ poll for NCAA Division III. North Central’s men and Middlebury’s women remain the No. 1 teams in the nation according to the nation’s coaches. Calvin’s men return to the top three while the top seven women’s spots are the same as they were a week ago.
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AROUND THE POLLS
MEN
— No. 8 UW-Oshkosh reached a season-high position of eighth
— No. 11 Augustana (Ill.) is also now at a season-best spot
— UW-Eau Claire joins the ranks for the first time this season, entering at No. 35.
— The UAA leads all conferences with six members in the top 35, followed by the NESCAC (5) and the WIAC (5).
— Several ranked teams will be in action this weekend … Six ranked teams are expected at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run with No. 2 Haverford and No. 6 St. Lawrence headlining … No. 1 North Central (Ill.) and No. 3 Calvin will do battle at the Notre Dame Invitational along with No. 8 UW-Oshkosh … No. 4 Washington (Mo.) will take on the field at the Greater Louisville Classic … No. 5 SUNY Geneseo hosts their own invitational this weekend
WOMEN
— Season-high positions on the poll this week go to No. 8 Calvin, No. 9 Plattsburgh State, No. 12 Hope, and No. 13 St. Olaf.
— The UAA and NESCAC set the standard among conferences this week with five teams ranked … they are followed by the MIAC, Centennial Conference, and the SUNYAC which have three teams each in the top 35.
— Seven ranked teams will be at the Paul Short Run with No. 14 Johns Hopkins, No. 15 Nebraska Wesleyan, and No. 19 St. Lawrence among the field … No. 1 Middlebury will take part in the Vermont Intercollegiate Championships this weekend … No. 2 Washington (Mo.) will take on No. 12 Hope at the Greater Louisville Classic … No. 3 MIT and No. 32 Colby will be at the Bowdoin Invitational … No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and No. 26 Whittier will be at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite … No. 5 UW-Eau Claire will host four other ranked teams at the Blugold Open this weekend.
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2011 Week #3, September 28 |
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| next poll: October 5 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Location |
Last Week
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| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (7) | 279 | Midwest | CCIW | Naperville, Ill. |
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| 2 | Haverford (1) | 270 | Mideast | Centennial | Haverford, Pa. |
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| 3 | Calvin | 260 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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| 4 | Washington (Mo.) | 256 | Midwest | UAA | St. Louis, Mo. |
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| 5 | SUNY Geneseo | 249 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Geneseo, N.Y. |
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| 6 | St. Lawrence | 239 | Atlantic | Liberty League | Canton, N.Y. |
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| 7 | Dickinson | 233 | Mideast | Centennial | Carlisle, Pa. |
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| 8 | UW-Oshkosh | 217 | Midwest | WIAC | Oshkosh, Wis. |
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| 9 | MIT | 216 | New England | NEWMAC | Cambridge, Mass. |
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| 10 | Williams | 203 | New England | NESCAC | Williamstown, Mass. |
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| 11 | Augustana (Ill.) | 200 | Midwest | CCIW | Rock Island, Ill. |
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| 12 | NYU | 178 | Atlantic | UAA | New York, N.Y. |
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| 13 | Elizabethtown | 174 | Mideast | Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown, Pa. |
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| 13 | Middlebury | 174 | New England | NESCAC | Middlebury, Vt. |
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| 15 | Wabash | 166 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Crawfordsville, Ind. |
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| 16 | UW-La Crosse | 165 | Midwest | WIAC | La Crosse, Wis. |
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| 17 | Chicago | 155 | Midwest | UAA | Chicago, Ill. |
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| 18 | UW-Stevens Point | 129 | Midwest | WIAC | Stevens Point, Wis. |
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| 19 | Tufts | 125 | New England | NESCAC | Medford, Mass. |
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| 20 | UW-Platteville | 117 | Midwest | WIAC | Platteville, Wis. |
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| 21 | Carnegie Mellon | 110 | Mideast | UAA | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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| 22 | Bates | 101 | New England | NESCAC | Lewiston, Maine |
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| 23 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 96 | Central | Great Plains | Lincoln, Neb. |
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| 24 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 92 | Midwest | CCIW | Wheaton, Ill. |
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| 25 | Hamline | 91 | Central | MIAC | Saint Paul, Minn. |
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| 26 | Pomona-Pitzer | 81 | West | SCIAC | Claremont, Calif. |
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| 27 | Rochester | 62 | Atlantic | UAA | Rochester, N.Y. |
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| 28 | St. Olaf | 59 | Central | MIAC | Northfield, Minn. |
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| 28 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 59 | West | SCIAC | Claremont, Calif. |
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| 30 | Bowdoin | 49 | New England | NESCAC | Brunswick, Maine |
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| 31 | Albion | 46 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Albion, Mich. |
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| 32 | Brandeis | 42 | New England | UAA | Waltham, Mass. |
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| 33 | Johns Hopkins | 41 | Mideast | Centennial | Baltimore, Md. |
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| 34 | Allegheny | 36 | Mideast | NCAC | Meadville, Pa. |
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| 35 | UW-Eau Claire | 24 | Midwest | WIAC | Eau Claire, Wis. |
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| Others Receiving Votes: Willamette 14, Rowan 6, St. Thomas (Minn.) 6, Hope 5, TCNJ 4, Loras 4, Linfield 4, Emory 2, Saint John’s (Minn.) 1. | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 35 Emory | ||||||
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2011 Week #3, September 28 |
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| next poll: October 5 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Location |
Last Week
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| 1 | Middlebury (8) | 280 | New England | NESCAC | Middlebury, Vt. |
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| 2 | Washington (Mo.) | 269 | Midwest | UAA | St. Louis, Mo. |
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| 3 | MIT | 258 | New England | NEWMAC | Cambridge, Mass. |
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| 4 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 255 | West | SCIAC | Claremont, Calif. |
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| 5 | UW-Eau Claire | 247 | Midwest | WIAC | Eau Claire, Wis. |
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| 5 | Williams | 247 | New England | NESCAC | Williamstown, Mass. |
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| 7 | SUNY Geneseo | 235 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Geneseo, N.Y. |
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| 8 | Calvin | 219 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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| 9 | Plattsburgh State | 217 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
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| 10 | Amherst | 212 | New England | NESCAC | Amherst, Mass. |
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| 11 | NYU | 190 | Atlantic | UAA | New York, N.Y. |
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| 12 | Hope | 187 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Holland, Mich. |
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| 13 | St. Olaf | 186 | Central | MIAC | Northfield, Minn. |
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| 14 | Johns Hopkins | 181 | Mideast | Centennial | Baltimore, Md. |
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| 15 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 164 | Central | Great Plains | Lincoln, Neb. |
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| 16 | Emory | 161 | South/Southeast | UAA | Atlanta, Ga. |
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| 17 | Lewis & Clark | 148 | West | Northwest | Portland, Ore. |
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| 18 | Luther | 138 | Central | IIAC | Decorah, Iowa |
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| 19 | St. Lawrence | 133 | Atlantic | Liberty League | Canton, N.Y. |
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| 20 | Dickinson | 129 | Mideast | Centennial | Carlisle, Pa. |
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| 21 | Haverford | 112 | Mideast | Centennial | Haverford, Pa. |
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| 22 | Carleton | 103 | Central | MIAC | Northfield, Minn. |
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| 23 | Rowan | 99 | Atlantic | NJAC | Glassboro, N.J. |
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| 24 | Tufts | 95 | New England | NESCAC | Medford, Mass. |
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| 25 | Ohio Northern | 92 | Great Lakes | OAC | Ada, Ohio |
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| 26 | Whittier | 78 | West | SCIAC | Whittier, Calif. |
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| 27 | Case Western Reserve | 63 | Great Lakes | UAA | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 28 | SUNY Cortland | 59 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Cortland, N.Y. |
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| 29 | UW-La Crosse | 58 | Midwest | WIAC | La Crosse, Wis. |
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| 30 | Elizabethtown | 48 | Mideast | Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown, Pa. |
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| 31 | Oberlin | 42 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Oberlin, Ohio |
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| 32 | Colby | 32 | New England | NESCAC | Waterville, Maine |
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| 33 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 26 | Central | MIAC | Saint Paul, Minn. |
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| 34 | Chicago | 23 | Midwest | UAA | Chicago, Ill. |
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| 35 | Whitman | 22 | West | Northwest | Walla Walla, Wash. |
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| Others Receiving Votes: North Central (Ill.) 10, Rhodes 6, St. Benedict 6, Keene State 5, Wartburg 3, Marywood 2, UW-Stevens Point 5, St. Thomas (Minn.) 4. | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 35 Emory | ||||||
