DIII National Cross Country Coaches Poll – Week 1
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the week one 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.
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AROUND THE POLLS
MEN
— New to the top 35 this week is No. 21 Chicago, No. 28 Johns Hopkins, and No. 35 Rowan
— Sixteen conferences are represented in the top 35, but the UAA has the most teams with six followed by the NESCAC (5) and WIAC (4)
— Largest gain of the week goes to No. 25 Rochester who jumped 10 spots from preseason ranking of 35th … Augustana (Ill.) moved eight spots to 12th from 20th and MIT gained six spots in going from 17th to 11th.
WOMEN
— Six schools are new to the top 35 this week, including No. 28 Linfield, No. 29 Rowan, No. 31 Whittier, No. 32 Oberlin, No. 34 Marywood, and tied-No. 35 Rhodes.
— Twenty conferences are represented in the top 35. The NESCAC leads them all with four schools in the top 35.
— St. Olaf gained nine spots as the largest gainer of the week, going from 25th to 16th.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2011 Week #1, September 14 |
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| next poll: September 21 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Location |
Last Week
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| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (8) | 280 | Midwest | CCIW | Naperville, Ill. |
1
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| 2 | Haverford | 270 | Mideast | Centennial | Haverford, Pa. |
4
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| 3 | St. Lawrence | 264 | Atlantic | Liberty League | Canton, N.Y. |
3
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| 4 | Washington (Mo.) | 256 | Midwest | UAA | St. Louis, Mo. |
5
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| 5 | Calvin | 243 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
2
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| 6 | Dickinson | 238 | Mideast | Centennial | Carlisle, Pa. |
6
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| 7 | Williams | 232 | New England | NESCAC | Williamstown, Mass. |
7
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| 8 | SUNY Geneseo | 229 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Geneseo, N.Y. |
8
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| 9 | UW-La Crosse | 216 | Midwest | WIAC | La Crosse, Wis. |
9
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| 10 | NYU | 195 | Atlantic | UAA | New York, N.Y. |
11
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| 11 | MIT | 184 | New England | NEWMAC | Cambridge, Mass. |
17
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| 12 | Augustana (Ill.) | 182 | Midwest | CCIW | Rock Island, Ill. |
20
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| 13 | UW-Oshkosh | 181 | Midwest | WIAC | Oshkosh, Wis. |
13
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| 14 | Elizabethtown | 178 | Mideast | Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown, Pa. |
12
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| 15 | Middlebury | 173 | New England | NESCAC | Middlebury, Vt. |
10
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| 16 | Wabash | 165 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Crawfordsville, Ind. |
14
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| 17 | UW-Stevens Point | 158 | Midwest | WIAC | Stevens Point, Wis. |
16
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| 18 | Hamline | 146 | Central | MIAC | Saint Paul, Minn. |
18
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| 19 | Bates | 136 | New England | NESCAC | Lewiston, Maine |
19
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| 20 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 118 | Central | Great Plains | Lincoln, Neb. |
23
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| 21 | Chicago | 107 | Midwest | UAA | Chicago, Ill. |
NR
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| 22 | Willamette | 105 | West | Northwest | Salem, Ore. |
22
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| 23 | Carnegie Mellon | 100 | Mideast | UAA | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
26
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| 24 | Tufts | 87 | New England | NESCAC | Medford, Mass. |
27
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| 25 | Rochester | 82 | Atlantic | UAA | Rochester, N.Y. |
35
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| 26 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 76 | Midwest | CCIW | Wheaton, Ill. |
15
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| 27 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 66 | West | SCIAC | Claremont, Calif. |
28
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| 28 | Johns Hopkins | 58 | Mideast | Centennial | Baltimore, Md. |
RV
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| 29 | Bowdoin | 53 | New England | NESCAC | Brunswick, Maine |
31
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| 30 | Albion | 46 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Albion, Mich. |
21
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| 31 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | 43 | Central | MIAC | Collegeville, Minn. |
24
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| 32 | UW-Platteville | 38 | Midwest | WIAC | Platteville, Wis. |
25
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| 33 | Brandeis | 32 | New England | UAA | Waltham, Mass. |
35
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| 34 | Whitworth | 22 | West | Northwest | Spokane, Wash. |
32
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| 35 | Rowan | 16 | Atlantic | NJAC | Glassboro, N.J. |
NR
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| Others Receiving Votes: Allegheny 12, Emory 12, Hope 12, UW-Eau Claire 11, Lynchburg 8, Ohio Wesleyan 6, Saint Vincent 3, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1. | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 29 Ohio Wesleyan, No. 30 St. Thomas (Minn.), No. 34 Lynchburg | ||||||
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2011 Week #1, September 14 |
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| next poll: September 21 | ||||||
| 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.) | 271 | Midwest | UAA | St. Louis, Mo. |
3
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| 3 | UW-Eau Claire | 258 | Midwest | WIAC | Eau Claire, Wis. |
5
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| 4 | Williams | 257 | New England | NESCAC | Williamstown, Mass. |
2
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| 5 | MIT | 249 | New England | NEWMAC | Cambridge, Mass. |
4
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| 6 | SUNY Geneseo | 235 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Geneseo, N.Y. |
6
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| 7 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 234 | West | SCIAC | Claremont, Calif. |
8
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| 8 | Amherst | 229 | New England | NESCAC | Amherst, Mass. |
7
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| 9 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 214 | Central | Great Plains | Lincoln, Neb. |
10
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| 10 | Plattsburgh State | 203 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
13
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| 11 | Johns Hopkins | 200 | Mideast | Centennial | Baltimore, Md. |
11
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| 12 | NYU | 198 | Atlantic | UAA | New York, N.Y. |
9
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| 13 | Hope | 176 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Holland, Mich. |
15
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| 14 | Dickinson | 175 | Mideast | Centennial | Carlisle, Pa. |
17
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| 15 | Calvin | 164 | Great Lakes | MIAA | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
16
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| 16 | St. Olaf | 156 | Central | MIAC | Northfield, Minn. |
25
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| 17 | Luther | 151 | Central | IIAC | Decorah, Iowa |
12
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| 18 | Haverford | 136 | Mideast | Centennial | Haverford, Pa. |
19
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| 19 | Lewis & Clark | 129 | West | Northwest | Portland, Ore. |
23
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| 19 | St. Lawrence | 129 | Atlantic | Liberty League | Canton, N.Y. |
20
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| 21 | Colby | 115 | New England | NESCAC | Waterville, Maine |
18
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| 22 | Emory | 109 | South/Southeast | UAA | Atlanta, Ga. |
24
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| 23 | Elizabethtown | 108 | Mideast | Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown, Pa. |
14
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| 24 | Carleton | 91 | Central | MIAC | Northfield, Minn. |
27
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| 25 | UW-La Crosse | 81 | Midwest | WIAC | La Crosse, Wis. |
29
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| 26 | SUNY Cortland | 80 | Atlantic | SUNYAC | Cortland, N.Y. |
22
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| 27 | Wartburg | 68 | Central | IIAC | Waverly, Iowa |
21
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| 28 | Linfield | 56 | West | Northwest | McMinnville, Ore. |
NR
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| 29 | Rowan | 52 | Atlantic | NJAC | Glassboro, N.J. |
NR
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| 29 | Keene State | 52 | New England | Little East | Keene, N.H. |
30
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| 31 | Whittier | 37 | West | SCIAC | Whittier, Calif. |
NR
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| 32 | Oberlin | 30 | Great Lakes | NCAC | Oberlin, Ohio |
NR
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| 33 | UW-Stevens Point | 23 | Midwest | WIAC | Stevens Point, Wis. |
32
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| 34 | Marywood | 18 | Mideast | Colonial States | Scranton, Pa. |
NR
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| 35 | Rhodes | 15 | South/Southeast | SCAC | Memphis, Tenn. |
NR
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| 35 | Ohio Northern | 15 | Great Lakes | OAC | Ada, Ohio |
33
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| Others Receiving Votes: Wellesley 13, Swarthmore 10, Vassar 8, Chicago 5, Bowdoin 5, St. Thomas (Minn.) 2, Ohio Wesleyan 2, TCNJ 1 | ||||||
| Dropped Out: No. 26 Swarthmore, No. 28 Vassar, No. 31 Bowdoin, No. 34 St. Thomas (Minn.), No. 35 TCNJ | ||||||