DIII Regional Cross Country Preseason Rankings Complete for 2012 Season
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released preseason regional rankings for the 2012 NCAA Division III season on Tuesday.
Top regional men’s teams include SUNY Geneseo (Atlantic), St. Olaf (Central), Calvin (Great Lakes), Haverford (Mideast), North Central (Ill.) (Midwest), Tufts (New England), Lynchburg (South/Southeast), and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West). No. 1-ranked women’s teams in the preseason are SUNY Geneseo (Atlantic), Wartburg (Central), Calvin (Great Lakes), Johns Hopkins (Mideast), Washington (Mo.) (Midwest), Middlebury (New England), Emory (South/Southeast), and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West).
NCAA Division III Regional Championships will be held on Saturday, November 10. NCAA DIII Regional Championships Central.
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by either a single member coach or by polling the region’s coaches (each region varies).
PDF: Regional Rankings Summary | Week-by-Week
Cross Country Regional Rankings / National Polls Central
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2012 Preseason — August 21 |
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| national poll release: August 22 | ||||
| next regional release: Tuesday, September 11 | ||||
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ATLANTIC Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
2
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| 2 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
4
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| 3 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
3
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| 4 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
6
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| 5 | Rochester | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
5
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| 6 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
1
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| 7 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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| 8 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
12
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| 9 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
10
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| 10 | SUNY Fredonia | Fredonia, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: SUNY Geneseo, 2009: SUNY Cortland, 2008: SUNY Cortland, 2007: NYU |
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CENTRAL Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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| 2 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
4
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| 3 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 4 | Bethel (Minn.) | Arden Hills, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
1
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| 6 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
9
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| 7 | Hamline | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 8 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 9 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
12
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| 10 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest |
14
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2010: Grinnell, 2009: Nebraska Wesleyan/St. Thomas (Minn.)2008: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2007: Nebraska Wesleyan |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | MIAA |
1
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| 2 | Wabash | Crawfordsville, Ind. | NCAC |
2
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| 3 | Manchester | North Manchester, Ind. | HCAC |
3
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| 4 | Albion | Albion, Mich. | MIAA |
5
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| 5 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | MIAA |
6
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| 6 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
4
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| 7 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
7
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| 8 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
8
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| 9 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
10
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| 10 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin, 2007: Calvin |
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MIDEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
1
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| 2 | Allegheny | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
3
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| 3 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
4
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| 4 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 5 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
6
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| 6 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
5
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| 7 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 8 | Gwynedd-Mercy | Gwynedd Valley, Pa. | Colonial States |
8
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| 9 | York (Pa.) | York, Pa. | CAC |
11
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| 10 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
14
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Haverford, 2010: Haverford, 2009: Allegheny, 2008: Carnegie Mellon, 2007: Haverford |
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MIDWEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
1
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| 2 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
5
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| 3 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
2
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| 4 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
4
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| 5 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
7
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| 6 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 7 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 8 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
9
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| 9 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
11
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| 10 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
3
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: North Central (Ill.), 2010: North Central (Ill.), 2009: North Central (Ill.), 2008: North Central (Ill.), 2007: UW-La Crosse |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
5
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| 2 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
4
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| 3 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
2
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| 4 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
1
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| 5 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
8
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| 6 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
3
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| 7 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
10
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| 8 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
6
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| 9 | Springfield (Mass.) | Springfield, Mass. | NEWMAC |
9
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| 10 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
7
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Williams, 2010: MIT, 2009: Williams, 2008: Williams, 2007: Amherst |
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SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
1
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| 2 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
3
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| 3 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
2
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| 4 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 5 | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | ASC |
7
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| 6 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
11
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| 7 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
8
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| 8 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
14
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| 9 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
9
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| 10 | Roanoke | Salem, Va. | ODAC |
12
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Lynchburg, 2010: Lynchburg, 2009: Emory, 2008: Centre, 2007: Rhodes/Emory |
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WEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
3
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| 2 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest |
4
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| 3 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 4 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 5 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest |
8
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| 6 | La Verne | La Verne, Calif. | SCIAC |
9
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| 7 | Pacific (Ore.) | Forest Grove, Ore. | Northwest |
10
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| 8 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
11
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| 9 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
1
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| 10 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Independent |
12
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Occidental/Colorado College2010: Willamette, 2009: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2008: Whitworth, 2007: Willamette |
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2012 Preseason — August 21 |
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| national poll release: August 22 | ||||
| next regional release: Tuesday, September 11 | ||||
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ATLANTIC Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
2
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| 2 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
1
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| 3 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
4
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| 4 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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| 5 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
6
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| 6 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
5
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| 7 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
8
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| 8 | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
3
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| 9 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
11
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| 10 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: St. Lawrence, 2009: St. Lawrence, 2008: SUNY Geneseo, 2007: Plattsburgh State/SUNY Geneseo |
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CENTRAL Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
1
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| 2 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 3 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 4 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 5 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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| 6 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
4
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| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 8 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest |
10
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| 9 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 10 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Wartburg, 2010: Luther, 2009: Carleton, 2008: Wartburg, 2007: Luther |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | MIAA |
1
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| 2 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
4
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| 3 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
2
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| 4 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | MIAA |
3
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| 5 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
5
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| 6 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, Ohio | OAC |
7
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| 7 | Wittenberg | Springfield, Ohio | NCAC |
11
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| 8 | Wilmington (Ohio) | Wilmington, Ohio | OAC |
13
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| 9 | Manchester | North Manchester, Ind. | HCAC |
24
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| 10 | Saint Mary’s (Ind.) | Notre Dame, Ind. | MIAA |
22
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin, 2007: Calvin |
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MIDEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
1
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| 2 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
3
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| 3 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 4 | Grove City | Grove City, Pa. | PAC |
5
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| 5 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
4
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| 6 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 7 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
8
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| 8 | Gettysburg | Gettysburg, Pa. | Centennial |
6
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| 9 | Marywood | Scranton, Pa. | Colonial States |
9
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| 10 | Allegheny | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
10
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| 10 | Penn State Behrend | Erie, Pa. | AMCC |
19
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Johns Hopkins, 2010: Johns Hopkins, 2009: Johns Hopkins, 2008: Johns Hopkins, 2007: Dickinson |
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MIDWEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
2
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| 3 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
3
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| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, Ill. | CCIW |
8
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| 5 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 6 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 7 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
4
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| 8 | Carthage | Kenosha, Wis. | CCIW |
17
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| 9 | Monmouth (Ill.) | Monmouth, Ill. | Midwest |
11
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| 10 | St. Norbert | De Pere, Wis. | Midwest |
12
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Washington (Mo.), 2010: UW-Eau Claire, 2009: UW-Eau Claire, 2008: UW-Eau Claire, 2007: Washington (Mo.) |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
1
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| 2 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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| 3 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
3
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| 4 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
5
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| 6 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
6
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| 7 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
7
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| 8 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
8
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| 9 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
9
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| 10 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Middlebury, 2010: Middlebury, 2009: MIT/Middlebury2008: Middlebury, 2007: Amherst |
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SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
2
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| 3 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
4
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| 4 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
3
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| 5 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
5
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| 6 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
6
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| 7 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 8 | Univ. of the South | Sewanee, Tenn. | SAA |
10
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| 9 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
8
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| 10 | Concordia Texas | Austin, Texas | ASC |
8
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Emory, 2010: Rhodes, 2009: Rhodes, 2008: Trinity (Texas), 2007: Emory |
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WEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
2011 Finish
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| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 2 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
4
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| 3 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest |
7
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| 4 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest |
2
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| 5 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest |
6
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| 6 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest |
5
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| 7 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
10
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| 8 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
3
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| 9 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Independent |
8
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| 10 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2009: Whitworth, 2008: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2007: Willamette |
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