DII Regional Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #6 (Pre-Regional)

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NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week six regional rankings for the NCAA Division II 2012 season. Conference championships in the previous weekend have resulted in shifting among the region ranks. This update is the final regular season to the regional rankings as NCAA Regional Championships are next on the docket for Division II schools beginning on November 3.

Clayton State’s women is the new No. 1 team in the Southeast region. All other No. 1 teams retained their top-ranked status in their respective regions.

PDF: Regional Rankings Summary | Week-by-Week

Cross Country Regional Rankings / National Polls Central

The No. 1 men’s teams by region are: Edinboro (Atlantic), Augustana (S.D.) (Central), Stonehill (East), Grand Valley State (Midwest), Alabama-Huntsville (South), Adams State (South Central), Mount Olive (Southeast), Chico State (West). Top women’s teams include Shippensburg (Atlantic), Augustana (S.D.) (Central), Stonehill (East), Grand Valley State (Midwest), Tampa (South), Adams State (South Central), Clayton State (Southeast), and Alaska Anchorage (West).

Regions in DII are determined by conference affiliation. Many from the Central and South Central regions switched regions for the 2012 season. Most notably, the MIAA went from the South Central to Central regions and the RMAC was switched to the South Central region from the Central.

NCAA Division II Regional Championships will be held on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4. NCAA DII Regional Championships Central.

USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2012 Week #6 — October 23 (Pre-Regional)
national rankings release: October 24
next regional release: (none)
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	3
3	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	2
4	Wheeling Jesuit	Wheeling, W.Va.	WVIAC	7
5	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	4
7	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	8
8	West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, W.Va.	WVIAC	10
9	Seton Hill	Greensburg, Pa.	WVIAC	6
10	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Lock Haven
CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	5
3	Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.	NSIC	3
4	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	4
5	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	2
6	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	7
7	Northwest Missouri	Maryville, Mo.	MIAA	6
8	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	NR
9	Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Mo.	MIAA	8
10	East Central (Okla.)	Ada, Okla.	Great American	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	3
3	UMass Lowell	Lowell, Mass.	Northeast-10	2
4	Bentley	Waltham, Mass.	Northeast-10	4
5	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	5
6	Wilmington (Del.)	New Castle, Del.	CACC	7
7	Southern Connecticut	New Haven, Conn.	Northeast-10	6
8	Felician	Lodi, N.J.	CACC	8
9	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	10
10	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	East Coast	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell, 2009: UMass Lowell
MIDWEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	Cedarville	Cedarville, Ohio	G-MAC	3
4	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	4
5	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	8
6	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	5
7	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	6
8	Wayne State (Mich.)	Detroit, Mich.	GLIAC	7
9	Tiffin	Tiffin, Ohio	GLIAC	9
10	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	1
2	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	7
3	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	3
4	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	4
5	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	8
6	Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Sunshine	6
7	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	2
8	Morehouse	Atlanta, Ga.	SIAC	5
9	Christian Brothers	Memphis, Tenn.	Gulf South	9
10	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Alabama-Huntsville, 2010: Harding, 2009: Harding
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	3
4	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	4
5	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, N.M.	Lone Star	5
6	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	7
7	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	NR
8	New Mexico Highlands	Las Vegas, N.M.	RMAC	6
9	Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas	Lone Star	9
10	Fort Lewis	Durango, Colo.	RMAC	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Eastern New Mexico, 2010: Central Missouri, 2009: Missouri Southern
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	1
2	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	5
3	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	3
4	King College	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	2
5	Augusta State	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	4
6	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	6
7	Lenoir-Rhyne	Hickory, N.C.	SAC	7
8	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	10
9	Belmont Abbey	Belmont, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	8
10	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Queens (N.C.)
WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	2
3	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	3
4	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	5
5	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	7
6	Montana St.-Billings	Billings, Mont.	GNAC	NR
7	Western Oregon	Monmouth, Ore.	GNAC	4
8	Seattle Pacific	Seattle, Wash.	GNAC	8
9	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	9
10	San Francisco State	San Francisco, Calif.	CCAA	6
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Chico State

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2012 Week #6 — October 23 (Pre-Regional)
national rankings release: October 24
next regional release: (none)
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	6
6	Wheeling Jesuit	Wheeling, W.Va.	WVIAC	10
7	Seton Hill	Greensburg, Pa.	WVIAC	5
8	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	7
9	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	9
10	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	PSAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Shippensburg
CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Winona State	Winona, Minn.	NSIC	3
3	U-Mary	Bismarck, N.D.	NSIC	2
4	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	6
5	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	5
6	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	7
7	Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.	NSIC	4
8	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	8
9	Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Mo.	MIAA	9
10	Northwest Missouri	Maryville, Mo.	MIAA	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	2
3	Southern Connecticut	New Haven, Conn.	Northeast-10	3
4	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	6
5	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	5
6	UMass Lowell	Lowell, Mass.	Northeast-10	9
7	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	7
8	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pa.	CACC	NR
9	Bentley	Waltham, Mass.	Northeast-10	4
10	St. Thomas Aquinas	Sparkill, N.Y.	East Coast	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill, 2009: Stonehill
MIDWEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	2
3	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	4
4	Wayne State (Mich.)	Detroit, Mich.	GLIAC	3
5	Bellarmine	Louisville, Ky.	GLVC	7
6	Northern Michigan	Marquette, Mich.	GLIAC	8
7	Saginaw Valley State	Bay City, Mich.	GLIAC	5
8	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	6
9	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	NR
10	Cedarville	Cedarville, Ohio	G-MAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Sunshine	1
2	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	3
3	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	2
4	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	4
5	West Georgia	Carrollton, Ga.	Gulf South	5
6	Palm Beach Atlantic	West Palm Beach, Fla.	Independent (D-II)	6
7	Delta State	Cleveland, Miss.	Gulf South	7
8	Rollins	Winter Park, Fla.	Sunshine	NR
9	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	NR
10	Valdosta State	Valdosta, Ga.	Gulf South	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa, 2009: Tampa
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	6
4	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	5
5	Midwestern State	Wichita Falls, Texas	Lone Star	3
6	Incarnate Word	San Antonio, Texas	Lone Star	7
7	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	4
8	Dallas Baptist	Dallas, Texas	Heartland Conference	9
9	Angelo State	San Angelo, Texas	Lone Star	NR
10	Fort Lewis	Durango, Colo.	RMAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State, 2009: Missouri Southern
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Clayton State	Morrow, Ga.	Peach Belt	2
2	King College	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	4
3	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	1
4	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	3
5	Lenoir-Rhyne	Hickory, N.C.	SAC	6
6	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	5
7	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	7
8	Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson, S.C.	SAC	NR
9	Montevallo	Montevallo, Ala.	Peach Belt	9
10	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Columbus State
WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	1
2	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	2
3	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	3
4	Seattle Pacific	Seattle, Wash.	GNAC	4
5	Cal State Stanislaus	Turlock, Calif.	CCAA	8
6	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	5
7	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	7
8	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	6
9	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	10
10	Cal State LA	Los Angeles, Calif.	CCAA	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Alaska Anchorage