DIII Regional Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #5
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week five regional rankings for the 2012 NCAA Division III season on Tuesday. New to the No. 1 ranks this week is the women’s team is MIT in the New England region and Trinity (Texas) in the South/Southeast region.
Top regional men’s teams include SUNY Geneseo (Atlantic), Central (Iowa) (Central), Calvin (Great Lakes), Haverford (Mideast), North Central (Ill.) (Midwest), Bates (New England), Emory (South/Southeast), and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West). No. 1-ranked women’s teams are St. Lawrence (Atlantic), Wartburg (Central), Calvin (Great Lakes), Johns Hopkins (Mideast), Washington (Mo.) (Midwest), MIT (New England), Trinity (Texas) (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 Week #5 — October 9 |
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| national poll release: October 10 | ||||
| next regional release: October 16 | ||||
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ATLANTIC Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
1
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| 2 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
3
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| 3 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
4
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| 4 | Rochester | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
2
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| 5 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
5
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| 6 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
7
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| 7 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
6
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| 8 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
8
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| 9 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
NR
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| 10 | Buffalo State | Buffalo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
9
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
1
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| 2 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
2
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| 3 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 4 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 5 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 6 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 7 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
8
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| 8 | Bethel (Minn.) | Arden Hills, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 9 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
10
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| 10 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
9
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Wabash | Crawfordsville, Ind. | NCAC |
2
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| 3 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
3
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| 4 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
4
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| 5 | Manchester | North Manchester, Ind. | HCAC |
5
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| 6 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
6
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| 7 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
7
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| 8 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
8
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| 9 | Albion | Albion, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
9
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| 10 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
10
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
1
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| 2 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
5
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| 3 | Allegheny | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
3
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| 4 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
4
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| 5 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 6 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 8 | Widener | Chester, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
8
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| 9 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
9
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| 10 | York (Pa.) | York, Pa. | CAC |
10
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
1
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| 2 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
3
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| 4 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
4
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| 5 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
5
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| 6 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 7 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
7
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| 8 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 9 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 10 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
10
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
1
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| 2 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
3
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| 3 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
5
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| 4 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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| 5 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
4
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| 6 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
6
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| 7 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
7
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| 8 | Springfield (Mass.) | Springfield, Mass. | NEWMAC |
8
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| 9 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
9
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| 10 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
NR
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
2
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| 3 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
3
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| 4 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
4
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| 5 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
6
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| 6 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
5
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| 7 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
7
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| 8 | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | ASC |
8
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| 9 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
9
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| 10 | Roanoke | Salem, Va. | ODAC |
10
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 2 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
2
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Puget Sound | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
4
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| 5 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
5
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| 6 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
6
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| 7 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
9
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| 8 | La Verne | La Verne, Calif. | SCIAC |
7
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| 9 | George Fox | Newberg, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| 10 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Independent (D-III) |
10
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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 Week #5 — October 9 |
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| national poll release: October 10 | ||||
| next regional release: October 16 | ||||
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ATLANTIC Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
1
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| 2 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
2
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| 3 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
4
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| 4 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
5
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| 5 | Rochester | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
3
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| 6 | SUNY Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
7
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| 7 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
6
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| 8 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
NR
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| 9 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
9
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| 10 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
8
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| 10 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
NR
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
1
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| 2 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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| 3 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 4 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 5 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 6 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
8
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| 9 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
9
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| 10 | Concordia Moorhead | Moorhead, Minn. | MIAC |
10
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
2
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| 3 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
3
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| 4 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
4
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| 5 | Kenyon | Gambier, Ohio | NCAC |
5
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| 6 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
6
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| 7 | Denison | Granville, Ohio | NCAC |
7
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| 8 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
8
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| 9 | Alma | Alma, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
9
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| 10 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
NR
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
1
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| 2 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 3 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
3
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| 4 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
5
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| 5 | Gettysburg | Gettysburg, Pa. | Centennial |
4
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| 6 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 8 | Marywood | Scranton, Pa. | Colonial States |
9
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| 9 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
8
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| 10 | Grove City | Grove City, Pa. | PAC |
10
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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 |
Last Week
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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 |
4
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| 5 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 6 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 7 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
7
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| 8 | Carthage | Kenosha, Wis. | CCIW |
8
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| 9 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
9
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| 10 | St. Norbert | De Pere, Wis. | Midwest Conference |
NR
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
2
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| 2 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
1
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| 3 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
3
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| 4 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
5
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| 6 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
6
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| 7 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
7
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| 8 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
9
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| 9 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
8
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| 10 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
3
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| 2 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
1
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| 3 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
2
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| 4 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
4
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| 5 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
6
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| 6 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 7 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
8
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| 8 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
7
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| 9 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
9
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| 10 | Univ. of the South | Sewanee, Tenn. | SAA |
10
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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 |
Last Week
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| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 2 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
2
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
4
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| 5 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 6 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
6
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| 7 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
7
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| 8 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| 9 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Independent (D-III) |
9
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| 10 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
10
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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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