DIII Regional Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #6
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week six regional rankings for the 2012 NCAA Division III season on Tuesday. New to the No. 1 ranks this week is the women’s team at Chicago in the Midwest 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), Chicago (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 #6 — October 16 |
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| national poll release: October 17 | ||||
| next regional release: October 30 (next week off) | ||||
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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 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
3
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| 3 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
2
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| 4 | Rochester | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
4
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| 5 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
5
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| 6 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
6
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| 7 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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| 8 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
8
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| 9 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
NR
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| 10 | SUNY Fredonia | Fredonia, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
NR
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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 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 3 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
2
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| 4 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
5
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| 5 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
6
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| 6 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
9
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| 7 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest |
7
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| 8 | Bethel (Minn.) | Arden Hills, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 9 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 10 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
10
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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. | MIAA |
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 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | MIAA |
6
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| 6 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
8
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| 7 | Albion | Albion, Mich. | MIAA |
9
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| 8 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
10
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| 9 | Manchester | North Manchester, Ind. | HCAC |
5
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| 10 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
7
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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 | Allegheny | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
3
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| 3 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
2
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| 4 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
5
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| 5 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
4
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| 6 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | Widener | Chester, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
8
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| 8 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
9
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| 9 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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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 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
3
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| 3 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 4 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
2
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| 5 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 6 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
5
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| 7 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 8 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
7
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| 9 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
4
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| 10 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
10
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| 10 | UW-Stout | Menominie, Wis. | WIAC |
NR
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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 |
2
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| 3 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
3
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| 4 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
5
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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 | Connecticut College | New London, Conn. | NESCAC |
NR
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| 9 | Springfield (Mass.) | Springfield, Mass. | NEWMAC |
8
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| 10 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
10
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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 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 3 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
2
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| 4 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
4
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| 5 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
7
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| 6 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
6
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| 7 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
3
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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 |
3
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| 4 | Puget Sound | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest |
4
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| 5 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest |
5
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| 6 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
7
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| 7 | La Verne | La Verne, Calif. | SCIAC |
8
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| 8 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Independent |
10
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| 9 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest |
NR
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| 10 | George Fox | Newberg, Ore. | Northwest |
9
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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 #6 — October 16 |
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| national poll release: October 17 | ||||
| next regional release: October 30 (next week off) | ||||
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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 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
4
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| 4 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
3
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| 5 | Rochester | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
5
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| 6 | SUNY Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
6
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| 7 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
7
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| 8 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
8
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| 9 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
NR
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| 10 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
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 |
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 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 4 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 5 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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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 |
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. | MIAA |
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. | MIAA |
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 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
8
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| 8 | Denison | Granville, Ohio | NCAC |
7
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| 9 | Alma | Alma, Mich. | MIAA |
9
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| 10 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
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 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
1
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| 2 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
3
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| 3 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 4 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 5 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
4
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| 6 | Gettysburg | Gettysburg, Pa. | Centennial |
5
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| 7 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 8 | Marywood | Scranton, Pa. | Colonial States |
8
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| 9 | Grove City | Grove City, Pa. | PAC |
10
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| 10 | Penn State Behrend | Erie, Pa. | AMCC |
NR
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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 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
3
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| 2 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
2
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| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, Ill. | CCIW |
4
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| 4 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
1
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| 5 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
NR
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| 6 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 7 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 8 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
7
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| 9 | St. Norbert | De Pere, Wis. | Midwest |
10
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| 10 | Carthage | Kenosha, Wis. | CCIW |
8
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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 |
1
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| 2 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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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 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
9
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| 8 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
8
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| 9 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
7
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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 |
1
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| 2 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
4
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| 4 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
3
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| 5 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
6
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| 6 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 7 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
8
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| 8 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
9
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| 9 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
NR
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| 10 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
5
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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 |
2
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest |
3
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| 4 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 5 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
10
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| 6 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest |
4
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| 7 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest |
6
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| 8 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
7
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| 9 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest |
8
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| 10 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Independent |
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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