South Central Region Among Those Shuffled in Week Three Division II XC Regional Rankings

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NEW ORLEANS – Of the 16 regions in NCAA Division II cross country (eight for men, eight for women) exactly half of them underwent changes among their top three teams in the week three edition of the Regional Team Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

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The moves with the biggest implications for Wednesday’s National Coaches’ Polls came from the South Central Region for both the men and women. Colorado Mines‘ men (No. 5 nationally) moved into the region’s second spot behind two-time defending national champion Adams State following a victory over RMAC rival Western State (No. 3 nationally) at the Colorado Rocky Mountain Shootout, 56-63.

Western State, which was running without former National Athlete of the Week Kiefer Johnson, slid to third in the South Central Region – still projected well within the six-team contingent the region will send to NCAAs on December 6 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Also of note, the Colorado Mesa men jumped from unranked in the men’s South Central – arguably the country’s toughest region – to No. 5 with a strong win at Metro State.

The women’s South Central was also shaken up as UC-Colorado Springs (No. 18 nationally) took down Metro State (No. 5 nationally) at Metro State’s Roadrunner Invitational. The Roadrunners finished third behild UCCS and Midwestern State (No. 15 nationally), 60-65-75. UCCS moved up to third in the region with the win, while Midwestern State remained fourth and Metro State dropped two spots to fifth.

In the Central Region, Winona State (No. 11 nationally) turned in a disappointing showing at the Greater Louisville Classic to drop a spot to fourth in the region – right on the edge of the region’s four bids to NCAAs. The Warriors finished 27th of 33 teams in the competitive Gold race and sixth among DII squads.

Missouri Southern (No. 14 nationally) took over the region’s third spot with a dominant win in the non-Division I competition at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival.

One of the teams that beat Winona State in Louisville was Division II newcomer Roberts Wesleyan (receiving votes nationally), which was rewarded as this week’s lone new No. 1 team. The Redhawks – now in their first year as a full Division II member after transitioning from the NAIA – finished 20th overall and fourth among DII squads.

The men’s Central Region saw Sioux Falls (No. 18 nationally) displace Missouri Southern (No. 15 nationally) as the No. 2 team based on head-to-head results at Arkansas, while its Paul Short performance pushed Stonehill ahead of Franklin Pierce (No. 23 nationally) in the East Region.

Union (Tenn.) replaced Saint Leo as the third-ranked team in the women’s South Region with a strong 14th-place performance in the Blue race at Louisville.

Making the biggest moves of the week were the Philadelphia women in the East and the Queens (N.C.) men in the Southeast, both up six spots from a week ago. Philadelphia finished sixth of 35 in the White race at Paul Short to move up to No. 3 in the East, while Queens was 20th of 42 in the Blue race at Louisville to move to fourth in the Southeast. Both regions will qualify three teams to NCAAs.

New to this week’s men’s rankings were West Virginia Wesleyan (Atlantic), Lewis (Midwest), West Georgia (South), and Colorado Mesa (South Central).

Added to the women’s rankings this week were California (Pa.) and Indiana (Pa.) (Atlantic); Fort Hays State (Central); Delta State (South); and Chadron State (South Central).

The National Coaches Polls will be released Wednesday. Regionals will be held around the country on November 22 and 23. More information can be found on the USTFCCCA’s 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
2014 Week #3 — October 7
national rankings release: October 8
next regional release: October 14
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	6
6	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	5
7	Wheeling Jesuit	Wheeling, W.Va.	Mountain East	8
8	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	10
9	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	7
10	West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, W.Va.	Mountain East	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Lock Haven, 2012: Edinboro, 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven, 2009: Shippensburg
CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	3
3	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	2
4	Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Mo.	MIAA	5
5	East Central (Okla.)	Ada, Okla.	Great American	4
6	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	7
7	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	6
8	Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.	NSIC	8
9	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	9
10	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Augustana (S.D.), 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	3
3	Franklin Pierce	Rindge, N.H.	Northeast-10	2
4	Roberts Wesleyan	Chili, N.Y.	East Coast	4
5	Bentley	Waltham, Mass.	Northeast-10	5
6	Wilmington (Del.)	New Castle, Del.	CACC	8
7	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	6
8	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	7
9	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pa.	CACC	9
10	Assumption	Worcester, Mass.	Northeast-10	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Stonehill, 2012: American International, 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell, 2009: UMass Lowell
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	5
4	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	4
5	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	6
6	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	3
7	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	NR
8	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	7
9	Wayne State (Mich.)	Detroit, Mich.	GLIAC	8
10	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Grand Valley State, 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	1
2	Tampa	Tampa, Fla.	Sunshine	2
3	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	3
4	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	4
5	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	7
6	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	8
7	Shorter	Rome, Ga.	Gulf South	6
8	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	5
9	West Georgia	Carrollton, Ga.	Gulf South	NR
10	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Florida Southern, 2012: Nova Southeastern, 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	3
3	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
4	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	4
5	Colorado Mesa	Grand Junction, Colo.	RMAC	NR
6	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	8
7	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	5
8	Texas A&M-Commerce	Commerce, Texas	Lone Star	7
9	Chadron State	Chadron, Neb.	RMAC	9
10	Black Hills State	Spearfish, S.D.	RMAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 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	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	2
3	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	3
4	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	10
5	King	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	4
6	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	5
7	GRU Augusta	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	6
8	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	7
9	Armstrong Atlantic State	Savannah, Ga.	Peach Belt	8
10	Georgia College	Milledgeville, Ga.	Peach Belt	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Mount Olive, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Queens (N.C.)
WEST Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	2
3	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	3
4	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	4
5	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	5
6	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	6
7	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	7
8	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	8
9	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	PacWest	9
10	Cal State Stanislaus	Turlock, Calif.	CCAA	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Chico State, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Chico State

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2014 Week #3 — October 7
national rankings release: October 8
next regional release: October 14
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	Seton Hill	Greensburg, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, W.Va.	Mountain East	7
7	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	9
8	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	PSAC	8
9	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	NR
10	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Edinboro, 2012: Shippensburg, 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg, 2009: Shippensburg
CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	1
2	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	2
3	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	4
4	Winona State	Winona, Minn.	NSIC	3
5	U-Mary	Bismarck, N.D.	NSIC	5
6	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	6
7	MSU Moorhead	Moorhead, Minn.	NSIC	7
8	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	8
9	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	9
10	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Minnesota Duluth, 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Roberts Wesleyan	Chili, N.Y.	East Coast	2
2	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
3	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pa.	CACC	9
4	Assumption	Worcester, Mass.	Northeast-10	3
5	Southern New Hampshire	Manchester, N.H.	Northeast-10	8
6	St. Thomas Aquinas	Sparkill, N.Y.	East Coast	10
7	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	East Coast	7
8	Saint Michael’s	Colchester, Vt.	Northeast-10	4
9	Saint Anselm	Goffstown, N.H.	Northeast-10	5
10	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	6
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Stonehill, 2012: Stonehill, 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill, 2009: Stonehill
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	2
3	Wayne State (Mich.)	Detroit, Mich.	GLIAC	3
4	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	4
5	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	5
6	Northern Michigan	Marquette, Mich.	GLIAC	6
7	Saginaw Valley State	Bay City, Mich.	GLIAC	7
8	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	8
9	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	9
10	Bellarmine	Louisville, Ky.	GLVC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Grand Valley State, 2012: Grand Valley State, 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, Fla.	Sunshine	1
2	Union (Tenn.)	Jackson, Tenn.	Gulf South	3
3	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	2
4	North Alabama	Florence, Ala.	Gulf South	6
5	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	4
6	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	9
7	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	5
8	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	7
9	West Georgia	Carrollton, Ga.	Gulf South	10
10	Delta State	Cleveland, Miss.	Gulf South	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Tampa, 2012: Tampa, 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa, 2009: Tampa
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	5
4	Midwestern State	Wichita Falls, Texas	Lone Star	4
5	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	3
6	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	6
7	Colorado Mesa	Grand Junction, Colo.	RMAC	9
8	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	7
9	Dallas Baptist	Dallas, Texas	Heartland Conference	8
10	Chadron State	Chadron, Neb.	RMAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State, 2009: Missouri Southern
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Montevallo	Montevallo, Ala.	Peach Belt	1
2	North Georgia	Dahlonega, Ga.	Peach Belt	2
3	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	3
4	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	4
5	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	6
6	King	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	9
7	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	5
8	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	8
9	GRU Augusta	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	10
10	Georgia College	Milledgeville, Ga.	Peach Belt	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Wingate, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Columbus State
WEST Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	2
3	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	3
4	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	4
5	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	5
6	Central Washington	Ellensburg, Wash.	GNAC	6
7	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	7
8	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	8
9	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	PacWest	9
10	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Alaska Anchorage, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Alaska Anchorage