NCAA DI Women’s XC Regional Rankings Change After Busy Weekend
NEW ORLEANS — The first big weekend in NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country had a huge impact on the newest Regional Rankings released Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
It caused another swap atop the Great Lakes Region, a major jump in the South Central Region and a shift of power in the heavy-hitting West Region.
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What changes could be in store for the newest National Coaches’ Poll when it’s released Tuesday? You’ll have to wait to find out when that’s announced live on "Cross Country U" at noon ET on USTFCCCA.org.
Back to the Regional Rankings, where Michigan State once again traded spots with Michigan as the top dog in the Great Lakes.
Both the Spartans and Wolverines competed at the 31st annual Roy Griak Invitational this past weekend, hoping to get a lay of the land for the Big Ten Championships come October. Michigan State fared much better than Michigan, taking second place to its rival’s fifth. The Spartans put three runners in the top-20 — Holly Bullough, Alexis Weirsma, Rachele Schulist — while the Wolverines only had Erin Finn, the runner-up in the individual race to Boise State’s Brenna Peloquin, in that regard.
Staying at the Roy Griak Invitational, but moving to the West Region, we saw a coming-out party for Portland. The Pilots put on a show for the crowd at Les Bolstad Golf Course and scored 74 points to win the team title. Portland had three runners finish in the top-10 — Lauren Larocco (3rd), Annue Luijten (5th) and Parkes Kendrick (6th) — and another in 28th (Taryn Rawlings). Portland was rewarded for its efforts with a three-spot jump in the rankings from sixth to third.
Despite not competing this past weekend, Stanford also moved up one spot to second due to Boise State‘s struggles. The Broncos, running without Allie Ostrander in Minnesota, took fourth in the team standings despite getting the individual win from Peloquin.
Now we’ll take a look at the South Central Region, where SMU jumped three spots from fifth to all-important second (which is an automatic NCAA Championships qualifying position). The Mustangs surprised everybody this past weekend at the Panorama Farms Invitational as they finished runner-up behind BYU. SMU was led by Hannah Miller in third place, while Charlotte Tara Murphy (9th) and Holly Archer (10th) made sure her efforts weren’t for naught.
Be sure to look below for the full Regional Rankings.
The NCAA Division I Regional Championships will be held around the country on Friday, November 11 with the return of the NCAA Championships to Terre Haute, Indiana, eight days later.
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 teams strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
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Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2016 Week #3 — September 26 |
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| national poll release: September 27 | ||||
| next regional release: October 3 | ||||
| Win-loss record reflective of results in varsity competition of races 7500 meters or longer versus DI opponents starting September 9; RAOR = Record against own region | ||||
| GREAT LAKES Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Michigan State | 36-1 (7-0) | Big Ten |
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| 2 | Michigan | 31-4 (3-1) | Big Ten |
1
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| 3 | Notre Dame | 10-0 (4-0) | ACC |
3
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| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 23-0 (2-0) | Mid-American |
4
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| 5 | Ohio State | 46-10 (2-3) | Big Ten |
5
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| 6 | Wisconsin | 4-1 (-) | Big Ten |
6
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| 7 | Butler | 20-3 (0-2) | Big East |
7
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| 8 | Indiana | 5-0 (5-0) | Big Ten |
8
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| 9 | Marquette | 12-1 (6-1) | Big East |
9
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| 10 | Toledo | 2-0 (2-0) | Mid-American |
10
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| 11 | Purdue | 4-1 (4-1) | Big Ten |
11
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| 12 | Central Michigan | 8-29 (0-7) | Mid-American |
12
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| 13 | Dayton | 10-3 (4-3) | Atlantic 10 |
13
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| 14 | Bowling Green | 1-1 (1-1) | Mid-American |
14
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| 15 | Miami (Ohio) | 3-1 (3-1) | Mid-American |
15
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Michigan, 2014: Michigan State, 2013: Michigan, 2012: Michigan, 2011: Michigan | ||||
| MID-ATLANTIC Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Penn State | 37-2 (7-0) | Big Ten |
1
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| 2 | Georgetown | 5-1 (3-1) | Big East |
2
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| 3 | Penn | 2-0 (2-0) | Ivy |
3
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| 4 | Villanova | 1-1 (1-1) | Big East |
4
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| 5 | Princeton | 4-6 (2-1) | Ivy |
5
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| 6 | West Virginia | 2-5 (2-2) | Big 12 |
6
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| 7 | Pittsburgh | 19-15 (3-1) | ACC |
7
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| 8 | Bucknell | 6-6 (2-0) | Patriot |
9
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| 9 | La Salle | 0-2 (0-2) | Atlantic 10 |
8
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| 10 | Maryland | 4-0 (4-0) | Big Ten |
10
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| 11 | Navy | 6-31 (4-3) | Patriot |
11
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| 12 | Duquesne | 1-2 (0-1) | Atlantic 10 |
12
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| 13 | Rutgers | 4-42 (1-9) | Big Ten |
13
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| 14 | Saint Joseph’s | 5-8 (3-4) | Atlantic 10 |
14
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| 15 | Temple | 4-3 (2-1) | American |
15
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Penn State, 2014: Georgetown, 2013: Villanova, 2012: Penn State, 2011: Georgetown/Villanova, | ||||
| MIDWEST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 (2-1) | Big 12 |
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| 2 | Kansas | — (—) | Big 12 |
2
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| 3 | Minnesota | 28-8 (11-0) | Big Ten |
3
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| 4 | Iowa State | 19-14 (8-1) | Big 12 |
4
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| 5 | Tulsa | 5-0 (3-0) | American |
5
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| 6 | Missouri | 19-4 (2-0) | SEC |
6
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| 7 | Northern Illinois | 25-17 (16-2) | Mid-American |
9
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| 8 | Wichita State | — (—) | Missouri Valley |
8
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| 9 | Oklahoma | 16-21 (6-3) | Big 12 |
7
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| 10 | South Dakota | 2-0 (2-0) | Summit League |
11
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| 11 | Northwestern | 15-24 (6-7) | Big Ten |
NR
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| 12 | Illinois | 17-25 (11-7) | Big Ten |
13
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| 13 | Iowa | 17-25 (11-7) | Big Ten |
12
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| 14 | Bradley | 6-0 (4-0) | Missouri Valley |
14
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| 15 | Northern Iowa | 1-1 (1-0) | Missouri Valley |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Oklahoma State, 2014: Iowa State, 2013: Iowa State, 2012: Iowa State, 2011: Iowa State | ||||
| MOUNTAIN Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | New Mexico | — (—) | Mountain West |
1
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| 2 | Colorado | — (—) | Pac-12 |
2
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| 3 | BYU | 12-0 (-) | West Coast |
3
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| 4 | Utah | 8-1 (7-1) | Pac-12 |
4
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| 5 | Weber State | 7-1 (6-1) | Big Sky |
5
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| 6 | Colorado State | 21-12 (4-0) | Mountain West |
6
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| 7 | Wyoming | 23-18 (8-3) | Mountain West |
7
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| 8 | Utah State | 5-3 (4-3) | Mountain West |
8
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| 9 | Air Force | — (—) | Mountain West |
9
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| 10 | Northern Arizona | 15-18 (2-2) | Big Sky |
10
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| 11 | Montana State | 4-4 (3-4) | Big Sky |
11
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| 12 | Southern Utah | 12-21 (1-3) | Big Sky |
15
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| 13 | Nevada | — (—) | Mountain West |
13
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| 14 | Texas Tech | — (—) | Big 12 |
12
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| 15 | UTEP | — (—) | Conference USA |
14
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: New Mexico, 2014: Colorado, 2013: Colorado, 2012: Weber State, 2011: New Mexico/Colorado | ||||
| NORTHEAST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Providence | 11-0 (11-0) | Big East |
1
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| 2 | Syracuse | 15-4 (2-0) | ACC |
2
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| 3 | Yale | 10-0 (5-0) | Ivy |
3
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| 4 | Harvard | 1-1 (0-1) | Ivy |
4
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| 5 | Cornell | 3-3 (0-1) | Ivy |
5
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| 6 | Columbia | 5-6 (4-5) | Ivy |
6
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| 7 | Dartmouth | 10-1 (10-1) | Ivy |
7
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| 8 | Brown | 11-2 (11-2) | Ivy |
8
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| 9 | Boston College | 13-3 (13-3) | ACC |
9
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| 10 | UMass Lowell | — (—) | America East |
10
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| 11 | New Hampshire | 8-4 (8-4) | America East |
11
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| 12 | Stony Brook | 1-1 (1-1) | America East |
12
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| 13 | Quinnipiac | 8-1 (7-0) | Metro Atlantic |
13
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| 14 | Buffalo | 2-0 (-) | Mid-American |
14
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| 15 | Army West Point | 7-2 (6-1) | Patriot |
15
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Providence, 2014: Iona, 2013: Providence, 2012: Providence, 2011: Syracuse | ||||
| SOUTH Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Vanderbilt | 21-2 (10-0) | SEC |
1
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| 2 | Mississippi State | 44-12 (10-1) | SEC |
2
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| 3 | Mississippi | 3-0 (2-0) | SEC |
3
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| 4 | Alabama | — (—) | SEC |
4
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| 5 | Florida | 12-0 (12-0) | SEC |
6
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| 6 | Florida State | 14-10 (4-8) | ACC |
5
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| 7 | Lipscomb | 27-10 (8-2) | Atlantic Sun |
7
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| 8 | Georgia | 14-9 (7-3) | SEC |
8
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| 9 | Auburn | 16-11 (6-4) | SEC |
9
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| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 12-11 (5-5) | Conference USA |
10
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| 11 | Memphis | 5-0 (3-0) | American |
12
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| 12 | UAB | 8-15 (4-6) | Conference USA |
13
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| 13 | Georgia Tech | 11-22 (0-1) | ACC |
11
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| 14 | Jacksonville | 11-1 (11-1) | Atlantic Sun |
NR
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| 15 | Southern Miss | 7-2 (2-1) | Conference USA |
15
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| SOUTH CENTRAL Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Arkansas | 11-0 (-) | SEC |
1
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| 2 | SMU | 11-1 (-) | American |
5
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| 3 | Texas | — (—) | Big 12 |
2
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| 4 | Rice | 14-0 (12-0) | Conference USA |
3
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| 5 | Baylor | 14-4 (12-3) | Big 12 |
4
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| 6 | Texas A&M | 10-4 (10-2) | SEC |
6
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| 7 | Stephen F. Austin | 2-3 (1-0) | Southland |
7
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| 8 | Tulane | 8-1 (5-0) | American |
12
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| 9 | North Texas | 4-0 (3-0) | Conference USA |
9
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| 10 | TCU | 12-6 (11-4) | Big 12 |
14
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| 11 | LSU | 12-8 (11-5) | SEC |
13
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| 12 | Lamar | 7-7 (7-5) | Southland |
10
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| 13 | Houston | 6-8 (6-6) | American |
8
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| 14 | UT Arlington | 0-4 (0-3) | Sun Belt |
15
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| 15 | Sam Houston State | 6-10 (6-8) | Southland |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Arkansas, 2014: Arkansas, 2013: Arkansas, 2012: Arkansas, 2011: Arkansas | ||||
| SOUTHEAST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | NC State | 12-0 (11-0) | ACC |
1
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| 2 | Virginia | 15-9 (11-5) | ACC |
2
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| 3 | William and Mary | 11-4 (6-1) | Colonial |
3
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| 4 | Virginia Tech | 7-0 (4-0) | ACC |
4
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| 5 | Kentucky | 11-3 (-) | SEC |
7
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| 6 | North Carolina | 11-1 (10-1) | ACC |
6
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| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 10-5 (6-2) | Sun Belt |
8
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| 8 | Furman | 26-11 (4-0) | Southern |
5
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| 9 | Elon | 2-0 (2-0) | Colonial |
9
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| 10 | James Madison | 4-0 (4-0) | Colonial |
10
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| 11 | Louisville | 17-6 (5-0) | ACC |
11
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| 12 | Eastern Kentucky | 16-7 (4-1) | Ohio Valley |
12
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| 13 | Clemson | 6-10 (3-5) | ACC |
13
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| 14 | Duke | 21-14 (0-1) | ACC |
14
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| 15 | Charlotte | 6-9 (2-5) | Conference USA |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Virginia, 2014: William and Mary, 2013: Virginia, 2012: Duke, 2011: Virginia, | ||||
| WEST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Oregon | 8-0 (6-0) | Pac-12 |
1
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| 2 | Stanford | — (—) | Pac-12 |
3
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| 3 | Portland | 33-8 (5-6) | West Coast |
6
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| 4 | Boise State | 30-3 (4-1) | Mountain West |
2
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| 5 | Washington | 5-0 (5-0) | Pac-12 |
4
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| 6 | San Francisco | 28-5 (3-2) | West Coast |
5
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| 7 | UCLA | 27-6 (2-3) | Pac-12 |
9
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| 8 | California | — (—) | Pac-12 |
7
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| 9 | Cal Poly | 9-1 (8-0) | Big West |
8
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| 10 | Arizona | 23-10 (1-4) | Pac-12 |
10
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| 11 | Arizona State | — (—) | Pac-12 |
11
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| 12 | Washington State | 4-1 (4-1) | Pac-12 |
12
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| 13 | UC Davis | 6-2 (4-2) | Big West |
13
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| 14 | Idaho | — (—) | Big Sky |
14
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| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 8-2 (7-1) | Big West |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Oregon, 2014: Oregon, 2013: Arizona, 2012: Oregon, 2011: Washington | ||||
