2017 NCAA DIII Cross Country Regional Rankings – Preseason

NEW ORLEANS – Another exciting season of NCAA Division III Cross Country is about to start.

With that known, it’s time to check out the Regional Team Rankings as released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

QUICK LINKS: Men’s Rankings | Women’s Rankings
Regional Team Rankings Summary – PDF
Regional Team Rankings Summary – All Time

For those who don’t know, the 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.

This year the NCAA Division III Regional Championships will be held across the nation on Saturday, November 11.

Atlantic Region

After sweeping the team titles last year, SUNY Geneseo has the top-ranked men’s and women’s team in the Atlantic Region. The men graduated their No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 runners from last year’s NCAA runner-up, but return individual region champ Isaac Garcia-Cassani. The women lost five of their top-7 runners to graduation as well, so they’ll be looking to find out who is ready to step up.

Sitting behind the SUNY Geneseo men in the rankings are No. 2 RPI, No. 3 TCNJ, No. 4 Rowan and No. 5 Hamilton. The Profs finished eighth at the regional meet last year, so many are looking for big things from them.

SUNY Geneseo’s women are trailed by No. 2 Ithaca, No. 3 RPI, No. 4 St. Lawrence and No. 5 SUNY Oneonta. The Red Dragons finished runner-up to the Knights last year while the Bombers, Engineers and Saints all moved up in the rankings from 2016.

Central Region

2016 region champs Loras and St. Olaf are the headliners once again. The Duhawks return their top-4 led by individual region champ Mason Tope. The Lions might have finished third at their conference meet, but rallied to win the region and have that experience to grow on.

The St. Olaf men are No. 2 behind Loras and in third is Nebraska Wesleyan. Carleton makes the climb all the way up from No. 10 and Luther comes in at No. 5

Over in the women’s rankings, St. Thomas (Minn.) sits at No. 2, followed by Carleton at No. 3, Wartburg at No. 4 and Nebraska Wesleyan at No. 5.

Great Lakes Region

Calvin’s teams are both No. 1 following a sweep of the team titles last year. The Knight men went 2-11-13-18-19 at the regional meet last year and return all but two of those athletes. Calvin’s women had three freshmen in their top-5 at the regional meet and have a strong foundation on which to continue to build.

Right behind Calvin’s men is No. 2 Ohio Northern, No. 3 Mount Union, No. 4 Wabash and No. 5 Case Western Reserve. Those teams finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth at the regional meet last year and Allegheny (Pa.), the runner-up, is sixth.

Calvin’s women are trailed by No. 2 Oberlin, No. 3 Hope, No. 4 Otterbein and No. 5 Allegheny (Pa.).

Mideast Region

Both the men and women of Johns Hopkins are No. 1 at the start of the season. The Blue Jay men return four runners who finished in the top-25 of the regional meet, while the women return a healthy contingent of athletes including standout Felicia Koerner.

Those remaining top-5 teams sitting behind the Johns Hopkins men in the rankings all finished behind them at the regional meet – No. 2 Haverford, No. 3 Carnegie Mellon, No. 4 Dickinson and No. 5 York (Pa.).

Here are those teams expected to trail Johns Hopkins come November – No. 2 Elizabethtown, No. 3 Dickinson, No. 4 Haverford and No. 5 Waynesburg.

Midwest Region

Familiar faces dot the No. 1 spots in the region – the North Central (Ill.) men and the Washington (Mo.) women. Both the Cardinals and Bears ran away with the regional titles last year and many expect them to do the same again. North Central (Ill.) welcomes back Dhruvil Patel (No. 5 at regional meet), Al Baldonado (No. 8) and Zach Hird (No. 15), among others. Wash U is going to be led by Aly Wayne and Alison Lindsay, who finished second and third at the regional meet last year, respectively.

No. 2 UW-La Crosse, No. 3 UW-Eau Claire, No. 4 Washington (Mo.) and No. 5 UW-Stevens Point are expected to contend for the runner-up spot behind the Cardinals.

No. 2 UW-La Crosse, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 UW-Eau Claire and No. 5 UW-Oshkosh should make life a little bit more interesting for the Bears.

New England Region

Williams and MIT are favored to win the New England Region and it depends on which set of rankings you’re looking at to know which one is on top.

In the men’s rankings, the Ephs are No. 1, followed by No. 2 MIT. Williams did lost standout Peter Hale to graduation but have a battle-tested group of athletes ready to step up. Other than the Engineers, No. 3 Amherst, No. 4 Middlebury and No. 5 Bates make up the top-5.

MIT is No. 1 in the women’s rankings and is followed by No. 2 Williams, t-No. 3 Tufts and Middlebury as well as No. 5 Bates. The Engineers won the team title last year and will be looking at Megan McCandless to contend for the individual title (second last year) and Leandra Zimmermann to back her up.

South/Southeast Region

Christopher Newport’s men and the Emory women are tabbed to win the South/Southeast Region this year. Both were regional champs last year.

The Captains return their top-3 runners, led by reigning individual champ Grayson Reid. CNU fended off Washington and Lee for the crown, but Emory is expected to finish above the former runner-up. No. 4 Rhodes and No. 5 Trinity (Texas) round out the top-5.

Emory’s women have three of their top-5 back, including regional fourth-place finisher Gabrielle Stravach. No. 2 Washington and Lee, No. 3 Rhodes, No. 4 Christopher Newport and No. 5 Trinity (Texas) are looking to knock the Eagles out of their nest.

West Region

Pomona-Pitzer’s men and the Whitworth women are the respective No. 1s in the West Region.

The Sagehens finished a distant third at the regional meet last year but have a strong core back, led by Andy Reischling. Pomona-Pitzer is followed by No. 2 Occidental, No. 3 Claremont-Mudd Scripps (last year’s champion), No. 4 Willamette and No. 5 UC Santa Cruz.

The Pirates have four of their top-5 runners back from the regional meet last year and will look to fend off No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, No. 3 Occidental, No. 4 Pomona-Pitzer and No. 5 Willamette.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III

Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings

2017 Preseason — August 29

national poll release: August 30
next regional release: September 12
         
ATLANTIC Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N.Y. SUNYAC
1
2 RPI Troy, N.Y. Liberty League
2
3 TCNJ Ewing, N.J. NJAC
3
4 Rowan Glassboro, N.J. NJAC
8
5 Hamilton Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.) NESCAC
7
6 NYU New York, N.Y. UAA
4
7 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, N.Y. SUNYAC
5
8 St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. Liberty League
6
9 Ithaca Ithaca, N.Y. Liberty League
9
10 Vassar Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Liberty League
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: SUNY Geneseo, 2015: SUNY Geneseo, 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: SUNY Cortland, 2012: NYU
       
         
CENTRAL Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Loras Dubuque, Iowa IIAC
1
2 St. Olaf Northfield, Minn. MIAC
3
3 Nebraska Wesleyan Lincoln, Neb. IIAC
4
4 Carleton Northfield, Minn. MIAC
10
5 Luther Decorah, Iowa IIAC
5
6 Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa Midwest
16
7 Wartburg Waverly, Iowa IIAC
2
8 Grinnell Grinnell, Iowa Midwest
9
9 Central (Iowa) Pella, Iowa IIAC
7
10 St. Thomas (Minn.) Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
12
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016
: Loras,
2015: St. Olaf, 2014: St. Olaf, 2013: St. Olaf, 2012: St. Olaf
       
         
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Calvin Grand Rapids, Mich. MIAA
1
2 Ohio Northern Ada, Ohio OAC
3
3 Mount Union Alliance, Ohio OAC
4
4 Wabash Crawfordsville, Ind. NCAC
5
5 Case Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio UAA
6
6 Allegheny (Pa.) Meadville, Pa. NCAC
2
7 Albion Albion, Mich. MIAA
7
8 DePauw Greencastle, Ind. NCAC
8
9 Otterbein Westerville, Ohio OAC
13
10 John Carroll University Heights, Ohio OAC
11
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: Calvin, 2015: Wabash, 2014: Wabash, 2013: Wabash, 2012: Calvin
       
         
MIDEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. Centennial
1
2 Haverford Haverford, Pa. Centennial
2
3 Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Pa. UAA
3
4 Dickinson Carlisle, Pa. Centennial
5
5 York (Pa.) York, Pa. CAC
4
6 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Pa. Landmark
9
7 Widener Chester, Pa. Middle Atlantic
6
8 Salisbury Salisbury, Md. CAC
7
9 Muhlenberg Allentown, Pa. Centennial
8
10 Stevenson Stevenson, Md. Middle Atlantic
15
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: Johns Hopkins, 2015: Haverford, 2014: Carnegie Mellon, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Haverford
       
         
MIDWEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 North Central (Ill.) Naperville, Ill. CCIW
1
2 UW-La Crosse La Crosse, Wis. WIAC
3
3 UW-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wis. WIAC
2
4 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. UAA
4
5 UW-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wis. WIAC
5
6 Augustana (Ill.) Rock Island, Ill. CCIW
8
7 UW-Platteville Platteville, Wis. WIAC
6
8 Chicago Chicago, Ill. UAA
9
9 UW-Whitewater Whitewater, Wis. WIAC
13
10 UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. WIAC
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: North Central (Ill.), 2015: UW-Eau Claire, 2014: North Central (Ill.), 2013: North Central (Ill.), 2012: North Central (Ill.)
       
         
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Williams Williamstown, Mass. NESCAC
2
2 MIT Cambridge, Mass. NEWMAC
1
3 Amherst Amherst, Mass. NESCAC
3
4 Middlebury Middlebury, Vt. NESCAC
4
5 Bates Lewiston, Maine NESCAC
7
6 Brandeis Waltham, Mass. UAA
9
7 Tufts Medford, Mass. NESCAC
5
8 Colby Waterville, Maine NESCAC
6
9 Connecticut College New London, Conn. NESCAC
11
10 Bowdoin Brunswick, Maine NESCAC
8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: MIT, 2015: Williams, 2014: Colby, 2013: Williams, 2012: Middlebury
       
         
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Christopher Newport Newport News, Va. CAC
1
2 Emory Atlanta, Ga. UAA
3
3 Washington and Lee Lexington, Va. ODAC
2
4 Rhodes Memphis, Tenn. SAA
4
5 Trinity (Texas) San Antonio, Texas SCAC
8
6 Bridgewater (Va.) Bridgewater, Va. ODAC
7
7 Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Va. CAC
12
8 Berry Rome, Ga. SAA
9
9 Lynchburg Lynchburg, Va. ODAC
6
10 Roanoke Salem, Va. ODAC
13
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: Christopher Newport, 2015: Emory, 2014: Emory, 2013: Bridgewater (Va.), 2012: Lynchburg
       
         
WEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Pomona-Pitzer Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
3
2 Occidental Los Angeles, Calif. SCIAC
2
3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
1
4 Willamette Salem, Ore. Northwest
5
5 UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Calif. Independent
7
6 Pacific Lutheran Tacoma, Wash. Northwest
8
7 Whittier Whittier, Calif. SCIAC
4
8 Lewis & Clark Portland, Ore. Northwest
10
9 George Fox Newberg, Ore. Northwest
11
10 Caltech Pasadena, Calif. SCIAC
16
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2015: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2014: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2013: Pomona-Pitzer, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III

Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings

2017 Preseason — August 29

national poll release: August 30
next regional release: September 12
         
ATLANTIC Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N.Y. SUNYAC
1
2 Ithaca Ithaca, N.Y. Liberty League
4
3 RPI Troy, N.Y. Liberty League
3
4 St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. Liberty League
6
5 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, N.Y. SUNYAC
2
6 Stevens Hoboken, N.J. Empire 8
5
7 Rochester (N.Y.) Rochester, N.Y. UAA
7
8 TCNJ Ewing, N.J. NJAC
11
9 RIT Henrietta, N.Y. Liberty League
8
10 Stockton Pomona, N.J. NJAC
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:

2016: SUNY Geneseo,
2015: SUNY Geneseo, 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: NYU, 2012: St. Lawrence
       
         
CENTRAL Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 St. Olaf Northfield, Minn. MIAC
1
2 St. Thomas (Minn.) Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
3
3 Carleton Northfield, Minn. MIAC
4
4 Wartburg Waverly, Iowa IIAC
5
5 Nebraska Wesleyan Lincoln, Neb. IIAC
2
6 Grinnell Grinnell, Iowa Midwest
10
7 Loras Dubuque, Iowa IIAC
7
8 Bethel (Minn.) Arden Hills, Minn. MIAC
15
9 Hamline Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
11
10 St. Scholastica Duluth, Minn. UMAC
12
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: St. Olaf, 2015: St. Thomas (Minn.), 2014: Carleton, 2013: Wartburg, 2012: Wartburg
       
         
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Calvin Grand Rapids, Mich. MIAA
1
2 Oberlin Oberlin, Ohio NCAC
6
3 Hope Holland, Mich. MIAA
3
4 Otterbein Westerville, Ohio OAC
5
5 Allegheny (Pa.) Meadville, Pa. NCAC
2
6 John Carroll University Heights, Ohio OAC
4
7 Mount Union Alliance, Ohio OAC
8
8 Kenyon Gambier, Ohio NCAC
9
9 Albion Albion, Mich. MIAA
10
10 Case Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio UAA
11
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: Calvin, 2015: Hope, 2014: Calvin, 2013: Calvin, 2012: Hope
       
         
MIDEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. Centennial
1
2 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Pa. Landmark
3
3 Dickinson Carlisle, Pa. Centennial
2
4 Haverford Haverford, Pa. Centennial
5
5 Waynesburg Waynesburg, Pa. PAC
6
6 DeSales Center Valley, Pa. Middle Atlantic
4
7 Moravian Bethlehem, Pa. Landmark
7
8 Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pa. Centennial
8
9 Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Pa. UAA
10
10 York (Pa.) York, Pa. CAC
9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: Johns Hopkins, 2015: Johns Hopkins, 2014: Johns Hopkins, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Johns Hopkins
       
         
MIDWEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. UAA
1
2 UW-La Crosse La Crosse, Wis. WIAC
2
3 Chicago Chicago, Ill. UAA
3
4 UW-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wis. WIAC
5
5 UW-Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wis. WIAC
4
6 St. Norbert De Pere, Wis. Midwest
6
7 UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. WIAC
7
8 North Central (Ill.) Naperville, Ill. CCIW
9
9 Concordia Wisconsin Mequon, Wis. NACC
14
10 Aurora Aurora, Ill. NACC
8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:

2016: Washington (Mo.), 2015: Washington (Mo.), 2014: Washington (Mo.), 2013: Chicago, 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.)
       
         
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 MIT Cambridge, Mass. NEWMAC
1
2 Williams Williamstown, Mass. NESCAC
2
3 Tufts Medford, Mass. NESCAC
3
4 Middlebury Middlebury, Vt. NESCAC
4
5 Bates Lewiston, Maine NESCAC
5
6 Brandeis Waltham, Mass. UAA
6
7 Bowdoin Brunswick, Maine NESCAC
8
8 Amherst Amherst, Mass. NESCAC
7
9 Colby Waterville, Maine NESCAC
11
10 Wesleyan (Conn.) Middletown, Conn. NESCAC
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2016: MIT, 2015: Williams, 2014: MIT, 2013: Williams, 2012: MIT
         
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Emory Atlanta, Ga. UAA
1
2 Washington and Lee Lexington, Va. ODAC
4
3 Rhodes Memphis, Tenn. SAA
2
4 Christopher Newport Newport News, Va. CAC
3
5 Trinity (Texas) San Antonio, Texas SCAC
5
6 Berry Rome, Ga. SAA
6
7 Centre Danville, Ky. SAA
8
8 Berea (Ky.) Berea, Ky. USA South
NR
9 Eastern Mennonite Harrisonburg, Va. ODAC
10
10 Lynchburg Lynchburg, Va. ODAC
NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2015: Emory, 2014: Emory, 2013: Trinity (Texas), 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory
       
         
WEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
2016 FINAL
1 Whitworth Spokane, Wash. Northwest
1
2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
2
3 Occidental Los Angeles, Calif. SCIAC
6
4 Pomona-Pitzer Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
4
5 Willamette Salem, Ore. Northwest
5
6 UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Calif. Independent
7
7 Linfield McMinnville, Ore. Northwest
12
8 Whittier Whittier, Calif. SCIAC
10
9 Redlands Redlands, Calif. SCIAC
8
10 Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colo. SCAC
3
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2015: Willamette, 2014: Willamette, 2013: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

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NCAA Division III
Women's Cross Country
USTFCCCA Regional Coaches' Rankings

2017 Preseason - August 29th

About this Product
The USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Coaches’ 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 a rank-order of squad potential. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible to receive a ranking. Teams with provisional status within the region may be ranked.

Atlantic Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1suny-geneseoSUNY GENESEO
SUNYAC (1)
 1
2ithacaITHACA
Liberty League (1)
 4
3rpiRPI
Liberty League (3)
 3
4st-lawrenceST. LAWRENCE
Liberty League (2)
 6
5suny-oneontaSUNY ONEONTA
SUNYAC (6)
 2
6stevensSTEVENS
Empire 8 (2)
 5
7rochester-n-yROCHESTER (N.Y.)
UAA (8)
 7
8tcnjTCNJ
NJAC (1)
 11
9ritRIT
Liberty League (4)
 8
10stocktonSTOCKTON
NJAC (2)
 10

Central Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1st-olafST. OLAF
MIAC (2)
 1
2st-thomas-minnST. THOMAS (MINN.)
MIAC (3)
 3
3carletonCARLETON
MIAC (1)
 4
4wartburgWARTBURG
IIAC (2)
 5
5nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN
IIAC (1)
 2
6grinnellGRINNELL
Midwest Conference (2)
 10
7lorasLORAS
IIAC (4)
 7
8bethel-minnBETHEL (MINN.)
MIAC (5)
 15
9hamlineHAMLINE
MIAC (7)
 11
10st-scholasticaST. SCHOLASTICA
UMAC (1)
 12

Great Lakes Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1calvinCALVIN
Michigan Intercollegiate (2)
 1
2oberlinOBERLIN
NCAC (2)
 6
3hopeHOPE
Michigan Intercollegiate (1)
 3
4otterbeinOTTERBEIN
OAC (1)
 5
5allegheny-paALLEGHENY (PA.)
NCAC (1)
 2
6john-carrollJOHN CARROLL
OAC (2)
 4
7mount-unionMOUNT UNION
OAC (3)
 8
8kenyonKENYON
NCAC (3)
 9
9albionALBION
MIAA (4)
 10
10case-western-reserveCASE WESTERN RESERVE
UAA (7)
 11

Mideast Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1johns-hopkinsJOHNS HOPKINS
Centennial (2)
 1
2elizabethtownELIZABETHTOWN
Landmark (1)
 3
3dickinsonDICKINSON
Centennial (2)
 2
4haverfordHAVERFORD
Centennial (3)
 5
5waynesburgWAYNESBURG
PAC (1)
 6
6desalesDESALES
Middle Atlantic (2)
 4
7moravianMORAVIAN
Landmark (3)
 7
8swarthmoreSWARTHMORE
Centennial (4)
 8
9carnegie-mellonCARNEGIE MELLON
UAA (4)
 10
10york-paYORK (PA.)
CAC (1)
 9

Midwest Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)
UAA (1)
 1
2uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE
WIAC (2)
 2
3chicagoCHICAGO
UAA (2)
 3
4uw-eau-claireUW-EAU CLAIRE
WIAC (1)
 5
5uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH
WIAC (7)
 4
6st-norbertST. NORBERT
Midwest Conference (1)
 6
7uw-stoutUW-STOUT
WIAC (6)
 7
8north-central-illNORTH CENTRAL (ILL.)
CCIW (4)
 9
9concordia-wisconsinCONCORDIA WISCONSIN
NACC (1)
 14
10auroraAURORA
NACC (2)
 8

New England Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1mitMIT
NEWMAC (1)
 1
2williamsWILLIAMS
NESCAC (1)
 2
3middleburyMIDDLEBURY
NESCAC (2)
 4
3tuftsTUFTS
NESCAC (3)
 3
5batesBATES
NESCAC (4)
 5
6brandeisBRANDEIS
UAA (6)
 6
7bowdoinBOWDOIN
NESCAC (6)
 8
8amherstAMHERST
NESCAC (5)
 7
9colbyCOLBY
NESCAC (8)
 11
10wesleyan-connWESLEYAN (CONN.)
NESCAC (7)
 10

South/Southeast Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1emoryEMORY
UAA (3)
 1
2washington-and-leeWASHINGTON AND LEE
ODAC (1)
 4
3rhodesRHODES
SAA (2)
 2
4christopher-newportCHRISTOPHER NEWPORT
CAC (4)
 3
5trinity-texasTRINITY (TEXAS)
SCAC (1)
 5
6berryBERRY
SAA (3)
 6
7centreCENTRE
SAA (1)
 8
8berea-kyBEREA (KY.)
USA South (1)
 ---
9eastern-mennoniteEASTERN MENNONITE
ODAC (3)
 10
10lynchburgLYNCHBURG
ODAC (2)
 ---

West Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1whitworthWHITWORTH
Northwest Conference (1)
 1
2claremont-mudd-scrippsCLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS
SCIAC (1)
 2
3occidentalOCCIDENTAL
SCIAC (2)
 6
4pomona-pitzerPOMONA-PITZER
SCIAC (4)
 4
5willametteWILLAMETTE
NWC (5)
 5
6uc-santa-cruzUC SANTA CRUZ
Independent
 7
7linfieldLINFIELD
Northwest Conference (2)
 12
8whittierWHITTIER
SCIAC (5)
 10
9redlands-califREDLANDS (CALIF.)
SCIAC (3)
 8
10colorado-collegeCOLORADO COLLEGE
SCAC (2)
 3
NCAA Division III
Men's Cross Country
USTFCCCA Regional Coaches' Rankings

2017 Preseason - August 29th

About this Product
The USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Coaches’ 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 a rank-order of squad potential. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible to receive a ranking. Teams with provisional status within the region may be ranked.

Atlantic Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1suny-geneseoSUNY GENESEO
SUNYAC (1)
 1
2rpiRPI
Liberty League (1)
 2
3tcnjTCNJ
NJAC (2)
 3
4rowanROWAN
NJAC (1)
 8
5hamiltonHAMILTON
NESCAC (8)
 7
6nyuNYU
UAA (4)
 4
7suny-oneontaSUNY ONEONTA
SUNYAC (2)
 5
8st-lawrenceST. LAWRENCE
Liberty League (2)
 6
9ithacaITHACA
Liberty League (4)
 9
10vassarVASSAR
Liberty League (5)
 10

Central Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1lorasLORAS
IIAC (1)
 1
2st-olafST. OLAF
MIAC (2)
 3
3nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN
IIAC (3)
 4
4carletonCARLETON
MIAC (1)
 10
5lutherLUTHER
IIAC (4)
 5
6cornell-collegeCORNELL COLLEGE
Midwest Conference (1)
 16
7wartburgWARTBURG
IIAC (2)
 2
8grinnellGRINNELL
MWC (2)
 9
9central-iowaCENTRAL (IOWA)
IIAC (6)
 7
10st-thomas-minnST. THOMAS (MINN.)
MIAC (4)
 12

Great Lakes Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1calvinCALVIN
Michigan Intercollegiate (1)
 1
2ohio-northernOHIO NORTHERN
OAC (1)
 3
3mount-unionMOUNT UNION
OAC (2)
 4
4wabashWABASH
NCAC (3)
 5
5case-western-reserveCASE WESTERN RESERVE
UAA (7)
 6
6allegheny-paALLEGHENY (PA.)
NCAC (2)
 2
7albionALBION
Michigan Intercollegiate (2)
 7
8depauwDEPAUW
NCAC (1)
 8
9otterbeinOTTERBEIN
OAC (4)
 13
10john-carrollJOHN CARROLL
OAC (3)
 11

Mideast Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1johns-hopkinsJOHNS HOPKINS
Centennial (2)
 1
2haverfordHAVERFORD
Centennial (1)
 2
3carnegie-mellonCARNEGIE MELLON
UAA (2)
 3
4dickinsonDICKINSON
Centennial (3)
 5
5york-paYORK (PA.)
CAC (2)
 4
6elizabethtownELIZABETHTOWN
Landmark (1)
 9
7widenerWIDENER
MAC (5)
 6
8salisburySALISBURY
CAC (3)
 7
9muhlenbergMUHLENBERG
Centennial (4)
 8
10stevensonSTEVENSON
MAC (2)
 15

Midwest Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1north-central-illNORTH CENTRAL (ILL.)
CCIW (1)
 1
2uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE
WIAC (1)
 3
3uw-eau-claireUW-EAU CLAIRE
WIAC (3)
 2
4washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)
UAA (1)
 4
5uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT
WIAC (6)
 5
6augustana-illAUGUSTANA (ILL.)
CCIW (2)
 8
7uw-plattevilleUW-PLATTEVILLE
WIAC (4)
 6
8chicagoCHICAGO
UAA (5)
 9
9uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER
WIAC (5)
 13
10uw-stoutUW-STOUT
WIAC (2)
 10

New England Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1williamsWILLIAMS
NESCAC (5)
 2
2mitMIT
NEWMAC (1)
 1
3amherstAMHERST
NESCAC (1)
 3
4middleburyMIDDLEBURY
NESCAC (2)
 4
5batesBATES
NESCAC (3)
 7
6brandeisBRANDEIS
UAA (6)
 9
7tuftsTUFTS
NESCAC (6)
 5
8colbyCOLBY
NESCAC (11)
 6
9connecticut-collegeCONNECTICUT COLLEGE
NESCAC (4)
 11
10bowdoinBOWDOIN
NESCAC (7)
 8

South/Southeast Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1christopher-newportCHRISTOPHER NEWPORT
CAC (1)
 1
2emoryEMORY
UAA (3)
 3
3washington-and-leeWASHINGTON AND LEE
ODAC (1)
 2
4rhodesRHODES
SAA (1)
 4
5trinity-texasTRINITY (TEXAS)
SCAC (1)
 8
6bridgewater-vaBRIDGEWATER (VA.)
ODAC (2)
 7
7mary-washingtonMARY WASHINGTON
CAC (4)
 12
8berryBERRY
SAA (3)
 9
9lynchburgLYNCHBURG
ODAC (3)
 6
10roanokeROANOKE
ODAC (4)
 13

West Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
2016
FINAL
1pomona-pitzerPOMONA-PITZER
SCIAC (1)
 3
2occidentalOCCIDENTAL
SCIAC (2)
 2
3claremont-mudd-scrippsCLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS
SCIAC (3)
 1
4willametteWILLAMETTE
Northwest Conference (1)
 5
5uc-santa-cruzUC SANTA CRUZ
Independent
 7
6pacific-lutheranPACIFIC LUTHERAN
Northwest Conference (2)
 8
7whittierWHITTIER
SCIAC (4)
 4
8lewis-clarkLEWIS & CLARK
Northwest Conference (3)
 10
9george-foxGEORGE FOX
NWC (6)
 11
10caltechCALTECH
SCIAC (6)
 16


Week-by-Week Ranking

*Atlantic NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
SUNY Geneseo111111111
Ithaca222445532
RPI333222353
St. Lawrence444354444
TCNJ866533225
Vassar68896
Rochester (N.Y.)75510107
RIT977767888
NYU109
SUNY New Paltz996710
Hamilton998101011
Stockton10912
Utica8813
Fredonia14
SUNY Plattsburgh10109767615
Clarkson16
Ramapo17
SUNY Cortland18
Stevens619
Rowan20
SUNY Oneonta521
SUNY Brockport22
SUNY Oswego23
Houghton24
St. John Fisher25
Nazareth26
Buffalo State27
William Smith28
St. Joseph's (Long Island)29
Sage Colleges30
Sarah Lawrence31
SUNY Potsdam32
Union (N.Y.)33
SUNY Cobleskill34
Montclair State35
Manhattanville36
SUNY Poly37
Rutgers-Camden38
Hartwick39
Elmira40
Drew41
*Central NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Carleton331111111
Nebraska Wesleyan565444322
Wartburg444333553
St. Olaf112222234
St. Thomas (Minn.)223555445
Gustavus Adolphus88866666
Grinnell656688887
Bethel (Minn.)877777778
Macalester999
Hamline910910
Luther99101011
Loras712
St. Scholastica10913
Saint Benedict109101014
Central (Iowa)15
Concordia Moorhead16
Cornell College1017
Simpson (Iowa)18
St. Catherine (Minn.)19
Dubuque20
Minnesota Morris21
UW-Superior22
Saint Mary's (Minn.)23
Coe24
Bethany Lutheran25
Martin Luther26
Crown27
Buena Vista28
Augsburg29
Northwestern-St. Paul30
Northland (Wis.)31
North Central (Minn.)32
*Great Lakes NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Hope322111211
Calvin111222552
Allegheny (Pa.)589977933
Otterbein435533124
Oberlin253355345
John Carroll661010666
Mount Union777881087
Case Western Reserve1078866498
Ohio Northern1066998109
Kenyon8444447710
Baldwin Wallace11
Trine12
Alma13
Ohio Wesleyan14
DePauw101015
Manchester16
Albion9917
Rose-Hulman18
Bluffton19
Heidelberg20
Earlham21
Denison22
Kalamazoo23
Adrian24
Wooster25
Capital26
Muskingum27
Franklin28
Saint Mary's (Ind.)29
Wittenberg30
Anderson (Ind.)31
Olivet32
Hanover33
Spalding34
Mount St. Joseph35
*Mideast NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Johns Hopkins111111111
Elizabethtown233333322
Haverford444444443
Carnegie Mellon985555554
Dickinson322222235
Swarthmore891089886
Waynesburg556677777
DeSales66108
Misericordia10998669
Gettysburg1010910
Salisbury977661011
Penn State Behrend12
Grove City13
York (Pa.)1010914
Scranton15
Muhlenberg16
Lebanon Valley17
Westminster (Pa.)18
Messiah19
Susquehanna20
Moravian778821
King's College (Pa.)22
Stevenson23
Eastern (Pa.)24
Bryn Mawr25
Marywood26
Juniata27
Franciscan28
Widener29
Franklin & Marshall30
Saint Vincent31
Ursinus32
Penn State Berks33
Geneva34
St. Mary's (Md.)35
Chatham36
Cedar Crest37
Lycoming38
McDaniel39
Immaculata40
Wilkes41
Delaware Valley42
Lancaster Bible43
Arcadia44
Keystone45
Albright46
Bethany (W.Va.)47
Gallaudet48
Rosemont49
*Midwest NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
UW-Eau Claire444433531
Washington (Mo.)111111222
UW-La Crosse233344343
Wheaton (Ill.)76555114
Chicago322222455
UW-River Falls89997676
UW-Platteville89887
St. Norbert655778768
Illinois Wesleyan99
UW-Stevens Point666910
UW-Stout711
UW-Oshkosh5681012
North Central (Ill.)8910101013
UW-Whitewater7814
Monmouth (Ill.)15
Aurora1016
Carroll (Wis.)17
Lake Forest18
Concordia Wisconsin9101019
Carthage20
Lawrence21
Augustana (Ill.)1022
Edgewood23
Elmhurst24
Benedictine (Ill.)25
Millikin26
Greenville27
Webster28
Beloit29
Wisconsin Lutheran30
MSOE31
Mount Mary (Wis.)32
Knox33
Principia34
Concordia Chicago35
Illinois College36
Fontbonne37
*New England NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
MIT111111111
Tufts345555542
Williams222222223
Middlebury333333334
Bates554444455
Amherst8891078776
Colby997
Brandeis6666661098
Wesleyan (Conn.)1010109
WPI108976610
Trinity (Conn.)891010811
Bowdoin7777899812
Coast Guard13
Connecticut College14
Wellesley15
Smith16
Univ. of New England17
Gordon (Mass.)18
Wheaton (Mass.)19
Westfield State20
Worcester State21
Springfield (Mass.)22
Babson23
Roger Williams24
Salve Regina25
Norwich26
Eastern Connecticut State27
Clark (Mass.)28
Plymouth State29
Simmons30
Emmanuel (Mass.)31
Keene State32
Rhode Island College33
Bridgewater State34
Regis (Mass.)35
Colby-Sawyer36
UMass Dartmouth37
Western New England38
Mount Holyoke39
Endicott40
Southern Maine41
UMaine Farmington42
Fitchburg State43
Lesley44
Castleton45
Emerson46
Suffolk47
Johnson & Wales (R.I.)48
Framingham State49
Elms50
Husson51
Northern Vermont-Lyndon52
Saint Joseph's (Maine)53
Maine Maritime Academy54
MCLA55
Thomas (Maine)56
*South/Southeast NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Trinity (Texas)553322111
Emory111111222
Centre764433433
Lynchburg1075544364
Washington and Lee236655745
Rhodes322266556
Berry699999887
Christopher Newport44777798
Eastern Mennonite9101010101099
Mary Washington6710
Bridgewater (Va.)881011
Covenant12
Berea (Ky.)88881013
UT Dallas14
Roanoke15
Texas Lutheran16
Southern Virginia17
Birmingham-Southern18
Catholic (D.C.)19
Shenandoah20
Virginia Wesleyan21
Piedmont22
Univ. of the South23
Austin24
Methodist25
UT Tyler26
Meredith27
Marymount (Va.)28
Maryville (Tenn.)29
Southwestern (Texas)30
Guilford31
Agnes Scott32
Mary Baldwin33
LaGrange34
*West NCAA DIII Region
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps211111111
Whitworth122222222
Linfield745533333
Colorado College1010544
Occidental334444455
Pomona-Pitzer453366786
Whitman99101097
Puget Sound7755668
Redlands (Calif.)976677879
George Fox888991010
Willamette568891011
Whittier89101012
Lewis & Clark13
Caltech14
La Verne15
Pacific (Ore.)16
Pacific Lutheran17
Cal Lutheran18
UC Santa Cruz619
Chapman20

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Cross Country

2017 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 8/29Wed 8/30
MEN | WOMEN
Sep. 1: Earliest Contest
Week 1Tue 9/12Wed 9/13
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 9/19Wed 9/20
MEN | WOMEN
Sep. 23: 'Late-Season' begins
Week 3Tue 9/26Wed 9/27
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 10/3Wed 10/4
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 10/10Wed 10/11
MEN | WOMEN
Week 6Tue 10/17Wed 10/18
MEN | WOMEN
Oct. 28-29: Conference Champs
Week 7Tue 10/31Wed 11/1
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 11: NCAA Regionals
Week 8Mon 11/13
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 18: NCAA Champs
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/11
MEN | WOMEN
Sat 11/18
MEN | WOMEN