Regional Cross Country Preseason Rankings in Division III Unveiled
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Tuesday preseason regional cross country rankings for NCAA Division III. Placed in order by a representative in each region, regional rankings are a reflection of a team’s strengths entering the year based on returning and new runners on each squad.
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NCAA Regional Championships will take place on November 13 at eight sites. A complete listing can be found here … /ustfccca-calendar/future-collegiate-championships.
The top-35 teams in the national preseason cross country coaches’ poll in Division III will be released on September 1. The NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will be held on November 20 in Waverly, Iowa.
The next regional rankings will be released on September 7.
MEN’S RANKINGS
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ATLANTIC Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
NYU |
New York, N.Y. |
UAA |
3 |
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2 |
SUNY Geneseo |
Geneseo, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
2 |
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3 |
St. Lawrence |
Canton, N.Y. |
Liberty League |
5 |
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4 |
Plattsburgh State |
Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
6 |
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5 |
Rochester |
Rochester, N.Y. |
UAA |
8 |
|
6 |
SUNY Fredonia |
Fredonia, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
7 |
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7 |
TCNJ |
Ewing, N.J. |
NJAC |
10 |
|
8 |
SUNY Oneonta |
Oneonta, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
9 |
|
9 |
RIT |
Henrietta, N.Y. |
Empire 8 |
4 |
|
10 |
SUNY Cortland |
Cortland, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
1 |
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CENTRAL Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
St. Olaf |
Northfield, Minn. |
MIAC |
3 |
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2 |
Grinnell |
Grinnell, Iowa |
MWC |
5 |
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3 |
Hamline |
Saint Paul, Minn. |
MIAC |
4 |
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4 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Lincoln, Neb. |
Independent |
1 |
|
5 |
Luther |
Decorah, Iowa |
IIAC |
6 |
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6 |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Saint Paul, Minn. |
MIAC |
1 |
|
7 |
Cornell College |
Mount Vernon, Iowa |
IIAC |
9 |
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8 |
Saint John’s (Minn.) |
Collegeville, Minn. |
MIAC |
8 |
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9 |
Wartburg |
Waverly, Iowa |
IIAC |
11 |
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10 |
Coe |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
IIAC |
12 |
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GREAT LAKES Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Calvin |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
MIAA |
1 |
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2 |
Mount Union |
Alliance, Ohio |
OAC |
4 |
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3 |
Heidelberg |
Tiffin, Ohio |
OAC |
2 |
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4 |
Manchester |
North Manchester, Ind. |
HCAC |
3 |
|
5 |
Oberlin |
Oberlin, Ohio |
NCAC |
14 |
|
6 |
Case Western Reserve |
Cleveland, Ohio |
UAA |
5 |
|
7 |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Delaware, Ohio |
NCAC |
6 |
|
8 |
Denison |
Granville, Ohio |
NCAC |
9 |
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9 |
Wabash |
Crawfordsville, Ind. |
NCAC |
12 |
|
10 |
Anderson (Ind.) |
Anderson, Ind. |
HCAC |
13 |
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MIDEAST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Allegheny |
Meadville, Pa. |
NCAC |
1 |
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2 |
Haverford |
Haverford, Pa. |
Centennial |
3 |
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3 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
UAA |
2 |
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4 |
Elizabethtown |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
MAC |
5 |
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5 |
Dickinson |
Carlisle, Pa. |
Centennial |
4 |
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6 |
Susquehanna |
Selinsgrove, Pa. |
Landmark |
6 |
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7 |
Johns Hopkins |
Baltimore, Md. |
Centennial |
7 |
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8 |
DeSales |
Center Valley, Pa. |
MAC |
9 |
|
9 |
Salisbury |
Salisbury, Md. |
CAC |
11 |
|
9 |
Gettysburg |
Gettysburg, Pa. |
Centennial |
8 |
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MIDWEST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Washington (Mo.) |
St. Louis, Mo. |
UAA |
3 |
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2 |
North Central (Ill.) |
Naperville, Ill. |
CCIW |
1 |
|
3 |
UW Platteville |
Platteville, Wis. |
WIAC |
4 |
|
4 |
UW La Crosse |
La Crosse, Wis. |
WIAC |
2 |
|
5 |
UW Whitewater |
Whitewater, Wis. |
WIAC |
8 |
|
6 |
UW Stevens Point |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
WIAC |
6 |
|
7 |
UW Oshkosh |
Oshkosh, Wis. |
WIAC |
11 |
|
8 |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
Wheaton, Ill. |
CCIW |
13 |
|
9 |
Augustana (Ill.) |
Rock Island, Ill. |
CCIW |
7 |
|
10 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
Bloomington, Ill. |
CCIW |
12 |
|
10 |
UW Eau Claire |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
WIAC |
5 |
|
10 |
Chicago |
Chicago, Ill. |
UAA |
10 |
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NEW ENGLAND Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Brandeis |
Waltham, Mass. |
UAA |
4 |
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2 |
Williams |
Williamstown, Mass. |
NESCAC |
1 |
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3 |
Amherst |
Amherst, Mass. |
NESCAC |
2 |
|
4 |
Keene State |
Keene, N.H. |
Little East |
3 |
|
5 |
Tufts |
Medford, Mass. |
NESCAC |
8 |
|
6 |
MIT |
Cambridge, Mass. |
NEWMAC |
6 |
|
7 |
Middlebury |
Middlebury, Vt. |
NESCAC |
7 |
|
8 |
Bates |
Lewiston, Maine |
NESCAC |
10 |
|
9 |
Bowdoin |
Brunswick, Maine |
NESCAC |
5 |
|
10 |
Connecticut College |
New London, Conn. |
NESCAC |
15 |
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SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Centre |
Danville, Ky. |
SCAC |
6 |
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2 |
Lynchburg |
Lynchburg, Va. |
ODAC |
2 |
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3 |
Trinity (Texas) |
San Antonio, Texas |
SCAC |
3 |
|
4 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
ODAC |
5 |
|
5 |
Emory |
Atlanta, Ga. |
UAA |
1 |
|
6 |
Mary Washington |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
CAC |
4 |
|
7 |
Rhodes |
Memphis, Tenn. |
SCAC |
7 |
|
8 |
Hendrix |
Conway, Ark. |
SCAC |
11 |
|
9 |
Washington and Lee |
Lexington, Va. |
ODAC |
8 |
|
10 |
Southwestern (Texas) |
Georgetown, Texas |
SCAC |
10 |
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WEST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Claremont, Calif. |
SCIAC |
1 |
|
2 |
Willamette |
Salem, Ore. |
Northwest |
2 |
|
3 |
Colorado College |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
SCAC |
3 |
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4 |
Whitworth |
Spokane, Wash. |
Northwest |
4 |
|
5 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Claremont, Calif. |
SCIAC |
5 |
|
6 |
Occidental |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
SCIAC |
8 |
|
7 |
Redlands |
Redlands, Calif. |
SCIAC |
9 |
|
8 |
Whitman |
Walla Walla, Wash. |
Northwest |
10 |
|
9 |
Linfield |
McMinnville, Ore. |
Northwest |
7 |
|
10 |
Lewis & Clark |
Portland, Ore. |
Northwest |
6 |
WOMEN’S RANKINGS
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ATLANTIC Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
St. Lawrence |
Canton, N.Y. |
Liberty League |
1 |
|
2 |
SUNY Geneseo |
Geneseo, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
2 |
|
3 |
NYU |
New York, N.Y. |
UAA |
3 |
|
4 |
Plattsburgh State |
Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
6 |
|
5 |
Ithaca |
Ithaca, N.Y. |
Empire 8 |
4 |
|
6 |
SUNY Cortland |
Cortland, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
8 |
|
7 |
RPI |
Troy, N.Y. |
Liberty |
5 |
|
8 |
Rowan |
Glassboro, N.J. |
NJAC |
10 |
|
9 |
SUNY Brockport |
Brockport, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
7 |
|
10 |
Rochester |
Rochester, N.Y. |
UAA |
9 |
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CENTRAL Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Lincoln, Neb. |
Independent |
2 |
|
2 |
Carleton |
Northfield, Minn. |
MIAC |
1 |
|
3 |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Saint Paul, Minn. |
MIAC |
4 |
|
4 |
Luther |
Decorah, Iowa |
IIAC |
7 |
|
5 |
St. Olaf |
Northfield, Minn. |
MIAC |
4 |
|
6 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
St. Peter, Minn. |
MIAC |
9 |
|
7 |
Wartburg |
Waverly, Iowa |
IIAC |
3 |
|
8 |
St. Benedict |
St. Joseph, Minn. |
MIAC |
12 |
|
9 |
Concordia Moorhead |
Moorhead, Minn. |
MIAC |
16 |
|
10 |
Bethel (Minn.) |
Arden Hills, Minn. |
MIAC |
8 |
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GREAT LAKES Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
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1 |
Calvin |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
MIAA |
1 |
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2 |
Hope |
Holland, Mich. |
MIAA |
6 |
|
3 |
Oberlin |
Oberlin, Ohio |
NCAC |
2 |
|
4 |
Case Western Reserve |
Cleveland, Ohio |
UAA |
3 |
|
5 |
Baldwin-Wallace |
Berea, Ohio |
OAC |
5 |
|
6 |
DePauw |
Greencastle, Ind. |
SCAC |
4 |
|
7 |
Wittenberg |
Springfield, Ohio |
NCAC |
7 |
|
8 |
Ohio Northern |
Ada, Ohio |
OAC |
10 |
|
9 |
Wooster |
Wooster, Ohio |
NCAC |
12 |
|
10 |
Adrian |
Adrian, Mich. |
MIAA |
12 |
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MIDEAST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
|
1 |
Johns Hopkins |
Baltimore, Md. |
Centennial |
1 |
|
2 |
Haverford |
Haverford, Pa. |
Centennial |
3 |
|
3 |
Dickinson |
Carlisle, Pa. |
Centennial |
2 |
|
4 |
Grove City |
Grove City, Pa. |
PAC |
4 |
|
5 |
Elizabethtown |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
MAC |
6 |
|
6 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
UAA |
7 |
|
7 |
Susquehanna |
Selinsgrove, Pa. |
Landmark |
11 |
|
8 |
Swarthmore |
Swarthmore, Pa. |
Centennial |
9 |
|
9 |
Gettysburg |
Gettysburg, Pa. |
Centennial |
5 |
|
10 |
Lebanon Valley |
Annville, Pa. |
MAC |
27 |
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MIDWEST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
|
1 |
UW Eau Claire |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
WIAC |
1 |
|
2 |
Washington (Mo.) |
St. Louis, Mo. |
UAA |
2 |
|
3 |
Chicago |
Chicago, Ill. |
UAA |
6 |
|
4 |
UW Oshkosh |
Oshkosh, Wis. |
WIAC |
4 |
|
5 |
UW Stevens Point |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
WIAC |
10 |
|
6 |
UW La Crosse |
La Crosse, Wis. |
WIAC |
3 |
|
7 |
North Central (Ill.) |
Naperville, Ill. |
CCIW |
5 |
|
8 |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
Wheaton, Ill. |
CCIW |
7 |
|
9 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
Bloomington, Ill. |
CCIW |
8 |
|
10 |
UW Platteville |
Platteville, Wis. |
WIAC |
9 |
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NEW ENGLAND Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
|
1 |
Middlebury |
Middlebury, Vt. |
NESCAC |
1 |
|
2 |
MIT |
Cambridge, Mass. |
NEWMAC |
1 |
|
3 |
Williams |
Williamstown, Mass. |
NESCAC |
3 |
|
4 |
Amherst |
Amherst, Mass. |
NESCAC |
4 |
|
5 |
Brandeis |
Waltham, Mass. |
UAA |
6 |
|
6 |
Wesleyan (Conn.) |
Middletown, Conn. |
NESCAC |
5 |
|
7 |
Colby |
Waterville, Maine |
NESCAC |
7 |
|
8 |
Keene State |
Keene, N.H. |
Little East |
8 |
|
9 |
Bowdoin |
Brunswick, Maine |
NESCAC |
9 |
|
10 |
Wellesley |
Wellesley, Mass. |
NEWMAC |
10 |
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SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
|
1 |
Rhodes |
Memphis, Tenn. |
SCAC |
1 |
|
2 |
Emory |
Atlanta, Ga. |
UAA |
2 |
|
3 |
Lynchburg |
Lynchburg, Va. |
ODAC |
4 |
|
4 |
Trinity (Texas) |
San Antonio, Texas |
SCAC |
12 |
|
5 |
Roanoke |
Salem, Va. |
ODAC |
7 |
|
6 |
Christopher Newport |
Newport News, Va. |
USA South |
3 |
|
7 |
Shenandoah |
Winchester, Va. |
USA South |
10 |
|
8 |
Washington and Lee |
Lexington, Va. |
ODAC |
5 |
|
9 |
CUA |
Washington, D.C. |
Landmark |
9 |
|
10 |
Centre |
Danville, Ky. |
SCAC |
8 |
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WEST Region |
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Rank |
School |
Location |
Conference |
2009 FINISH |
|
1 |
Whitworth |
Spokane, Wash. |
Northwest |
1 |
|
2 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Claremont, Calif. |
SCIAC |
3 |
|
3 |
Occidental |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
SCIAC |
5 |
|
4 |
Willamette |
Salem, Ore. |
Northwest |
7 |
|
5 |
Lewis & Clark |
Portland, Ore. |
Northwest |
8 |
|
6 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Claremont, Calif. |
SCIAC |
4 |
|
7 |
Whittier |
Whittier, Calif. |
SCIAC |
9 |
|
8 |
Redlands |
Redlands, Calif. |
SCIAC |
10 |
|
9 |
Whitman |
Walla Walla, Wash. |
Northwest |
2 |
|
10 |
Linfield |
McMinnville, Ore. |
Northwest |
6 |
