DIII Regional Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #2
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week two regional rankings for the 2012 NCAA Division III season on Tuesday. New to the No. 1 ranks this week is St. Lawrence’s women in the Atlantic region and MIT’s women in the New England region.
Top regional men’s teams include SUNY Geneseo (Atlantic), St. Olaf (Central), Calvin (Great Lakes), Haverford (Mideast), North Central (Ill.) (Midwest), Bates (New England), Lynchburg (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), Washington (Mo.) (Midwest), MIT (New England), Emory (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 #2 — September 18 |
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| national poll release: September 19 | ||||
| next regional release: Tuesday, September 25 | ||||
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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 | Rochester | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
4
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| 3 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
2
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| 4 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
3
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| 5 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
6
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| 6 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
5
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| 7 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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| 8 | Buffalo State | Buffalo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
NR
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| 9 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
10
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| 10 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
9
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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 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
1
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| 2 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
2
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| 3 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 4 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
4
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| 5 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
6
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| 6 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
9
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| 7 | Hamline | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
5
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| 9 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
NR
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| 10 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
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. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Wabash | Crawfordsville, Ind. | NCAC |
2
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| 3 | Manchester | North Manchester, Ind. | HCAC |
3
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| 4 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
4
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| 5 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
5
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| 6 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
6
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| 7 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
7
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| 8 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
10
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| 9 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
8
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| 10 | Albion | Albion, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
9
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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 |
2
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| 3 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
3
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| 4 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
4
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| 5 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
5
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| 6 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
8
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| 8 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 9 | Gwynedd-Mercy | Gwynedd Valley, Pa. | Colonial States |
9
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| 10 | Moravian | Bethlehem, Pa. | Landmark |
NR
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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 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
3
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| 4 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 5 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
6
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| 6 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
4
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| 7 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 8 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 9 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 10 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
10
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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 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
3
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| 4 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
6
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| 6 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
5
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| 7 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
7
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| 8 | Springfield (Mass.) | Springfield, Mass. | NEWMAC |
10
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| 9 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
8
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| 10 | WPI | Worcester, Mass. | NEWMAC |
NR
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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 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
1
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| 2 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
3
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| 4 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
4
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| 5 | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | ASC |
5
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| 6 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
6
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| 7 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
7
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| 8 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
8
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| 9 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham, Ala. | SAA |
NR
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| 10 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
9
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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 |
3
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
2
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| 4 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
NR
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| 5 | Puget Sound | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
NR
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| 6 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
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 (D-III) |
6
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| 9 | George Fox | Newberg, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
5
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| 10 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
10
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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 #2 — September 18 |
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| national poll release: September 19 | ||||
| next regional release: Tuesday, September 25 | ||||
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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 |
2
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| 2 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
1
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| 3 | Rochester | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
10
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| 4 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
3
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| 5 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
3
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| 6 | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
6
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| 7 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
5
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| 8 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
8
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| 9 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
7
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| 10 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
NR
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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 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 4 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 5 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 6 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 7 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
6
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| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
9
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| 9 | Concordia Moorhead | Moorhead, Minn. | MIAC |
10
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| 10 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
8
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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. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
2
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| 3 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
3
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| 4 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
4
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| 5 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
10
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| 6 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
5
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| 7 | Alma | Alma, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
6
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| 8 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
7
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| 9 | Kenyon | Gambier, Ohio | NCAC |
NR
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| 10 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, Ohio | OAC |
9
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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 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 3 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
3
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| 4 | Gettysburg | Gettysburg, Pa. | Centennial |
5
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| 5 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
8
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| 6 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | Grove City | Grove City, Pa. | PAC |
4
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| 8 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 9 | Allegheny | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
9
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| 10 | Marywood | Scranton, Pa. | Colonial States |
10
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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 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
2
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| 3 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
3
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| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, Ill. | CCIW |
4
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| 5 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 6 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
NR
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| 7 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 8 | Aurora | Aurora, Ill. | NorthernAC |
9
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| 9 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
7
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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 |
3
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| 2 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
1
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| 3 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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| 4 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
5
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| 6 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
6
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| 7 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
8
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| 8 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
7
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| 9 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
9
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| 10 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
9
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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 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
2
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| 3 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
3
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| 4 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
4
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| 5 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | USA South |
5
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| 6 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
6
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| 7 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 8 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
8
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| 9 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
9
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| 10 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
NR
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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 Conference |
2
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
4
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| 5 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
6
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| 6 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
7
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| 7 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 8 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
NR
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| 9 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Independent (D-III) |
9
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| 10 | George Fox | Newberg, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
10
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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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