

Final Regular-Season Division II XC Regional Rankings Include a New No. 1
NEW ORLEANS – The regular-season portion of the NCAA Division II Cross Country schedule is all but wrapped up, with most teams in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Regional Team Rankings released Tuesday having just their conference meets between now and the all-important November 22 regionals.
With the end of the regular season came a new men’s regional No. 1 in Saint Leo, three women’s teams that have moved up into automatic-qualifying territory and three more squads that are right on the cusp of their regions’ projected qualifiers to NCAAs on December 6 in Louisville, Kentucky.
One last set of regional rankings will be released on November 11 prior to the regional championships.
Regional Rankings Summary PDF | Week-by-Week (also All-Time) | DII XC Rankings Central
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A third-place showing at the USC Beaufort Sand Shark Invitational bumped Saint Leo up three spots to No. 1 in the South. Displaced by the Lions were Florida Southern and Alabama-Huntsville, though both remained in position to earn one of the region’s three auto bids to NCAAs. Moving up onto the bubble at No. 4, however, was West Florida with a third-place finish at Valdosta State.
While the men’s South Region didn’t project any new auto-qualifying teams, that was not the case in the women’s Midwest, Southeast and West regions.
In the Midwest, Malone moved up one spot to No. 4 (the region will take four teams to Louisville) in a swap with Southern Indiana. The Pioneers edged out the Screaming Eagles in a head-to-head battle at USI’s Midwest Regional Preview, as Malone was runner-up with 51 points and Southern Indiana was third with 66. Region No. 2 Hillsdale won with 36 points behind National Athlete of the Week Emily Oren.
Though already projected in auto-qualifying position, the Malone men moved up to No. 3 in the Midwest as they came just four points shy of upending a slightly short-handed regional No. 2 Southern Indiana (No. 5 nationally) at the Midwest Regional Preview, 33-36. In the process, the Pioneers defeated former regional No. 3 Hillsdale by nearly 50 points.
Also as the result of a head-to-head battle, the Western Washington women moved back into auto-qualifying territory in the West Region after beating Central Washington without top runner Katelyn Steen. The Vikings moved up to No. 6, while Central Washington fell onto the bubble at No. 7.
In the women’s Southeast, North Georgia was third at USC Beaufort to move into position for the region’s third and final auto bid. Should the Nighthawks make this projection a reality in a month’s time, it would be their first-ever appearance at the NCAA Division II XC Championships. (The school was a member of the NAIA prior to the 2005-06 season).
Also moving up onto the bubble were men’s Southeast No. 4 UNC Pembroke and women’s Atlantic No. 4 Seton Hill. A team appearance at NCAAs for UNCP would be its first a two-year span in 1980 and 1981 that included a national runner-up showing in ’80, while Seton Hill would qualify as a team for the first time.
New to this week’s men’s rankings were Pittsburg State (Central); Southern New Hampshire (East); Saint Josephs (Ind.) (Midwest); Morehouse and Union (Tenn.) (South); and SF State (West).
Joining the women’s rankings were Kutztown (Atlantic); Le Moyne (East); Shorter (South); Eastern New Mexico (South Central); Anderson (S.C.) (Southeast); and Cal Poly Pomona (West).
Regionals will be held around the country on November 22. 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.
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Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2014 Week #6 — October 28 |
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ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Lock Haven | Lock Haven, Pa. | PSAC |
1
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2 | Shippensburg | Shippensburg, Pa. | PSAC |
2
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3 | Edinboro | Edinboro, Pa. | PSAC |
3
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4 | Indiana (Pa.) | Indiana, Pa. | PSAC |
5
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5 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock, Pa. | PSAC |
4
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6 | California (Pa.) | California, Pa. | PSAC |
6
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7 | Kutztown | Kutztown, Pa. | PSAC |
7
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8 | East Stroudsburg | East Stroudsburg, Pa. | PSAC |
8
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9 | Wheeling Jesuit | Wheeling, W.Va. | Mountain East |
10
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10 | West Chester | West Chester, Pa. | PSAC |
9
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Lock Haven, 2012: Edinboro, 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven, 2009: Shippensburg |
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CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Augustana (S.D.) | Sioux Falls, S.D. | NSIC |
1
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2 | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, S.D. | NSIC |
2
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3 | Missouri Southern | Joplin, Mo. | MIAA |
3
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4 | Central Missouri | Warrensburg, Mo. | MIAA |
4
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5 | Neb.-Kearney | Kearney, Neb. | MIAA |
5
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6 | East Central (Okla.) | Ada, Okla. | Great American |
6
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7 | Minnesota State | Mankato, Minn. | NSIC |
7
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8 | Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn. | NSIC |
9
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9 | MSU Moorhead | Moorhead, Minn. | NSIC |
10
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10 | Pittsburg State | Pittsburg, Kan. | MIAA |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Augustana (S.D.), 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State |
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EAST Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | American International | Springfield, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
1
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2 | Franklin Pierce | Rindge, N.H. | Northeast-10 |
2
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3 | Stonehill | Easton, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
3
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4 | Roberts Wesleyan | Chili, N.Y. | East Coast |
4
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5 | Merrimack | North Andover, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
6
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6 | Adelphi | Garden City, N.Y. | Northeast-10 |
9
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7 | Bentley | Waltham, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
5
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8 | Southern New Hampshire | Manchester, N.H. | Northeast-10 |
NR
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9 | Wilmington (Del.) | New Castle, Del. | CACC |
7
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10 | Assumption | Worcester, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
8
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Stonehill, 2012: American International, 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell, 2009: UMass Lowell |
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MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich. | GLIAC |
1
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2 | Southern Indiana | Evansville, Ind. | GLVC |
2
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3 | Malone | Canton, Ohio | GLIAC |
4
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4 | Hillsdale | Hillsdale, Mich. | GLIAC |
3
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5 | Ashland | Ashland, Ohio | GLIAC |
5
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6 | UW-Parkside | Kenosha, Wis. | GLVC |
6
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7 | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. | GLVC |
7
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8 | Ferris State | Big Rapids, Mich. | GLIAC |
8
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9 | Wayne State (Mich.) | Detroit, Mich. | GLIAC |
9
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10 | Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) | Rensselaer, Ind. | GLVC |
NR
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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 |
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SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Saint Leo | Saint Leo, Fla. | Sunshine |
3
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2 | Florida Southern | Lakeland, Fla. | Sunshine |
1
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3 | Alabama-Huntsville | Huntsville, Ala. | Gulf South |
2
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4 | West Florida | Pensacola, Fla. | Gulf South |
7
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5 | Tampa | Tampa, Fla. | Sunshine |
4
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6 | West Alabama | Livingston, Ala. | Gulf South |
5
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7 | Nova Southeastern | Davie, Fla. | Sunshine |
6
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8 | Morehouse | Atlanta, Ga. | SIAC |
NR
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9 | Shorter | Rome, Ga. | Gulf South |
9
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10 | Union (Tenn.) | Jackson, Tenn. | Gulf South |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Florida Southern, 2012: Nova Southeastern, 2011: Alabama-Huntsville, 2010: Harding, 2009: Harding |
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SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Adams State | Alamosa, Colo. | RMAC |
1
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2 | Colorado Mines | Golden, Colo. | RMAC |
2
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3 | Western State | Gunnison, Colo. | RMAC |
3
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4 | West Texas A&M | Canyon, Texas | Lone Star |
4
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5 | Colorado Mesa | Grand Junction, Colo. | RMAC |
5
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6 | UC-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, Colo. | RMAC |
6
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7 | Metro State | Denver, Colo. | RMAC |
7
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8 | Tarleton State | Stephenville, Texas | Lone Star |
9
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9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Commerce, Texas | Lone Star |
8
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10 | Chadron State | Chadron, Neb. | RMAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 2011: Eastern New Mexico, 2010: Central Missouri, 2009: Missouri Southern |
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SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Mount Olive | Mount Olive, N.C. | Conf. Carolinas |
1
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2 | Mars Hill | Mars Hill, N.C. | SAC |
2
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3 | King | Bristol, Tenn. | Conf. Carolinas |
3
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4 | UNC Pembroke | Pembroke, N.C. | Peach Belt |
5
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5 | Queens (N.C.) | Charlotte, N.C. | SAC |
4
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6 | Flagler | St. Augustine, Fla. | Peach Belt |
6
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7 | Armstrong State | Savannah, Ga. | Peach Belt |
9
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8 | GRU Augusta | Augusta, Ga. | Peach Belt |
7
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9 | Columbus State | Columbus, Ga. | Peach Belt |
8
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10 | Georgia College | Milledgeville, Ga. | Peach Belt |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Mount Olive, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Queens (N.C.) |
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WEST Region (6 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Chico State | Chico, Calif. | CCAA |
1
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2 | Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage, Alaska | GNAC |
2
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3 | UC San Diego | La Jolla, Calif. | CCAA |
3
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4 | Cal Baptist | Riverside, Calif. | PacWest |
4
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5 | Cal Poly Pomona | Pomona, Calif. | CCAA |
5
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6 | Simon Fraser | Burnaby, B.C. | GNAC |
6
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7 | Western Washington | Bellingham, Wash. | GNAC |
7
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8 | Cal State Stanislaus | Turlock, Calif. | CCAA |
9
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9 | Humboldt State | Arcata, Calif. | CCAA |
10
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10 | SF State | San Francisco, Calif. | CCAA |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Chico State, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Chico State |
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Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2014 Week #6 — October 28 |
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national rankings release: October 22 | ||||
next regional release: November 11 | ||||
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Edinboro | Edinboro, Pa. | PSAC |
1
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2 | Shippensburg | Shippensburg, Pa. | PSAC |
2
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3 | Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg, Pa. | PSAC |
3
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4 | Seton Hill | Greensburg, Pa. | PSAC |
6
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5 | Lock Haven | Lock Haven, Pa. | PSAC |
4
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6 | Indiana (Pa.) | Indiana, Pa. | PSAC |
10
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7 | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock, Pa. | PSAC |
5
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8 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Buckhannon, W.Va. | Mountain East |
8
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9 | Kutztown | Kutztown, Pa. | PSAC |
NR
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10 | California (Pa.) | California, Pa. | PSAC |
9
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Edinboro, 2012: Shippensburg, 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg, 2009: Shippensburg |
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CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn. | NSIC |
1
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2 | Augustana (S.D.) | Sioux Falls, S.D. | NSIC |
2
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3 | Missouri Southern | Joplin, Mo. | MIAA |
3
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4 | Winona State | Winona, Minn. | NSIC |
4
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5 | U-Mary | Bismarck, N.D. | NSIC |
5
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6 | Southwest Baptist | Bolivar, Mo. | MIAA |
6
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7 | MSU Moorhead | Moorhead, Minn. | NSIC |
7
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8 | Harding | Searcy, Ark. | Great American |
8
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9 | Fort Hays State | Hays, Kan. | MIAA |
9
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10 | Pittsburg State | Pittsburg, Kan. | MIAA |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Minnesota Duluth, 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State |
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EAST Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Roberts Wesleyan | Chili, N.Y. | East Coast |
1
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2 | Stonehill | Easton, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
2
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3 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Sparkill, N.Y. | East Coast |
3
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4 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pa. | CACC |
4
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5 | LIU Post | Brookville, N.Y. | East Coast |
5
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6 | Saint Michael’s | Colchester, Vt. | Northeast-10 |
7
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7 | Assumption | Worcester, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
6
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8 | Saint Anselm | Goffstown, N.H. | Northeast-10 |
9
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9 | Merrimack | North Andover, Mass. | Northeast-10 |
10
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10 | Le Moyne | Syracuse, N.Y. | Northeast-10 |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Stonehill, 2012: Stonehill, 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill, 2009: Stonehill |
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MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich. | GLIAC |
1
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2 | Hillsdale | Hillsdale, Mich. | GLIAC |
2
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3 | Northern Michigan | Marquette, Mich. | GLIAC |
3
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4 | Malone | Canton, Ohio | GLIAC |
5
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5 | Southern Indiana | Evansville, Ind. | GLVC |
4
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6 | Wayne State (Mich.) | Detroit, Mich. | GLIAC |
7
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7 | Saginaw Valley State | Bay City, Mich. | GLIAC |
6
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8 | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. | GLVC |
8
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9 | Ashland | Ashland, Ohio | GLIAC |
9
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10 | Bellarmine | Louisville, Ky. | GLVC |
10
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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 |
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SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Tampa | Tampa, Fla. | Sunshine |
1
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2 | Union (Tenn.) | Jackson, Tenn. | Gulf South |
2
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3 | Saint Leo | Saint Leo, Fla. | Sunshine |
3
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4 | North Alabama | Florence, Ala. | Gulf South |
4
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5 | West Florida | Pensacola, Fla. | Gulf South |
5
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6 | Alabama-Huntsville | Huntsville, Ala. | Gulf South |
6
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7 | Shorter | Rome, Ga. | Gulf South |
NR
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8 | Nova Southeastern | Davie, Fla. | Sunshine |
7
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9 | West Alabama | Livingston, Ala. | Gulf South |
8
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10 | West Georgia | Carrollton, Ga. | Gulf South |
9
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Tampa, 2012: Tampa, 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa, 2009: Tampa |
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SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Adams State | Alamosa, Colo. | RMAC |
1
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2 | Western State | Gunnison, Colo. | RMAC |
2
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3 | UC-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, Colo. | RMAC |
3
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4 | Midwestern State | Wichita Falls, Texas | Lone Star |
4
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5 | Metro State | Denver, Colo. | RMAC |
5
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6 | West Texas A&M | Canyon, Texas | Lone Star |
6
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7 | Colorado Mines | Golden, Colo. | RMAC |
7
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8 | Colorado Mesa | Grand Junction, Colo. | RMAC |
8
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9 | Dallas Baptist | Dallas, Texas | Heartland Conference |
9
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10 | Eastern New Mexico | Portales, N.M. | Lone Star |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State, 2009: Missouri Southern |
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SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Montevallo | Montevallo, Ala. | Peach Belt |
1
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2 | Wingate | Wingate, N.C. | SAC |
2
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3 | North Georgia | Dahlonega, Ga. | Peach Belt |
4
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4 | Mars Hill | Mars Hill, N.C. | SAC |
3
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5 | Flagler | St. Augustine, Fla. | Peach Belt |
10
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6 | Anderson (S.C.) | Anderson, S.C. | SAC |
NR
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7 | King | Bristol, Tenn. | Conf. Carolinas |
5
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8 | Queens (N.C.) | Charlotte, N.C. | SAC |
6
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9 | Columbus State | Columbus, Ga. | Peach Belt |
7
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10 | GRU Augusta | Augusta, Ga. | Peach Belt |
8
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Wingate, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Columbus State |
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WEST Region (6 auto quals)
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Rank | School | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Chico State | Chico, Calif. | CCAA |
1
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2 | Simon Fraser | Burnaby, B.C. | GNAC |
2
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3 | UC San Diego | La Jolla, Calif. | CCAA |
3
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4 | Cal Baptist | Riverside, Calif. | PacWest |
4
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5 | Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage, Alaska | GNAC |
5
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6 | Western Washington | Bellingham, Wash. | GNAC |
7
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7 | Central Washington | Ellensburg, Wash. | GNAC |
6
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8 | Humboldt State | Arcata, Calif. | CCAA |
8
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9 | Azusa Pacific | Azusa, Calif. | PacWest |
9
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10 | Cal Poly Pomona | Pomona, Calif. | CCAA |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2013: Alaska Anchorage, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Alaska Anchorage |