Few Changes Dot DIII Regional Rankings After Busy Weekend

Few Changes Dot DIII Regional Rankings After Busy Weekend

NEW ORLEANS – For as competitive as the weekend was in NCAA Division III Cross Country, there was minimal movement to the Regional Team Rankings as released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Nine out of the 16 regions had little or no change and there is only one new No. 1 team. The Williams women, fresh off a win at its Purple Valley Classic, leapfrogged MIT for the top spot in the New England Region.

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There was a pair of movers in the men’s Regional Team Rankings as both Wartburg and Augustana (Ill.) climbed five and three spots, respectively. Both the Knights (seventh to second in the Central Region) and the Vikings (ninth to sixth, Midwest Region) competed at last weekend’s Brissman-Lundeen Invitational, a meet in which there were 603 runners at the starting line. Wartburg finished second in the team standings behind Division-I Illinois, while Augustana (Ill.) took third.

In the women’s poll, the Central Region and Mideast Region had a few changes.

Starting with the Central Region, St. Olaf moved up two spots from No. 4 to No. 2 after a second-place team finish at the Suzy Wilson Women’s Maroon III (Division III) Race at the Griak Invitational. The Oles were one point away from winning the championship.

Then in the Mideast, Dickinson is now tied for second with Elizabethtown behind reigning national champion Johns Hopkins. Haverford and Misericordia both jumped up three spots from No. 7 and No. 8, respectively after strong performances at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational and the Lock Haven University Invitational.

There are seven new additions to this week’s polls. Five are on the women’s side – Marymount (Va.) (No. 8, South/Southeast Region), Puget Sound (No. 9, West), Augustana (Ill.) (No. 10, Midwest), Grinnell (No. 10, Central) and Susquehanna (No. 10, Mideast). That leaves two on the men’s side – UW-Whitewater (No. 10, Midwest) and Hope (No. 10, Great Lakes).

We should hopefully see some movement in the next few weeks, but if not, then certainly after the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Championships on Saturday, November 14.

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.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III

Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings

2015 Week #3 — September 29

national poll release: September 30
next regional release: October 6
         
ATLANTIC Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. Liberty League
1
2 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N.Y. SUNYAC
2
3 RPI Troy, N.Y. Liberty League
3
4 NYU New York, N.Y. UAA
4
5 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, N.Y. SUNYAC
5
6 TCNJ Ewing, N.J. NJAC
6
7 Ithaca Ithaca, N.Y. Empire 8
7
8 Hamilton Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.) NESCAC
8
9 Fredonia Fredonia, N.Y. SUNYAC
9
10 Rochester (N.Y.) Rochester, N.Y. UAA
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: SUNY Cortland, 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: SUNY Geneseo
       
         
CENTRAL Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 St. Olaf Northfield, Minn. MIAC
1
2 Wartburg Waverly, Iowa IIAC
7
3 Loras Dubuque, Iowa IIAC
2
4 St. Thomas (Minn.) Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
3
5 Central (Iowa) Pella, Iowa IIAC
4
6 Carleton Northfield, Minn. MIAC
5
7 Saint John’s (Minn.) Collegeville, Minn. MIAC
6
8 Luther Decorah, Iowa IIAC
8
9 Gustavus Adolphus St. Peter, Minn. MIAC
9
10 Nebraska Wesleyan Lincoln, Neb. Great Plains
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: St. Olaf, 2013: St. Olaf, 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2010: Grinnell
       
         
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Wabash Crawfordsville, Ind. NCAC
1
2 Calvin Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Intercollegiate
2
3 Ohio Northern Ada, Ohio OAC
3
4 Allegheny (Pa.) Meadville, Pa. NCAC
4
5 Oberlin Oberlin, Ohio NCAC
5
6 John Carroll University Heights, Ohio OAC
6
7 Case Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio UAA
7
8 Mount Union Alliance, Ohio OAC
9
9 Rose-Hulman Terre Haute, Ind. HCAC
10
10 Hope Holland, Mich. Michigan Intercollegiate
NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Wabash, 2013: Wabash, 2012: Calvin, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin
       
         
MIDEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Pa. UAA
1
2 Haverford Haverford, Pa. Centennial
2
3 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. Centennial
2
4 Dickinson Carlisle, Pa. Centennial
4
5 Widener Chester, Pa. Middle Atlantic
5
6 Messiah Grantham, Pa. Middle Atlantic
5
7 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Pa. Landmark
7
8 DeSales Center Valley, Pa. Middle Atlantic
8
9 Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pa. Centennial
9
10 Misericordia Dallas, Pa. Middle Atlantic
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Carnegie Mellon, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Haverford, 2011: Haverford, 2010: Haverford
       
         
MIDWEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 North Central (Ill.) Naperville, Ill. CCIW
1
2 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. UAA
2
3 UW-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wis. WIAC
3
4 UW-La Crosse La Crosse, Wis. WIAC
4
5 UW-Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wis. WIAC
5
6 Augustana (Ill.) Rock Island, Ill. CCIW
9
7 UW-Platteville Platteville, Wis. WIAC
6
8 Chicago Chicago, Ill. UAA
7
9 UW-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wis. WIAC
8
10 UW-Whitewater Whitewater, Wis. WIAC
NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: North Central (Ill.), 2013: North Central (Ill.), 2012: North Central (Ill.), 2011: North Central (Ill.), 2010: North Central (Ill.)
       
         
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Amherst Amherst, Mass. NESCAC
1
2 Williams Williamstown, Mass. NESCAC
3
3 MIT Cambridge, Mass. NEWMAC
2
4 Bates Lewiston, Maine NESCAC
4
5 Colby Waterville, Maine NESCAC
6
6 Tufts Medford, Mass. NESCAC
5
7 Middlebury Middlebury, Vt. NESCAC
7
8 Brandeis Waltham, Mass. UAA
8
9 Bowdoin Brunswick, Maine NESCAC
9
10 Wesleyan (Conn.) Middletown, Conn. NESCAC
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Colby, 2013: Williams, 2012: Middlebury, 2011: Williams, 2010: MIT
       
         
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Emory Atlanta, Ga. UAA
1
2 Bridgewater (Va.) Bridgewater, Va. ODAC
2
3 Washington and Lee Lexington, Va. ODAC
3
4 Christopher Newport Newport News, Va. CAC
4
5 Rhodes Memphis, Tenn. SAA
5
6 Lynchburg Lynchburg, Va. ODAC
6
7 Trinity (Texas) San Antonio, Texas SCAC
7
8 Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Va. CAC
8
9 Berry Rome, Ga. SAA
9
10 Eastern Mennonite Harrisonburg, Va. ODAC
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Emory, 2013: Bridgewater (Va.), 2012: Lynchburg, 2011: Lynchburg, 2010: Lynchburg
       
         
WEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
1
2 Pomona-Pitzer Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
2
3 Willamette Salem, Ore. Northwest Conference
3
4 Puget Sound Tacoma, Wash. Northwest Conference
4
5 Occidental Los Angeles, Calif. SCIAC
5
6 Whitworth Spokane, Wash. Northwest Conference
6
7 Whitman Walla Walla, Wash. Northwest Conference
7
8 Whittier Whittier, Calif. SCIAC
8
9 Redlands Redlands, Calif. SCIAC
9
10 La Verne La Verne, Calif. SCIAC
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2013: Pomona-Pitzer, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Colorado College/Occidental,2010: Willamette

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III

Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings

2015 Week #3 — September 29

national poll release: September 30
next regional release: October 6
         
ATLANTIC Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N.Y. SUNYAC
1
2 St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. Liberty League
2
3 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, N.Y. SUNYAC
3
4 RIT Henrietta, N.Y. Liberty League
4
5 RPI Troy, N.Y. Liberty League
5
6 Rochester (N.Y.) Rochester, N.Y. UAA
6
7 SUNY Cortland Cortland, N.Y. SUNYAC
7
8 Stevens Hoboken, N.J. Empire 8
8
9 Ithaca Ithaca, N.Y. Empire 8
9
10 Vassar Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Liberty League
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: NYU, 2012: St. Lawrence, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: St. Lawrence
       
         
CENTRAL Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Carleton Northfield, Minn. MIAC
1
2 St. Olaf Northfield, Minn. MIAC
4
3 Luther Decorah, Iowa IIAC
2
4 St. Thomas (Minn.) Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
3
5 Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa Midwest Conference
4
6 Wartburg Waverly, Iowa IIAC
7
7 St. Benedict St. Joseph, Minn. MIAC
8
7 Macalester Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
6
9 Gustavus Adolphus St. Peter, Minn. MIAC
9
10 Grinnell Grinnell, Iowa Midwest Conference
NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Carleton, 2013: Wartburg, 2012: Wartburg, 2011: Wartburg, 2010: Luther
       
         
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Hope Holland, Mich. Michigan Intercollegiate
1
2 Calvin Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Intercollegiate
2
3 Allegheny (Pa.) Meadville, Pa. NCAC
3
4 Otterbein Westerville, Ohio OAC
4
5 Ohio Wesleyan Delaware, Ohio NCAC
5
6 DePauw Greencastle, Ind. NCAC
6
7 Case Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio UAA
7
8 John Carroll University Heights, Ohio OAC
8
9 Mount Union Alliance, Ohio OAC
9
10 Oberlin Oberlin, Ohio NCAC
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Calvin, 2013: Calvin, 2012: Hope, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin
       
         
MIDEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. Centennial
1
2 Dickinson Carlisle, Pa. Centennial
3
2 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Pa. Landmark
2
4 Haverford Haverford, Pa. Centennial
7
5 Misericordia Dallas, Pa. Middle Atlantic
8
6 Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pa. Centennial
4
7 Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Pa. UAA
4
8 Grove City Grove City, Pa. PAC
6
9 Waynesburg Waynesburg, Pa. PAC
9
10 Susquehanna Selinsgrove, Pa. Landmark
NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Johns Hopkins, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Johns Hopkins, 2011: Johns Hopkins, 2010: Johns Hopkins
       
         
MIDWEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. UAA
1
2 Chicago Chicago, Ill. UAA
2
3 UW-La Crosse La Crosse, Wis. WIAC
3
4 UW-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wis. WIAC
4
5 North Central (Ill.) Naperville, Ill. CCIW
5
6 Wheaton (Ill.) Wheaton, Ill. CCIW
6
7 UW-Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wis. WIAC
7
8 UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. WIAC
8
9 St. Norbert De Pere, Wis. Midwest Conference
9
10 Augustana (Ill.) Rock Island, Ill. CCIW
NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Washington (Mo.), 2013: Chicago, 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.), 2010: UW-Eau Claire
       
         
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Williams Williamstown, Mass. NESCAC
2
2 MIT Cambridge, Mass. NEWMAC
1
3 Middlebury Middlebury, Vt. NESCAC
3
4 Tufts Medford, Mass. NESCAC
4
5 Amherst Amherst, Mass. NESCAC
5
6 Colby Waterville, Maine NESCAC
6
7 Brandeis Waltham, Mass. UAA
7
8 Wellesley Wellesley, Mass. NEWMAC
8
9 Bates Lewiston, Maine NESCAC
9
10 Keene State Keene, N.H. Little East
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: MIT, 2013: Williams, 2012: MIT, 2011: Middlebury, 2010: Middlebury
         
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Emory Atlanta, Ga. UAA
1
2 Rhodes Memphis, Tenn. SAA
2
3 Christopher Newport Newport News, Va. CAC
3
4 Trinity (Texas) San Antonio, Texas SCAC
4
5 Bridgewater (Va.) Bridgewater, Va. ODAC
5
6 Washington and Lee Lexington, Va. ODAC
6
7 Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Va. CAC
8
8 Marymount (Va.) Arlington, Va. CAC
NR
9 UT Tyler Tyler, Texas ASC
7
10 Eastern Mennonite Harrisonburg, Va. ODAC
9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Emory, 2013: Trinity (Texas), 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory, 2010: Rhodes
       
         
WEST Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
1
2 Willamette Salem, Ore. Northwest Conference
2
3 Whitworth Spokane, Wash. Northwest Conference
3
4 Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colo. SCAC
4
5 UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Calif. Great South
5
6 Redlands Redlands, Calif. SCIAC
6
7 Pomona-Pitzer Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
7
8 Chapman Orange, Calif. SCIAC
9
9 Puget Sound Tacoma, Wash. Northwest Conference
NR
10 Whitman Walla Walla, Wash. Northwest Conference
10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions:
2014: Willamette, 2013: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

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USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

Preseason - October 21st

RANK TEAM & INFOPTS-1
FINAL


Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3
Iowa State1111
Oklahoma State3322
New Mexico2233
Virginia6644
Colorado131355
BYU4466
Wisconsin5577
Alabama111188
Notre Dame8899
Wake Forest1091010
Syracuse12121111
Butler15151312
Northern Arizona14141413
Oregon9101214
California Baptist15161515
Michigan State30271716
Tulane25231817
Stanford672118
MissouriRV2019
Princeton19202220
Washington State22182321
Arkansas20211922
Air Force23242523
Ole Miss27252724
Georgetown28302824
Eastern Kentucky17172626
Tulsa26293027
Harvard24252928
Boise StateRVRVRV29
Loyola-Chicago30
North Carolina181916RV
Oklahoma29RVRVRV
VillanovaRVRVRVRV
MichiganRVRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
MinnesotaRV
LouisvilleRV
Middle TennesseeRV
Utah StateRV
Washington212224
Furman3028RV
LipscombRV
Virginia TechRVRV
GonzagaRVRV
PortlandRVRV
GeorgiaRVRV
TennesseeRVRV
CharlotteRV
Weber StateRV
IonaRV

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country

2015 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 8/31
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/1
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Week 1Mon 9/14
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/15
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Mon 9/21
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 9/22
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Week 3Mon 9/28
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Tue 9/29
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Week 4Mon 10/5
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Tue 10/6
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Week 5Mon 10/19
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Tue 10/20
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Week 6Mon 11/2
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Tue 11/3
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Week 7Mon 11/16
MEN | WOMEN
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Fri 11/13
MEN | WOMEN
Sat 11/21
MEN | WOMEN