DIII Regional Rankings Heating Up As Postseason Nears
NEW ORLEANS – There might only be one new No. 1 team in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Team Rankings as released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), but a busy weekend meant lots of shifting elsewhere in the rankings.
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The Williams College men took over the top spot in the New England Region, which was previously held by Amherst College. This past weekend, the Ephs beat the Lord Jeffs in a head-to-head matchup at the Little 3 Championships.
Outside of Amherst falling one spot, there are five other teams that are now ranked No. 2 in their respective regions including two in the Central Region – the Central (Iowa) men and the St. Thomas (Minn.) women. The others are the Calvin women (Great Lakes), the RIT women (Atlantic) and the Rhodes men (South/Southeast).
The most change by region occurred in the Atlantic Region for the men and Great Lakes Region for the women.
Starting with the Atlantic, TCNJ (formerly No. 5, now No. 3), NYU (formerly No. 7, now No. 4) and Ramapo (formerly No. 9, now No. 5) all made considerable jumps. The trio of RPI, Hamilton and Rowan – the 3-4-5 from last week – each shifted down three spots.
Then in the Great Lakes Region, it was already mentioned that the Calvin women moved up from No. 3 to No. 2. But Case Western Reserve (formerly No. 9, now No. 3) and Ohio Wesleyan (formerly No. 6, now No. 4) also improved over the course of a week. Falling in that region were Otterbein (from No. 2 to No. 7) and Mount Union (No. 5 to No. 10.
What happened elsewhere? Well, there are 21 new additions to the poll.
- Central Region – Gustavus Adolphus women coming in at No. 8.
- Great Lakes Region – Oberlin women at No. 5; Hope men at No. 10.
- Mideast Region – Misericordia men at No. 8.
- Midwest Region – Illinois Wesleyan women at No. 8; UW-Stout men at No. 10.
- New England Region – Connecticut College men at No. 9, Bowdoin women at No. 10.
- South/Southeast Region – Centre men (No. 9), Roanoke men (No. 10); Roanoke women (No. 8) and the Berry women (No. 10).
The NCAA Division III Regional Championships will be held across the nation on Saturday, November 14. Then one week later, the national meet will be held at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winnerconne, Wisconsin.
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.
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Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2015 Week #6 — October 20 (pre-conference) |
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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 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
2
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| 3 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
5
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| 4 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
7
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| 5 | Ramapo | Mahwah, N.J. | NJAC |
9
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| 6 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
3
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| 7 | Hamilton | Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.) | NESCAC |
4
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| 8 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
5
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| 9 | Fredonia | Fredonia, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
10
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| 10 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
8
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: SUNY Cortland, 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: SUNY Geneseo |
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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 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 3 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 4 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
2
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| 5 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 6 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 7 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 9 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
10
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| 10 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: St. Olaf, 2013: St. Olaf, 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2010: Grinnell |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Wabash | Crawfordsville, Ind. | NCAC |
1
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| 2 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
2
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| 3 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
5
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| 4 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
8
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| 5 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
3
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| 6 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
6
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| 7 | Rose-Hulman | Terre Haute, Ind. | HCAC |
7
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| 8 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
10
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| 9 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
9
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| 10 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Wabash, 2013: Wabash, 2012: Calvin, 2011: Calvin, 2010: 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 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
3
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| 4 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
4
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| 5 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
5
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| 6 | Messiah | Grantham, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | Widener | Chester, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
7
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| 8 | Misericordia | Dallas, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
NR
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| 9 | Saint Vincent | Latrobe, Pa. | PAC |
10
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| 10 | York (Pa.) | York, Pa. | CAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Carnegie Mellon, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Haverford, 2011: Haverford, 2010: Haverford |
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MIDWEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
1
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| 2 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
2
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| 3 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
4
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| 4 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 5 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
3
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| 6 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 7 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
6
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| 8 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
8
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| 9 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 10 | UW-Stout | Menomonie, Wis. | WIAC |
NR
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| 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.) |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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| 2 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
1
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| 3 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
3
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| 4 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
5
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| 6 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
6
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| 7 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
7
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| 8 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
8
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| 9 | Connecticut College | New London, Conn. | NESCAC |
NR
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| 10 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Colby, 2013: Williams, 2012: Middlebury, 2011: Williams, 2010: MIT |
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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 |
6
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| 3 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
2
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| 4 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
3
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| 5 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
4
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| 6 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 7 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 8 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
8
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| 9 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
NR
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| 10 | Roanoke | Salem, Va. | ODAC |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Emory, 2013: Bridgewater (Va.), 2012: Lynchburg, 2011: Lynchburg, 2010: Lynchburg |
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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 |
2
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Puget Sound | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
4
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| 5 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
5
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| 6 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
6
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| 7 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| 8 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
7
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| 9 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
10
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| 10 | Redlands | Redlands, Calif. | SCIAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2013: Pomona-Pitzer, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Colorado College/Occidental,2010: Willamette |
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2015 Week #6 — October 20 (pre-conference) |
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| national poll release: October 21 | ||||
| next regional release: November 3 | ||||
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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 | RIT | Henrietta, N.Y. | Liberty League |
4
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| 3 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
2
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| 4 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
3
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| 5 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
5
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| 6 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
8
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| 7 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
6
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| 8 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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| 9 | Stevens | Hoboken, N.J. | Empire 8 |
9
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| 10 | SUNY Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: NYU, 2012: St. Lawrence, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: St. Lawrence |
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CENTRAL Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
1
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| 2 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 3 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
4
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| 4 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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| 5 | Macalester | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 6 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
5
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| 7 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
9
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| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
NR
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| 9 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
7
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| 10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Carleton, 2013: Wartburg, 2012: Wartburg, 2011: Wartburg, 2010: Luther |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
3
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| 3 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
9
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| 4 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
6
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| 5 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
NR
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| 6 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
8
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| 7 | Otterbein | Westerville, Ohio | OAC |
2
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| 8 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
4
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| 9 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
7
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| 10 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
5
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Calvin, 2013: Calvin, 2012: Hope, 2011: Calvin, 2010: 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 |
4
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| 4 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 5 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
7
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| 6 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
5
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| 7 | Misericordia | Dallas, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 8 | Grove City | Grove City, Pa. | PAC |
8
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| 9 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
10
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| 10 | Waynesburg | Waynesburg, Pa. | PAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Johns Hopkins, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Johns Hopkins, 2011: Johns Hopkins, 2010: Johns Hopkins |
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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 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
3
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| 4 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
4
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| 5 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 6 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
5
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| 7 | UW-Stout | Menomonie, Wis. | WIAC |
10
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| 8 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, Ill. | CCIW |
NR
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| 9 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 10 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
6
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Washington (Mo.), 2013: Chicago, 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.), 2010: UW-Eau Claire |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
1
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| 2 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
2
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| 3 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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| 4 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
7
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| 6 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
5
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| 7 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
6
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| 8 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
9
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| 9 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
7
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| 10 | Bowdoin/Bates | NESCAC |
NR/10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: MIT, 2013: Williams, 2012: MIT, 2011: Middlebury, 2010: Middlebury |
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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 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
2
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| 3 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
4
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| 4 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
3
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| 5 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
7
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| 6 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 7 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
6
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| 8 | Roanoke | Salem, Va. | ODAC |
NR
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| 9 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
8
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| 10 | Berry | Rome, Ga. | SAA |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Emory, 2013: Trinity (Texas), 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory, 2010: Rhodes |
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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 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
2
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| 3 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
4
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| 5 | Redlands | Redlands, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 6 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
6
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| 7 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Great South |
7
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| 8 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| 9 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
9
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| 10 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
10
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| 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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