Three No. 1 Teams Take Over in DIII Regional Polls

Three No. 1 Teams Take Over in DIII Regional Polls

NEW ORLEANS – If the newest Regional Team Rankings for Division III Cross Country are any indication, there might be a changing of the guard in the National Coaches’ Poll.

In the rankings that were released Tuesday afternoon by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the UW-Eau Claire men uprooted reigning national champ North Central (Ill.) as the top team in the Midwest Region. This is the first time in the past five years (Week 1 in 2010) that the Cardinals aren’t the top-ranked team in their region.

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Both the Blugolds and North Central (Ill.) raced this past weekend. UW-Eau Claire hosted its annual Blugold Invitational and welcomed DIII No. 2 St. Olaf, DIII No. 8 UW-La Crosse and DIII No. 28 UW-Platteville to its 8K course. The Cardinals took part in the Gold race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational along with a number of DI teams as well as DIII No. 14 UW-Oshkosh and DIII No. 16 Calvin.

UW-Eau Claire won its own invitational by putting four runners inside the top-15 (three in the top-8). North Central (Ill.) finished second behind DI Clemson in its race.

The Blugolds have never been ranked higher than No. 2 in the Midwest Region and was No. 3 coming into the weekend. UW-Eau Claire also jumped Washington (Mo.), a team that was No. 2 at the time and is now No. 3.

Not to be outdone, there are two other new No. 1 teams in their respective regions – Geneseo State in the Atlantic Region and Haverford, moving into a tie with Carnegie Mellon in the Mideast Region. Geneseo State won the Mike Woods Invitational going away this past weekend (42-103-203) and Haverford was runner-up in the Division II/Division III portion of the Paul Short Run.

Other big movers in the men’s rankings included Wesleyan (Conn.) and Alleghany (Pa.). Wesleyan (Conn.) jumped five spots in the New England Region to No. 5, which is its loftiest ranking in program history. Alleghany (Pa.) continued its surge and is now No. 2 in the Great Lakes for the first time since 2012.

Every No. 1 team in the women’s poll maintained its spot and that includes defending national champion Johns Hopkins. Where there was movement was in the second spots behind those No. 1s, namely in the Great Lakes Region, Mideast Region, New England Region and South/Southeast Region.

Otterbein jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region. Swarthmore zoomed four places from No. 6 to No. 2 in the Mideast Region. Tufts went from No. 4 to No. 2 in the New England Region. Christopher Newport and Trinity (Texas) are now tied at No. 2 in the South/Southeast Region.

There are 16 new additions in total to the men’s and women’s polls this week.

Joining the men’s poll are Rowan (Atlantic), Ramapo (Atlantic), Otterbein (Great Lakes), Ohio Wesleyan (Great Lakes), Birmingham-Southern (South/Southeast), Saint Vincent (Mideast) and Linfield (West).

Making their debut in the women’s poll are TCNJ (Atlantic), SUNY Plattsburgh (Atlantic), UW-Platteville (Midwest), Nebraska Wesleyan (Central), Manchester (Great Lakes), Centre (South/Southeast), Muhlenberg (Mideast), Linfield (West) and Occidental (West).

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.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III

Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings

2015 Week #4 — October 6

national poll release: October 7
next regional release: October 13
         
ATLANTIC Region
Rank Institution Location Conference
Last Week
1 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N.Y. SUNYAC
2
2 St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. Liberty League
1
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 Hamilton Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.) NESCAC
8
8 Rowan Glassboro, N.J. NJAC
NR
9 Ramapo Mahwah, N.J. NJAC
NR
10 Fredonia Fredonia, N.Y. SUNYAC
9
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
2
3 Loras Dubuque, Iowa IIAC
3
4 St. Thomas (Minn.) Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
4
5 Central (Iowa) Pella, Iowa IIAC
5
6 Saint John’s (Minn.) Collegeville, Minn. MIAC
7
7 Gustavus Adolphus St. Peter, Minn. MIAC
9
8 Carleton Northfield, Minn. MIAC
6
9 Luther Decorah, Iowa IIAC
8
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 Allegheny (Pa.) Meadville, Pa. NCAC
4
3 Ohio Northern Ada, Ohio OAC
3
4 John Carroll University Heights, Ohio OAC
6
5 Calvin Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Intercollegiate
2
6 Mount Union Alliance, Ohio OAC
8
7 Rose-Hulman Terre Haute, Ind. HCAC
9
8 Otterbein Westerville, Ohio OAC
NR
9 Case Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio UAA
7
10 Ohio Wesleyan Delaware, Ohio NCAC
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 Haverford Haverford, Pa. Centennial
2
1 Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Pa. UAA
1
3 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. Centennial
3
4 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Pa. Landmark
7
5 Dickinson Carlisle, Pa. Centennial
4
6 Messiah Grantham, Pa. Middle Atlantic
6
7 Widener Chester, Pa. Middle Atlantic
5
8 Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pa. Centennial
9
9 Saint Vincent Latrobe, Pa. PAC
NR
9 York (Pa.) York, Pa. CAC
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 UW-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wis. WIAC
3
2 North Central (Ill.) Naperville, Ill. CCIW
1
3 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. UAA
2
4 UW-La Crosse La Crosse, Wis. WIAC
4
5 UW-Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wis. WIAC
5
6 Augustana (Ill.) Rock Island, Ill. CCIW
6
7 UW-Platteville Platteville, Wis. WIAC
7
8 Chicago Chicago, Ill. UAA
8
9 UW-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wis. WIAC
9
10 UW-Whitewater Whitewater, Wis. WIAC
10
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
2
3 MIT Cambridge, Mass. NEWMAC
3
4 Bates Lewiston, Maine NESCAC
4
5 Wesleyan (Conn.) Middletown, Conn. NESCAC
10
6 Colby Waterville, Maine NESCAC
5
7 Tufts Medford, Mass. NESCAC
6
8 Middlebury Middlebury, Vt. NESCAC
7
9 Brandeis Waltham, Mass. UAA
8
10 Bowdoin Brunswick, Maine NESCAC
9
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 Washington and Lee Lexington, Va. ODAC
3
3 Christopher Newport Newport News, Va. CAC
4
4 Trinity (Texas) San Antonio, Texas SCAC
7
5 Bridgewater (Va.) Bridgewater, Va. ODAC
2
6 Rhodes Memphis, Tenn. SAA
5
7 Lynchburg Lynchburg, Va. ODAC
6
8 Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Va. CAC
8
9 Birmingham-Southern Birmingham, Ala. SAA
NR
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 Whitman Walla Walla, Wash. Northwest Conference
7
6 Occidental Los Angeles, Calif. SCIAC
5
7 Whitworth Spokane, Wash. Northwest Conference
6
8 Linfield McMinnville, Ore. Northwest Conference
NR
9 Redlands Redlands, Calif. SCIAC
9
10 Whittier Whittier, Calif. SCIAC
8
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 #4 — October 6

national poll release: October 7
next regional release: October 13
         
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 SUNY Cortland Cortland, N.Y. SUNYAC
7
7 TCNJ Ewing, N.J. NJAC
NR
8 Rochester (N.Y.) Rochester, N.Y. UAA
6
9 Stevens Hoboken, N.J. Empire 8
8
10 SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, N.Y. SUNYAC
NR
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
2
3 St. Thomas (Minn.) Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
4
3 Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa Midwest Conference
5
5 St. Benedict St. Joseph, Minn. MIAC
7
6 Luther Decorah, Iowa IIAC
3
7 Macalester Saint Paul, Minn. MIAC
7
8 Grinnell Grinnell, Iowa Midwest Conference
10
9 Wartburg Waverly, Iowa IIAC
6
10 Nebraska Wesleyan Lincoln, Neb. Great Plains
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 Otterbein Westerville, Ohio OAC
4
3 Calvin Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Intercollegiate
2
4 Allegheny (Pa.) Meadville, Pa. NCAC
3
5 Mount Union Alliance, Ohio OAC
9
6 Ohio Wesleyan Delaware, Ohio NCAC
5
7 DePauw Greencastle, Ind. NCAC
6
8 John Carroll University Heights, Ohio OAC
8
9 Case Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio UAA
7
10 Manchester North Manchester, Ind. HCAC
NR
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 Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pa. Centennial
6
3 Haverford Haverford, Pa. Centennial
4
4 Dickinson Carlisle, Pa. Centennial
2
5 Misericordia Dallas, Pa. Middle Atlantic
5
6 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Pa. Landmark
2
7 Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Pa. UAA
7
8 Grove City Grove City, Pa. PAC
8
9 Waynesburg Waynesburg, Pa. PAC
9
10 Muhlenberg Allentown, Pa. Centennial
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-Platteville Platteville, Wis. WIAC
NR
9 St. Norbert De Pere, Wis. Midwest Conference
9
10 UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. WIAC
8
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
1
2 Tufts Medford, Mass. NESCAC
4
3 MIT Cambridge, Mass. NEWMAC
2
4 Middlebury Middlebury, Vt. NESCAC
3
5 Amherst Amherst, Mass. NESCAC
5
6 Brandeis Waltham, Mass. UAA
7
7 Keene State Keene, N.H. Little East
10
8 Colby Waterville, Maine NESCAC
6
9 Wellesley Wellesley, Mass. NEWMAC
8
10 Bates Lewiston, Maine NESCAC
9
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 Trinity (Texas) San Antonio, Texas SCAC
4
2 Christopher Newport Newport News, Va. CAC
3
4 Rhodes Memphis, Tenn. SAA
2
5 Bridgewater (Va.) Bridgewater, Va. ODAC
5
6 Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Va. CAC
7
7 Washington and Lee Lexington, Va. ODAC
6
8 UT Tyler Tyler, Texas ASC
9
9 Centre Danville, Ky. SAA
NR
10 Marymount (Va.) Arlington, Va. CAC
8
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 Redlands Redlands, Calif. SCIAC
6
6 Pomona-Pitzer Claremont, Calif. SCIAC
7
7 UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Calif. Great South
5
8 Whitman Walla Walla, Wash. Northwest Conference
10
9 Linfield McMinnville, Ore. Northwest Conference
NR
10 Occidental Los Angeles, Calif. SCIAC
NR
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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Tue 9/15
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