Very Few Changes to DIII Regional Team Rankings
NEW ORLEANS – As the NCAA Division III Cross Country postseason nears, teams are resting up in anticipation of putting on a show in the final month of competition. Thus, last week was a light one across the national landscape and there were minimal changes to the National Team Rankings as released Tuesday afternoon by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Nine of the 16 combined men’s and women’s regions went untouched with teams still in order from No. 1 through No. 10. Those regions were the Atlantic (women), Central (men), Great Lakes (men, women), Midwest (men, women), South/Southeast (men) and West (men, women).
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The most movement happened in the women’s poll in the New England Region and the South/Southeast Region.
This past weekend was the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association Cross Country Championships. Five of the top-10 teams from the New England Region were in action. MIT ended up as the top team out of the region and went from No. 3 into a tie for second (Tufts). Brandeis and Wellesley both had strong showings and moved up one (No. 6 to No. 5) and three spots (No. 9 to No. 6) from last week.
The biggest mover in the South/Southeast Region was that of Washington and Lee. After a fourth-place finish at the Carnegie-Mellon Invitational, Washington and Lee went from seventh to fifth in its region.
Over in the men’s poll, the Atlantic Region saw two teams soar three places from last week – Hamilton and Rowan. Hamilton took home the team title at its own meet and went from No. 7 to No. 4. Rowan didn’t race and went from No. 8 into a tie for fifth.
This weekend will be a busy one as there are two big meets on the docket – the Inter-Regional Border Battle hosted by Rowan and the Brooks AAE Invitational, which will serve as DIII Pre-Nationals.
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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2015 Week #5 — October 13 |
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| next regional release: October 20 | ||||
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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 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
3
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| 4 | Hamilton | Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.) | NESCAC |
7
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| 5 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
8
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| 5 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
6
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| 7 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
4
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| 8 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
5
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| 9 | Ramapo | Mahwah, N.J. | NJAC |
9
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| 10 | Fredonia | Fredonia, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
10
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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 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
2
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| 3 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 4 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 5 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 6 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 8 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 9 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
9
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| 10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
10
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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 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
3
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| 4 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
4
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| 5 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
5
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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 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
8
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| 9 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
9
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| 10 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
10
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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 |
1
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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 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
8
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| 9 | York (Pa.) | York, Pa. | CAC |
9
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| 10 | Saint Vincent | Latrobe, Pa. | PAC |
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 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
3
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| 4 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
4
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| 5 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 6 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
6
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| 7 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 8 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
8
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| 9 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 10 | UW-Whitewater | Whitewater, Wis. | WIAC |
10
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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 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
1
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| 2 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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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 |
7
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| 7 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
6
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| 8 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
8
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| 9 | WPI | Worcester, Mass. | NEWMAC |
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 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
2
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| 3 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
3
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| 4 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
4
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| 5 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 6 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
6
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| 7 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 8 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
8
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| 9 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham, Ala. | SAA |
9
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| 10 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
10
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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 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
7
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| 8 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| 9 | Redlands | Redlands, Calif. | SCIAC |
9
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| 10 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
10
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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 #5 — October 13 |
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| national poll release: October 14 | ||||
| next regional release: October 20 | ||||
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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 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
3
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| 4 | RIT | Henrietta, N.Y. | Liberty League |
4
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| 5 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
5
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| 6 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
6
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| 7 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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| 8 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
8
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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. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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| 3 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 4 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
3
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| 5 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
5
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| 6 | Macalester | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 7 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
6
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| 8 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
8
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| 9 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
9
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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 | Otterbein | Westerville, Ohio | OAC |
2
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| 3 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
3
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| 4 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
4
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| 5 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
5
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| 6 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
6
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| 7 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
7
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| 8 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
8
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| 9 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
9
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| 10 | Manchester | North Manchester, Ind. | HCAC |
10
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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 |
4
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| 2 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 4 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
3
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| 5 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
6
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| 6 | Misericordia | Dallas, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
5
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| 7 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
7
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| 8 | Grove City | Grove City, Pa. | PAC |
8
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| 9 | Waynesburg | Waynesburg, Pa. | PAC |
9
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| 10 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
10
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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 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
5
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| 6 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
6
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| 7 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 8 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 9 | St. Norbert | De Pere, Wis. | Midwest Conference |
9
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| 10 | UW-Stout | Menomonie, Wis. | WIAC |
10
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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 |
3
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| 2 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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| 4 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
6
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| 6 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
9
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| 7 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
7
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| 7 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
5
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| 9 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
8
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| 10 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
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 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
2
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| 4 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
4
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| 5 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 6 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 7 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
6
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| 8 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
9
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| 9 | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | ASC |
8
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| 10 | Marymount (Va.) | Arlington, Va. | CAC |
10
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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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