Relatively Quiet Week In NCAA DIII XC Regional Rankings
NEW ORLEANS — With a little more than one month remaining until the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Championships, the Regional Rankings were surprisingly quiet this week.
That’s not because there weren’t a plethora of big meets in which teams could test themselves. Instead, most of those top-ranked teams in each of the 16 regions (eight men’s, eight women’s) handled business.
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In the most recent Regional Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA), there was only one new No. 1 team and zero new additions to the all-important top-2 of each region.
The Loras men are the new No. 1 team, located in the Central Region. The Duhawks overtook previous No. 1 St. Olaf thanks to their performance at the Carleton-hosted Running of the Cows. Loras captured the team title with a total of 42 points, compared to runner-up Gustavus Adolphus‘ total of 128. The Duhawks went 2-4-6-12-18 and did so without Timothy Sevcik, their top runner from last year’s regional meet.
Gustavus Adolphus is a common opponent for both Loras and St. Olaf. With the Duhawks winning by 86 points and the Oles only winning by 19 earlier this season, Loras became a shoo-in for the top spot.
Just because there wasn’t much movement in the top half of the rankings, doesn’t mean there weren’t many new additions.
In the men’s rankings, Ithaca and Rochester (N.Y.) joined the fun in the Atlantic Region, DePauw made its way into the Great Lakes Region, Eastern Mennonite is ranked in the South/Southeast Region, Saint Vincent and Muhlenberg were welcomed to the rankings in the Mideast Region and UC Santa Cruz and Whitworth are ranked in the West Region.
In the women’s rankings, RIT is now ranked in the Atlantic Region, UW-Platteville is ranked in the Midwest, Luther is ranked in the Central, both John Carroll and Manchester are tabbed in the Great Lakes, while Moravian and Gettysburg are listed in the Mideast Region.
The NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Championships will be held across the nation on November 12. Exactly one week later, those top-2 teams, at-large teams and select individuals will converge on E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky for the 2016 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships.
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Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2016 Week #4 — October 4 |
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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 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
2
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| 3 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
3
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| 4 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
4
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| 5 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
5
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| 6 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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| 7 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
NR
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| 8 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
6
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| 9 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
NR
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| 10 | Ramapo | Mahwah, N.J. | NJAC |
8
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: SUNY Geneseo, 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: SUNY Cortland, 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence |
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CENTRAL Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
2
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| 2 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
1
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| 3 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 4 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | IIAC |
6
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| 6 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
9
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| 7 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 8 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
10
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| 9 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 10 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: St. Olaf, 2014: St. Olaf, 2013: St. Olaf, 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
2
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| 3 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
5
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| 4 | Wabash | Crawfordsville, Ind. | NCAC |
3
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| 5 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
4
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| 6 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
7
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| 7 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
6
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| 8 | Albion | Albion, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
8
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| 9 | Otterbein | Westerville, Ohio | OAC |
9
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| 10 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Wabash, 2014: Wabash, 2013: Wabash, 2012: Calvin, 2011: Calvin |
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MIDEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 3 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
3
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| 4 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
4
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| 5 | Widener | Chester, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
5
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| 6 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | Saint Vincent | Latrobe, Pa. | PAC |
NR
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| 8 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
7
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| 9 | Salisbury | Salisbury, Md. | CAC |
8
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| 10 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Haverford, 2014: Carnegie Mellon, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Haverford, 2011: Haverford |
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MIDWEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
1
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| 2 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
2
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| 3 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
3
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| 4 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
4
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| 5 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
6
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| 6 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
5
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| 7 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 8 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 9 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 10 | UW-Stout | Menomonie, Wis. | WIAC |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: UW-Eau Claire, 2014: North Central (Ill.), 2013: North Central (Ill.), 2012: North Central (Ill.), 2011: 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 |
1
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| 2 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
2
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| 3 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
3
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| 4 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
7
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| 6 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
6
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| 7 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
5
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| 8 | Connecticut College | New London, Conn. | NESCAC |
8
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| 9 | WPI | Worcester, Mass. | NEWMAC |
9
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| 10 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Williams, 2014: Colby, 2013: Williams, 2012: Middlebury, 2011: Williams |
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SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
1
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| 2 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 4 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
6
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| 5 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
3
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| 6 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
4
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| 7 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
NR
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| 8 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 9 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
8
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| 10 | Univ. of the South | Sewanee, Tenn. | SAA |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Emory, 2014: Emory, 2013: Bridgewater (Va.), 2012: Lynchburg, 2011: Lynchburg |
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WEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 2 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
2
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
6
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| 5 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
7
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| 6 | George Fox | Newberg, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
9
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| 7 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 8 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Great South |
NR
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| 9 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
NR
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| 10 | Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2014: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2013: Pomona-Pitzer, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Occidental/Colorado College, |
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2016 Week #4 — October 4 |
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| national poll release: October 5 | ||||
| next regional release: October 11 | ||||
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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 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
2
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| 3 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
5
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| 4 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
3
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| 5 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
6
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| 6 | Stevens | Hoboken, N.J. | Empire 8 |
4
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| 7 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
7
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| 8 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
8
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| 9 | SUNY Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
10
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| 10 | RIT | Henrietta, N.Y. | Liberty League |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: SUNY Geneseo, 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: NYU, 2012: St. Lawrence, 2011: 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 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 5 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
4
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| 6 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
6
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| 7 | Macalester | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
9
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| 8 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
8
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| 9 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | IIAC |
7
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| 10 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: St. Thomas (Minn.), 2014: Carleton, 2013: Wartburg, 2012: Wartburg, 2011: Wartburg |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
2
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| 3 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
4
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| 4 | Otterbein | Westerville, Ohio | OAC |
5
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| 5 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
3
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| 6 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
7
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| 7 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
NR
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| 8 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
10
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| 9 | Manchester | North Manchester, Ind. | HCAC |
NR
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| 10 | Kenyon | Gambier, Ohio | NCAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Hope, 2014: Calvin, 2013: Calvin, 2012: Hope, 2011: 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 |
3
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| 4 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
4
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| 5 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
5
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| 6 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
6
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| 7 | Susquehanna | Selinsgrove, Pa. | Landmark |
7
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| 8 | Moravian | Bethlehem, Pa. | Landmark |
NR
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| 9 | Waynesburg | Waynesburg, Pa. | PAC |
8
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| 10 | Gettysburg | Gettysburg, Pa. | Centennial |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Johns Hopkins, 2014: Johns Hopkins, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Johns Hopkins, 2011: 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 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
2
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| 3 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
3
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| 4 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
4
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| 5 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 6 | St. Norbert | De Pere, Wis. | Midwest Conference |
6
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| 7 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 8 | Concordia Wisconsin | Mequon, Wis. | NACC |
8
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| 9 | UW-Stout | Menomonie, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 10 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Washington (Mo.), 2014: Washington (Mo.), 2013: Chicago, 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.) |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
1
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| 2 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
2
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| 3 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
5
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| 4 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
3
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| 5 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 6 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
7
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| 7 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
6
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| 8 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
8
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| 9 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
10
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| 10 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Williams, 2014: MIT, 2013: Williams, 2012: MIT, 2011: 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 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
2
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| 3 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
3
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| 4 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
4
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| 5 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
7
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| 6 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 7 | Berry | Rome, Ga. | SAA |
8
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| 8 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
10
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| 9 | Roanoke | Salem, Va. | ODAC |
6
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| 10 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Emory, 2014: Emory, 2013: Trinity (Texas), 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory |
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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 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
2
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| 3 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
3
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| 4 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
5
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| 5 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
4
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| 6 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Great South |
6
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| 7 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
7
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| 8 | Redlands | Redlands, Calif. | SCIAC |
8
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| 9 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
9
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| 10 | George Fox | Newberg, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Willamette, 2014: Willamette, 2013: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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