Final NCAA DIII XC Regional Rankings Shed Light On Postseason
NEW ORLEANS — Allow us to officially welcome you to the NCAA Division III Cross Country postseason.
The first order of business is to reveal the final Regional Rankings of the 2016 season, which were released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Remember: The results of each Regional Championship on November 12 serve as the definitive version — thus no rankings are needed.
So what changed from Week 6 to Week 7?
For starters there are four new No. 1 teams (two men’s, two women’s) and two more (both women’s) moved into the all-important No. 2 spot in their respective region. You should know by now that the top-2 teams at each Regional Championship earn auto bids to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on November 19.
QUICK LINKS: Regional Rankings Summary PDF | Men’s Rankings | Women’s Rankings | Rankings Central
We’ll start in the Central Region of the men’s rankings where St. Olaf moved into a tie for first with Loras. Those two teams have been 1-2 in some order this entire season and both just won their respective conference titles. St. Olaf trumped St. John’s 44-66 for the MIAC crown, while Loras edged Nebraska Wesleyan 67-70 in the IIAC.
Out in the West Region, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps overtook Pomona-Pitzer thanks to a head-to-head victory in the SCIAC Championships. The Stags went 2-5-10-14-16 (47), while the Sagehens came through in 3-4-11-13-20 (51). Whittier College was right there with them as its top-3 went 1-7-8, but 15-21 rounded out the lineup.
Turning attention toward the women’s rankings, we see Nebraska Wesleyan is the new No. 1 team in the Central Region. The Prairie Wolves dominated the IIAC meet, putting six runners in the top-12. St. Thomas (Minn.) also jumped former No. 1 Carleton after posting a decisive head-to-head win at the MIAC meet.
Elsewhere, Hope trumped Calvin at the MIAA Championships and is No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region because of it. Hope’s Erin Herrmann earned a 20-second win and she was one of seven runners from her team in the top-13 this past weekend.
Trinity (Texas) was the last team to move into prime position thanks to its runner-up showing at the SCAC Championships. The Tiger women went from No. 3 to No. 2.
What impact will these rankings have on the NCAA Division III National Coaches’ Polls? You can find out tomorrow at noon ET as they’ll be revealed LIVE on “Cross Country U,” the new podcast presented by the USTFCCCA.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2016 Week #7 — November 1 |
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| National poll release: November 2 | ||||
| Next regional release: (none, Regional Championships: November 12) | ||||
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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 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
3
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| 4 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
4
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| 5 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
6
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| 6 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
8
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| 7 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
7
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| 8 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
5
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| 9 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
9
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| 10 | RIT | Henrietta, N.Y. | Liberty League |
10
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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 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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| 1 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
1
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| 3 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | IIAC |
4
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| 4 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 5 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 6 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
8
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| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
5
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| 8 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
9
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| 9 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
6
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| 10 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
10
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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 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
2
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| 3 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
5
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| 4 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
3
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| 5 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
8
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| 6 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
6
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| 7 | Wabash | Crawfordsville, Ind. | NCAC |
4
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| 8 | Albion | Albion, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
9
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| 9 | Otterbein | Westerville, Ohio | OAC |
NR
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| 10 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
7
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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 | York (Pa.) | York, Pa. | CAC |
6
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| 6 | Widener | Chester, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
5
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| 7 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
NR
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| 8 | Saint Vincent | Latrobe, Pa. | PAC |
9
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| 9 | Salisbury | Salisbury, Md. | CAC |
7
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| 10 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
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 |
5
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| 6 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
7
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| 7 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
6
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| 8 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 9 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 10 | Aurora | Aurora, Ill. | NACC |
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 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
5
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| 5 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
7
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| 6 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
4
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| 7 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
9
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| 8 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
10
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| 9 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
7
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| 10 | Connecticut College | New London, Conn. | NESCAC |
6
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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 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
2
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| 3 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
3
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| 4 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
4
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| 5 | Univ. of the South | Sewanee, Tenn. | SAA |
6
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| 6 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 7 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
10
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| 8 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
7
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| 9 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
8
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| 10 | Berry | Rome, Ga. | SAA |
NR
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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 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
2
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| 2 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 3 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
3
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| 4 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
5
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| 5 | Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
NR
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| 6 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
4
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| 7 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
6
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| 8 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| 9 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
9
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| 10 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
7
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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 #7 — November 1 |
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| National poll release: November 2 | ||||
| Next regional release: (none, Regional Championships: November 12) | ||||
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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 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
2
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| 3 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
3
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| 4 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
4
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| 5 | Stevens | Hoboken, N.J. | Empire 8 |
5
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| 6 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
6
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| 7 | RIT | Henrietta, N.Y. | Liberty League |
8
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| 8 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
9
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| 9 | Stockton | Pomona, N.J. | NJAC |
NR
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| 10 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
7
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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 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | IIAC |
2
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| 2 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 3 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
1
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| 4 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 5 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
4
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| 6 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
NR
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| 7 | Macalester | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 8 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
8
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| 9 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
NR
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| 10 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
6
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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 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
2
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| 2 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 3 | Otterbein | Westerville, Ohio | OAC |
3
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| 4 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
4
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| 5 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
7
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| 6 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
5
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| 7 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
6
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| 8 | Kenyon | Gambier, Ohio | NCAC |
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: 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 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
5
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| 4 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
3
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| 5 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
4
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| 6 | Waynesburg | Waynesburg, Pa. | PAC |
7
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| 7 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
6
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| 8 | Moravian | Bethlehem, Pa. | Landmark |
8
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| 9 | Messiah | Grantham, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
NR
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| 10 | York (Pa.) | York, Pa. | CAC |
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 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
3
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| 4 | St. Norbert | De Pere, Wis. | Midwest Conference |
4
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| 5 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 6 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 7 | Aurora | Aurora, Ill. | NACC |
7
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| 8 | Edgewood | Madison, Wis. | NACC |
8
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| 9 | UW-Stout | Menomonie, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 10 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
10
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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 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
3
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| 4 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
5
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| 5 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
4
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| 6 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
6
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| 7 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
7
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| 8 | Bowdoin | Brunswick, Maine | NESCAC |
9
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| 9 | Univ. of New England | Biddeford, Maine | Commonwealth Coast |
10
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| 9 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | Middletown, Conn. | NESCAC |
8
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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 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
3
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| 3 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
4
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| 4 | Berry | Rome, Ga. | SAA |
7
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| 5 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
2
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| 6 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
5
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| 7 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
6
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| 8 | Roanoke | Salem, Va. | ODAC |
8
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| 9 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
10
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| 10 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham, Ala. | SAA |
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 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
2
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| 3 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
4
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| 5 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 6 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
7
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| 7 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Great South |
6
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| 8 | Linfield | McMinnville, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
9
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| 9 | Redlands | Redlands, Calif. | SCIAC |
8
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| 10 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
NR
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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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