2017 NCAA DIII Cross Country Region Rankings – Week 7

NEW ORLEANS – Conference Championship Weekend changed very little in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Rankings from Week 6 to Week 7.

The most recent rankings were released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and only four out of the 16 combined regions saw changes in the top-2 of their indexes. We should also mention that these are the final Regional Rankings of the 2017 season as we’ll see who wins the respective regional championships come November 11.

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For those who don’t know or need a refresher, the USTFCCCA Regional Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each of the eight respective regions. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams’ strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining team finishing order at the upcoming NCAA Division III Regional Cross Country Championships.

Atlantic Region

Men: Two conference champions are 1-2 once again as SUNY Geneseo and RPI headline the men’s index. The Knights rolled to the team title at the SUNYAC Championships (29 points) and got an individual win from Isaac Garcia-Cassani, while the Engineers went 1-3-8-12-14 en route to 38 points with Grant O’Connor winning the individual crown.

Women: SUNY Geneseo and TCNJ both dominated their conference championship meets and remained 1-2 in the women’s billing. The Knights misses out on a clean sweep by two points as they amassed 17 behind an individual win by Elise Ramirez. The Lions also saw their chances at a 15-point total go by the wayside by one spot as they went 1-3-4-5.

Central Region

Men: Loras and Wartburg continually proved themselves to be the best in the Central Region and did so once again this past weekend in a battle at the Iowa Conference Championships. The Duhawks won the team title as Mason Tope and Timothy Sevcik went 1-2, while the Knights had three in the top-10 and finished a game runner-up.

Women: Carleton cruised to the team title at the MIAC Championships and has a firm hold on the top spot of the women’s billing. The Knights put their entire lineup in the top-15 and had five in the top-10. Nebraska Wesleyan moved up to No. 2 in the region thanks to a title-winning effort at the Iowa Conference Championships.

Great Lakes Region

Men: Calvin won the MIAA Championship with ease this past weekend, scoring 22 points to the runner-up score of 51 by Albion. The Knights got an individual title from Mark DeJong. Ohio Northern remains No. 2 again as it nabbed the OAC title as Ian McVey and Matt Molinaro went 1-2 in Tiffin, Ohio.

Women: Hope moved up to No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region after winning the MIAA title in a commanding effort. The Flying Dutch missed a clean sweep but scored 20 points thanks to Alexis Guttila and Emily Hamilton leading the way with a 1-2 finish. Former No. 1 Otterbein had a tough go at the OAC Championships in a winning effort. The Cardinals only won by 17 points over John Carroll.

Mideast Region

Men: Haverford and Johns Hopkins finished 1-2 at the Centennial Conference Championships and that’s where they’ll be in the index this week. The Fords won going away with 21 points as their top-3 runners went 1-2-3, while the Blue Jays were a clear second with 54 points. Carnegie Mellon fell from No. 2 to No. 3 this week.

Women: Johns Hopkins continues its reign atop the women’s index following another team title at the Centennial Conference Championships. Elizabethtown moved into the No. 2 spot behind the Blue Jays, though, as it fared better at the Landmark Conference Championships than Dickinson did at the Centennial Conference Championships.

Midwest Region

Men: North Central (Ill.) and UW-La Crosse remain No. 1 and No. 2 after dominant wins at their respective conference championship meets. The Cardinals swept the proceedings at the CCIW Championships, while the Eagles easily dispatched those at the WIAC Championships.

Women: Wheaton (Ill.) is still No. 1 in the region and cruised at the CCIW Championships, posting a total score of 17 points. Washington (Mo.) rolled at the UAA Championships and is No. 2 once again, but UW-Eau Claire is gaining steam having won the WIAC Championships and jumping from No. 5 to No. 3.

New England Region

Men: Amherst and MIT earned conference titles this past weekend against loaded fields and come in at No. 1 and No. 2 in the men’s index. The Mammoths won the NESCAC title, while the Engineers did the same but at the NEWMAC Championships.

Women: MIT and Williams continued their dominance at the conference level this past weekend and stay No. 1 and No. 2 for the eighth week in a row. The Engineers totaled 20 points and put seven runners in the top-10, while the Ephs edged Middlebury 62-77.

South/Southeast Region

Men: Christopher Newport and Rhodes continue to headline the South/Southeast Region as they are 1-2 for the third week in a row. The Captains haven’t moved from their top spot all season, while the Lynx moved up to No. 2 in Week 4. Both CNU and Rhodes won conference titles this past weekend by a large margin.

Women: Trinity (Texas) overtook Emory for the top spot in the women’s billing last time out and it remained that way in Week 7. The Tigers won the team title at the SCAC Championships with a 21-point total, while the Eagles finished third at the UAA Championships.

West Region

Men: Pomona-Pitzer, Occidental and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps finished 1-2-3 at the SCIAC Championships this past weekend and that’s how they are ranked in the men’s index. The Sagehens looked strong, halving the Tigers’ score (32 to 68).

Women: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps made it look easy at the SCIAC Championships and stay at No. 1. Whitworth and Linfield went 1-2 at the NWC Championships and come in once again at No. 2 and No. 3.