Few Changes Dot DIII Regional Rankings After Busy Weekend

By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA

September 29, 2015   

NEW ORLEANS – For as competitive as the weekend was in NCAA Division III Cross Country, there was minimal movement to the Regional Team Rankings as released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Nine out of the 16 regions had little or no change and there is only one new No. 1 team. The Williams women, fresh off a win at its Purple Valley Classic, leapfrogged MIT for the top spot in the New England Region.
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There was a pair of movers in the men’s Regional Team Rankings as both Wartburg and Augustana (Ill.) climbed five and three spots, respectively. Both the Knights (seventh to second in the Central Region) and the Vikings (ninth to sixth, Midwest Region) competed at last weekend’s Brissman-Lundeen Invitational, a meet in which there were 603 runners at the starting line. Wartburg finished second in the team standings behind Division-I Illinois, while Augustana (Ill.) took third.
In the women’s poll, the Central Region and Mideast Region had a few changes.
Starting with the Central Region, St. Olaf moved up two spots from No. 4 to No. 2 after a second-place team finish at the Suzy Wilson Women’s Maroon III (Division III) Race at the Griak Invitational. The Oles were one point away from winning the championship.
Then in the Mideast, Dickinson is now tied for second with Elizabethtown behind reigning national champion Johns Hopkins. Haverford and Misericordia both jumped up three spots from No. 7 and No. 8, respectively after strong performances at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational and the Lock Haven University Invitational.
There are seven new additions to this week’s polls. Five are on the women’s side – Marymount (Va.) (No. 8, South/Southeast Region), Puget Sound (No. 9, West), Augustana (Ill.) (No. 10, Midwest), Grinnell (No. 10, Central) and Susquehanna (No. 10, Mideast). That leaves two on the men’s side – UW-Whitewater (No. 10, Midwest) and Hope (No. 10, Great Lakes).
We should hopefully see some movement in the next few weeks, but if not, then certainly after the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Championships on Saturday, November 14.
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 #3 — September 29
national poll release: September 30
next regional release: October 6
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	1
2	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
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	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	7
8	Hamilton	Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.)	NESCAC	8
9	Fredonia	Fredonia, N.Y.	SUNYAC	9
10	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	10
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	7
3	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	2
4	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	3
5	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	4
6	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	5
7	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	6
8	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	8
9	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	9
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	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	2
3	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	3
4	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	4
5	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	5
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	6
7	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	7
8	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	9
9	Rose-Hulman	Terre Haute, Ind.	HCAC	10
10	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	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	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	1
2	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	2
3	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	2
4	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	4
5	Widener	Chester, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	5
6	Messiah	Grantham, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	5
7	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	7
8	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	8
9	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	9
10	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	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	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	1
2	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	2
3	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	3
4	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	4
5	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	5
6	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	9
7	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	6
8	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	7
9	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	8
10	UW-Whitewater	Whitewater, Wis.	WIAC	NR
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	3
3	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	2
4	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	4
5	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	6
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	5
7	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	7
8	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	8
9	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	9
10	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	10
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	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	2
3	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	3
4	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
5	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	5
6	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	7
8	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	8
9	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	9
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	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	5
6	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
7	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	7
8	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	8
9	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	9
10	La Verne	La Verne, Calif.	SCIAC	10
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 #3 — September 29
national poll release: September 30
next regional release: October 6
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	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	6
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	7
8	Stevens	Hoboken, N.J.	Empire 8	8
9	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	9
10	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	10
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	4
3	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	2
4	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	3
5	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	4
6	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	7
7	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	8
7	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	6
9	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	9
10	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	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	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	2
3	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	3
4	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	4
5	Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, Ohio	NCAC	5
6	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	6
7	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	7
8	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	8
9	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	9
10	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	10
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	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	3
2	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	2
4	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	7
5	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	8
6	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	4
7	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	4
8	Grove City	Grove City, Pa.	PAC	6
9	Waynesburg	Waynesburg, Pa.	PAC	9
10	Susquehanna	Selinsgrove, Pa.	Landmark	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-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	8
9	St. Norbert	De Pere, Wis.	Midwest Conference	9
10	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	NR
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	2
2	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	1
3	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	3
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
5	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	5
6	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	6
7	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	7
8	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	8
9	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	9
10	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	10
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	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	2
3	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	3
4	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	4
5	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	5
6	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	8
8	Marymount (Va.)	Arlington, Va.	CAC	NR
9	UT Tyler	Tyler, Texas	ASC	7
10	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	9
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	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Great South	5
6	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	6
7	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	7
8	Chapman	Orange, Calif.	SCIAC	9
9	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	NR
10	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	10
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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