DIII Regional Rankings Heating Up As Postseason Nears

Courtesy By Tyler Mayforth,

NEW ORLEANS – There might only be one new No. 1 team in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Team Rankings as released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), but a busy weekend meant lots of shifting elsewhere in the rankings.
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The Williams College men took over the top spot in the New England Region, which was previously held by Amherst College. This past weekend, the Ephs beat the Lord Jeffs in a head-to-head matchup at the Little 3 Championships.
Outside of Amherst falling one spot, there are five other teams that are now ranked No. 2 in their respective regions including two in the Central Region – the Central (Iowa) men and the St. Thomas (Minn.) women. The others are the Calvin women (Great Lakes), the RIT women (Atlantic) and the Rhodes men (South/Southeast).
The most change by region occurred in the Atlantic Region for the men and Great Lakes Region for the women.
Starting with the Atlantic, TCNJ (formerly No. 5, now No. 3), NYU (formerly No. 7, now No. 4) and Ramapo (formerly No. 9, now No. 5) all made considerable jumps. The trio of RPI, Hamilton and Rowan – the 3-4-5 from last week – each shifted down three spots.
Then in the Great Lakes Region, it was already mentioned that the Calvin women moved up from No. 3 to No. 2. But Case Western Reserve (formerly No. 9, now No. 3) and Ohio Wesleyan (formerly No. 6, now No. 4) also improved over the course of a week. Falling in that region were Otterbein (from No. 2 to No. 7) and Mount Union (No. 5 to No. 10.
What happened elsewhere? Well, there are 21 new additions to the poll.

• Central Region – Gustavus Adolphus women coming in at No. 8.
• Great Lakes Region – Oberlin women at No. 5; Hope men at No. 10.
• Mideast Region – Misericordia men at No. 8.
• Midwest Region – Illinois Wesleyan women at No. 8; UW-Stout men at No. 10.
• New England Region – Connecticut College men at No. 9, Bowdoin women at No. 10.
• South/Southeast Region – Centre men (No. 9), Roanoke men (No. 10); Roanoke women (No. 8) and the Berry women (No. 10).

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.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2015 Week #6 — October 20 (pre-conference)
national poll release: October 21
next regional release: November 3
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	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	5
4	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	7
5	Ramapo	Mahwah, N.J.	NJAC	9
6	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
7	Hamilton	Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.)	NESCAC	4
8	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	5
9	Fredonia	Fredonia, N.Y.	SUNYAC	10
10	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	8
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	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	5
3	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	3
4	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	2
5	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	4
6	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	8
7	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	6
8	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	7
9	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	10
10	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	9
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	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	2
3	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	5
4	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	8
5	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	3
6	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	6
7	Rose-Hulman	Terre Haute, Ind.	HCAC	7
8	Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, Ohio	NCAC	10
9	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	9
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	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	1
2	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	2
3	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	3
4	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	4
5	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	5
6	Messiah	Grantham, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
7	Widener	Chester, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
8	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	NR
9	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa.	PAC	10
10	York (Pa.)	York, Pa.	CAC	9
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	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	1
2	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	2
3	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	4
4	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	9
5	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	3
6	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	5
7	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	6
8	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	8
9	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	7
10	UW-Stout	Menomonie, 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	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	2
2	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	1
3	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	3
4	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	4
5	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	5
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
7	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	7
8	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	8
9	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	NR
10	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	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	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	6
3	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	2
4	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	3
5	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	4
6	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	7
7	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	5
8	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	8
9	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	NR
10	Roanoke	Salem, Va.	ODAC	NR
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	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	5
6	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	6
7	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	8
8	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	7
9	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	10
10	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	9
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 #6 — October 20 (pre-conference)
national poll release: October 21
next regional release: November 3
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	RIT	Henrietta, N.Y.	Liberty League	4
3	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	2
4	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	3
5	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
6	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	8
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	6
8	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	7
9	Stevens	Hoboken, N.J.	Empire 8	9
10	SUNY Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, N.Y.	SUNYAC	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. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	3
3	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	4
4	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
5	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	6
6	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	5
7	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	9
8	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	NR
9	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	7
10	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	10
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	3
3	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	9
4	Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, Ohio	NCAC	6
5	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	NR
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	8
7	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	2
8	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	4
9	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	7
10	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	5
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	2
3	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	4
4	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	2
5	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	7
6	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	5
7	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
8	Grove City	Grove City, Pa.	PAC	8
9	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	10
10	Waynesburg	Waynesburg, Pa.	PAC	9
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	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	7
6	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	5
7	UW-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	10
8	Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, Ill.	CCIW	NR
9	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	8
10	Wheaton (Ill.)	Wheaton, Ill.	CCIW	6
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	1
2	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	2
3	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	2
4	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	4
5	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	7
6	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	5
7	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	6
8	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	9
9	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	7
10	Bowdoin/Bates		NESCAC	NR/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	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	2
3	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	4
4	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	3
5	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	7
6	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	5
7	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	6
8	Roanoke	Salem, Va.	ODAC	NR
9	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	8
10	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	NR
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	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	5
6	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	6
7	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Great South	7
8	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	8
9	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	9
10	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	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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