Trio of New No. 1 Teams in Latest NCAA DII Regional Rankings

By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA

October 6, 2015   

NEW ORLEANS – Three new regional No. 1s emerged in the fourth regular-season edition of the NCAA Division II Cross Country Regional Rankings, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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Colorado Mines’ men wrested the top spot in the South Central from three-time defending national team champion Adams State, while the Saint Leo men and Bloomsburg women moved atop their respective regions.
A decisive victory in the college division of the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival – 44-125 over Central No. 2 Pittsburg State – was enough to boost the Miners atop the South Central for the first time in the history of the USTFCCCA archives (dating back to 2010).
This marks just the third time in that same span that Adams State has not been No. 1 in the region.
Saint Leo supplanted Lee (Tenn.) as the top squad in the South Region. The former finished 22nd at the Lehigh Paul Short Run’s top-seeded Gold Division, while the latter was ninth in the Blue race at the Greater Louisville Classic (the second race).
Bloomsburg was the lone new women’s No. 1 after the Huskies won the Brown Division II/III race at Paul Short, displacing Edinboro from atop the Atlantic.
Another pair of women’s teams moved inside the “qualifying zone” in their regions based on this weekend’s action (each region is allotted a certain number of qualifiers to the NCAA Championships on November 21 in Joplin, Mo.).
Colorado Mines finished second in the college division at the Chile Pepper Festival to jump two spots to No. 3 in the four-bid South Central Region, while Harding finished fifth in the same race to jump up five spots to No. 5 in the five-bid Central.
Joining the men’s rankings this week were California (Pa.) [Atlantic Region], Saint Rose [East], Ferris State [Midwest], and CSU-Pueblo [South Central].
New to the women’s rankings were Lock Haven [Atlantic], Le Moyne and Adelphi [East], Ashland [Midwest], and Fort Lewis [South Central].
NCAA Division II Regional Championships will be held around the country on Saturday, November 7 with the NCAA Championships happening two weeks later in Joplin, Missouri, on November 21..
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 in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2015 Week #4 — October 6
national rankings release: October 7
next regional release: October 13
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	6
7	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	7
8	West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, W.Va.	Mountain East	8
9	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	NR
10	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	PSAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Lock Haven, 2013: Lock Haven, 2012: Edinboro, 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven
CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	4
3	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	3
4	Northwest Missouri	Maryville, Mo.	MIAA	5
5	East Central (Okla.)	Ada, Okla.	Great American	2
6	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	6
7	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	7
8	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	10
9	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	8
10	MSU Moorhead	Moorhead, Minn.	NSIC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Augustana (S.D.), 2013: Augustana (S.D.), 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Roberts Wesleyan	Chili, N.Y.	East Coast	2
3	Franklin Pierce	Rindge, N.H.	Northeast-10	3
4	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	4
5	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	9
6	Southern New Hampshire	Manchester, N.H.	Northeast-10	5
7	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	6
8	Bentley	Waltham, Mass.	Northeast-10	8
9	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	NR
10	Southern Connecticut	New Haven, Conn.	Northeast-10	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: American International, 2013: Stonehill, 2012: American International, 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell
MIDWEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	3
4	Saginaw Valley State	Bay City, Mich.	GLIAC	4
5	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	5
6	Walsh	North Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	10
7	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	9
8	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	7
9	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	NR
10	Cedarville	Cedarville, Ohio	G-MAC	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Grand Valley State, 2013: Grand Valley State, 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	2
2	Lee (Tenn.)	Cleveland, Tenn.	Gulf South	1
3	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	3
4	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	4
5	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	5
6	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	6
7	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	7
8	Tampa	Tampa, Fla.	Sunshine	8
9	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	9
10	Valdosta State	Valdosta, Ga.	Gulf South	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Florida Southern, 2013: Florida Southern, 2012: Nova Southeastern, 2011: Alabama-Huntsville, 2010: Harding
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	2
2	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
3	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	3
4	New Mexico Highlands	Las Vegas, N.M.	RMAC	4
5	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	5
6	Black Hills State	Spearfish, S.D.	RMAC	6
7	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	8
8	Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas	Lone Star	9
9	CSU-Pueblo	Pueblo, Colo.	RMAC	NR
10	Colorado Mesa	Grand Junction, Colo.	RMAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Adams State, 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 2011: Eastern New Mexico, 2010: Central Missouri
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	1
2	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	2
3	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	3
4	Georgia College	Milledgeville, Ga.	Peach Belt	4
5	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	5
6	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	6
7	Augusta	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	7
8	Lincoln Memorial	Harrogate, Tenn.	SAC	8
9	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	9
10	Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson, S.C.	SAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Mars Hill, 2013: Mount Olive, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.)
WEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	2
3	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	3
4	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	4
5	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	5
6	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	6
7	SF State	San Francisco, Calif.	CCAA	7
8	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	8
9	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	9
10	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	PacWest	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Chico State, 2013: Chico State, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2015 Week #4 — October 6
national rankings release: October 7
next regional release: October 13
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg, Pa.	PSAC	2
2	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	1
3	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	6
6	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	7
7	Seton Hill	Greensburg, Pa.	PSAC	5
8	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	8
9	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	NR
10	Mercyhurst	Erie, Pa.	PSAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Edinboro, 2013: Edinboro, 2012: Shippensburg, 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg
CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	1
2	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	2
3	U-Mary	Bismarck, N.D.	NSIC	3
4	MSU Moorhead	Moorhead, Minn.	NSIC	4
5	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	10
6	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	5
7	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	6
8	Winona State	Winona, Minn.	NSIC	7
9	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	8
10	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Minnesota Duluth, 2013: Minnesota Duluth, 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Roberts Wesleyan	Chili, N.Y.	East Coast	2
3	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	3
4	Assumption	Worcester, Mass.	Northeast-10	4
5	St. Thomas Aquinas	Sparkill, N.Y.	East Coast	5
6	Daemen	Amherst, N.Y.	East Coast	6
7	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	7
8	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	East Coast	9
9	Le Moyne	Syracuse, N.Y.	Northeast-10	NR
10	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Roberts Wesleyan, 2013: Stonehill, 2012: Stonehill, 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill
MIDWEST Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	2
3	Northern Michigan	Marquette, Mich.	GLIAC	3
4	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	6
5	Bellarmine	Louisville, Ky.	GLVC	4
6	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	5
7	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	NR
8	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	7
9	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	8
10	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Grand Valley State, 2013: Grand Valley State, 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Tampa	Tampa, Fla.	Sunshine	1
2	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	2
3	Lee (Tenn.)	Cleveland, Tenn.	Gulf South	3
4	Union (Tenn.)	Jackson, Tenn.	Gulf South	7
5	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	4
6	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	6
7	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	5
8	North Alabama	Florence, Ala.	Gulf South	8
9	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	10
10	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Tampa, 2013: Tampa, 2012: Tampa, 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	5
4	Dallas Baptist	Dallas, Texas	Heartland Conference	4
5	CSU-Pueblo	Pueblo, Colo.	RMAC	7
6	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	3
7	Colorado Mesa	Grand Junction, Colo.	RMAC	6
8	Chadron State	Chadron, Neb.	RMAC	9
9	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, N.M.	Lone Star	8
10	Fort Lewis	Durango, Colo.	RMAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Adams State, 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Montevallo	Montevallo, Ala.	Peach Belt	1
2	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	2
3	Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson, S.C.	SAC	3
4	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	4
5	North Georgia	Dahlonega, Ga.	Peach Belt	5
6	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	6
7	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	7
8	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	8
9	Coker	Hartsville, S.C.	SAC	9
10	Young Harris	Young Harris, Ga.	Peach Belt	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Montevallo, 2013: Wingate, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.)
WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	2
3	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	3
4	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	4
5	Seattle Pacific	Seattle, Wash.	GNAC	5
6	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	6
7	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	7
8	Cal State San Bernardino	San Bernardino, Calif.	CCAA	8
9	Cal State Stanislaus	Turlock, Calif.	CCAA	9
10	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	PacWest	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Simon Fraser, 2013: Alaska Anchorage, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage

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