Final DIII Regional Rankings Shed Light On Postseason

By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA

November 3, 2015   

NEW ORLEANS – Conference championships have come and gone in NCAA Division III Cross Country, which means we’re one step closer to the national meet.
Before national glory is attained in Winneconne, Wisconsin, teams will compete in their respective regional championships next weekend. That’s where the final Regional Team Rankings – released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) – come into play. We’ll find out if the regions shake out how each pollster thought it would.
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The final rankings didn’t see many changes at the top. Fifteen of the 16 No. 1 teams are still at the top of their respective regions. The only team that fell from its perch was Wabash in the Great Lakes Region and Allegheny (Pa.) took over in its stead.
Before we go any further, here are the 16 top-ranked teams entering regionals. Men’s teams are listed first, followed by women’s teams.

• Atlantic Region: Geneseo State, Geneseo State
• Central Region: St. Olaf, Carleton
• Great Lakes Region: Allegheny (Pa.), Hope
• Mideast Region: Haverford, Johns Hopkins
• Midwest Region: UW-Eau Claire, Washington (Mo.)
• New England Region: Williams, Williams
• South/Southeast Region: Emory, Emory
• West Region: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Many of the second-ranked teams weren’t as lucky to stay in place. Only eight of the 16 teams remained where they were from the previous week. The biggest gainers of the week were the Christopher Newport men ( No. 4 to No. 2 in the South/Southeast Region) and the RPI women (No. 5 to No. 2 in the Atlantic Region).
Moving down the line, there are 10 teams who remained at No. 3 from last week. Four from last week jumped up to No. 2, including the Loras men (Central Region), the Williamette men (West Region), the Haverford women (Mideast Region) and the Whitworth women (West Region).
There are 14 new additions to the rankings this week. Here they are broken down by gender.

• Men: Ithaca (Atlantic, No. 9); WPI (New England, No. 9); John Carroll (Great Lakes, No. 7); Berry (South/Southeast, No. 8); Birmingham-Southern (South/Southeast, No. 10); DeSales (Mideast, No. 9); Swarthmore (Mideast, No. 9); Caltech (West, No. 9).
• Women: Ithaca (Atlantic, No. 9); Loras (Central, No. 6); Connecticut College (New England, No. 10); Eastern Mennonite (South/Southeast, No. 9); DeSales (Mideast, No. 9); Puget Sound (West, No. 9).

The NCAA Division III Regional Championships will be held Nov. 14 across the nation.
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 #7 — November 3 (pre-region)
national poll release: November 4
next regional release: none, NCAA Regional Championships, November 14
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	3
4	Ramapo	Mahwah, N.J.	NJAC	5
5	Hamilton	Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.)	NESCAC	7
6	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	4
7	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	6
8	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	8
9	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	NR
10	Fredonia	Fredonia, N.Y.	SUNYAC	9
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	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	3
3	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	2
4	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	7
5	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	6
6	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	5
7	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	8
8	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	9
9	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	10
10	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	4
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	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	2
2	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	1
3	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	3
4	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	5
5	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	4
6	Rose-Hulman	Terre Haute, Ind.	HCAC	7
7	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	NR
8	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	10
9	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	6
10	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	9
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	Widener	Chester, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
7	Messiah	Grantham, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
8	York (Pa.)	York, Pa.	CAC	10
9	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	NR
9	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	NR
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	3
4	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	6
5	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	5
6	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	7
7	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	8
8	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	9
9	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	4
10	UW-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	10
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	1
2	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	2
3	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	3
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
5	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	8
6	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	5
7	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	4
8	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	7
9	WPI	Worcester, Mass.	NEWMAC	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	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
3	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	3
4	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	2
5	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	7
6	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	5
8	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	NR
9	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	8
10	Birmingham-Southern	Birmingham, Ala.	SAA	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	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	3
3	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	2
4	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	4
5	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	6
6	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	5
7	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	8
8	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	9
9	Caltech	Pasadena, Calif.	SCIAC	NR
10	Redlands	Redlands, 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 #7 — November 3 (pre-region)
national poll release: November 4
next regional release: none, NCAA Regional Championships, November 14
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
3	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
4	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	4
5	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	6
6	RIT	Henrietta, N.Y.	Liberty League	2
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	7
8	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	8
9	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	NR
10	Stevens	Hoboken, N.J.	Empire 8	9
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	2
3	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	3
4	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	4
5	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	6
6	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	NR
7	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	5
8	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	9
9	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	7
10	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	8
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	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	7
4	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	3
5	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	8
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	6
7	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	5
8	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	9
9	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	10
10	Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, Ohio	NCAC	4
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	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	3
3	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	2
4	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	6
5	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	4
6	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
7	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	5
8	Grove City	Grove City, Pa.	PAC	8
9	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	NR
10	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	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-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	5
4	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	3
5	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	4
6	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	6
7	UW-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	7
8	Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, Ill.	CCIW	8
9	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	9
10	Wheaton (Ill.)	Wheaton, Ill.	CCIW	10
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	3
4	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	4
5	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	5
6	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	9
7	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	6
8	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	7
9	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	10
10	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	NR
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	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
3	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	3
4	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	2
5	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	6
6	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	7
7	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	5
8	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	10
9	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	NR
10	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	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	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	3
3	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	2
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	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	NR
10	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	9
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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