Movers & Shakers Highlight NCAA DIII Regional Rankings In Week 2

By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA

September 20, 2016

NEW ORLEANS — A remarkable jump highlighted a relatively slow week when it comes to the Regional Rankings in NCAA Division III Cross Country.
All eight of the women’s regions were untouched, as were seven of the men’s. That leaves one where some shifting occurred: the Great Lakes Region.
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The Mount Union men soared from No. 5 to No. 1 following a huge effort this past weekend. The Purple Raiders had three runners inside the top-10 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and won in a rout over Case Western Reserve and St. Lawrence. Preston Myers was Mount Union’s top finisher and the top finisher of the meet (1st, 25:38.7).
With the Purple Raiders’ rise, comes the fall of previous No. 1 Wabash (down to No. 3). Allegheny (Pa.) and Ohio Northern each fell one spot from No. 3 to No. 4 and No. 4 to No. 5, respectively. Calvin remained at No. 2.
Another region that saw some movement was the Atlantic Region in the women’s rankings. SUNY Geneseo is still the top-ranked team, but the order changed behind it. RPI is now No. 2 (up from No. 3), while Ithaca (No. 6 to No.3) and Stevens (No. 7 to No. 4) both jumped three spots. This past weekend Ithaca placed second at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, while the Ducks edged SUNY Oneonta (down from No. 2 to No. 6 this week) at the Airfield Invitational.
Other teams that improved multiple spots in the top-5 of their respective regions include the Bates men (No. 7 to No. 5 in the New England), the Gustavus Adolphus men (No. 5 to No. 3 in the Central), the Rhodes men (No. 5 to No. 3 in the South/Southeast) as well as the Whitworth women (No. 4 to No. 2) and Pomona-Pitzer women (No. 6 to No. 4) in the West.
The NCAA Division III Regional Championships will be held November 12 across the nation. Then the 2016 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will take place one week later in Louisville, Kentucky at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park.
See below for more information on the rankings, including overviews of each region as well as the full top-10 lists at the bottom of this post.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2016 Week #2 — September 20
national poll release: September 21
next regional release: September 27

ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
3	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	4
4	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	5
5	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	6
6	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	2
7	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	8
8	Ramapo	Mahwah, N.J.	NJAC	7
9	RIT	Henrietta, N.Y.	Liberty League	NR
10	St. John Fisher	Pittsford, N.Y.	Empire 8	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: SUNY Geneseo, 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: SUNY Cortland, 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence


CENTRAL Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	1
2	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	2
3	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	5
4	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	3
5	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	4
6	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	7
7	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	8
8	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	9
9	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	6
10	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: St. Olaf, 2014: St. Olaf, 2013: St. Olaf, 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan


GREAT LAKES Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	5
2	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	2
3	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	1
4	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	3
5	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	4
6	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	7
7	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	6
8	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	9
9	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	NR
10	Trine	Angola, Ind.	Michigan Intercollegiate	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Wabash, 2014: Wabash, 2013: Wabash, 2012: Calvin, 2011: 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	3
4	Widener	Chester, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	4
5	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	5
6	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
7	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	7
8	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	10
9	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	NR
10	Moravian	Bethlehem, Pa.	Landmark	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Haverford, 2014: Carnegie Mellon, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Haverford, 2011: Haverford


MIDWEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	1
2	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	2
3	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	3
4	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	4
5	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	5
6	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	6
7	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	8
8	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	7
9	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	9
10	UW-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: UW-Eau Claire, 2014: North Central (Ill.), 2013: North Central (Ill.), 2012: North Central (Ill.), 2011: North Central (Ill.)


NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	1
2	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	2
3	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	3
4	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	5
5	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	7
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
7	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	6
8	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	9
9	WPI	Worcester, Mass.	NEWMAC	10
10	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Williams, 2014: Colby, 2013: Williams, 2012: Middlebury, 2011: Williams


SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	1
2	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	2
3	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	5
4	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	3
5	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	4
6	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	10
8	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	7
9	Univ. of the South	Sewanee, Tenn.	SAA	9
10	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Emory, 2014: Emory, 2013: Bridgewater (Va.), 2012: Lynchburg, 2011: Lynchburg


WEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	1
2	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	2
3	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	3
4	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	5
5	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	4
6	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	9
7	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	NR
8	Pacific Lutheran	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	NR
9	George Fox	Newberg, Ore.	Northwest Conference	8
10	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2014: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2013: Pomona-Pitzer, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Occidental/Colorado College,

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2016 Week #2 — September 20
national poll release: September 21
next regional release: September 27

ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
3	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	6
4	Stevens	Hoboken, N.J.	Empire 8	7
5	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
6	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	9
8	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	8
9	RIT	Henrietta, N.Y.	Liberty League	10
10	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	4
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: SUNY Geneseo, 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: NYU, 2012: St. Lawrence, 2011: St. Lawrence


CENTRAL Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	1
2	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
3	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	4
4	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	3
5	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	5
6	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	6
7	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	9
8	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	8
9	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	7
10	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: St. Thomas (Minn.), 2014: Carleton, 2013: Wartburg, 2012: Wartburg, 2011: Wartburg


GREAT LAKES Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	1
2	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	2
3	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	4
4	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	3
5	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	7
6	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	5
7	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	10
8	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	8
9	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	9
10	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Hope, 2014: Calvin, 2013: Calvin, 2012: Hope, 2011: Calvin


MIDEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	1
2	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	2
3	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	3
4	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	4
5	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	6
6	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	5
7	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
8	Waynesburg	Waynesburg, Pa.	PAC	8
9	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	9
10	Moravian	Bethlehem, Pa.	Landmark	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Johns Hopkins, 2014: Johns Hopkins, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Johns Hopkins, 2011: Johns Hopkins


MIDWEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	1
2	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	2
3	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	4
4	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	5
5	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	3
6	St. Norbert	De Pere, Wis.	Midwest Conference	6
7	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	7
8	Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, Ill.	CCIW	8
9	UW-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	9
10	Concordia Wisconsin	Mequon, Wis.	NACC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Washington (Mo.), 2014: Washington (Mo.), 2013: Chicago, 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.)


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	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	5
6	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	7
7	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	10
8	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	6
9	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	NR
10	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Williams, 2014: MIT, 2013: Williams, 2012: MIT, 2011: Middlebury

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	1
2	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	2
3	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	3
4	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
5	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	5
6	Roanoke	Salem, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	9
8	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	8
9	Shenandoah	Winchester, Va.	ODAC	10
10	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Emory, 2014: Emory, 2013: Trinity (Texas), 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory


WEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	1
2	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	4
3	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	2
4	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	6
5	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	3
6	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Great South	NR
7	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	5
8	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	7
9	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	8
10	George Fox	Newberg, Ore.	Northwest Conference	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Willamette, 2014: Willamette, 2013: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps