NCAA DIII XC Regional Rankings Make Their Regular Season Debut

By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA

September 13, 2016

NEW ORLEANS — The first two weeks of the NCAA Division III cross country season claimed their first No. 1 team in the Regional Rankings.
Otherwise, 15 of the 16 top-ranked squads remained in place, while there was a little movement elsewhere in the top-10 of each region.
QUICK LINKS: Regional Rankings Summary PDF | Men’s Rankings | Women’s Rankings | Rankings Central
The new No. 1 team is the Calvin women in the Great Lakes Region (Hope was the previous No. 1). The Knights were rewarded for their win at their own invitational two weeks ago. Calvin scored 32 points to Cleary’s 108 and had put five runners inside the top-10 in the process.
There were a few other big movers and shakers, especially in the men’s rankings.
Trinity (Texas) had the biggest jump of all, going from No. 10 in the South/Southeast Region to No. 3. The Tigers rolled to a victory at the Our Lady of the Lake Invitational as they had their entire scoring lineup in the top-8 and scored just 24 points. Trinity beat DII Texas A&M-Kingsville in the process.
Looking elsewhere, Wartburg went from No. 6 to No. 3 in the Central Region after a rousing victory this past weekend at the Les Duke Invitational. The Knights topped a healthy field of entered teams including Augustana (Ill.) and Central College.
When it comes to the women’s rankings in the Central Region, both Wartburg and St. Olaf jumped multiple spots from No. 5 to No. 3 for the former and No. 7 to No. 4 for the latter. The Knights won the Les Duke Invitational over Cornell College and Carleton, while the Oles used two races on their home course to their advantage.
We will see all of these teams — and more — in action on November 12 when Regional Championships are held across the nation. The NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will be held exactly one week later in Louisville, Kentucky.
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 the post.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
Week #1 — September 13
national poll release: September 14
next regional release: September 20

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	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
4	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	4
5	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	10
6	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	8
7	Ramapo	Mahwah, N.J.	NJAC	7
8	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	9
9	Hamilton	Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.)	NESCAC	5
10	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	6
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	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	6
4	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	3
5	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	4
6	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	5
7	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	7
8	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	9
9	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	8
10	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	NR
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	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	1
2	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	3
3	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	2
4	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	4
5	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	7
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	5
7	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	10
8	Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, Ohio	NCAC	6
9	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	NR
10	Trine	Angola, Ind.	Michigan Intercollegiate	NR
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	7
7	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	8
8	Messiah	Grantham, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
9	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	9
10	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	10
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	5
5	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	4
6	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	9
7	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	6
8	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	8
9	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	7
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	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
5	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	6
6	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	5
7	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	7
8	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	8
9	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	9
10	WPI	Worcester, Mass.	NEWMAC	10
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	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	10
4	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	3
5	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	4
6	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	9
7	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	5
8	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	6
9	Univ. of the South	Sewanee, Tenn.	SAA	NR
10	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	7
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	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	4
5	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
6	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	5
7	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	8
8	George Fox	Newberg, Ore.	Northwest Conference	7
9	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	NR
10	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	10
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
Week #1 — September 13
national poll release: September 14
next regional release: September 20

ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
3	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
4	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	4
5	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
6	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	6
7	Stevens	Hoboken, N.J.	Empire 8	8
8	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	7
9	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	9
10	RIT	Henrietta, N.Y.	Liberty League	10
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	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	5
4	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	7
5	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	3
6	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	6
7	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	4
8	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	8
9	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	9
10	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	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	2
2	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	1
3	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	3
4	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	4
5	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	NR
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	6
7	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	5
8	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	9
9	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	NR
10	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	7
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	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	5
6	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	6
7	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	8
8	Waynesburg	Waynesburg, Pa.	PAC	9
9	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	7
10	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	10
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-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	3
4	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	4
5	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	5
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	3
3	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	2
4	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	4
5	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	5
6	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	6
7	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	7
8	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	8
9	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	9
10	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	NR
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	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	7
8	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	10
9	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	8
10	Shenandoah	Winchester, Va.	ODAC	NR
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	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	2
3	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	3
4	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
5	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	4
6	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	5
7	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	7
8	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	NR
9	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	8
10	George Fox	Newberg, Ore.	Northwest Conference	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Willamette, 2014: Willamette, 2013: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps