Calm Before The Storm In NCAA DIII XC Regional Rankings

By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA

October 11, 2016

NEW ORLEANS — One word best described this past weekend in NCAA Division III Cross Country: "Idle."
With a busy weekend of meets coming up and the postseason quickly approaching, teams across the nation decided to kick their feet up and take a load off. Because of that, there were minimal changes to the latest Regional Rankings, released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
QUICK LINKS: Regional Rankings Summary PDF | Men’s Rankings | Women’s Rankings | Rankings Central
Any movement truly transpired in the women’s rankings, where 14 teams — most in the bottom half of their respective regions — shifted around. That’s a staggering number compared to the five men’s teams that did the same.
The biggest gainer in either poll was that of the York (Pa.) men, who jumped from outside the top-10 to No. 6 in the Mideast Region. The Spartans competed at the DeSales Invitational this past weekend and finished runner-up behind nationally-ranked Dickinson. York (Pa.) packed up well at the front as Andy MacGibbon, Alex Smith and Grant Dell went 9-10-11 as the squad scored 75 points.
So what are those big meets this weekend?
We’ll list them for you, along with the respective host school.

Little Three Championship — Wesleyan (Conn.)
Great Lakes Inter-Regional Rumble — Oberlin
Inter-Regional Border Battle — Rowan
Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational — UW-La Crosse
AAE Invitational — UW-Oshkosh

This will be a great appetizer for about one month from now when the NCAA Division III Regional Cross Country Championships are held across the nation on November 12.
The following weekend the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will be held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky.
Scroll below for full Regional Rankings, including the top-10 teams in each respective region.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2016 Week #5 — October 11
national poll release: October 12
next regional release: October 18

ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	2
3	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
4	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	4
5	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	5
6	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	6
7	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	7
8	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	8
9	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	9
10	Ramapo	Mahwah, N.J.	NJAC	10
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	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	1
2	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
3	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	3
4	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	4
5	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	5
6	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	6
7	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	7
8	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	8
9	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	9
10	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	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	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	1
2	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	2
3	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	3
4	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	4
5	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	5
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	6
7	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	7
8	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	8
9	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	9
10	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	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	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	4
5	Widener	Chester, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	5
6	York (Pa.)	York, Pa.	CAC	NR
7	Salisbury	Salisbury, Md.	CAC	9
8	Messiah	Grantham, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	NR
9	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa.	PAC	7
10	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	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	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	4
5	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	5
6	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	6
7	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	7
8	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	8
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	4
5	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	5
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
7	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	7
8	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	8
9	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	NR
10	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	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	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	3
4	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	4
5	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	5
6	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	6
7	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	7
8	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	8
9	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	9
10	Univ. of the South	Sewanee, Tenn.	SAA	10
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	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	4
5	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	5
6	George Fox	Newberg, Ore.	Northwest Conference	6
7	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	7
8	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Great South	8
9	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	9
10	Pacific Lutheran	Tacoma, Wash.	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
2016 Week #5 — October 11
national poll release: October 12
next regional release: October 18

ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	2
3	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
4	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	4
5	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	5
6	Stevens	Hoboken, N.J.	Empire 8	6
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	7
8	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	8
9	SUNY Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, 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	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	1
2	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
3	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	3
4	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	5
5	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	4
6	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	6
7	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	7
8	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	8
9	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	9
10	St. Catherine (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	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	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	3
4	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	4
5	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	5
6	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	6
7	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	7
8	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	8
9	Manchester	North Manchester, Ind.	HCAC	9
10	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	10
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	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	2
3	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	3
4	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	4
5	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	5
6	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	6
7	Waynesburg	Waynesburg, Pa.	PAC	9
8	Moravian	Bethlehem, Pa.	Landmark	8
9	Misericordia	Dallas, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	NR
10	Susquehanna	Selinsgrove, Pa.	Landmark	7
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	3
4	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	4
5	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	5
6	St. Norbert	De Pere, Wis.	Midwest Conference	6
7	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	7
8	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	NR
9	Concordia Wisconsin	Mequon, Wis.	NACC	8
10	UW-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	9
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	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	1
2	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	2
3	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	3
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
5	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	5
6	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	6
7	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	7
8	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	9
9	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	10
10	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	8
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	6
6	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	5
7	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	7
8	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	8
9	Roanoke	Salem, Va.	ODAC	9
10	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	10
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	2
3	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	3
4	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	4
5	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	5
6	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Great South	6
7	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	7
8	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	8
9	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	9
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