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
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
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Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
1
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2 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
2
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3 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
3
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4 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
4
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5 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
5
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6 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
6
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7 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
7
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8 | Rowan | Glassboro, N.J. | NJAC |
8
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9 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
9
|
10 | Ramapo | Mahwah, N.J. | NJAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: SUNY Geneseo, 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: SUNY Cortland, 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence | ||||
CENTRAL Region
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Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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1 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
1
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2 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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3 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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4 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | IIAC |
5
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6 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
6
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7 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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8 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
8
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9 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
9
|
10 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: St. Olaf, 2014: St. Olaf, 2013: St. Olaf, 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan | ||||
GREAT LAKES Region
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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
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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
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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
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Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
|
1 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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