DII Regional Cross Country Rankings – Week 4

October 11, 2011



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week four regional rankings for the NCAA Division II 2011 season on Tuesday.



New to the regional top ten for the first time this week are:

MEN – Winona State (Central), New Haven (East)

WOMEN – American International (East), Saint Anselm (East).



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 team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings

2011 Week #4 -- October 11

national poll release: October 12

next Regional release: October 18


ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Edinboro
Edinboro, Pa.
PSAC
1

2
Shippensburg
Shippensburg, Pa.
PSAC
2

3
Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa.
PSAC
3

4
East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
PSAC
4

5
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pa.
PSAC
5

6
California (Pa.)
California, Pa.
PSAC
6

7
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon, W.Va.
WVIAC
7

8
Kutztown
Kutztown, Pa.
PSAC
8

9
Wheeling Jesuit
Wheeling, W.Va.
WVIAC
9

10
Millersville
Millersville, Pa.
PSAC
10



CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Adams State
Alamosa, Colo.
RMAC
1

2
Western State
Gunnison, Colo.
RMAC
2

3
Colorado Mines
Golden, Colo.
RMAC
3

4
Augustana (S.D.)
Sioux Falls, S.D.
NSIC
4

5
Minnesota State
Mankato, Minn.
NSIC
5

6
Metro State
Denver, Colo.
RMAC
6

7
New Mexico Highlands
Las Vegas, N.M.
RMAC
7

8
Neb.-Kearney
Kearney, Neb.
RMAC
8

9
UC-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colo.
RMAC
10

10
Winona State
Winona, Minn.
NSIC
NR



EAST Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
UMass Lowell
Lowell, Mass.
Northeast-10
1

2
Stonehill
Easton, Mass.
Northeast-10
3

3
American International
Springfield, Mass.
Northeast-10
6

4
Southern Connecticut
New Haven, Conn.
Northeast-10
2

5
Bentley
Waltham, Mass.
Northeast-10
4

6
Adelphi
Garden City, N.Y.
Northeast-10
5

7
Felician
Lodi, N.J.
CACC
7

8
New Haven
West Haven, Conn.
Northeast-10
NR

9
Merrimack
North Andover, Mass.
Northeast-10
8

10
Saint Rose
Albany, N.Y.
Northeast-10
NR



MIDWEST Region (3 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Grand Valley State
Allendale, Mich.
GLIAC
1

2
Southern Indiana
Evansville, Ind.
GLVC
2

3
Ashland
Ashland, Ohio
GLIAC
3

4
Bellarmine
Louisville, Ky.
GLVC
4

5
Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Mich.
GLIAC
5

6
Ferris State
Big Rapids, Mich.
GLIAC
6

7
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights, Ky.
GLVC
7

8
Lewis
Romeoville, Ill.
GLVC
8

9
UW-Parkside
Kenosha, Wis.
GLVC
9

10
Missouri S&T
Rolla, Mo.
GLVC
10



SOUTH Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Alabama-Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala.
Gulf South
1

2
West Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
Gulf South
3

3
Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Sunshine
5

4
Florida Tech
Melbourne, Fla.
Sunshine
2

5
West Alabama
Livingston, Ala.
Gulf South
4

6
Florida Southern
Lakeland, Fla.
Sunshine
6

7
Valdosta State
Valdosta, Ga.
Gulf South
7

8
Nova Southeastern
Davie, Fla.
Sunshine
8

9
Saint Leo
Saint Leo, Fla.
Sunshine
9

10
Benedict
Columbia, S.C.
SIAC
10



SOUTH CENTRAL Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Mo.
MIAA
1

2
Eastern New Mexico
Portales, N.M.
Lone Star
2

3
East Central (Okla.)
Ada, Okla.
Great American
3

4
Missouri Southern
Joplin, Mo.
MIAA
7

5
Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo.
MIAA
6

6
Pittsburg State
Pittsburg, Kan.
MIAA
5

7
Harding
Searcy, Ark.
Great American
4

8
Southwest Baptist
Bolivar, Mo.
MIAA
8

9
Cameron
Lawton, Okla.
Lone Star
10

10
Abilene Christian
Abilene, Texas
Lone Star
NR



SOUTHEAST Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Queens (N.C.)
Charlotte, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
1

2
King College
Bristol, Tenn.
Conf. Carolinas
2

3
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
3

4
UNC Pembroke
Pembroke, N.C.
Peach Belt
4

5
Mars Hill
Mars Hill, N.C.
SAC
5

6
Anderson (S.C.)
Anderson, S.C.
SAC
6

7
Wingate
Wingate, N.C.
SAC
7

8
Augusta State
Augusta, Ga.
Peach Belt
9

9
Columbus State
Columbus, Ga.
Peach Belt
8

10
Clayton State
Morrow, Ga.
Peach Belt
10



WEST Region (4 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Chico State
Chico, Calif.
CCAA
1

2
Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
GNAC
2

3
Western Washington
Bellingham, Wash.
GNAC
3

4
Western Oregon
Monmouth, Ore.
GNAC
4

5
San Francisco State
San Francisco, Calif.
CCAA
6

6
UC San Diego
La Jolla, Calif.
CCAA
8

7
Northwest Nazarene
Nampa, Idaho
GNAC
7

8
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, Calif.
CCAA
5

9
BYU Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii
PacWest
9

10
Seattle Pacific
Seattle, Wash.
GNAC
NR






USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Women's Cross Country Regional Team Rankings

2011 Week #4 -- October 11

national poll release: October 12

next Regional release: October 18


ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Shippensburg
Shippensburg, Pa.
PSAC
1

2
Edinboro
Edinboro, Pa.
PSAC
2

3
Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa.
PSAC
3

4
Mansfield
Mansfield, Pa.
PSAC
4

5
East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
PSAC
5

6
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pa.
PSAC
6

7
Kutztown
Kutztown, Pa.
PSAC
7

8
Bloomsburg (Pa.)
Bloomsburg, Pa.
PSAC
8

9
Seton Hill
Greensburg, Pa.
WVIAC
9

10
Indiana (Pa.)
Indiana, Pa.
PSAC
10



CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Western State
Gunnison, Colo.
RMAC
1

2
Adams State
Alamosa, Colo.
RMAC
2

3
Augustana (S.D.)
Sioux Falls, S.D.
NSIC
3

4
U-Mary
Bismarck, N.D.
NSIC
4

5
Colorado Mines
Golden, Colo.
RMAC
5

6
Colorado Mesa
Grand Junction, Colo.
RMAC
6

7
Regis (Colo.)
Denver, Colo.
RMAC
7

8
Winona State
Winona, Minn.
NSIC
10

9
Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minn.
NSIC
8

10
St. Cloud State
St. Cloud, Minn.
NSIC
9



EAST Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Stonehill
Easton, Mass.
Northeast-10
1

2
Bentley
Waltham, Mass.
Northeast-10
2

3
Southern Connecticut
New Haven, Conn.
Northeast-10
3

4
UMass Lowell
Lowell, Mass.
Northeast-10
4

5
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa.
CACC
5

6
Adelphi
Garden City, N.Y.
Northeast-10
6

7
Saint Rose
Albany, N.Y.
Northeast-10
8

8
American International
Springfield, Mass.
Northeast-10
NR

9
Saint Anselm
Goffstown, N.H.
Northeast-10
NR

10
Merrimack
North Andover, Mass.
Northeast-10
7



MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Ferris State
Big Rapids, Mich.
GLIAC
1

2
Grand Valley State
Allendale, Mich.
GLIAC
2

3
Bellarmine
Louisville, Ky.
GLVC
3

4
Southern Indiana
Evansville, Ind.
GLVC
4

5
Saginaw Valley State
Bay City, Mich.
GLIAC
5

6
Ashland
Ashland, Ohio
GLIAC
6

7
Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Mich.
GLIAC
7

8
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights, Ky.
GLVC
9

9
UW-Parkside
Kenosha, Wis.
GLVC
8

10
Lewis
Romeoville, Ill.
GLVC
10



SOUTH Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Sunshine
1

2
Nova Southeastern
Davie, Fla.
Sunshine
2

3
West Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
Gulf South
3

4
West Alabama
Livingston, Ala.
Gulf South
5

5
Delta State
Cleveland, Miss.
Gulf South
7

6
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Independent (D-II)
4

7
Alabama-Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala.
Gulf South
6

8
Florida Southern
Lakeland, Fla.
Sunshine
8

9
Florida Tech
Melbourne, Fla.
Sunshine
10

10
Saint Leo
Saint Leo, Fla.
Sunshine
9



SOUTH CENTRAL Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Midwestern State
Wichita Falls, Texas
Lone Star
1

2
Harding
Searcy, Ark.
Great American
5

3
Pittsburg State
Pittsburg, Kan.
MIAA
3

4
Missouri Southern
Joplin, Mo.
MIAA
6

5
Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo.
MIAA
4

6
Truman State
Kirksville, Mo.
MIAA
2

7
West Texas A&M
Canyon, Texas
Lone Star
7

8
Southwest Baptist
Bolivar, Mo.
MIAA
8

9
East Central (Okla.)
Ada, Okla.
Great American
9

10
Eastern New Mexico
Portales, N.M.
Lone Star
10



SOUTHEAST Region (2 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Queens (N.C.)
Charlotte, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
1

2
King College
Bristol, Tenn.
Conf. Carolinas
2

3
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
3

4
Anderson (S.C.)
Anderson, S.C.
SAC
4

5
Lenoir-Rhyne
Hickory, N.C.
SAC
5

6
UNC Pembroke
Pembroke, N.C.
Peach Belt
6

7
Augusta State
Augusta, Ga.
Peach Belt
7

8
Wingate
Wingate, N.C.
SAC
8

9
Lees-McRae
Banner Elk, N.C.
Conf. Carolinas
9

10
Clayton State
Morrow, Ga.
Peach Belt
NR



WEST Region (4 auto quals)

Rank
School
Location
Conference
Last Week

1
Chico State
Chico, Calif.
CCAA
1

2
Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
GNAC
2

3
Western Washington
Bellingham, Wash.
GNAC
3

4
UC San Diego
La Jolla, Calif.
CCAA
5

5
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, Calif.
CCAA
4

6
Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
GNAC
10

7
BYU Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii
PacWest
8

8
Seattle Pacific
Seattle, Wash.
GNAC
7

9
Cal State Stanislaus
Turlock, Calif.
CCAA
NR

10
San Francisco State
San Francisco, Calif.
CCAA
6










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