Two New No. 1s Emerge in Latest DII Regional Rankings

By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA

October 13, 2015

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NEW ORLEANS – The final significant weekend of head-to-head NCAA Division II cross country action before conference championships two weekends from now fittingly resulted in some significant shifting in the Regional Rankings announced Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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Two new No. 1 teams emerged in the South Region for each gender, while rankings in the South, East, Atlantic, and Central regions were jumbled up from a week ago. The time to live up to these rankings is fast approaching as Regional Championships will be held around the country on November 7.
The men of Lee (Tenn.) reclaimed their spot atop the South Region from Saint Leo after a third-place finish among non-Division I schools at the Queens Royals XC Challenge. Nova Southeastern jumped up two spots into the all-important third spot in the three-bid South Region.
Only three teams from the men’s South Region will advance to the NCAA Championships on November 21 in Joplin, Missouri. Each region is allotted a certain number of qualifiers based on its teams’ performances at last year’s NCAA Championships.
Fret not, Saint Leo fans, as your Lions ascended to No. 1 in the women’s South Region. The Saint Leo women toppled formerly No. 1 Tampa – winner of the last eight South Region titles – 83-89 at the 5K Disney Classic Presented by New Balance. The Spartans fell to No. 2 in the region.
The South may have been the only region with changes at the very top, but numerous other regions saw new teams jockey into qualifying position based on the weekend’s results.
In the men’s East Region, only top-ranked Stonehill remained steady while all nine teams beneath it shuffled around. American International moved back to No. 2 in the three-bid region, displacing No. 3 Roberts Wesleyan and No. 4 Franklin Pierce.
The three-bid women’s Atlantic saw Shippensburg move to No. 2 behind Bloomsburg, pushing down Edinboro and Slippery Rock.
A five-spot drop to No. 9 by MSU Moorhead in the five-bid women’s Central Region opened the door for No. 4 Harding to move up one spot and No. 5 Missouri Southern to join the qualifying picture with a two-position increase.
Many teams took advantage of this final weekend of significant regular-season competition to move into the regional rankings.
New to the men’s charts were: Minnesota Duluth [Central], Michigan Tech [Midwest], North Alabama [South], and Young Harris and Flagler [Southeast].
Joining the women’s rankings were: Philadelphia [East], Nova Southeastern [South], Augusta, Limestone and Mount Olive [Southeast], and Cal State San Marcos [West].
NCAA Division II Regional Championships will be held around the country on Saturday, November 7 with the NCAA Championships happening two weeks later in Joplin, Missouri, on November 21..
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 teams’ 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
2015 Week #5 — October 13
national rankings release: October 14
next regional release: October 27

ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	6
7	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	7
8	West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, W.Va.	Mountain East	8
9	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	PSAC	10
10	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Lock Haven, 2013: Lock Haven, 2012: Edinboro, 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven


CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	2
3	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	3
4	Northwest Missouri	Maryville, Mo.	MIAA	4
5	East Central (Okla.)	Ada, Okla.	Great American	5
6	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	7
7	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	6
8	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	8
9	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	9
10	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Augustana (S.D.), 2013: Augustana (S.D.), 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State


EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	4
3	Roberts Wesleyan	Chili, N.Y.	East Coast	2
4	Franklin Pierce	Rindge, N.H.	Northeast-10	3
5	Southern New Hampshire	Manchester, N.H.	Northeast-10	6
6	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	5
7	Bentley	Waltham, Mass.	Northeast-10	8
8	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	9
9	Southern Connecticut	New Haven, Conn.	Northeast-10	10
10	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: American International, 2013: Stonehill, 2012: American International, 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell


MIDWEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	3
4	Saginaw Valley State	Bay City, Mich.	GLIAC	4
5	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	5
6	Walsh	North Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	6
7	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	7
8	Michigan Tech	Houghton, Mich.	GLIAC	NR
9	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	8
10	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Grand Valley State, 2013: Grand Valley State, 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State


SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Lee (Tenn.)	Cleveland, Tenn.	Gulf South	2
2	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	1
3	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	5
4	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	3
5	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	4
6	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	6
7	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	9
8	Tampa	Tampa, Fla.	Sunshine	8
9	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	7
10	North Alabama	Florence, Ala.	Gulf South	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Florida Southern, 2013: Florida Southern, 2012: Nova Southeastern, 2011: Alabama-Huntsville, 2010: Harding


SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	3
4	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	5
5	Black Hills State	Spearfish, S.D.	RMAC	6
6	New Mexico Highlands	Las Vegas, N.M.	RMAC	4
7	Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas	Lone Star	8
8	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	7
9	Colorado Mesa	Grand Junction, Colo.	RMAC	10
10	CSU-Pueblo	Pueblo, Colo.	RMAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Adams State, 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 2011: Eastern New Mexico, 2010: Central Missouri


SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	1
2	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	2
3	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	3
4	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	6
5	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	5
6	Georgia College	Milledgeville, Ga.	Peach Belt	4
7	Augusta	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	7
8	Lincoln Memorial	Harrogate, Tenn.	SAC	8
9	Young Harris	Young Harris, Ga.	Peach Belt	NR
10	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Mars Hill, 2013: Mount Olive, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.)


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	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	3
4	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	4
5	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	6
6	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	5
7	SF State	San Francisco, Calif.	CCAA	7
8	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	8
9	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	9
10	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	PacWest	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Chico State, 2013: Chico State, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2015 Week #5 — October 13
national rankings release: October 14
next regional release: October 27

ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	4
3	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	2
4	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	3
5	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	6
7	Seton Hill	Greensburg, Pa.	PSAC	7
8	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	8
9	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	9
10	Mercyhurst	Erie, Pa.	PSAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Edinboro, 2013: Edinboro, 2012: Shippensburg, 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg


CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	1
2	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	2
3	U-Mary	Bismarck, N.D.	NSIC	3
4	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	5
5	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	7
6	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	6
7	Winona State	Winona, Minn.	NSIC	8
8	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	9
9	MSU Moorhead	Moorhead, Minn.	NSIC	4
10	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Minnesota Duluth, 2013: Minnesota Duluth, 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State


EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Roberts Wesleyan	Chili, N.Y.	East Coast	2
3	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	3
4	Assumption	Worcester, Mass.	Northeast-10	4
5	Daemen	Amherst, N.Y.	East Coast	6
6	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pa.	CACC	NR
7	St. Thomas Aquinas	Sparkill, N.Y.	East Coast	5
8	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	7
9	Le Moyne	Syracuse, N.Y.	Northeast-10	9
10	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Roberts Wesleyan, 2013: Stonehill, 2012: Stonehill, 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill


MIDWEST Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	2
3	Northern Michigan	Marquette, Mich.	GLIAC	3
4	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	4
5	Bellarmine	Louisville, Ky.	GLVC	5
6	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	6
7	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	7
8	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	8
9	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	9
10	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Grand Valley State, 2013: Grand Valley State, 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State


SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	2
2	Tampa	Tampa, Fla.	Sunshine	1
3	Lee (Tenn.)	Cleveland, Tenn.	Gulf South	3
4	Union (Tenn.)	Jackson, Tenn.	Gulf South	4
5	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	5
6	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	6
7	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	7
8	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	9
9	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	10
10	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Tampa, 2013: Tampa, 2012: Tampa, 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa


SOUTH CENTRAL Region (4 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	Dallas Baptist	Dallas, Texas	Heartland Conference	4
5	CSU-Pueblo	Pueblo, Colo.	RMAC	5
6	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	6
7	Colorado Mesa	Grand Junction, Colo.	RMAC	7
8	Chadron State	Chadron, Neb.	RMAC	8
9	Fort Lewis	Durango, Colo.	RMAC	10
10	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, N.M.	Lone Star	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Adams State, 2013: Adams State, 2012: Adams State, 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State


SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Montevallo	Montevallo, Ala.	Peach Belt	1
2	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	2
3	Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson, S.C.	SAC	3
4	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	4
5	North Georgia	Dahlonega, Ga.	Peach Belt	5
6	Augusta	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	NR
7	Limestone	Gaffney, S.C.	Conf. Carolinas	NR
8	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	NR
9	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	8
10	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Montevallo, 2013: Wingate, 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.)


WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	2
3	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	4
4	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	3
5	Seattle Pacific	Seattle, Wash.	GNAC	5
6	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	7
7	Cal State San Bernardino	San Bernardino, Calif.	CCAA	8
8	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	6
9	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	PacWest	10
10	Cal State San Marcos	San Marcos, Calif.	CCAA	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Simon Fraser, 2013: Alaska Anchorage, 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage