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Final NCAA DI Men’s Regional Rankings Set Stage for Regional Championships
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
October 31, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – Fresh off an exciting weekend of conference championships action, the final edition of the NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings set the stage for an equally dramatic slate of regional championship meets in two weeks’ time.
Three new No. 2 teams emerged from the nine regions in the rankings announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, as all nine regional favorites from a week ago held onto their No. 1 status.
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UCLA, Michigan State and NC State moved to the all-important second position in their respective West, Great Lakes and Southeast regions.
Finishing top two at one of the nine regional championships on November 11 is of the highest importance, with those 18 teams earning automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, on November 19.
The remainder of the field – 13 teams – will be determined by at-large berths, which are allocated based on teams’ bodies of work in the regular season.
Of the three regions with new No. 2 teams, the movement in the West will likely have the largest impact on Tuesday’s National Coaches’ Polls – announced live on the USTFCCCA’s “Cross Country U” podcast at noon ET.
With its third-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, national No. 10 UCLA moved ahead of No. 3 Oregon in the West Rankings. Both teams finished behind Pac-12 champ Colorado from the Mountain Region and current West favorite Stanford.
Entering the Big Ten Championships as the fourth-highest-ranked team in the field, Michigan State came just three points shy of upsetting regional favorite Wisconsin for its first conference title since the 1970s. The Spartans were rewarded in the Great Lakes Regional rankings for their effort, moving up two spots from last time to No. 2.
Also moving up two spots to No. 3 in the Great Lakes was third-place Indiana. The moves by the Spartans and Hoosiers displaced MAC Champion Eastern Michigan down a notch to No. 4, while Michigan dropped three spots to No. 5 after a disappointing fifth-place effort at Big Tens after coming in as the favorite to repeat.
NC State made the biggest move to No. 2 of any of these three teams, jumping up four spots in the Southeast after a close third-place finish at the ACC Championships. The Wolfpack finished just 10 points behind current regional favorite Virginia.
Virginia was the only team that remained stationary in the Southeast, as the remaining 14 teams either moved or entered the rankings.
While there wasn’t movement atop the Mountain Region, conference championships weekend did set up a dynamic showdown in Logan, Utah. Big Sky champ Northern Arizona, WCC winner BYU, Pac-12 winner Colorado and Conference USA champ UTEP are poised for a titanic clash.
See the full regional rankings below.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I | ||||
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings | ||||
2016 Week #6 — October 31 | ||||
| national poll release: November 1 | ||||
| next regional release: December 30 | ||||
| Win-loss record reflective of results in varsity competition of races 7500 meters or longer versus DI opponents starting September 9; RAOR = Record against own region | ||||
| GREAT LAKES Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Wisconsin | 30-10 (7-0) | Big Ten (1) |
1
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| 2 | Michigan State | 50-22 (8-4) | Big Ten (2) |
4
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| 3 | Indiana | 50-6 (15-3) | Big Ten (3) |
5
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| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 37-28 (13-2) | Mid-American (1) |
3
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| 5 | Michigan | 69-11 (13-3) | Big Ten (5) |
2
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| 6 | Purdue | 40-37 (11-9) | Big Ten (7) |
7
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| 7 | Ohio State | 54-23 (15-7) | Big Ten (8) |
6
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| 8 | Butler | 46-24 (7-5) | Big East (3) |
8
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| 9 | IUPUI | 38-29 (13-7) | Summit League (2) |
9
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| 10 | Dayton | 39-29 (12-8) | Atlantic 10 (1) |
10
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| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 30-7 (17-7) | Mid-American (2) |
12
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| 12 | Ohio | 31-9 (15-6) | Mid-American (4) |
11
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| 13 | Cincinnati | 27-6 (9-4) | American (3) |
13
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| 14 | Youngstown State | 23-44 (11-10) | Horizon (1) |
NR
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| 15 | Indiana State | 22-50 (7-14) | Missouri Valley (3) |
14
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Michigan, 2014: Wisconsin, 2013: Michigan, 2012: Wisconsin, 2011: Wisconsin | ||||
| MID-ATLANTIC Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Georgetown | 49-14 (14-0) | Big East (1) |
1
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| 2 | Penn | 41-21 (11-2) | Ivy (1) |
2
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| 3 | Navy | 53-14 (18-2) | Patriot (1) |
3
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| 4 | Princeton | 23-28 (5-3) | Ivy (2) |
4
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| 5 | Villanova | 21-17 (2-4) | Big East (4) |
6
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| 6 | Penn State | 24-34 (8-2) | Big Ten (9) |
5
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| 7 | Duquesne | 37-12 (6-2) | Atlantic 10 (2) |
12
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| 8 | Saint Joseph’s | 37-30 (18-11) | Atlantic 10 (5) |
10
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| 9 | La Salle | 37-19 (18-5) | Atlantic 10 (6) |
7
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| 10 | Pittsburgh | 21-35 (3-3) | ACC (9) |
8
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| 11 | Rutgers | 24-21 (14-5) | Big Ten (11) |
9
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| 12 | Lehigh | 23-56 (13-6) | Patriot (4) |
11
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| 13 | Bucknell | 21-28 (7-9) | Patriot (5) |
13
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| 14 | Temple | 17-25 (8-7) | American (5) |
15
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| 15 | George Washington | 22-37 (12-14) | Atlantic 10 (10) |
14
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Georgetown, 2014: Villanova, 2013: Villanova, 2012: Georgetown, 2011: Georgetown | ||||
| MIDWEST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Oklahoma State | 27-0 (7-0) | Big 12 (1) |
1
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| 2 | Iowa State | 56-9 (15-1) | Big 12 (2) |
2
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| 3 | Tulsa | 29-13 (5-2) | American (1) |
3
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| 4 | Bradley | 60-18 (17-2) | Missouri Valley (1) |
4
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| 5 | Minnesota | 36-32 (12-3) | Big Ten (4) |
5
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| 6 | South Dakota State | 30-34 (11-6) | Summit League (1) |
6
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| 7 | Illinois | 49-45 (10-7) | Big Ten (6) |
7
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| 8 | Missouri | 63-23 (8-2) | SEC (6) |
8
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| 9 | Kansas | 25-24 (6-5) | Big 12 (4) |
10
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| 10 | Oklahoma | 38-36 (8-10) | Big 12 (6) |
9
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| 11 | Wichita State | 34-32 (10-7) | Missouri Valley (2) |
11
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| 12 | Saint Louis | 41-3 (16-1) | Atlantic 10 (3) |
12
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| 13 | Nebraska | 19-58 (5-9) | Big Ten (10) |
13
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| 14 | Iowa | 28-58 (13-13) | Big Ten (12) |
14
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| 15 | Eastern Illinois | 46-14 (25-4) | Ohio Valley (4) |
15
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Oklahoma State, 2014: Oklahoma State, 2013: Oklahoma State, 2012: Oklahoma/Oklahoma State, 2011: Oklahoma State | ||||
| MOUNTAIN Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Northern Arizona | 43-0 (9-0) | Big Sky (1) |
1
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| 2 | BYU | 49-2 (3-1) | West Coast (1) |
2
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| 3 | Colorado | 45-2 (6-0) | Pac-12 (1) |
3
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| 4 | UTEP | 66-6 (8-1) | Conference USA (1) |
5
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| 5 | Colorado State | 52-17 (8-2) | Mountain West (2) |
4
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| 6 | Southern Utah | 68-24 (10-6) | Big Sky (2) |
6
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| 7 | Air Force | 57-16 (8-5) | Mountain West (3) |
7
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| 8 | Utah State | 36-17 (10-6) | Mountain West (4) |
8
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| 9 | Texas Tech | 28-10 (2-0) | Big 12 (5) |
9
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| 10 | New Mexico | 5-26 (1-7) | Mountain West (5) |
10
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| 11 | Wyoming | 38-42 (6-12) | Mountain West (6) |
11
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| 12 | Weber State | 22-20 (10-6) | Big Sky (3) |
12
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| 13 | Idaho State | 13-33 (6-9) | Big Sky (5) |
13
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| 14 | Montana State | 25-13 (5-8) | Big Sky (6) |
NR
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| 15 | Utah Valley | 36-32 (1-5) | WAC (2) |
14
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Colorado, 2014: Colorado, 2013: Northern Arizona, 2012: Northern Arizona, 2011: BYU | ||||
| NORTHEAST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Syracuse | 57-4 (6-0) | ACC (1) |
1
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| 2 | Iona | 61-4 (19-1) | Metro Atlantic (1) |
2
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| 3 | Providence | 50-23 (12-3) | Big East (2) |
3
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| 4 | Columbia | 38-31 (17-5) | Ivy (3) |
4
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| 5 | Dartmouth | 68-33 (35-11) | Ivy (4) |
5
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| 6 | Yale | 33-40 (17-15) | Ivy (5) |
7
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| 7 | Cornell | 39-37 (10-8) | Ivy (6) |
6
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| 8 | Northeastern | 32-31 (20-10) | Colonial (2) |
9
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| 9 | Buffalo | 23-28 (4-7) | Mid-American (3) |
11
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| 10 | Brown | 30-11 (29-9) | Ivy (7) |
10
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| 11 | Army West Point | 32-10 (14-4) | Patriot (2) |
8
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| 12 | Stony Brook | 36-15 (12-9) | America East (1) |
14
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| 13 | Maine | 31-7 (29-7) | America East (2) |
13
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| 14 | Albany | 23-20 (13-12) | America East (3) |
NR
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| 15 | Boston University | 23-8 (18-7) | Patriot (3) |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Syracuse, 2014: Syracuse, 2013: Syracuse, 2012: Iona, 2011: Syracuse, | ||||
| SOUTH Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Mississippi | 47-2 (8-0) | SEC (2) |
1
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| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 51-2 (19-0) | Conference USA (2) |
2
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| 3 | Florida State | 34-38 (8-1) | ACC (5) |
3
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| 4 | Georgia | 68-12 (30-2) | SEC (4) |
4
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| 5 | Alabama | 31-26 (15-8) | SEC (5) |
5
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| 6 | Florida | 46-39 (13-4) | SEC (8) |
6
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| 7 | Samford | 38-9 (17-1) | Southern (2) |
7
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| 8 | North Florida | 23-1 (21-1) | Atlantic Sun (1) |
14
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| 9 | Tennessee | 44-29 (24-13) | SEC (9) |
10
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| 10 | Auburn | 50-27 (26-11) | SEC (10) |
8
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| 11 | Georgia Tech | 39-30 (18-5) | ACC (8) |
9
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| 12 | Belmont | 41-32 (19-12) | Ohio Valley (2) |
11
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| 13 | Lipscomb | 40-28 (16-15) | Atlantic Sun (2) |
13
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| 14 | Florida Gulf Coast | 24-5 (18-5) | Atlantic Sun (3) |
15
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| 15 | ETSU | 35-20 (4-5) | Southern (3) |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Florida State, 2014: Mississippi, 2013: Georgia, 2012: Florida State, 2011: Florida State | ||||
| SOUTH CENTRAL Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Arkansas | 64-1 (11-0) | SEC (1) |
1
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| 2 | Texas | 28-18 (5-0) | Big 12 (3) |
2
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| 3 | Texas A&M | 33-49 (17-4) | SEC (7) |
3
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| 4 | Lamar | 40-3 (20-1) | Southland (1) |
6
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| 5 | UT Arlington | 33-22 (10-3) | Sun Belt (1) |
5
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| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 16-4 (15-1) | Southland (2) |
7
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| 7 | Baylor | 8-24 (2-3) | Big 12 (7) |
4
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| 8 | McNeese State | 30-10 (17-4) | Southland (3) |
10
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| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 25-9 (16-3) | Sun Belt (2) |
12
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| 10 | North Texas | 18-46 (10-2) | Conference USA (4) |
11
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| 11 | Texas State | 10-6 (5-3) | Sun Belt (3) |
9
|
| 12 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 18-8 (17-7) | Southland (4) |
8
|
| 13 | Sam Houston State | 14-14 (14-12) | Southland (5) |
NR
|
| 14 | Tulane | 14-19 (1-0) | American (2) |
NR
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| 15 | Rice | 22-13 (6-2) | Conference USA (5) |
13
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Arkansas, 2014: Arkansas, 2013: Arkansas, 2012: Texas, 2011: Texas | ||||
| SOUTHEAST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Virginia | 36-5 (16-0) | ACC (2) |
1
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| 2 | NC State | 32-35 (9-2) | ACC (3) |
6
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| 3 | Virginia Tech | 48-6 (16-3) | ACC (4) |
2
|
| 4 | Kentucky | 48-5 (1-1) | SEC (3) |
3
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| 5 | Furman | 56-23 (11-0) | Southern (1) |
4
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| 6 | William and Mary | 21-11 (8-4) | Colonial (1) |
8
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| 7 | Eastern Kentucky | 39-27 (6-1) | Ohio Valley (1) |
5
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| 8 | Campbell | 37-30 (16-8) | Big South (1) |
9
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| 9 | Charlotte | 21-16 (4-6) | Conference USA (3) |
10
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| 10 | North Carolina | 12-55 (4-7) | ACC (6) |
NR
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| 11 | Louisville | 58-34 (12-6) | ACC (7) |
7
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| 12 | Liberty | 39-14 (16-7) | Big South (2) |
NR
|
| 13 | George Mason | 33-3 (22-0) | Atlantic 10 (4) |
12
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| 14 | Appalachian State | 27-15 (19-6) | Sun Belt (4) |
NR
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| 15 | Davidson | 46-27 (20-10) | Atlantic 10 (7) |
11
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Louisville, 2014: Virginia, 2013: Eastern Kentucky, 2012: Virginia, 2011: NC State | ||||
| WEST Region | ||||
| Rank | School | Overall (RAOR) | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Stanford | 47-10 (14-4) | Pac-12 (2) |
1
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| 2 | UCLA | 53-12 (13-4) | Pac-12 (3) |
3
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| 3 | Oregon | 51-3 (16-2) | Pac-12 (4) |
2
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| 4 | Portland | 63-8 (18-3) | West Coast (2) |
4
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| 5 | Washington State | 47-18 (11-6) | Pac-12 (5) |
5
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| 6 | Boise State | 48-16 (7-5) | Mountain West (1) |
6
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| 7 | California | 49-21 (6-7) | Pac-12 (6) |
9
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| 8 | Washington | 22-24 (8-12) | Pac-12 (7) |
7
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| 9 | San Francisco | 53-21 (12-5) | West Coast (3) |
8
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| 10 | Cal Poly | 47-11 (20-3) | Big West (1) |
10
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| 11 | Gonzaga | 18-31 (7-6) | West Coast (4) |
11
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| 12 | UC Santa Barbara | 29-5 (24-4) | Big West (2) |
14
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| 13 | Arizona State | 17-38 (9-11) | Pac-12 (8) |
12
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| 14 | San Jose State | 20-8 (15-3) | Mountain West (7) |
13
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| 15 | St. Mary’s (Calif.) | 20-9 (15-8) | West Coast (5) |
15
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2015: Washington, 2014: Oregon, 2013: Stanford, 2012: Stanford, 2011: Stanford | ||||
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