Relatively Quiet Week In NCAA DIII XC Regional Rankings

By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA

October 4, 2016

NEW ORLEANS — With a little more than one month remaining until the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Championships, the Regional Rankings were surprisingly quiet this week.
That’s not because there weren’t a plethora of big meets in which teams could test themselves. Instead, most of those top-ranked teams in each of the 16 regions (eight men’s, eight women’s) handled business.
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In the most recent Regional Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA), there was only one new No. 1 team and zero new additions to the all-important top-2 of each region.
The Loras men are the new No. 1 team, located in the Central Region. The Duhawks overtook previous No. 1 St. Olaf thanks to their performance at the Carleton-hosted Running of the Cows. Loras captured the team title with a total of 42 points, compared to runner-up Gustavus Adolphus‘ total of 128. The Duhawks went 2-4-6-12-18 and did so without Timothy Sevcik, their top runner from last year’s regional meet.
Gustavus Adolphus is a common opponent for both Loras and St. Olaf. With the Duhawks winning by 86 points and the Oles only winning by 19 earlier this season, Loras became a shoo-in for the top spot.
Just because there wasn’t much movement in the top half of the rankings, doesn’t mean there weren’t many new additions.
In the men’s rankings, Ithaca and Rochester (N.Y.) joined the fun in the Atlantic Region, DePauw made its way into the Great Lakes Region, Eastern Mennonite is ranked in the South/Southeast Region, Saint Vincent and Muhlenberg were welcomed to the rankings in the Mideast Region and UC Santa Cruz and Whitworth are ranked in the West Region.
In the women’s rankings, RIT is now ranked in the Atlantic Region, UW-Platteville is ranked in the Midwest, Luther is ranked in the Central, both John Carroll and Manchester are tabbed in the Great Lakes, while Moravian and Gettysburg are listed in the Mideast Region.
The NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Championships will be held across the nation on November 12. Exactly one week later, those top-2 teams, at-large teams and select individuals will converge on E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky for the 2016 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
2016 Week #4 — October 4
national poll release: October 5
next regional release: October 11

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	7
7	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	NR
8	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	6
9	Rochester (N.Y.)	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	NR
10	Ramapo	Mahwah, N.J.	NJAC	8
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	2
2	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	1
3	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	3
4	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	4
5	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	6
6	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	9
7	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	8
8	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	10
9	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	7
10	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	5
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	5
4	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	3
5	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	4
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	7
7	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	6
8	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	8
9	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	9
10	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	NR
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	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
7	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa.	PAC	NR
8	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Landmark	7
9	Salisbury	Salisbury, Md.	CAC	8
10	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	NR
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	6
6	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	5
7	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	9
8	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	7
9	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	8
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	7
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
7	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	5
8	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	8
9	WPI	Worcester, Mass.	NEWMAC	9
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	5
4	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	6
5	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	3
6	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	4
7	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	NR
8	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	7
9	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	8
10	Univ. of the South	Sewanee, Tenn.	SAA	9
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	6
5	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	7
6	George Fox	Newberg, Ore.	Northwest Conference	9
7	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	5
8	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Great South	NR
9	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	NR
10	Pacific Lutheran	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	8
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 #4 — October 4
national poll release: October 5
next regional release: October 11

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	5
4	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	3
5	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	6
6	Stevens	Hoboken, N.J.	Empire 8	4
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	7
8	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	8
9	SUNY Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, N.Y.	SUNYAC	10
10	RIT	Henrietta, N.Y.	Liberty League	NR
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	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	5
5	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	4
6	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	6
7	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	9
8	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	8
9	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	IIAC	7
10	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	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	4
4	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	5
5	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	3
6	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	7
7	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	NR
8	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	10
9	Manchester	North Manchester, Ind.	HCAC	NR
10	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	9
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	Susquehanna	Selinsgrove, Pa.	Landmark	7
8	Moravian	Bethlehem, Pa.	Landmark	NR
9	Waynesburg	Waynesburg, Pa.	PAC	8
10	Gettysburg	Gettysburg, Pa.	Centennial	NR
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	Concordia Wisconsin	Mequon, Wis.	NACC	8
9	UW-Stout	Menomonie, Wis.	WIAC	9
10	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	NR
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	5
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	3
5	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	4
6	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	7
7	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	6
8	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	8
9	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	10
10	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	9
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	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	7
6	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	5
7	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	8
8	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	10
9	Roanoke	Salem, Va.	ODAC	6
10	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	9
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	5
5	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	4
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