First Regular-Season Division III XC Regional Rankings Features New Top Teams

 

NEW ORLEANS – The portrait of the Division III cross country landscape painted in the preseason regional rankings is slowly beginning to become clearer and take shape after three weeks of competition, resulting in a handful of new No. 1 teams for a number of regions in the first U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) DIII Regional Rankings of the regular season, released Tuesday.

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Four new men’s teams and two women’s squads have overtaken (or tied) the preseason favorites in the respective regions, highlighting a week of upheaval that also saw four other regions — between men and women — keep their No. 1 teams but establish a new No. 2 program.

In the men’s rankings, Centre made the biggest jump to No. 1, moving up to spots to the pinnacle of the South/Southeast Region, displacing preseason favorite Emory to No. 3.

Pomona-Pitzer took control of its region in a swap, exchanging with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps for the West’s top position. St. Olaf also swapped places with Central (Iowa) in the Central Region, edging out the Dutch by one vote, 138-137.

An even tighter race for No. 1 moved SUNY Cortland into the top spot of the Atlantic Region, as both Cortland and NYU garnered 129 points within the region to share the top spot.

In the women’s rankings, National Athlete of the Week Cassie Vince helped boost Calvin into the throne of the Great Lakes Region, dropping preseason favorite Oberlin to No. 2.

In the neighboring Midwest Region, Chicago moved into the top spot after UW-Eau Claire tumbled four spots to No. 5.

A trio of teams from other regions made the move up to No. 2 in preparation of being the next new No. 1 squad. St. Olaf (Central Region), Dickinson (Mideast) and Willamette (West) all climbed into the passenger seats of their respective regions.

NCAA Division III Regionals will be held Sunday, November 16. More information can be found at Regional Championships Central.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #1 — September 17
national poll release: September 18
next regional release: September 24
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	1
1	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
3	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	4
4	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	5
5	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	3
6	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	10
7	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	8
8	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	NR
9	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	7
9	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	6
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: SUNY Geneseo, 2009: SUNY Cortland, 2008: SUNY Cortland
CENTRAL Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
2	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	1
3	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	3
4	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	5
5	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	7
6	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	10
7	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	4
8	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	6
9	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	8
10	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2010: Grinnell, 2009: St. Thomas (Minn.)/Nebraska Wesleyan, 2008: Nebraska Wesleyan
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	1
2	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	2
3	Manchester	North Manchester, Ind.	HCAC	3
4	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	4
5	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	5
6	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	7
7	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	NR
8	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	6
9	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	NR
10	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Calvin, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin
MIDEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	1
2	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	2
3	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	3
4	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	4
5	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	5
6	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
7	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
8	Susquehanna	Selinsgrove, Pa.	Landmark	10
9	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	NR
10	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Haverford, 2011: Haverford, 2010: Haverford, 2009: Allegheny, 2008: Carnegie Mellon
MIDWEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	1
2	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	2
3	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	3
4	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	4
5	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	7
6	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	5
7	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	9
8	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	10
9	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	8
10	Wheaton (Ill.)	Wheaton, Ill.	CCIW	6
10	UW-Stout	Menominie, Wis.	WIAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: North Central (Ill.), 2011: North Central (Ill.), 2010: North Central (Ill.), 2009: North Central (Ill.), 2008: North Central (Ill.)
NEW ENGLAND Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	1
2	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	2
3	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	3
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
5	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	5
6	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	6
7	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	10
8	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	9
9	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	7
10	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Middlebury, 2011: Williams, 2010: MIT, 2009: Williams, 2008: Williams
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	3
2	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	2
3	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	1
4	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	6
5	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	4
6	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	5
7	UT Tyler	Tyler, Texas	ASC	7
8	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	NR
9	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	8
10	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	9
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Lynchburg, 2011: Lynchburg, 2010: Lynchburg, 2009: Emory, 2008: Centre
WEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	2
2	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	1
3	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	4
4	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	3
5	La Verne	La Verne, Calif.	SCIAC	5
6	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	7
7	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	6
8	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	8
9	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Independent (D-III)	9
10	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Occidental/Colorado College, 2010: Willamette, 2009: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2008: Whitworth

 

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #1 — September 17
national poll release: September 18
next regional release: September 24
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	1
2	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
3	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	5
4	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	3
5	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	10
6	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	9
7	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	7
8	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	NR
9	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	4
10	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: St. Lawrence, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: St. Lawrence, 2009: St. Lawrence, 2008: SUNY Geneseo
CENTRAL Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	1
2	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	4
3	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
4	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	3
5	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	6
6	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	5
7	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	7
8	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	NR
9	Concordia Moorhead	Moorhead, Minn.	MIAC	8
10	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Wartburg, 2011: Wartburg, 2010: Luther, 2009: Carleton, 2008: Wartburg
GREAT LAKES Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	2
2	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	1
3	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	4
4	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	5
5	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	3
6	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	9
7	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	6
8	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	7
9	Alma	Alma, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	10
10	Otterbein	Westerville, Ohio	OAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Hope, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin
MIDEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	1
2	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	3
3	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	4
4	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	2
5	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	6
6	Gettysburg	Gettysburg, Pa.	Centennial	7
7	Lebanon Valley	Annville, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	NR
8	Marywood	Scranton, Pa.	Colonial States	5
9	Penn State Behrend	Erie, Pa.	AMCC	10
10	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Johns Hopkins, 2011: Johns Hopkins, 2010: Johns Hopkins, 2009: Johns Hopkins, 2008: Johns Hopkins
MIDWEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	2
2	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	3
3	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	8
4	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	4
5	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	1
6	UW-River Falls	River Falls, Wis.	WIAC	7
7	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	9
8	St. Norbert	De Pere, Wis.	Midwest Conference	10
9	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	5
10	Aurora	Aurora, Ill.	NACC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.), 2010: UW-Eau Claire, 2009: UW-Eau Claire, 2008: UW-Eau Claire
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	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	4
5	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	5
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
7	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	7
8	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	9
9	Wesleyan (Conn.)	Middletown, Conn.	NESCAC	8
10	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: MIT, 2011: Middlebury, 2010: Middlebury, 2009: Middlebury/MIT,2008: Middlebury
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	1
2	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	2
3	Centre	Danville, Ky.	SAA	3
4	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	4
5	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	9
6	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	5
7	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	6
8	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	7
9	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	8
10	CUA	Washington, D.C.	Landmark	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory, 2010: Rhodes, 2009: Rhodes, 2008: Trinity (Texas)
WEST Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	1
2	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	3
3	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
4	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	2
5	Cal Lutheran	Thousand Oaks, Calif.	SCIAC	10
6	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	9
7	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	4
8	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	5
9	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	8
10	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Independent (D-III)	7
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2009: Whitworth, 2008: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps