USTFCCCA DIII National Cross Country Coaches' Poll -- Week 3

Sep 28, 2011 by USTFCCCA (Coaches Association)

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DIII National Cross Country Coaches' Poll -- Week 3

September 28, 2011

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the week three results of the national cross country coaches’ poll for NCAA Division III. North Central's men and Middlebury's women remain the No. 1 teams in the nation according to the nation's coaches. Calvin's men return to the top three while the top seven women's spots are the same as they were a week ago.

AROUND THE POLLS

MEN

-- No. 8 UW-Oshkosh reached a season-high position of eighth

-- No. 11 Augustana (Ill.) is also now at a season-best spot

-- UW-Eau Claire joins the ranks for the first time this season, entering at No. 35.

-- The UAA leads all conferences with six members in the top 35, followed by the NESCAC (5) and the WIAC (5).

-- Several ranked teams will be in action this weekend ... Six ranked teams are expected at Lehigh's Paul Short Run with No. 2 Haverford and No. 6 St. Lawrence headlining ... No. 1 North Central (Ill.) and No. 3 Calvin will do battle at the Notre Dame Invitational along with No. 8 UW-Oshkosh ... No. 4 Washington (Mo.) will take on the field at the Greater Louisville Classic ... No. 5 SUNY Geneseo hosts their own invitational this weekend

WOMEN

-- Season-high positions on the poll this week go to No. 8 Calvin, No. 9 Plattsburgh State, No. 12 Hope, and No. 13 St. Olaf.

-- The UAA and NESCAC set the standard among conferences this week with five teams ranked ... they are followed by the MIAC, Centennial Conference, and the SUNYAC which have three teams each in the top 35.

-- Seven ranked teams will be at the Paul Short Run with No. 14 Johns Hopkins, No. 15 Nebraska Wesleyan, and No. 19 St. Lawrence among the field ... No. 1 Middlebury will take part in the Vermont Intercollegiate Championships this weekend ... No. 2 Washington (Mo.) will take on No. 12 Hope at the Greater Louisville Classic ... No. 3 MIT and No. 32 Colby will be at the Bowdoin Invitational ... No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and No. 26 Whittier will be at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite ... No. 5 UW-Eau Claire will host four other ranked teams at the Blugold Open this weekend.

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Week #3, September 28
next poll: October 5

Rank	Institution (FPV)	Points	Region	Conference	Location	Last Week
1	North Central (Ill.) (7)	279	Midwest	CCIW	Naperville, Ill.	1
2	Haverford (1)	270	Mideast	Centennial	Haverford, Pa.	2
3	Calvin	260	Great Lakes	MIAA	Grand Rapids, Mich.	4
4	Washington (Mo.)	256	Midwest	UAA	St. Louis, Mo.	3
5	SUNY Geneseo	249	Atlantic	SUNYAC	Geneseo, N.Y.	5
6	St. Lawrence	239	Atlantic	Liberty League	Canton, N.Y.	6
7	Dickinson	233	Mideast	Centennial	Carlisle, Pa.	7
8	UW-Oshkosh	217	Midwest	WIAC	Oshkosh, Wis.	15
9	MIT	216	New England	NEWMAC	Cambridge, Mass.	9
10	Williams	203	New England	NESCAC	Williamstown, Mass.	10
11	Augustana (Ill.)	200	Midwest	CCIW	Rock Island, Ill.	12
12	NYU	178	Atlantic	UAA	New York, N.Y.	11
13	Elizabethtown	174	Mideast	Middle Atlantic	Elizabethtown, Pa.	13
13	Middlebury	174	New England	NESCAC	Middlebury, Vt.	14
15	Wabash	166	Great Lakes	NCAC	Crawfordsville, Ind.	17
16	UW-La Crosse	165	Midwest	WIAC	La Crosse, Wis.	8
17	Chicago	155	Midwest	UAA	Chicago, Ill.	16
18	UW-Stevens Point	129	Midwest	WIAC	Stevens Point, Wis.	18
19	Tufts	125	New England	NESCAC	Medford, Mass.	19
20	UW-Platteville	117	Midwest	WIAC	Platteville, Wis.	34
21	Carnegie Mellon	110	Mideast	UAA	Pittsburgh, Pa.	23
22	Bates	101	New England	NESCAC	Lewiston, Maine	22
23	Nebraska Wesleyan	96	Central	Great Plains	Lincoln, Neb.	21
24	Wheaton (Ill.)	92	Midwest	CCIW	Wheaton, Ill.	24
25	Hamline	91	Central	MIAC	Saint Paul, Minn.	19
26	Pomona-Pitzer	81	West	SCIAC	Claremont, Calif.	26
27	Rochester	62	Atlantic	UAA	Rochester, N.Y.	27
28	St. Olaf	59	Central	MIAC	Northfield, Minn.	25
28	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	59	West	SCIAC	Claremont, Calif.	28
30	Bowdoin	49	New England	NESCAC	Brunswick, Maine	32
31	Albion	46	Great Lakes	MIAA	Albion, Mich.	31
32	Brandeis	42	New England	UAA	Waltham, Mass.	29
33	Johns Hopkins	41	Mideast	Centennial	Baltimore, Md.	30
34	Allegheny	36	Mideast	NCAC	Meadville, Pa.	32
35	UW-Eau Claire	24	Midwest	WIAC	Eau Claire, Wis.	RV
Others Receiving Votes: Willamette 14, Rowan 6, St. Thomas (Minn.) 6, Hope 5, TCNJ 4, Loras 4, Linfield 4, Emory 2, Saint John's (Minn.) 1.


Dropped Out: No. 35 Emory

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division III
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Week #3, September 28
next poll: October 5

Rank	Institution (FPV)	Points	Region	Conference	Location	Last Week
1	Middlebury (8)	280	New England	NESCAC	Middlebury, Vt.	1
2	Washington (Mo.)	269	Midwest	UAA	St. Louis, Mo.	2
3	MIT	258	New England	NEWMAC	Cambridge, Mass.	3
4	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	255	West	SCIAC	Claremont, Calif.	4
5	UW-Eau Claire	247	Midwest	WIAC	Eau Claire, Wis.	5
5	Williams	247	New England	NESCAC	Williamstown, Mass.	5
7	SUNY Geneseo	235	Atlantic	SUNYAC	Geneseo, N.Y.	7
8	Calvin	219	Great Lakes	MIAA	Grand Rapids, Mich.	9
9	Plattsburgh State	217	Atlantic	SUNYAC	Plattsburgh, N.Y.	12
10	Amherst	212	New England	NESCAC	Amherst, Mass.	8
11	NYU	190	Atlantic	UAA	New York, N.Y.	10
12	Hope	187	Great Lakes	MIAA	Holland, Mich.	13
13	St. Olaf	186	Central	MIAC	Northfield, Minn.	15
14	Johns Hopkins	181	Mideast	Centennial	Baltimore, Md.	11
15	Nebraska Wesleyan	164	Central	Great Plains	Lincoln, Neb.	14
16	Emory	161	South/Southeast	UAA	Atlanta, Ga.	20
17	Lewis & Clark	148	West	Northwest	Portland, Ore.	18
18	Luther	138	Central	IIAC	Decorah, Iowa	16
19	St. Lawrence	133	Atlantic	Liberty League	Canton, N.Y.	17
20	Dickinson	129	Mideast	Centennial	Carlisle, Pa.	19
21	Haverford	112	Mideast	Centennial	Haverford, Pa.	22
22	Carleton	103	Central	MIAC	Northfield, Minn.	22
23	Rowan	99	Atlantic	NJAC	Glassboro, N.J.	21
24	Tufts	95	New England	NESCAC	Medford, Mass.	24
25	Ohio Northern	92	Great Lakes	OAC	Ada, Ohio	25
26	Whittier	78	West	SCIAC	Whittier, Calif.	30
27	Case Western Reserve	63	Great Lakes	UAA	Cleveland, Ohio	32
28	SUNY Cortland	59	Atlantic	SUNYAC	Cortland, N.Y.	26
29	UW-La Crosse	58	Midwest	WIAC	La Crosse, Wis.	29
30	Elizabethtown	48	Mideast	Middle Atlantic	Elizabethtown, Pa.	28
31	Oberlin	42	Great Lakes	NCAC	Oberlin, Ohio	NR
32	Colby	32	New England	NESCAC	Waterville, Maine	27
33	St. Thomas (Minn.)	26	Central	MIAC	Saint Paul, Minn.	RV
34	Chicago	23	Midwest	UAA	Chicago, Ill.	35
35	Whitman	22	West	Northwest	Walla Walla, Wash.	33
Others Receiving Votes: Swarthmore 10, Rhodes 8, Vassar 8, Marywood 7, UW-Stevens Point 5, Bowdoin 5, St. Thomas (Minn.) 4.


Dropped Out: No. 28 Linfield, No. 32 Oberlin, No. 33 UW-Stevens Point, No. 34 Marywood, No. 35 Rhodes

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