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USTFCCCA ::: Division III National Poll Places North Central, Middlebury as Top

USTFCCCA ::: Division III National Poll Places North Central, Middlebury as Top

Aug 24, 2011 by FloTrack Staff
USTFCCCA ::: Division III National Poll Places North Central, Middlebury as Top

On the web ...

http://www.ustfccca.org/2011/08/featured/division-iii-national-poll-places-north-central-middlebury-as-top-teams-in-preseason

 

(ranking points and first-place votes currently unavailable for women’s poll ... check web link for totals later)

 

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Division III National Poll Places North Central, Middlebury as Top Teams in Preseason

Middlebury’s women have won NCAA cross country team crowns in 2010, 2008, and 2006

 

August 24, 2011

 

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the results of a national preseason cross country coaches’ poll for NCAA Division III. The men of North Central College was chosen as the No. 1 team in the land according to the poll. Defending women’s national champion Middlebury will begin the 2011 season as a top team as well.

 

North Central’s men placed second last year at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships to current-No. 4 Haverford. The Cardinals last won the national crown in 2009 as part of a three-sport sweep over the 2009-2010 academic year. North Central received seven of eight first-place votes while No. 2 Calvin notched the remaining FPV. St. Lawrence checks in at No. 3, matching their 2010 final ranking and Washington (Mo.) sits at No. 5 after placing ninth nationally last year.

 

The UAA has equals the most men’s teams in the top 35 with five squads mentioned, including Washington (Mo.), No. 11 NYU, No. 26 Carnegie Mellon, tied-No. 35 Brandeis, and tied-No. 35 Rochester.  The NESCAC also has five teams in the nation’s poll with No. 7 Williams, No. 10 Middlebury, No. 19 Bates, No. 27 Tufts, and No. 31 Bowdoin. The WIAC with four teams has the third-most teams in the poll among all conferences.

 

In the women’s poll, Middlebury was selected as the nation’s top team to begin the 2011 season. The squad won last year’s NCAA title in a squeaker, topping current-No. 3 Washington (Mo.) by a 185-193 tally. Overall, Middlebury has won six national titles in women’s cross country in the last 11 years which includes titles in 2010, 2008, and 2006.

 

Fellow NESCAC rival Williams College sits at No. 2 to begin the season after coming off a fifth-place showing at last year’s championships. MIT is ranked No. 4 while UW-Eau Claire is at No. 5.

 

The NESCAC, with five, has the most squads in the women’s top 35. Along with Middlebury and Williams are No. 7 Amherst, No. 18 Colby, and No. 31 Bowdoin to represent the conference. The Centennial Conference has four in the national poll, followed by the MIAC, SUNYAC, UAA, and WIAC with three apiece.

 

The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 19, in Oshkosh, Wis. NCAA Regional Championships will be held the weekend prior.

 

USTFCCCA

NCAA Division III

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2011 Preseason, August 24

next poll: September 14

Rank

Institution (FPV)

Points

Region

Conference

Location

2010 FINAL

1

North Central (Ill.) (7)

279

Midwest

CCIW

Naperville, Ill.

2

2

Calvin (1)

267

Great Lakes

MIAA

Grand Rapids, Mich.

8

3

St. Lawrence

258

Atlantic

Liberty League

Canton, N.Y.

3

4

Haverford

249

Mideast

Centennial

Haverford, Pa.

1

5

Washington (Mo.)

244

Midwest

UAA

St. Louis, Mo.

9

6

Dickinson

241

Mideast

Centennial

Carlisle, Pa.

5

7

Williams

231

New England

NESCAC

Williamstown, Mass.

18

8

SUNY Geneseo

225

Atlantic

SUNYAC

Geneseo, N.Y.

7

9

UW-La Crosse

220

Midwest

WIAC

La Crosse, Wis.

DNQ

10

Middlebury

195

New England

NESCAC

Middlebury, Vt.

21

11

NYU

188

Atlantic

UAA

New York, N.Y.

10

12

Elizabethtown

179

Mideast

Middle Atlantic

Elizabethtown, Pa.

14

13

UW-Oshkosh

178

Midwest

WIAC

Oshkosh, Wis.

11

14

Wabash

175

Great Lakes

NCAC

Crawfordsville, Ind.

13

15

Wheaton (Ill.)

164

Midwest

CCIW

Wheaton, Ill.

DNQ

16

UW-Stevens Point

150

Midwest

WIAC

Stevens Point, Wis.

6

17

MIT

143

New England

NEWMAC

Cambridge, Mass.

12

18

Hamline

132

Central

MIAC

Saint Paul, Minn.

22

19

Bates

124

New England

NESCAC

Lewiston, Maine

DNQ

20

Augustana (Ill.)

106

Midwest

CCIW

Rock Island, Ill.

DNQ

21

Albion

101

Great Lakes

MIAA

Albion, Mich.

31

22

Willamette

97

West

Northwest

Salem, Ore.

23

23

Nebraska Wesleyan

96

Central

Great Plains

Lincoln, Neb.

24

24

Saint John's (Minn.)

80

Central

MIAC

Collegeville, Minn.

DNQ

25

UW-Platteville

72

Midwest

WIAC

Platteville, Wis.

4

26

Carnegie Mellon

69

Mideast

UAA

Pittsburgh, Pa.

20

27

Tufts

67

New England

NESCAC

Medford, Mass.

DNQ

28

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

64

West

SCIAC

Claremont, Calif.

19

29

Ohio Wesleyan

62

Great Lakes

NCAC

Delaware, Ohio

27

30

St. Thomas (Minn.)

56

Central

MIAC

Saint Paul, Minn.

DNQ

31

Bowdoin

48

New England

NESCAC

Brunswick, Maine

DNQ

32

Whitworth

43

West

Northwest

Spokane, Wash.

28

33

TCNJ

41

Atlantic

NJAC

Ewing, N.J.

DNQ

34

Lynchburg

36

South/Southeast

ODAC

Lynchburg, Va.

29

35

Rochester

30

Atlantic

UAA

Rochester, N.Y.

17

35

Brandeis

30

New England

UAA

Waltham, Mass.

16

Others Receiving Votes: UW-Eau Claire 25, Johns Hopkins 24, Allegheny 21, Colorado College 15, Saint Vincent 9, Trinity (Texas) 6.

USTFCCCA

NCAA Division III

Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2011 Preseason, August 24

next poll: September 14

Rank

Institution (FPV)

Points

Region

Conference

Location

Last

1

Middlebury

New England

NESCAC

Middlebury, Vt.

1

2

Williams

New England

NESCAC

Williamstown, Mass.

5

3

Washington (Mo.)

Midwest

UAA

St. Louis, Mo.

2

4

MIT

New England

NEWMAC

Cambridge, Mass.

3

5

UW-Eau Claire

Midwest

WIAC

Eau Claire, Wis.

4

6

SUNY Geneseo

Atlantic

SUNYAC

Geneseo, N.Y.

12

7

Amherst

New England

NESCAC

Amherst, Mass.

8

8

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

West

SCIAC

Claremont, Calif.

20

9

NYU

Atlantic

UAA

New York, N.Y.

28

10

Nebraska Wesleyan

Central

Great Plains

Lincoln, Neb.

13

11

Johns Hopkins

Mideast

Centennial

Baltimore, Md.

7

12

Luther

Central

IIAC

Decorah, Iowa

6

13

Plattsburgh State

Atlantic

SUNYAC

Plattsburgh, N.Y.

30

14

Elizabethtown

Mideast

Middle Atlantic

Elizabethtown, Pa.

11

15

Hope

Great Lakes

MIAA

Holland, Mich.

19

16

Calvin

Great Lakes

MIAA

Grand Rapids, Mich.

9

17

Dickinson

Mideast

Centennial

Carlisle, Pa.

22

18

Colby

New England

NESCAC

Waterville, Maine

DNQ

19

Haverford

Mideast

Centennial

Haverford, Pa.

25

20

St. Lawrence

Atlantic

Liberty League

Canton, N.Y.

23

21

Wartburg

Central

IIAC

Waverly, Iowa

14

22

SUNY Cortland

Atlantic

SUNYAC

Cortland, N.Y.

15

23

Lewis & Clark

West

Northwest

Portland, Ore.

DNQ

24

Emory

South/Southeast

UAA

Atlanta, Ga.

26

25

St. Olaf

Central

MIAC

Northfield, Minn.

24

26

Swarthmore

Mideast

Centennial

Swarthmore, Pa.

DNQ

27

Carleton

Central

MIAC

Northfield, Minn.

DNQ

28

Vassar

Atlantic

Liberty League

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

DNQ

29

UW-La Crosse

Midwest

WIAC

La Crosse, Wis.

DNQ

30

Keene State

New England

Little East

Keene, N.H.

DNQ

31

Bowdoin

New England

NESCAC

Brunswick, Maine

DNQ

32

UW-Stevens Point

Midwest

WIAC

Stevens Point, Wis.

21

33

Ohio Northern

Great Lakes

OAC

Ada, Ohio

DNQ

34

St. Thomas (Minn.)

Central

MIAC

Saint Paul, Minn.

DNQ

35

TCNJ

Atlantic

NJAC

Ewing, N.J.

DNQ

Others Receiving Votes: (not available)

 

 

 

 

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