MIT & Wabash Men Take Control of Regions in Newest Division III Regional Rankings

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The MIT men engineered a dominant and decisive win over a trio of national top-35 teams — including No. 5 Bowdoin — to catapult from No. 6 to No. 1 in the men’s New England Region, while Wabash took control of the Great Lakes Region from Calvin.

MIT placed its top five runners within the top 13 at the Southern Maine Invitational for a team score of 37 to national No. 7  Bates’ 85, No. 5 Bowdoin’s 86 and No. 11 Tufts’ 95.

Wabash won the "Little State" division of the Indiana Intercollegiate with a score of 42 to defeat Division II’s Indianapolis by three points and the nearest DIII school, Manchester, by 33 points.

In the Atlantic Region, SUNY Cortland regained sole control of the top spot in the region from NYU, though NYU holds the advantage in first-place votes – 7 to 4.

Carleton’s men round out the big moves in the DIII Regional Rankings, leaping four spots from No. 6 to No. 2 in the Central Region.

By comparison, the women’s regions were much less active. Carleton’s women joined the men at No. 2 in the Central Region after overtaking St. Olaf for the most significant move of the week. The Oles fell one spot to No. 3 despite a National Athlete of the Week performance by freshman Noelle Olson.

While the NYU men fell one spot out of a tie at the top to No. 2 in the Atlantic Region, the NYU women improved one position to No. 3 and earned one of the region’s first-place votes.

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 #2 — September 24
national poll release: September 25
next regional release: October 1
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	1
3	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	3
4	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
5	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	4
6	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	6
7	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	7
8	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	8
9	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	9
10	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	9
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	1
2	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	6
3	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	2
4	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	4
5	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	3
6	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	5
7	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	8
8	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	7
9	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	9
10	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	10
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	Wabash	Crawfordsville, Ind.	NCAC	2
2	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	1
3	Manchester	North Manchester, Ind.	HCAC	3
4	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	4
5	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	5
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	NR
7	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	6
8	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	7
9	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	8
10	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	10
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	Susquehanna	Selinsgrove, Pa.	Landmark	8
7	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	6
8	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
9	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	9
10	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa.	PAC	NR
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	5
6	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	6
7	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	7
8	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	8
9	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	9
10	Wheaton (Ill.)	Wheaton, Ill.	CCIW	10
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	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	6
2	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	1
3	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	3
4	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	2
5	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
6	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	5
7	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	9
8	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	7
9	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	10
10	Colby	Waterville, Maine	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	1
2	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	2
3	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	3
4	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
5	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	NR
6	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	5
7	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	6
8	UT Tyler	Tyler, Texas	ASC	7
9	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	8
10	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	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	1
2	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	2
3	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	3
4	La Verne	La Verne, Calif.	SCIAC	5
5	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	4
6	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
7	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Independent (D-III)	9
8	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	7
9	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	10
10	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	8
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 #2 — September 24
national poll release: September 25
next regional release: October 1
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	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	4
4	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	3
5	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
6	SUNY New Paltz	New Paltz, N.Y.	SUNYAC	NR
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	6
8	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	8
9	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	9
10	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	7
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	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	3
3	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
4	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	4
5	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	6
6	St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minn.	UMAC	NR
7	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	5
8	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	7
9	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	8
10	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	Great Plains	10
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	1
2	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	2
3	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	3
4	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio	UAA	4
5	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	5
6	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	6
7	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	7
8	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	8
9	Alma	Alma, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	9
10	Manchester	North Manchester, Ind.	HCAC	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	2
3	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	3
4	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	4
5	Marywood	Scranton, Pa.	Colonial States	8
6	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	5
7	Gettysburg	Gettysburg, Pa.	Centennial	6
8	Lebanon Valley	Annville, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
9	Penn State Behrend	Erie, Pa.	AMCC	9
10	Muhlenberg	Allentown, Pa.	Centennial	10
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	1
2	UW-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wis.	WIAC	2
3	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	3
4	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	4
5	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	5
6	UW-River Falls	River Falls, Wis.	WIAC	6
7	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	7
8	St. Norbert	De Pere, Wis.	Midwest Conference	8
9	UW-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	9
10	Aurora	Aurora, Ill.	NACC	10
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	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
5	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	4
6	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	5
7	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	10
8	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	NR
9	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	NR
10	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	8
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	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	5
5	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	4
6	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	7
8	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	9
9	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	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	2
3	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	3
4	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	4
5	Cal Lutheran	Thousand Oaks, Calif.	SCIAC	5
6	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	6
7	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	7
8	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	9
9	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	NR
10	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2009: Whitworth, 2008: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps