Chico State Women on the Prowl Back Toward the Top of the West in Division II Regional Rankings

NEW ORLEANS – While the weekend didn’t produce any new No. 1 teams in any of the men’s or women’s regions in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Regional Rankings, a number of teams advanced toward the pinnacles of their respective regions.

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The Chico State women — preseason favorites in the West Region who had since fallen to No. 3 — took down Simon Fraser in a head-to-head battle at the Stanford Invitational to move past the Clan into the West’s No. 2 spot, while two men’s regions start the week with new No. 1 squads.

Chico State fell to No. 3 in the West in the first regular-season edition of the Regional Rankings, passed by Alaska Anchorage and Simon Fraser at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Following a victory over Simon Fraser at Stanford led by senior Ayla Granados (21st in the mostly DI 6K race), the Wildcats are beginning to claw their way back to the top of the West.

Simon Fraser fell to No. 3 in the region. The move will likely be reflected in Wednesday’s National Coaches Poll, as Chico State was last week ranked No. 7 and Simon Fraser No. 6.

The Argonaut men of West Florida improved two spots to No. 2 in the South Region following a win at the Tampa Pre-Regional Meet, while Columbus State improved three positions in the Southeast Region as the top Division II squad at the Charlotte Invitational.

Elsewhere in the men’s polls, UC San Diego improved two spots to No. 3 in the West Region after a fifth-place team showing at the Roy Griak Invitational in the Maroon II race.

A pair of women’s teams improved to No. 3 in their respective regions, as Pittsburg State improved one spot in the Central Region and Flagler improved three notches in the Southeast Region. Also of note in the Central Region was U-Mary, which improved three spots to No. 4 behind Pittsburg State.

NCAA Division II Regional Championships will be held November 9 & 10, and more information about host sites and dates for specific meets can be found at Regional Championships Central.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #3 — October 1
national rankings release: October 2
next regional release: October 8
ATLANTIC Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Lock Haven	Lock Haven, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	6
7	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	7
8	Wheeling Jesuit	Wheeling, W.Va.	Mountain East	8
9	Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg, Pa.	PSAC	9
10	West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, W.Va.	Mountain East	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Edinboro, 2011: Edinboro, 2010: Lock Haven, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Lock Haven
CENTRAL Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	2
3	Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Mo.	MIAA	3
4	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	5
5	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	7
6	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	8
7	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	4
8	Fort Hays State	Hays, Kan.	MIAA	6
9	Northwest Missouri	Maryville, Mo.	MIAA	9
10	Harding	Searcy, Ark.	Great American	NR
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Adams State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	American International	Springfield, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	2
3	Franklin Pierce	Rindge, N.H.	Northeast-10	3
4	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	4
5	Wilmington (Del.)	New Castle, Del.	CACC	5
6	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	6
7	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	East Coast	7
8	Assumption	Worcester, Mass.	Northeast-10	8
9	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	9
10	Molloy	Rockville Centre, N.Y.	East Coast	NR
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: American International, 2011: UMass Lowell, 2010: UMass Lowell, 2009: UMass Lowell
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	Cedarville	Cedarville, Ohio	G-MAC	3
4	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	4
5	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	5
6	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	7
7	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	6
8	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	8
9	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC	9
10	Northwood (Mich.)	Midland, Mich.	GLIAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	1
2	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	4
3	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	2
4	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	3
5	West Alabama	Livingston, Ala.	Gulf South	5
6	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	8
7	Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Sunshine	6
8	Morehouse	Atlanta, Ga.	SIAC	7
9	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	9
10	Valdosta State	Valdosta, Ga.	Gulf South	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Nova Southeastern, 2011: Alabama-Huntsville, 2010: Harding, 2009: Harding
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	3
4	New Mexico Highlands	Las Vegas, N.M.	RMAC	4
5	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	5
6	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	6
7	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	7
8	Tarleton State	Stephenville, Texas	Lone Star	8
9	Cameron	Lawton, Okla.	Lone Star	NR
10	Dallas Baptist	Dallas, Texas	Heartland Conference	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Adams State, 2011: Eastern New Mexico, 2010: Central Missouri, 2009: Missouri Southern
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	1
2	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	5
3	Georgia Regents	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	2
4	King	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	3
5	Mars Hill	Mars Hill, N.C.	SAC	4
6	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	7
7	Georgia College	Milledgeville, Ga.	Peach Belt	8
8	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	10
9	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	6
10	Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson, S.C.	SAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Queens (N.C.)
WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	1
2	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	2
3	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	5
4	Cal Poly Pomona	Pomona, Calif.	CCAA	4
5	Montana St.-Billings	Billings, Mont.	GNAC	9
6	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	7
7	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	6
8	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	3
9	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	NR
10	SF State	San Francisco, Calif.	CCAA	8
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Chico State

 

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
2013 Week #3 — October 1
national rankings release: October 2
next regional release: October 8
ATLANTIC Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Indiana (Pa.)	Indiana, Pa.	PSAC	1
2	Edinboro	Edinboro, Pa.	PSAC	2
3	California (Pa.)	California, Pa.	PSAC	3
4	Shippensburg	Shippensburg, Pa.	PSAC	4
5	Seton Hill	Greensburg, Pa.	PSAC	5
6	Mansfield	Mansfield, Pa.	PSAC	6
7	Bloomsburg	Bloomsburg, Pa.	PSAC	7
8	Slippery Rock	Slippery Rock, Pa.	PSAC	8
9	Kutztown	Kutztown, Pa.	PSAC	9
10	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	PSAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Shippensburg, 2011: Shippensburg, 2010: Shippensburg, 2009: Shippensburg, 2008: Shippensburg
CENTRAL Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	1
2	Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.	NSIC	2
3	Pittsburg State	Pittsburg, Kan.	MIAA	4
4	U-Mary	Bismarck, N.D.	NSIC	7
5	Southwest Baptist	Bolivar, Mo.	MIAA	3
6	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	MIAA	5
7	Neb.-Kearney	Kearney, Neb.	MIAA	9
8	Winona State	Winona, Minn.	NSIC	6
9	Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.	NSIC	8
10	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.	NSIC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Augustana (S.D.), 2011: Western State, 2010: Adams State, 2009: Adams State, 2008: Adams State
EAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Stonehill	Easton, Mass.	Northeast-10	1
2	Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	Northeast-10	2
3	Adelphi	Garden City, N.Y.	Northeast-10	3
4	Saint Anselm	Goffstown, N.H.	Northeast-10	7
5	Southern New Hampshire	Manchester, N.H.	Northeast-10	10
6	LIU Post	Brookville, N.Y.	East Coast	9
7	Bentley	Waltham, Mass.	Northeast-10	5
8	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pa.	CACC	8
9	Saint Rose	Albany, N.Y.	Northeast-10	4
10	Southern Connecticut	New Haven, Conn.	Northeast-10	6
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Stonehill, 2011: Stonehill, 2010: Stonehill, 2009: Stonehill
MIDWEST Region (4 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Grand Valley State	Allendale, Mich.	GLIAC	1
2	Southern Indiana	Evansville, Ind.	GLVC	2
3	UW-Parkside	Kenosha, Wis.	GLVC	3
4	Malone	Canton, Ohio	GLIAC	4
5	Hillsdale	Hillsdale, Mich.	GLIAC	5
6	Ferris State	Big Rapids, Mich.	GLIAC	6
7	Saginaw Valley State	Bay City, Mich.	GLIAC	7
8	Lewis	Romeoville, Ill.	GLVC	8
9	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	GLIAC	9
10	Northern Michigan	Marquette, Mich.	GLIAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Grand Valley State, 2011: Grand Valley State, 2010: Grand Valley State, 2009: Grand Valley State
SOUTH Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Sunshine	1
2	Alabama-Huntsville	Huntsville, Ala.	Gulf South	2
3	Nova Southeastern	Davie, Fla.	Sunshine	3
4	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	Gulf South	5
5	Saint Leo	Saint Leo, Fla.	Sunshine	4
6	Florida Tech	Melbourne, Fla.	Sunshine	6
7	West Georgia	Carrollton, Ga.	Gulf South	7
8	Valdosta State	Valdosta, Ga.	Gulf South	10
9	North Alabama	Florence, Ala.	Gulf South	9
10	Florida Southern	Lakeland, Fla.	Sunshine	8
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Tampa, 2011: Tampa, 2010: Tampa, 2009: Tampa
SOUTH CENTRAL Region (6 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Adams State	Alamosa, Colo.	RMAC	1
2	Western State	Gunnison, Colo.	RMAC	2
3	Metro State	Denver, Colo.	RMAC	3
4	UC-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colo.	RMAC	4
5	Midwestern State	Wichita Falls, Texas	Lone Star	5
6	Dallas Baptist	Dallas, Texas	Heartland Conference	6
7	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, N.M.	Lone Star	7
8	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	Lone Star	8
9	Colorado Mines	Golden, Colo.	RMAC	9
10	Chadron State	Chadron, Neb.	RMAC	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Adams State, 2011: Midwestern State, 2010: Pittsburg State, 2009: Missouri Southern
SOUTHEAST Region (3 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	Peach Belt	1
2	Wingate	Wingate, N.C.	SAC	2
3	Flagler	St. Augustine, Fla.	Peach Belt	6
4	UNC Pembroke	Pembroke, N.C.	Peach Belt	4
5	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	Conf. Carolinas	5
6	Clayton State	Morrow, Ga.	Peach Belt	3
7	Georgia Regents	Augusta, Ga.	Peach Belt	NR
8	King	Bristol, Tenn.	Conf. Carolinas	8
9	North Georgia	Dahlonega, Ga.	Peach Belt	NR
10	Queens (N.C.)	Charlotte, N.C.	SAC	NR
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Columbus State, 2011: Queens (N.C.), 2010: Queens (N.C.), 2009: Columbus State
WEST Region (5 auto quals)
Rank	School	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	GNAC	1
2	Chico State	Chico, Calif.	CCAA	3
3	Simon Fraser	Burnaby, B.C.	GNAC	2
4	Cal State Stanislaus	Turlock, Calif.	CCAA	4
5	UC San Diego	La Jolla, Calif.	CCAA	5
6	Humboldt State	Arcata, Calif.	CCAA	6
7	Western Washington	Bellingham, Wash.	GNAC	7
8	Cal Baptist	Riverside, Calif.	PacWest	8
9	Seattle Pacific	Seattle, Wash.	GNAC	9
10	Cal State San Bernardino	San Bernardino, Calif.	CCAA	10
Regional Championship History — Champions: 2012: Chico State, 2011: Alaska Anchorage, 2010: Alaska Anchorage, 2009: Alaska Anchorage