A Trio of New Top Teams in Division III Regional Rankings

NEW ORLEANS – A trio of regions saw changes at the top in Tuesday’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III Regional Rankings, including one region where a triad of national top-10 teams shuffled their order.

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The Middlebury women (No. 10 nationally) took down MIT (No. 3) and Williams (No. 4) at the Williams Purple Valley Classic this past weekend to earn not only the team crown, but the top spot in the New England Region. In one of Division III’s premiere meets, Middlebury placed its top four runners among the first eight overall finishers en route to a score of 38.

The region title is far from decided, as MIT finished close behind with 43 points and Williams scored 46. As a result, MIT dropped to second in the region and Williams was displaced to third following Middlebury’s two-position leap to the region’s top spot.

Expect a similar reshuffling of the top 10 of the National Coaches Polls Wednesday to reflect the New England rearrangement.

Two men’s regions will enter the upcoming weekend with new teams at the helm of their rankings in NYU and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

NYU turned in a strong runner-up combined showing at the Dickinson Long and Short Invitational to move into first place in the Atlantic region.

As a result, NYU (No. 18 nationally) moved ahead of SUNY Cortland (No. 15) in what is just the latest action in a battle that has been developing all season between the two closely matched squads. The two teams split the region’s first-place votes with seven apiece.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (No. 22 nationally) defeated in-town rival Pomona-Pitzer (No. 19) at the Stanford Invitational to move to No. 1 in the West Region — at the expense of Pomona-Pitzer, which falls to No. 2. The Stags were led by sophomore Zorg Loustalet in 22nd place as the top Division III finisher.

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 #3 — October 1
national poll release: October 2
next regional release: October 8
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	2
2	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
3	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	3
4	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	4
5	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	5
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	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	NR
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	2
3	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	4
4	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	3
5	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	7
6	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	8
7	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	9
8	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	6
9	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	5
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	1
2	Calvin	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	2
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	6
7	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	7
8	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	8
9	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	9
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	6
7	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
8	DeSales	Center Valley, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	8
9	York (Pa.)	York, Pa.	CAC	NR
10	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	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	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	7
7	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	6
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	1
2	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	2
3	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	3
4	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	4
5	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	6
6	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	5
7	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	7
8	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	10
9	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	8
10	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	9
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	5
6	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	7
8	UT Tyler	Tyler, Texas	ASC	8
9	Berry	Rome, Ga.	SAA	9
10	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	10
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	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	2
2	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	1
3	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	3
4	La Verne	La Verne, Calif.	SCIAC	4
5	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	5
6	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	6
7	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Independent (D-III)	7
8	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	8
9	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	9
10	Whitworth	Spokane, Wash.	Northwest Conference	10
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 #3 — October 1
national poll release: October 2
next regional release: October 8
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	3
4	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	4
5	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
6	SUNY New Paltz	New Paltz, N.Y.	SUNYAC	6
7	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	7
8	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	9
9	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	10
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	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
3	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	3
4	St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minn.	UMAC	6
5	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	4
6	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	5
7	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	7
8	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	9
9	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	NR
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	10
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	5
6	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	6
7	Gettysburg	Gettysburg, Pa.	Centennial	7
8	Lebanon Valley	Annville, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	8
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	Aurora	Aurora, Ill.	NACC	10
4	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	4
5	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	3
6	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	7
7	UW-River Falls	River Falls, Wis.	WIAC	6
8	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	5
9	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	NR
10	Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, Ill.	CCIW	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	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	3
2	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	1
3	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	2
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
5	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	5
6	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	7
7	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	6
8	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	8
9	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.	UAA	9
10	Wellesley	Wellesley, Mass.	NEWMAC	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	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	4
5	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	7
6	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	9
7	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	5
8	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	6
9	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	8
10	Univ. of the South	Sewanee, Tenn.	SAA	NR
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	8
9	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	9
10	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colo.	SCAC	10
Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2009: Whitworth, 2008: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps