Middlebury Men Take Control of Parity-Filled New England in Division III Regional Rankings

NEW ORLEANS – All is quiet on the Western front in Tuesday’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III Regional Rankings, but the East Coast is another matter completely.

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The men’s New England Region, which has already had two different top-five nationally ranked squads grace its top spot, could be going for a third this week as the Middlebury men have claimed the No. 1 spot after a strong showing at the NEICAAA New England Championships.

Outside of the New England and the Atlantic regions on the men’s side, the rankings were very quiet: no major changes took place in the women’s polls, with seven of the eight regions identical to last week, and half of the men’s regions also remained stationary.

Middlebury (No. 24 nationally) finished fifth overall among Division I, II and III programs at the New England Championships to top a field including three other top-30 nationally ranked DIII programs from within the region running their top squads.

The Panthers took down seventh-place Bates (No. 14 nationally), eighth-place Tufts (No 30) and ninth-place MIT (No. 5), along with a Bowdoin (No. 22) team not running its full top squad.

As a result, the Panthers jumped four spots into the region’s top spot ahead of Williams, which remained stationary at No. 2 in the region. The battle for the top spot between the two is a close one. Middlebury received more overall votes, but Williams took one more first-place vote, 8-7.

Bates stood pat at third in the region. Tufts jumped up two spots to No. 4.

In a testament to the depth and parity of the region, the two other teams that have been ranked No. 1 in the region — MIT and Bowdoin — are now ranked No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. The engineers dropped from the top spot to No. 5, while Bowdoin fell two positions to No. 6 from No. 4 last week.

The women’s New England Region was heavily in action this weekend at NEICAAAs as well, but the teams al finished in accordance with their regional ranks.

The other significant regional rankings action came in the Atlantic Region, as SUNY Cortland (No. 17 nationally) moved from No. 3 to No. 2 in a swap with SUNY Geneseo (No. 15). A team victory for the Red Dragons at St. Lawrence boosted the squad up to the second spot, though both teams still retain first-place votes in the region.

NYU (No. 8 nationally) remains atop the Atlantic with eight first-place votes, while Cortland garnered three and Geneseo collected one. Cortland and Geneseo are only separated by one overall vote in the region, 105-104.

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 #5 — October 15
national poll release: October 16
next regional release: October 22
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	1
2	SUNY Cortland	Cortland, N.Y.	SUNYAC	3
3	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	2
4	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	4
5	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	5
6	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	6
7	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	9
8	Rowan	Glassboro, N.J.	NJAC	7
9	SUNY Fredonia	Fredonia, N.Y.	SUNYAC	8
10	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	10
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	Central (Iowa)	Pella, Iowa	IIAC	2
3	Wartburg	Waverly, Iowa	IIAC	3
4	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	4
5	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	5
6	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	6
7	Saint John’s (Minn.)	Collegeville, Minn.	MIAC	7
8	Grinnell	Grinnell, Iowa	Midwest Conference	8
9	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	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	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	Hope	Holland, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	5
6	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	6
7	Oberlin	Oberlin, Ohio	NCAC	7
8	Albion	Albion, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	8
9	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	9
10	Ohio Northern	Ada, Ohio	OAC	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	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	1
2	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	2
3	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	3
4	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	4
5	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Md.	Centennial	5
6	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	6
7	Widener	Chester, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	7
8	York (Pa.)	York, Pa.	CAC	8
9	Susquehanna	Selinsgrove, Pa.	Landmark	NR
10	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa.	PAC	9
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-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wis.	WIAC	4
5	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	5
6	Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	UAA	6
7	UW-Platteville	Platteville, Wis.	WIAC	7
8	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	8
9	Wheaton (Ill.)	Wheaton, Ill.	CCIW	10
10	UW-Stout	Menominie, Wis.	WIAC	9
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	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	5
2	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	2
3	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	3
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	6
5	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	1
6	Bowdoin	Brunswick, Maine	NESCAC	4
7	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	8
8	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	7
9	Connecticut College	New London, Conn.	NESCAC	10
10	Keene State	Keene, N.H.	Little East	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	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.	UAA	2
3	Christopher Newport	Newport News, Va.	CAC	3
4	Trinity (Texas)	San Antonio, Texas	SCAC	4
5	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	5
6	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	6
7	Bridgewater (Va.)	Bridgewater, Va.	ODAC	7
8	UT Tyler	Tyler, Texas	ASC	8
9	Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Va.	ODAC	9
10	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	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	1
2	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	2
3	Willamette	Salem, Ore.	Northwest Conference	3
4	UC Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, Calif.	Independent (D-III)	4
5	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	5
6	Occidental	Los Angeles, Calif.	SCIAC	6
7	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	7
8	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	8
9	Whittier	Whittier, Calif.	SCIAC	9
10	La Verne	La Verne, Calif.	SCIAC	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 #5 — October 15
national poll release: October 16
next regional release: October 22
ATLANTIC Region
Rank	Institution	Location	Conference	Last Week
1	SUNY Geneseo	Geneseo, N.Y.	SUNYAC	1
2	St. Lawrence	Canton, N.Y.	Liberty League	2
3	NYU	New York, N.Y.	UAA	3
4	Vassar	Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	Liberty League	4
5	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.	UAA	5
6	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.	NJAC	6
6	Hamilton	Clinton, N.Y. (Oneida Co.)	NESCAC	8
8	Ithaca	Ithaca, N.Y.	Empire 8	7
9	RPI	Troy, N.Y.	Liberty League	9
10	SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta, N.Y.	SUNYAC	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	St. Olaf	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	2
3	Carleton	Northfield, Minn.	MIAC	3
4	St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minn.	UMAC	4
5	St. Benedict	St. Joseph, Minn.	MIAC	5
6	Luther	Decorah, Iowa	IIAC	6
7	Gustavus Adolphus	St. Peter, Minn.	MIAC	7
8	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	IIAC	8
9	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Midwest Conference	9
10	Macalester	Saint Paul, Minn.	MIAC	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	Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	OAC	5
5	DePauw	Greencastle, Ind.	NCAC	5
7	Kenyon	Gambier, Ohio	NCAC	7
8	John Carroll	University Heights, Ohio	OAC	8
9	Alma	Alma, Mich.	Michigan Intercollegiate	9
10	Denison	Granville, Ohio	NCAC	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	Haverford	Haverford, Pa.	Centennial	2
3	Dickinson	Carlisle, Pa.	Centennial	3
4	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	4
5	Marywood	Scranton, Pa.	Colonial States	5
6	Allegheny (Pa.)	Meadville, Pa.	NCAC	6
7	Swarthmore	Swarthmore, Pa.	Centennial	7
7	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.	UAA	7
9	Gettysburg	Gettysburg, Pa.	Centennial	9
10	Lebanon Valley	Annville, Pa.	Middle Atlantic	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	3
4	Washington (Mo.)	St. Louis, Mo.	UAA	4
5	UW-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wis.	WIAC	5
6	Augustana (Ill.)	Rock Island, Ill.	CCIW	6
7	UW-Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wis.	WIAC	7
8	UW-River Falls	River Falls, Wis.	WIAC	8
9	North Central (Ill.)	Naperville, Ill.	CCIW	9
10	Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, Ill.	CCIW	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	Middlebury	Middlebury, Vt.	NESCAC	1
2	MIT	Cambridge, Mass.	NEWMAC	2
3	Williams	Williamstown, Mass.	NESCAC	3
4	Tufts	Medford, Mass.	NESCAC	4
5	Bates	Lewiston, Maine	NESCAC	5
6	Colby	Waterville, Maine	NESCAC	6
7	Amherst	Amherst, Mass.	NESCAC	7
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	5
6	Rhodes	Memphis, Tenn.	SAA	6
7	Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Va.	CAC	7
8	Washington and Lee	Lexington, Va.	ODAC	8
9	Eastern Mennonite	Harrisonburg, Va.	ODAC	9
10	Univ. of the South	Sewanee, Tenn.	SAA	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	Cal Lutheran	Thousand Oaks, Calif.	SCIAC	4
5	Puget Sound	Tacoma, Wash.	Northwest Conference	5
6	Pomona-Pitzer	Claremont, Calif.	SCIAC	6
7	Lewis & Clark	Portland, Ore.	Northwest Conference	7
8	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.	Northwest Conference	8
9	Whitman	Walla Walla, Wash.	Northwest Conference	9
10	Redlands	Redlands, Calif.	SCIAC	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