Posted: Sep 15, 2015
NEW ORLEANS – There wasn’t a region that remained unchanged in the Division III Cross Country Regional Team Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
While there was a lot of movement from No. 2 through No. 10 in a lot of the regions, each No. 1 stayed at the top, including the reigning national champion North Central (Ill.) men in the Midwest Region and the Johns Hopkins women in the Mideast Region.
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In fact, in the men’s poll, the Midwest Regional saw the least change out of the bunch. The only addition to the regional roundup was Aurora sliding in at No. 10.
Elsewhere, there were some movers and shakers – especially in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio Northern went from unranked to No. 3, Allegheny (Pa.) climbed four spots from No. 9 to No. 5, while John Carroll (No. 4 to No. 8) and Mount Union (No. 2 to No. 6) each fell four slots. NYU surged from No. 9 to No. 4 in the Atlantic Region.
In the women’s polls, only the New England Region led by MIT saw all 10 from the previous week return. Six of the regions (Atlantic, Midwest, Central, Great Lakes, South/Southeast and Mideast) welcomed back nine of its 10, while the West Region saw two teams move from unranked to ranked (Pacific Lutheran and Chapman).
The biggest jump in the women’s regional rankings belonged to Cornell College. After a strong showing at the 54th Les Duke Invitational, the Rams went from unranked to fourth in the Central Region.
The NCAA Division III Regional Championships will be held across the nation on Saturday, November 14. Then one week later, the national meet will be held at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winnerconne, Wisconsin.
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
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Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2015 Week #1 — September 15 |
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| national poll release: September 16 | ||||
| next regional release: September 22 | ||||
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ATLANTIC Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
1
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| 2 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
2
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| 3 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
3
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| 4 | NYU | New York, N.Y. | UAA |
9
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| 5 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
4
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| 6 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. | NJAC |
NR
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| 7 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
7
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| 8 | Fredonia | Fredonia, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
8
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| 9 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
10
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| 10 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: SUNY Cortland, 2012: NYU, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: SUNY Geneseo |
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CENTRAL Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
1
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| 2 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
2
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| 3 | Loras | Dubuque, Iowa | IIAC |
4
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| 4 | Central (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa | IIAC |
3
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| 5 | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Collegeville, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 6 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
8
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| 7 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
6
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| 8 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
5
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| 9 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
9
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| 10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, Neb. | Great Plains |
10
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: St. Olaf, 2013: St. Olaf, 2012: St. Olaf, 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2010: Grinnell |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Wabash | Crawfordsville, Ind. | NCAC |
1
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| 2 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
2
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| 3 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
NR
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| 4 | Rose-Hulman | Terre Haute, Ind. | HCAC |
3
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| 5 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
9
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| 6 | Oberlin | Oberlin, Ohio | NCAC |
8
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| 7 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
10
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| 8 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
4
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| 9 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
7
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| 10 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
6
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Wabash, 2013: Wabash, 2012: Calvin, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin |
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MIDEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
3
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| 3 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
4
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| 4 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
5
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| 5 | Widener | Chester, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
2
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| 6 | Messiah | Grantham, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 7 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
7
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| 8 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
8
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| 9 | DeSales | Center Valley, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
NR
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| 10 | Misericordia | Dallas, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Carnegie Mellon, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Haverford, 2011: Haverford, 2010: Haverford |
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MIDWEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
1
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| 2 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
2
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| 3 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
3
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| 4 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
4
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| 5 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
5
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| 6 | UW-Platteville | Platteville, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 7 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
7
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| 8 | UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wis. | WIAC |
8
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| 9 | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. | CCIW |
9
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| 10 | Aurora | Aurora, Ill. | NACC |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: North Central (Ill.), 2013: North Central (Ill.), 2012: North Central (Ill.), 2011: North Central (Ill.), 2010: North Central (Ill.) |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
1
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| 2 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
2
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| 3 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
3
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| 4 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
6
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| 6 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
5
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| 7 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
8
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| 8 | Brandeis | Waltham, Mass. | UAA |
7
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| 9 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
NR
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| 10 | Bowdoin/Wesleyan (Conn.) |
NR/9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Colby, 2013: Williams, 2012: Middlebury, 2011: Williams, 2010: MIT |
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SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
2
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| 3 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
4
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| 4 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
6
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| 5 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
5
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| 6 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
9
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| 7 | Berry | Rome, Ga. | SAA |
7
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| 8 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Va. | ODAC |
NR
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| 9 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
NR
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| 10 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
3
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Emory, 2013: Bridgewater (Va.), 2012: Lynchburg, 2011: Lynchburg, 2010: Lynchburg |
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WEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 2 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
2
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| 3 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Puget Sound | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
4
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| 5 | Occidental | Los Angeles, Calif. | SCIAC |
5
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| 6 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
6
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| 7 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
7
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| 8 | Whittier | Whittier, Calif. | SCIAC |
10
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| 9 | Lewis & Clark | Portland, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
8
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| 10 | La Verne | La Verne, Calif. | SCIAC |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2013: Pomona-Pitzer, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Colorado College/Occidental,2010: Willamette |
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings |
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2015 Week #1 — September 15 |
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| national poll release: September 16 | ||||
| next regional release: September 22 | ||||
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ATLANTIC Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | SUNY Geneseo | Geneseo, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
1
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| 2 | St. Lawrence | Canton, N.Y. | Liberty League |
2
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| 3 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
3
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| 4 | RIT | Henrietta, N.Y. | Liberty League |
4
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| 5 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, N.Y. | SUNYAC |
5
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| 6 | RPI | Troy, N.Y. | Liberty League |
6
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| 7 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Rochester, N.Y. | UAA |
8
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| 8 | Stevens | Hoboken, N.J. | Empire 8 |
NR
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| 9 | Ithaca | Ithaca, N.Y. | Empire 8 |
10
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| 10 | Vassar | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Liberty League |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: St. Lawrence, 2013: NYU, 2012: St. Lawrence, 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: St. Lawrence |
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CENTRAL Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Carleton | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
1
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| 2 | Luther | Decorah, Iowa | IIAC |
2
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| 3 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
3
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| 4 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
NR
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| 5 | St. Olaf | Northfield, Minn. | MIAC |
4
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| 6 | Macalester | Saint Paul, Minn. | MIAC |
5
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| 7 | Wartburg | Waverly, Iowa | IIAC |
6
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| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | MIAC |
10
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| 9 | St. Benedict | St. Joseph, Minn. | MIAC |
7
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| 10 | Grinnell | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest Conference |
8
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Carleton, 2013: Wartburg, 2012: Wartburg, 2011: Wartburg, 2010: Luther |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Hope | Holland, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
1
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| 2 | Calvin | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Michigan Intercollegiate |
2
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| 3 | Allegheny (Pa.) | Meadville, Pa. | NCAC |
6
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| 4 | Otterbein | Westerville, Ohio | OAC |
4
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| 5 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, Ohio | NCAC |
5
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| 6 | DePauw | Greencastle, Ind. | NCAC |
7
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| 7 | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, Ohio | UAA |
3
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| 8 | John Carroll | University Heights, Ohio | OAC |
8
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| 9 | Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | OAC |
10
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| 10 | Ohio Northern | Ada, Ohio | OAC |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Calvin, 2013: Calvin, 2012: Hope, 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin |
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MIDEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Md. | Centennial |
1
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| 2 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown, Pa. | Landmark |
3
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| 3 | Dickinson | Carlisle, Pa. | Centennial |
2
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| 4 | Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, Pa. | UAA |
5
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| 5 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | Centennial |
4
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| 6 | Grove City | Grove City, Pa. | PAC |
7
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| 7 | Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | Centennial |
7
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| 7 | Misericordia | Dallas, Pa. | Middle Atlantic |
6
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| 9 | Waynesburg | Waynesburg, Pa. | PAC |
10
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| 10 | Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | Centennial |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Johns Hopkins, 2013: Johns Hopkins, 2012: Johns Hopkins, 2011: Johns Hopkins, 2010: Johns Hopkins |
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MIDWEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Washington (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | UAA |
2
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| 3 | UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, Wis. | WIAC |
3
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| 4 | UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wis. | WIAC |
4
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| 5 | North Central (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | CCIW |
5
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| 6 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton, Ill. | CCIW |
7
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| 7 | UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wis. | WIAC |
6
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| 8 | UW-Stout | Menomonie, Wis. | WIAC |
9
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| 9 | St. Norbert | De Pere, Wis. | Midwest Conference |
10
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| 10 | Lawrence | Appleton, Wis. | Midwest Conference |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Washington (Mo.), 2013: Chicago, 2012: UW-Eau Claire, 2011: Washington (Mo.), 2010: UW-Eau Claire |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | MIT | Cambridge, Mass. | NEWMAC |
1
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| 2 | Williams | Williamstown, Mass. | NESCAC |
3
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| 3 | Middlebury | Middlebury, Vt. | NESCAC |
2
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| 4 | Amherst | Amherst, Mass. | NESCAC |
4
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| 5 | Tufts | Medford, Mass. | NESCAC |
6
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| 6 | Keene State | Keene, N.H. | Little East |
7
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| 7 | Wellesley | Wellesley, Mass. | NEWMAC |
5
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| 8 | Colby | Waterville, Maine | NESCAC |
8
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| 9 | Bates | Lewiston, Maine | NESCAC |
10
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| 10 | Univ. of New England | Biddeford, Maine | Commonwealth Coast |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: MIT, 2013: Williams, 2012: MIT, 2011: Middlebury, 2010: Middlebury |
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SOUTH/SOUTHEAST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Emory | Atlanta, Ga. | UAA |
1
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| 2 | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va. | CAC |
2
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| 3 | Rhodes | Memphis, Tenn. | SAA |
3
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| 4 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | SCAC |
4
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| 5 | Washington and Lee | Lexington, Va. | ODAC |
7
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| 6 | Bridgewater (Va.) | Bridgewater, Va. | ODAC |
9
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| 6 | Centre | Danville, Ky. | SAA |
5
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| 8 | Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Va. | CAC |
6
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| 9 | Eastern Mennonite | Harrisonburg, Va. | ODAC |
8
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| 10 | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | ASC |
NR
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Emory, 2013: Trinity (Texas), 2012: Trinity (Texas), 2011: Emory, 2010: Rhodes |
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WEST Region
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| Rank | Institution | Location | Conference |
Last Week
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| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
1
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| 2 | Willamette | Salem, Ore. | Northwest Conference |
2
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| 3 | Whitworth | Spokane, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
3
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| 4 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | SCAC |
4
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| 5 | UC Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Great South |
5
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| 6 | Redlands | Redlands, Calif. | SCIAC |
6
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| 7 | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont, Calif. | SCIAC |
7
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| 8 | Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
NR
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| 9 | Chapman | Orange, Calif. | SCIAC |
NR
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| 10 | Whitman | Walla Walla, Wash. | Northwest Conference |
9
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| Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2014: Willamette, 2013: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2012: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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