DIII National Cross Country Coaches Poll — Week 2
Courtesy: Tom Lewis, USTFCCCA
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the week two results of the national cross country coaches’ poll for NCAA Division III. North Central’s men and Middlebury’s women remain the No. 1 teams in the nation according to the nation’s coaches. The men of Washington (Mo.) and the women’s team of MIT moved to the nation’s top three for the first time this season.
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AROUND THE POLLS
MEN
– No. 5 SUNY Geneseo is in the nation’s top five for the first time this season, as is No. 9 MIT to the top ten.
– No. 16 Chicago and No. 19 Tufts also reached season-best posts in the poll this week
– New to the top 35 are No. 25 St. Olaf, No. 26 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 32 Allegheny, and No. 35 Emory
– Again, the UAA leads with seven conference members in the top 35. The NESCAC follows with five.
WOMEN
– No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps made a move from seventh to No. 4 this week, a season-high listing on the poll.
– No. 9 Calvin was 15th last week and now are in the top ten for the first time this year.
– Making their season debut to the poll this week are No. 24 Tufts, No. 32 Case Western, No. 33 Whitman, and No. 35 Chicago.
UPDATED: 11:30am CT, 9/21/11 — A correction was made to the men’s poll. Albion is the correct team at No. 31.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll
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2011 Week #2, September 21
|
next poll: September 28 |
|
Rank |
Institution (FPV) |
Points |
Region |
Conference |
Location |
Last Week
|
1 |
North Central (Ill.) (8) |
280 |
Midwest |
CCIW |
Naperville, Ill. |
1
|
2 |
Haverford |
270 |
Mideast |
Centennial |
Haverford, Pa. |
2
|
3 |
Washington (Mo.) |
256 |
Midwest |
UAA |
St. Louis, Mo. |
4
|
4 |
Calvin |
254 |
Great Lakes |
MIAA |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
5
|
5 |
SUNY Geneseo |
248 |
Atlantic |
SUNYAC |
Geneseo, N.Y. |
8
|
6 |
St. Lawrence |
242 |
Atlantic |
Liberty League |
Canton, N.Y. |
3
|
7 |
Dickinson |
235 |
Mideast |
Centennial |
Carlisle, Pa. |
6
|
8 |
UW-La Crosse |
220 |
Midwest |
WIAC |
La Crosse, Wis. |
9
|
9 |
MIT |
219 |
New England |
NEWMAC |
Cambridge, Mass. |
11
|
10 |
Williams |
201 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Williamstown, Mass. |
7
|
11 |
NYU |
195 |
Atlantic |
UAA |
New York, N.Y. |
10
|
12 |
Augustana (Ill.) |
174 |
Midwest |
CCIW |
Rock Island, Ill. |
12
|
13 |
Elizabethtown |
172 |
Mideast |
Middle Atlantic |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
14
|
14 |
Middlebury |
171 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Middlebury, Vt. |
15
|
15 |
UW-Oshkosh |
168 |
Midwest |
WIAC |
Oshkosh, Wis. |
13
|
16 |
Chicago |
165 |
Midwest |
UAA |
Chicago, Ill. |
21
|
17 |
Wabash |
158 |
Great Lakes |
NCAC |
Crawfordsville, Ind. |
16
|
18 |
UW-Stevens Point |
142 |
Midwest |
WIAC |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
17
|
19 |
Hamline |
137 |
Central |
MIAC |
Saint Paul, Minn. |
18
|
19 |
Tufts |
137 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Medford, Mass. |
24
|
21 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
116 |
Central |
Great Plains |
Lincoln, Neb. |
20
|
22 |
Bates |
100 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Lewiston, Maine |
19
|
23 |
Carnegie Mellon |
99 |
Mideast |
UAA |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
23
|
24 |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
88 |
Midwest |
CCIW |
Wheaton, Ill. |
26
|
25 |
St. Olaf |
84 |
Central |
MIAC |
Northfield, Minn. |
NR
|
26 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
74 |
West |
SCIAC |
Claremont, Calif. |
NR
|
27 |
Rochester |
67 |
Atlantic |
UAA |
Rochester, N.Y. |
25
|
28 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
59 |
West |
SCIAC |
Claremont, Calif. |
27
|
29 |
Brandeis |
50 |
New England |
UAA |
Waltham, Mass. |
33
|
30 |
Johns Hopkins |
47 |
Mideast |
Centennial |
Baltimore, Md. |
28
|
31 |
Albion |
41 |
Great Lakes |
MIAA |
Albion, Mich. |
30
|
32 |
Allegheny |
36 |
Mideast |
NCAC |
Meadville, Pa. |
RV
|
32 |
Bowdoin |
36 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Brunswick, Maine |
29
|
34 |
UW-Platteville |
17 |
Midwest |
WIAC |
Platteville, Wis. |
32
|
35 |
Emory |
15 |
South/Southeast |
UAA |
Atlanta, Ga. |
RV
|
Others Receiving Votes: Willamette 14, Saint John’s (Minn.) 14, Rowan 9, Hope 9, Whitworth 6, St. Thomas (Minn.) 5, Lynchburg 3, Saint Vincent 3, UW-Eau Claire 2, TCNJ 2. |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Willamette, No. 31 Saint John’s (Minn.), No. 34 Whitworth, No. 35 Rowan |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll
|
2011 Week #2, September 21
|
next poll: September 28 |
|
Rank |
Institution (FPV) |
Points |
Region |
Conference |
Location |
Last Week
|
1 |
Middlebury (8) |
280 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Middlebury, Vt. |
1
|
2 |
Washington (Mo.) |
265 |
Midwest |
UAA |
St. Louis, Mo. |
2
|
3 |
MIT |
264 |
New England |
NEWMAC |
Cambridge, Mass. |
5
|
4 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
248 |
West |
SCIAC |
Claremont, Calif. |
7
|
5 |
UW-Eau Claire |
245 |
Midwest |
WIAC |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
3
|
5 |
Williams |
245 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Williamstown, Mass. |
4
|
7 |
SUNY Geneseo |
237 |
Atlantic |
SUNYAC |
Geneseo, N.Y. |
6
|
8 |
Amherst |
222 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Amherst, Mass. |
8
|
9 |
Calvin |
216 |
Great Lakes |
MIAA |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
15
|
10 |
NYU |
204 |
Atlantic |
UAA |
New York, N.Y. |
12
|
11 |
Johns Hopkins |
198 |
Mideast |
Centennial |
Baltimore, Md. |
11
|
12 |
Plattsburgh State |
191 |
Atlantic |
SUNYAC |
Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
10
|
13 |
Hope |
179 |
Great Lakes |
MIAA |
Holland, Mich. |
13
|
14 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
175 |
Central |
Great Plains |
Lincoln, Neb. |
9
|
15 |
St. Olaf |
169 |
Central |
MIAC |
Northfield, Minn. |
16
|
16 |
Luther |
155 |
Central |
IIAC |
Decorah, Iowa |
17
|
17 |
St. Lawrence |
146 |
Atlantic |
Liberty League |
Canton, N.Y. |
19
|
18 |
Lewis & Clark |
127 |
West |
Northwest |
Portland, Ore. |
19
|
19 |
Dickinson |
118 |
Mideast |
Centennial |
Carlisle, Pa. |
14
|
20 |
Emory |
100 |
South/Southeast |
UAA |
Atlanta, Ga. |
22
|
21 |
Rowan |
97 |
Atlantic |
NJAC |
Glassboro, N.J. |
29
|
22 |
Haverford |
92 |
Mideast |
Centennial |
Haverford, Pa. |
18
|
22 |
Carleton |
92 |
Central |
MIAC |
Northfield, Minn. |
24
|
24 |
Tufts |
90 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Medford, Mass. |
NR
|
25 |
Ohio Northern |
85 |
Great Lakes |
OAC |
Ada, Ohio |
35
|
26 |
SUNY Cortland |
84 |
Atlantic |
SUNYAC |
Cortland, N.Y. |
26
|
27 |
Colby |
82 |
New England |
NESCAC |
Waterville, Maine |
21
|
28 |
Elizabethtown |
77 |
Mideast |
Middle Atlantic |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
23
|
29 |
UW-La Crosse |
76 |
Midwest |
WIAC |
La Crosse, Wis. |
25
|
30 |
Whittier |
73 |
West |
SCIAC |
Whittier, Calif. |
31
|
31 |
Wartburg |
58 |
Central |
IIAC |
Waverly, Iowa |
27
|
32 |
Case Western Reserve |
30 |
Great Lakes |
UAA |
Cleveland, Ohio |
NR
|
33 |
Whitman |
27 |
West |
Northwest |
Walla Walla, Wash. |
NR
|
34 |
Keene State |
24 |
New England |
Little East |
Keene, N.H. |
29
|
35 |
Chicago |
22 |
Midwest |
UAA |
Chicago, Ill. |
RV
|
Others Receiving Votes: Swarthmore 10, Rhodes 8, Vassar 8, Marywood 7, UW-Stevens Point 5, Bowdoin 5, St. Thomas (Minn.) 4. |
Dropped Out: No. 28 Linfield, No. 32 Oberlin, No. 33 UW-Stevens Point, No. 34 Marywood, No. 35 Rhodes |