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DIII Regional XC Rankings: 2012 Week #4 - USTFCCCA
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Oct 2nd 2012, 4:11pm
DIII Regional Cross Country Rankings: 2012 Week #4
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NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week four regional rankings for the 2012 NCAA Division III season on Tuesday. New to the No. 1 ranks this week is the men’s team at Central (Iowa) in the Central region.
Top regional men’s teams include SUNY Geneseo (Atlantic), Central (Iowa) (Central), Calvin (Great Lakes), Haverford (Mideast), North Central (Ill.) (Midwest), Bates (New England), Emory (South/Southeast), and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West). No. 1-ranked women’s teams are St. Lawrence (Atlantic), Wartburg (Central), Calvin (Great Lakes), Johns Hopkins (Mideast), Washington (Mo.) (Midwest), Williams (New England), Emory (South/Southeast), and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (West).
NCAA Division III Regional Championships will be held on Saturday, November 10. NCAA DIII Regional Championships Central.
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by either a single member coach or by polling the region’s coaches (each region varies).
PDF: Regional Rankings Summary | Week-by-Week
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
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Men’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
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2012 Week #4 — October 2
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national poll release: October 3 |
next regional release: October 9 |
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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 |
Rochester |
Rochester, N.Y. |
UAA |
2
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3 |
SUNY Cortland |
Cortland, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
3
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4 |
NYU |
New York, N.Y. |
UAA |
4
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5 |
St. Lawrence |
Canton, N.Y. |
Liberty League |
5
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6 |
TCNJ |
Ewing, N.J. |
NJAC |
7
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7 |
RPI |
Troy, N.Y. |
Liberty League |
6
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8 |
Ithaca |
Ithaca, N.Y. |
Empire 8 |
10
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9 |
Buffalo State |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
8
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10 |
SUNY Oneonta |
Oneonta, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
9
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: SUNY Geneseo, 2009: SUNY Cortland, 2008: SUNY Cortland, 2007: NYU |
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CENTRAL Region
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Rank |
Institution |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week
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1 |
Central (Iowa) |
Pella, Iowa |
IIAC |
2
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2 |
Loras |
Dubuque, Iowa |
IIAC |
3
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3 |
Wartburg |
Waverly, Iowa |
IIAC |
5
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4 |
St. Olaf |
Northfield, Minn. |
MIAC |
1
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5 |
Luther |
Decorah, Iowa |
IIAC |
4
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6 |
Saint John’s (Minn.) |
Collegeville, Minn. |
MIAC |
6
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7 |
Bethel (Minn.) |
Arden Hills, Minn. |
MIAC |
10
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8 |
Grinnell |
Grinnell, Iowa |
Midwest |
7
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9 |
Carleton |
Northfield, Minn. |
MIAC |
9
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10 |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Saint Paul, Minn. |
MIAC |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2010: Grinnell, 2009: Nebraska Wesleyan/St. Thomas (Minn.)2008: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2007: Nebraska Wesleyan |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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Rank |
Institution |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week
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1 |
Calvin |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
MIAA |
1
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2 |
Wabash |
Crawfordsville, Ind. |
NCAC |
2
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3 |
Case Western Reserve |
Cleveland, Ohio |
UAA |
3
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4 |
Ohio Northern |
Ada, Ohio |
OAC |
4
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5 |
Manchester |
North Manchester, Ind. |
HCAC |
5
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6 |
Hope |
Holland, Mich. |
MIAA |
6
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7 |
John Carroll |
University Heights, Ohio |
OAC |
8
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8 |
DePauw |
Greencastle, Ind. |
NCAC |
9
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9 |
Albion |
Albion, Mich. |
MIAA |
NR
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10 |
Ohio Wesleyan |
Delaware, Ohio |
NCAC |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin, 2007: Calvin |
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MIDEAST Region
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Rank |
Institution |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week
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1 |
Haverford |
Haverford, Pa. |
Centennial |
1
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2 |
Dickinson |
Carlisle, Pa. |
Centennial |
3
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3 |
Allegheny |
Meadville, Pa. |
NCAC |
2
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4 |
Johns Hopkins |
Baltimore, Md. |
Centennial |
5
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5 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
UAA |
4
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6 |
Elizabethtown |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
Middle Atlantic |
6
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7 |
Swarthmore |
Swarthmore, Pa. |
Centennial |
7
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8 |
Widener |
Chester, Pa. |
Middle Atlantic |
9
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9 |
DeSales |
Center Valley, Pa. |
Middle Atlantic |
8
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10 |
York (Pa.) |
York, Pa. |
CAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Haverford, 2010: Haverford, 2009: Allegheny, 2008: Carnegie Mellon, 2007: 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 |
Washington (Mo.) |
St. Louis, Mo. |
UAA |
2
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3 |
UW-La Crosse |
La Crosse, Wis. |
WIAC |
4
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4 |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
Wheaton, Ill. |
CCIW |
3
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5 |
Augustana (Ill.) |
Rock Island, Ill. |
CCIW |
5
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6 |
UW-Stevens Point |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
WIAC |
6
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7 |
Chicago |
Chicago, Ill. |
UAA |
7
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8 |
UW-Platteville |
Platteville, Wis. |
WIAC |
9
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9 |
UW-Eau Claire |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
WIAC |
8
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10 |
UW-Oshkosh |
Oshkosh, Wis. |
WIAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: North Central (Ill.), 2010: North Central (Ill.), 2009: North Central (Ill.), 2008: North Central (Ill.), 2007: UW-La Crosse |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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Rank |
Institution |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week
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1 |
Bates |
Lewiston, Maine |
NESCAC |
1
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2 |
Williams |
Williamstown, Mass. |
NESCAC |
2
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3 |
Tufts |
Medford, Mass. |
NESCAC |
3
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4 |
Middlebury |
Middlebury, Vt. |
NESCAC |
4
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5 |
Bowdoin |
Brunswick, Maine |
NESCAC |
5
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6 |
Amherst |
Amherst, Mass. |
NESCAC |
6
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7 |
MIT |
Cambridge, Mass. |
NEWMAC |
7
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8 |
Springfield (Mass.) |
Springfield, Mass. |
NEWMAC |
9
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9 |
Wesleyan (Conn.) |
Middletown, Conn. |
NESCAC |
8
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10 |
Connecticut College |
New London, Conn. |
NESCAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Williams, 2010: MIT, 2009: Williams, 2008: Williams, 2007: Amherst |
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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 |
Trinity (Texas) |
San Antonio, Texas |
SCAC |
6
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3 |
Rhodes |
Memphis, Tenn. |
SAA |
7
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4 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
Bridgewater, Va. |
ODAC |
5
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5 |
Centre |
Danville, Ky. |
SAA |
3
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6 |
Lynchburg |
Lynchburg, Va. |
ODAC |
2
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7 |
Christopher Newport |
Newport News, Va. |
USA South |
8
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8 |
UT Tyler |
Tyler, Texas |
ASC |
4
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9 |
Mary Washington |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
CAC |
9
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10 |
Roanoke |
Salem, Va. |
ODAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Lynchburg, 2010: Lynchburg, 2009: Emory, 2008: Centre, 2007: Rhodes/Emory |
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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 |
3
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4 |
Puget Sound |
Tacoma, Wash. |
Northwest |
5
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5 |
Whitworth |
Spokane, Wash. |
Northwest |
4
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6 |
Occidental |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
SCIAC |
NR
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7 |
La Verne |
La Verne, Calif. |
SCIAC |
7
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8 |
George Fox |
Newberg, Ore. |
Northwest |
9
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9 |
Colorado College |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
SCAC |
10
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UC Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz, Calif. |
Independent |
8
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Occidental/Colorado College2010: Willamette, 2009: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2008: Whitworth, 2007: Willamette |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III
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Women’s Cross Country Regional Team Rankings
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2012 Week #4 — October 2
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national poll release: October 3 |
next regional release: October 9 |
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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 |
Rochester |
Rochester, N.Y. |
UAA |
3
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4 |
Rowan |
Glassboro, N.J. |
NJAC |
5
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5 |
NYU |
New York, N.Y. |
UAA |
4
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6 |
SUNY Cortland |
Cortland, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
NR
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7 |
Plattsburgh State |
Plattsburgh, N.Y. |
SUNYAC |
6
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8 |
RPI |
Troy, N.Y. |
Liberty League |
NR
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9 |
TCNJ |
Ewing, N.J. |
NJAC |
7
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10 |
Ithaca |
Ithaca, N.Y. |
Empire 8 |
8
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: St. Lawrence, 2010: St. Lawrence, 2009: St. Lawrence, 2008: SUNY Geneseo, 2007: Plattsburgh State/SUNY Geneseo |
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CENTRAL Region
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Rank |
Institution |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week
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1 |
Wartburg |
Waverly, Iowa |
IIAC |
1
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2 |
St. Olaf |
Northfield, Minn. |
MIAC |
2
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3 |
Carleton |
Northfield, Minn. |
MIAC |
3
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4 |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
Saint Paul, Minn. |
MIAC |
4
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5 |
Luther |
Decorah, Iowa |
IIAC |
5
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6 |
St. Benedict |
St. Joseph, Minn. |
MIAC |
6
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7 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
St. Peter, Minn. |
MIAC |
8
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8 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Lincoln, Neb. |
Great Plains |
7
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9 |
Grinnell |
Grinnell, Iowa |
Midwest |
9
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10 |
Concordia Moorhead |
Moorhead, Minn. |
MIAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Wartburg, 2010: Luther, 2009: Carleton, 2008: Wartburg, 2007: Luther |
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GREAT LAKES Region
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Rank |
Institution |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week
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1 |
Calvin |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
MIAA |
1
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2 |
Oberlin |
Oberlin, Ohio |
NCAC |
4
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3 |
Case Western Reserve |
Cleveland, Ohio |
UAA |
2
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4 |
Hope |
Holland, Mich. |
MIAA |
3
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5 |
Kenyon |
Gambier, Ohio |
NCAC |
9
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6 |
Ohio Northern |
Ada, Ohio |
OAC |
5
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7 |
Denison |
Granville, Ohio |
NCAC |
NR
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8 |
John Carroll |
University Heights, Ohio |
OAC |
6
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9 |
Alma |
Alma, Mich. |
MIAA |
7
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10 |
DePauw |
Greencastle, Ind. |
NCAC |
8
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Calvin, 2010: Calvin, 2009: Calvin, 2008: Calvin, 2007: 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 |
Dickinson |
Carlisle, Pa. |
Centennial |
2
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3 |
Haverford |
Haverford, Pa. |
Centennial |
3
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4 |
Gettysburg |
Gettysburg, Pa. |
Centennial |
5
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5 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
UAA |
4
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6 |
Elizabethtown |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
Middle Atlantic |
6
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7 |
Muhlenberg |
Allentown, Pa. |
Centennial |
7
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8 |
Swarthmore |
Swarthmore, Pa. |
Centennial |
9
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9 |
Marywood |
Scranton, Pa. |
Colonial States |
NR
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10 |
Grove City |
Grove City, Pa. |
PAC |
9
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Johns Hopkins, 2010: Johns Hopkins, 2009: Johns Hopkins, 2008: Johns Hopkins, 2007: Dickinson |
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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 |
UW-Eau Claire |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
WIAC |
2
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3 |
Chicago |
Chicago, Ill. |
UAA |
3
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4 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
Bloomington, Ill. |
CCIW |
4
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5 |
UW-La Crosse |
La Crosse, Wis. |
WIAC |
5
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6 |
UW-Stevens Point |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
WIAC |
6
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7 |
Augustana (Ill.) |
Rock Island, Ill. |
CCIW |
7
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8 |
Carthage |
Kenosha, Wis. |
CCIW |
8
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9 |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
Wheaton, Ill. |
CCIW |
9
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10 |
Monmouth (Ill.) |
Monmouth, Ill. |
Midwest |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Washington (Mo.), 2010: UW-Eau Claire, 2009: UW-Eau Claire, 2008: UW-Eau Claire, 2007: Washington (Mo.) |
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NEW ENGLAND Region
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Rank |
Institution |
Location |
Conference |
Last Week
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1 |
Williams |
Williamstown, Mass. |
NESCAC |
1
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2 |
MIT |
Cambridge, Mass. |
NEWMAC |
2
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3 |
Middlebury |
Middlebury, Vt. |
NESCAC |
3
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4 |
Tufts |
Medford, Mass. |
NESCAC |
4
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5 |
Amherst |
Amherst, Mass. |
NESCAC |
5
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6 |
Bates |
Lewiston, Maine |
NESCAC |
6
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7 |
Wesleyan (Conn.) |
Middletown, Conn. |
NESCAC |
7
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8 |
Wellesley |
Wellesley, Mass. |
NEWMAC |
8
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9 |
Bowdoin |
Brunswick, Maine |
NESCAC |
9
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10 |
Colby |
Waterville, Maine |
NESCAC |
10
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Middlebury, 2010: Middlebury, 2009: MIT/Middlebury2008: Middlebury, 2007: Amherst |
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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 |
Washington and Lee |
Lexington, Va. |
ODAC |
6
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3 |
Trinity (Texas) |
San Antonio, Texas |
SCAC |
3
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4 |
Christopher Newport |
Newport News, Va. |
USA South |
5
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5 |
Eastern Mennonite |
Harrisonburg, Va. |
ODAC |
9
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6 |
Rhodes |
Memphis, Tenn. |
SAA |
2
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7 |
Centre |
Danville, Ky. |
SAA |
4
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8 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
Bridgewater, Va. |
ODAC |
7
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9 |
Mary Washington |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
CAC |
8
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10 |
Univ. of the South |
Sewanee, Tenn. |
SAA |
NR
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Emory, 2010: Rhodes, 2009: Rhodes, 2008: Trinity (Texas), 2007: Emory |
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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 |
Lewis & Clark |
Portland, Ore. |
Northwest |
2
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3 |
Willamette |
Salem, Ore. |
Northwest |
3
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4 |
Linfield |
McMinnville, Ore. |
Northwest |
5
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5 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Claremont, Calif. |
SCIAC |
4
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6 |
Whitworth |
Spokane, Wash. |
Northwest |
8
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7 |
Colorado College |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
SCAC |
NR
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8 |
Whitman |
Walla Walla, Wash. |
Northwest |
6
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9 |
UC Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz, Calif. |
Independent |
9
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10 |
Occidental |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
SCIAC |
7
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Regional Championship History — Last Five Champions: 2011: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2010: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2009: Whitworth, 2008: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2007: Willamette |
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