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DII National XC Rankings - Week 2
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on Sep 22 2011, 05:09 PM
DII National Cross Country Rankings — Week 2
Courtesy: Tom Lewis, USTFCCCA
NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week one national team rankings for the 2011 NCAA Division II cross country season. Since preseason rankings were announced about a month ago, the top seven men’s teams remain unchanged as Adams State keeps their No. 1 standing. On the women’s side, Chico State moved from third to No. 2 whule Ferris State made a big leap from No. 7 to No. 3 in the country.
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2010 NCAA Championships (final results): MEN | WOMEN
AROUND THE POLLS
MEN
– The top seven spots in the men’s rankings are unchanged from the preseason rankings announced on August 24th.
– At No. 9, UMass Lowell cracked the top ten for the first time this season.
– New to the top 25 from the preseason are No. 16 Southern Connecticut and No. 24 Harding.
– The RMAC is still the top conference with five teams in the top 25, followed by the GNAC, Northeast-10, and PSAC with three apiece.
WOMEN
– Four are new to the top 25 this week: No. 17 Lock Haven, No. 20 Southern Indiana, No. 23 Pittsburg State, and No. 25 San Francisco State.
– The CCAA, MIAA, NSIC, and PSAC each have three teams in the top 25 to lead all conferences.
The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 19, in Spokane, Wash. NCAA Regional Championships will be held two weeks prior on the weekend of November 5.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
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Men’s Cross Country National Team Rankings
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2011 Week #1, September 21
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| next ranking: September 28 |
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| Rank |
Institution |
Region |
Conference |
Location |
Last Week
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| 1 |
Adams State |
Central |
RMAC |
Alamosa, Colo. |
1
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| 2 |
Western State |
Central |
RMAC |
Gunnison, Colo. |
2
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| 3 |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
GLIAC |
Allendale, Mich. |
3
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| 4 |
Colorado Mines |
Central |
RMAC |
Golden, Colo. |
4
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| 5 |
Chico State |
West |
CCAA |
Chico, Calif. |
5
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| 6 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
Central |
NSIC |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
6
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| 7 |
Southern Indiana |
Midwest |
GLVC |
Evansville, Ind. |
7
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| 8 |
Edinboro |
Atlantic |
PSAC |
Edinboro, Pa. |
9
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| 9 |
UMass Lowell |
East |
Northeast-10 |
Lowell, Mass. |
11
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| 10 |
Lock Haven |
Atlantic |
PSAC |
Lock Haven, Pa. |
8
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| 11 |
Alaska Anchorage |
West |
GNAC |
Anchorage, Alaska |
12
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| 12 |
Central Missouri |
South Central |
MIAA |
Warrensburg, Mo. |
14
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| 13 |
Metro State |
Central |
RMAC |
Denver, Colo. |
15
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| 14 |
Queens (N.C.) |
Southeast |
Conf. Carolinas |
Charlotte, N.C. |
13
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| 15 |
Bellarmine |
Midwest |
GLVC |
Louisville, Ky. |
16
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| 16 |
Southern Connecticut |
East |
Northeast-10 |
New Haven, Conn. |
NR
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| 17 |
Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
PSAC |
Shippensburg, Pa. |
10
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| 18 |
East Central (Okla.) |
South Central |
Great American |
Ada, Okla. |
17
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| 19 |
Western Washington |
West |
GNAC |
Bellingham, Wash. |
19
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| 20 |
Western Oregon |
West |
GNAC |
Monmouth, Ore. |
22
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| 21 |
New Mexico Highlands |
Central |
RMAC |
Las Vegas, N.M. |
21
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| 22 |
Ashland |
Midwest |
GLIAC |
Ashland, Ohio |
18
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| 23 |
Stonehill |
East |
Northeast-10 |
Easton, Mass. |
20
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| 24 |
Harding |
South Central |
Great American |
Searcy, Ark. |
NR
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| 25 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
West |
CCAA |
Pomona, Calif. |
24
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| Dropped Out: No. 23 Neb.-Kearney, No. 25 UW-Parkside |
| teams ranked by T.J. Garlatz, Alaska Anchorage |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
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Women’s Cross Country National Team Rankings
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2011 Week #1, September 21
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| next ranking: September 28 |
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| Rank |
Institution |
Region |
Conference |
Location |
Last Week
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| 1 |
Western State |
Central |
RMAC |
Gunnison, Colo. |
1
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| 2 |
Chico State |
West |
CCAA |
Chico, Calif. |
3
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| 3 |
Ferris State |
Midwest |
GLIAC |
Big Rapids, Mich. |
7
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| 4 |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
GLIAC |
Allendale, Mich. |
2
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| 5 |
Adams State |
Central |
RMAC |
Alamosa, Colo. |
4
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| 6 |
Alaska Anchorage |
West |
GNAC |
Anchorage, Alaska |
5
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| 7 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
Central |
NSIC |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
6
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| 8 |
Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
PSAC |
Shippensburg, Pa. |
8
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| 9 |
Queens (N.C.) |
Southeast |
Conf. Carolinas |
Charlotte, N.C. |
9
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| 10 |
Minnesota Duluth |
Central |
NSIC |
Duluth, Minn. |
10
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| 11 |
U-Mary |
Central |
NSIC |
Bismarck, N.D. |
11
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| 12 |
Edinboro |
Atlantic |
PSAC |
Edinboro, Pa. |
14
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| 13 |
Midwestern State |
South Central |
Lone Star |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
12
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| 14 |
Stonehill |
East |
Northeast-10 |
Easton, Mass. |
16
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| 15 |
Tampa |
South |
Sunshine |
Tampa, Florida |
13
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| 16 |
Missouri Southern |
South Central |
MIAA |
Joplin, Mo. |
17
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| 17 |
Lock Haven |
Atlantic |
PSAC |
Lock Haven, Pa. |
NR
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| 18 |
Truman State |
South Central |
MIAA |
Kirksville, Mo. |
18
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| 19 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
West |
CCAA |
Pomona, Calif. |
24
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| 20 |
Southern Indiana |
Midwest |
GLVC |
Evansville, Ind. |
NR
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| 21 |
Western Washington |
West |
GNAC |
Bellingham, Wash. |
23
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| 22 |
Bellarmine |
Midwest |
GLVC |
Louisville, Ky. |
21
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| 23 |
Pittsburg State |
South Central |
MIAA |
Pittsburg, Kan. |
NR
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| 24 |
Nova Southeastern |
South |
Sunshine |
Davie, Fla. |
25
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| 25 |
San Francisco State |
West |
CCAA |
San Francisco, Calif. |
NR
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| Dropped Out: No. 15 Hillsdale, No. 19 Millersville, No. 20 Harding, No. 22 East Stroudsburg |
| teams ranked by Ray Hoffman, Kutztown |
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