Mid-Atlantic Regional XC Ratings: Men Up to #2 -- Women Still #1

The US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week 6 regional rankings today. Off a solid performance in Wisconsin over the weekend, the Villanova men moved back up to #2 in the region, behind Princeton. As for the women, whose performance on Saturday revealed some trouble at the back end of their top 7, they stayed #1 in the region. The national rankings will be released tomorrow; expect the Villanova men to move up a slot or two from last week's #19 national ranking, and the women to tumble several spots from their previous perch as the #1 team in the country. Next up for both squads is the Haverford Invitational on Friday, October 21st. Here are the Mid-Atlantic regional rankings (previous ranking in parentheses):

Mid-Atlantic Men
1 Princeton Princeton, N.J. Ivy (1)
2 Villanova Villanova, Pa. Big East (3)
3 Penn State State College, Pa. Big Ten (4)
4 Georgetown Washington, D.C. Big East (2)
5 Navy Annapolis, Md. Patriot (5)
6 La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 (6)
7 American Washington, D.C. Patriot (7)
8 Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. Atlantic 10 (9)
9 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Patriot (8)
10 Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 (10)
11 Maryland College Park, Md. ACC (11)
12 Penn Philadelphia, Pa. Ivy (12)
13 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. Patriot (13)
14 UMBC Catonsville, Md. America East (14)
15 Saint Francis (Pa.) Loretto, Pa. Northeast (NR)


Mid-Atlantic Women
1 Villanova Villanova, Pa. Big East (1)
2 Georgetown Washington, D.C. Big East (2)
3 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. Big East (4)
4 Penn State State College, Pa. Big Ten (3)
5 Princeton Princeton, N.J. Ivy (5)
6 Navy Annapolis, Md. Patriot (6)
7 La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 (7)
8 Penn Philadelphia, Pa. Ivy (13)
9 Maryland College Park, Md. ACC (9)
10 Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. Atlantic 10 (15)
11 Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 (11)
12 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. Patriot (12)
13 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Patriot (10)
14 Loyola (Md.) Baltimore, Md. Metro Atlantic (8)
15 Towson Towson, Md. Colonial (14)