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NCWSA Team Rankings: Pre-Nationals Rankings – 10/5/2018

Adam Koehler Midwestern Region, News, Regions, South Central Region, Southern & Atlantic Coastal Region, Western Region

All four regions had their regional championships this past weekend (Eastern, Midwestern, South Central, Western). With the Connelly Skis 40th NCWSA Nationals next week, let’s get to our pre-Nationals rankings!

Breakdown

  • The reigning National Champion, the University of Louisiana at Monroe, jumped up over the University of Alabama to claim the #1 spot going into NCWSA Nationals.
  • The NCWSA had 61 teams compete this fall!  That is up 6 teams from last year (55) and 4 teams from 2016 (57).
  • Florida Southern and Rollins College made their debuts at Eastern Regionals, and vaulted themselves into the top five at #4 and #5 respectively.
  • The Eastern Region dominates the top ten with 4 teams in the top 10 including 3 in the top 5!
  • The Midwestern Region has the fewest schools in the top ten with 1, The Ohio State University sits at #9.

Biggest Movers

Eastern Region

  • Up – None
  • Down 6 spots – Auburn University (18th), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (61st)

Midwestern Region

  • Up – None
  • Down 8 spots – University of Wisconsin – Stout (33rd)

South Central Region

  • Up 7 spots – Texas State University (25th)
  • Down 4 spots – University of Texas (21st), University of Arkansas (32nd)

Western Region

  • Up 17 spots – California State University, Chico (27th)
  • Down 2 spots – San Diego State University (7th)

Predictions

  • Watch for our National Champions prediction voting and article in the coming week prior to Nationals.

 

2018 Rankings – 10/5/2018

Rank Team Name Region
1 University of Louisiana at Monroe South Central
2 University of Alabama Eastern
3 University of Louisiana at Lafayette South Central
4 Florida Southern College Eastern
5 Rollins College Eastern
6 Clemson University Eastern
7 San Diego State University Western
8 Texas A&M University South Central
9 Ohio State University Midwestern
10 Arizona State University Western
11 Western Washington University Western
12 University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Midwestern
13 University of Wisconsin – Madison Midwestern
14 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Western
15 Iowa State University Midwestern
16 Michigan State University Midwestern
17 Purdue University Midwestern
18 Auburn University Eastern
19 Miami University Midwestern
20 University of Michigan Midwestern
21 University of Texas South Central
22 University of Kansas Midwestern
23 Grand Valley State University Midwestern
24 Bowling Green State University Midwestern
25 Texas State University South Central
26 University of California, Los Angeles Western
27 California State University, Chico Western
28 University of Cincinnati Midwestern
29 Indiana University Midwestern
30 University of Nebraska Midwestern
31 Marquette University Midwestern
32 University of Arkansas South Central
33 University of Wisconsin – Stout Midwestern
34 Missouri State University Midwestern
35 Kansas State University Midwestern
36 Western Michigan University Midwestern
37 Ohio University Midwestern
38 University of Notre Dame Midwestern
39 California State University, Sacramento Western
40 University of Iowa Midwestern
41 University of Minnesota Midwestern
42 University of Colorado Boulder Midwestern
43 University of Dayton Midwestern
44 University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Midwestern
45 University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Midwestern
46 University of Georgia Eastern
47 University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Midwestern
48 University of San Diego Western
49 University of Illinois Midwestern
50 University of California, Davis Western
51 University of Akron Midwestern
52 Bakersfield College Western
53 Central Michigan University Midwestern
54 University of Missouri Midwestern
55 University of Nevada, Reno Western
56 Lander University Eastern
57 University of South Carolina Eastern
58 Oklahoma State University South Central
60 University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Midwestern
61 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eastern
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I am Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. I earned my Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside and Bachelor's and Masters from Marquette University. I skied collegiately at Marquette and in 2009 I received the NCWSA Outstanding Leader Award. I was NCWSA Operations Committee Chair for 7 years, and the NCWSA Secretary for 8 years.