USAU Releases Final 2017 College Rankings, Bid Allocation

The bid picture is settled!

April 7, 2017 by Steve Sullivan in Rankings with 2 comments

USA Ultimate has announced the finalized regular season college rankings — Men’s and Women’s — along with the bid allocation for the College Championships! Here are the results.

Men’s Division I

Nationals Bid Allocation

AC: 3 bids
GL: 1 bid
ME: 1 bid
NC: 3 bids
NE: 1 bid
NW: 4 bids
OV: 1 bid
SC: 3 bids
SE: 1 bid
SW: 2 bids

Discussion

There were no significant changes to the top 20 since the preliminary rankings were released earlier this week; Wisconsin and Michigan swap spots at #8 and #9, but the bid allocation remains as initially projected.

Women’s Division I

Nationals Bid Allocation

AC: 2 bids
GL: 2 bids
ME: 1 bid
NC: 1 bid
NE: 2 bids
NW: 3 bids
OV: 2 bids
SC: 2 bids
SE: 1 bid
SW: 4 bids

Discussion

Again, no changes to the expected bid allocations for Women’s D-I, though Whitman ended up with a little more breathing room over Georgetown for the final spot than initially projected.

Men’s Division III

Nationals Bid Allocation

AC: 3 bids
GL: 1 bid
ME: 1 bid
NC: 1 bid
NE: 3 bids
NW: 1 bid
OV: 1 bid
SC: 3 bids
SE: 1 bid
SW: 1 bid

Discussion

As expected, given the volatility of the rankings in the division, Men’s D-III sees several changes that shake up the order of the top 20. Middlebury jumps from the #4 spot up to #2, while UNC Asheville slides ahead of Carleton GoP to ensure they hang on to the last strength bid. The division also ends up with the lowest ranked team qualifying for a bid as the Southwest’s autobid is earned by #45 Occidental.

Women’s Division III

Nationals Bid Allocation

AC: 1 bid
GL: 1 bid
ME: 1 bid
NC: 2 bids
NE: 4 bids
NW: 2 bid
OV: 2 bids
SC: 1 bids
SE: 1 bid
SW: 1 bid

Discussion

In the only division where bids changed with the final rankings, the Northwest will be pleased with the update to Women’s D-III. Portland moves up from #10 to #7 while Puget Sound moved ahead two spots to #14, earning a second bid for the region. The loser here is the South Central, as John Brown were bumped out of bid-earning territory.