QCTU and the D-III Grand Prix bring plenty of shakeup to every division
February 14, 2024 by Ultiworld in Rankings with 0 comments
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D-I Women’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Ohio State (23) | |||
| 1 | North Carolina | - | 1 |
| 2 | British Columbia | - | 2 |
| 3 | Carleton | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Vermont | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Colorado | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Oregon | - | 6 |
| 7 | Stanford | - | 7 |
| 8 | Tufts | +3 | 11 |
| 9 | Washington | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | UC Santa Barbara | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | BYU | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Colorado State | - | 12 |
| 13 | Victoria | - | 13 |
| 14 | UC Santa Cruz | - | 14 |
| 15 | Western Washington | - | 15 |
| 16 | UT Dallas | +1 | 17 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | +3 | 20 |
| 18 | Yale | +1 | 19 |
| 19 | Georgia | -3 | 16 |
| 20 | Michigan | - | |
| 21 | Northeastern | -3 | 18 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | +3 | 25 |
| 23 | SUNY Binghamton | -2 | 21 |
| 24 | NC State | -2 | 22 |
| 25 | UC Davis | -1 | 24 |
D-I Women’s Division Discussion
- They ain’t lost yet.
- Another strong performance from Carleton — this time defeating Vermont to reach the QCTU final — earns them a spot in the top three.
- Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, and Tufts each move up three positions after their QCTU performances. Tufts moves up into the top 10 with a showing that indicates they can compete with the division’s elite.
- The lone new team to the Power Rankings is Michigan, dropping in at #20. Their QCTU was highlighted by an upset over Northeastern in prequarters.
D-I Men’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: South Carolina (24) | |||
| 1 | North Carolina | - | 1 |
| 2 | Cal Poly SLO | - | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | - | 3 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | - | 4 |
| 5 | Carleton | - | 5 |
| 6 | Brown | - | 6 |
| 7 | Colorado | - | 7 |
| 8 | Minnesota | - | 8 |
| 9 | Oregon | - | 9 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | - | 10 |
| 11 | Texas | - | 11 |
| 12 | Vermont | - | 12 |
| 13 | Alabama-Huntsville | +5 | 18 |
| 14 | California | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | UCLA | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Washington | -1 | 15 |
| 17 | Northeastern | - | 17 |
| 18 | Penn State | +7 | 25 |
| 19 | Tufts | - | 19 |
| 20 | NC State | -4 | 16 |
| 21 | BYU | -1 | 20 |
| 22 | Utah State | -1 | 21 |
| 23 | Utah | -1 | 22 |
| 24 | Washington University | -1 | 23 |
| 25 | McGill | - | |
D-I Men’s Division Discussion
- All three of the week’s big upward movers fared well at Queen City. Penn State reached the final, upsetting NC State. UAH gave UNC a scare in their semifinal. And McGill broke into the Top 25 at the final position with a run to the bracket, replacing a dislodged South Carolina team that got pancaked by UNCW at the same event.
D-III Women’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Cedarville (25) | |||
| 1 | Middlebury | - | 1 |
| 2 | Whitman | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Portland | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Olaf | - | 4 |
| 5 | Williams | - | 5 |
| 6 | Carleton Eclipse | -3 | 3 |
| 7 | Colorado College | - | 7 |
| 8 | Wellesley | - | 8 |
| 9 | Haverford and Bryn Mawr | - | 9 |
| 10 | Mount Holyoke | - | 10 |
| 11 | Michigan Tech | - | 11 |
| 12 | Union | +2 | 14 |
| 13 | Lewis and Clark | - | 13 |
| 14 | Bates | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Lehigh | - | 15 |
| 16 | Trinity | - | 16 |
| 17 | Occidental | - | 17 |
| 18 | Rice | - | 18 |
| 19 | Puget Sound | - | |
| 20 | Claremont | -1 | 19 |
| 21 | Catholic University | -1 | 20 |
| 22 | Wesleyan | -1 | 21 |
| 23 | Berry | -1 | 22 |
| 24 | Brandeis | -1 | 23 |
| 25 | Winona State | -1 | 24 |
D-III Women’s Division Discussion
- A new top challenger has emerged! Whitman’s win at D-III Grand Prix positions them all the way at #2, usurping a Carleton team that took its share of Ls despite Whitman’s head-to-head loss.
- Puget Sound earned wins over Lewis & Clark and Oregon State, and flashed some competitiveness with the top teams at D-III Grand Prix. That landed them at #19 while entering the Top 25.
D-III Men’s Division Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Rochester (20), Ave Maria (23), Truman State (25) | |||
| 1 | Middlebury | - | 1 |
| 2 | Colorado College | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Richmond | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Christian | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | Williams | +1 | 6 |
| 6 | St. Olaf | -4 | 2 |
| 7 | Missouri S&T | - | 7 |
| 8 | Bowdoin | - | 8 |
| 9 | Carleton CHOP | +3 | 12 |
| 10 | Berry | +1 | 11 |
| 11 | Colorado School of Mines | +2 | 13 |
| 12 | Lewis & Clark | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Whitman | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Elon | - | 14 |
| 15 | Oberlin | - | 15 |
| 16 | Grinnell | - | 16 |
| 17 | Navy | - | 17 |
| 18 | Kenyon | - | 18 |
| 19 | John Brown | - | 19 |
| 20 | Xavier | - | |
| 21 | Occidental | - | 21 |
| 22 | Michigan Tech | - | 22 |
| 23 | Connecticut College | - | |
| 24 | Davenport University | - | 24 |
| 25 | Macalester | - | |
D-III Men’s Division Discussion
- It wasn’t the strongest debut for St. Olaf, who played a lot of close contests at Ugly Dome and took a 13-10 loss to CHOP.
- Xavier traveled quite a bit to get to D-III Grand Prix, but left rewarded after beating Lewis & Clark. They joined the Top 25 at #20. But Bacchus beat Whitman — who thumped Xavier — so the trio all moved around.
- Connecticut College became the new head of the class in the Metro East, romping over Rochester at UMass Invite in their season debut, where they also felled Wesleyan and D-I Yale.
- Macalaster comes in at #25 following solid run against both St. Olaf and CHOP at Ugly Dome. Those types of results might not improve a team’s record, but they can earn some respect.
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