2017 Week 1 regional rankings: Gusties, Titans at the top

The first regional rankings of the 2017 season have been published.

Central Region Week 1 1. Gustavus Adolphus 2. Northwestern 3. Washington-St. Louis 4. St. Thomas 5. Wartburg 6. Saint Benedict 7. Dubuque 8. Luther

Midwest Region Week 1 1. Illinois Wesleyan 2. Chicago 3. Wisconsin-Whitewater 4. Millikin 5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6. Aurora 7. Wisconsin-La Crosse 8. Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Top four in other regionsGreat Lakes: Wittenberg; Ohio Northern, Otterbein; Calvin. Mid-Atlantic: Carnegie Mellon; Johns Hopkins; Stevenson; Juniata. New England: Johnson & Wales; MIT; Wesleyan; Babson. New York: Vassar; Ithaca; Stevens; Clarkson. South: Berry; Emory; Averett; Randolph-Macon. West: Colorado College; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; Whittier; Trinity (Texas).

Sorry for the late post. In the end I decided to forego the long response I wrote in regard to these initial rankings.

-Ricky Nelson