2017 Week 3 regional rankings: UNW, MU maintain top spots

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

Central Region Week 3 (Week 1, 2 ranks) 1 (2,1). Northwestern 2 (1,2). Gustavus Adolphus 3 (4,3). St. Thomas 4 (3,4). Washington-St. Louis 5 (5,5). Wartburg 6 (6,6). Saint Benedict 7 (NR,NR). Bethel 8 (NR,8). Minnesota Morris Dropped out: Dubuque (No. 7 in Week 1); Luther (No. 8 in Week 1, No. 7 in Week 2).

Midwest Region Week 3 (Week 1, 2 ranks) 1 (4,1). Millikin 2 (1,2). Illinois Wesleyan 3 (NR,4). Concordia Wisconsin 4 (6,5). Aurora 5 (2,3). Chicago 6 (7,NR). Wisconsin-La Crosse 7 (5,NR). Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8 (3,6). Wisconsin-Whitewater Dropped out: Carthage (No. 8 in Week 2); Wisconsin-Stevens Point (No. 8 in Week 1, No. 7 in Week 2).

Week 3 top four in other regions:Great Lakes: Wittenberg; Otterbein; Ohio Northern; Calvin. Mid-Atlantic: Carnegie Mellon; Stevenson; Johns Hopkins; Juniata. New England: Johnson & Wales; MIT; Tufts; Wesleyan. New York: Vassar; Stevens; Ithaca; Clarkson. South: Emory; Berry; Birmingham-Southern; Randolph-Macon. West: Colorado College; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; Southwestern; Trinity (Texas).

-Ricky Nelson