Final public regional rankings of 2015 released

The final public regional rankings of the season have been published.

The national committee creates another set of regional rankings after all conference tournaments have concluded. However, those final rankings, which form the basis for seeding and at-large selections, will not be released.

Commentary, if any, will follow later this evening. First blush says the Midwest is less than perfect. In the meantime, can anyone tell me why the Midwest Region rankings are correct?

Central Region (Week 1, 2 ranks) 1 (1,1). Washington-St. Louis 2 (3,2). Gustavus Adolphus 3 (5,5). Saint Benedict 4 (2,4). Wartburg 5 (8,8). Bethel 6 (4,3). Augsburg 7 (NR,6). Northwestern 8 (6,7). Coe Saint Mary’s (Minn.) was No. 7 in Week 1.

Midwest Region (Week 1, 2 ranks) 1 (1,1). UW-Whitewater 2 (2,2). Carthage 3 (5,3). Illinois Wesleyan 4 (4,4). UW-Eau Claire 5 (6,5). UW-Stevens Point 6 (7,6). Elmhurst 7 (8,7). Chicago 8 (NR,NR). Dominican UW-Oshkosh was No. 3 in Week 1 and No. 8 in Week 2.

The top four teams in other regions:Great Lakes Region: 1. Calvin; 2. Wittenberg; 3. Hope; 4. Heidelberg. Mid-Atlantic Region: 1. Juniata; 2. Christopher Newport; 3. Eastern; 4. Mary Washington. New England Region: 1. MIT; 2. Springfield; 3. Amherst; 4. Bowdoin. New York Region: 1. Clarkson; 2. Union; 3. Stockton; 4. Brockport. South Region: 1. Emory; 2. Berry; 3. Hendrix; 4. Randolph-Macon. West Region: 1. Colorado College; 2. Texas Dallas; 3. Southwestern; 4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

-Ricky Nelson