First regional rankings of 2016 released

The NCAA published the first set of 2016 regional rankings today. EDIT: As of 2:20 p.m. central, I have not seen the South or West rankings. However, the PDF’s for all regions are available. As of 2:45 p.m., the South and West rankings were published.

Central 1. Northwestern 2. Gustavus Adolphus 3. St. Thomas 4. Washington-St. Louis 5. Augsburg 6. Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 7. Luther 8. Wartburg

Midwest 1. UW-La Crosse 2. Elmhurst 3. UW-Whitewater 4. UW-Oshkosh 5. UW-Eau Claire 6. UW-Stevens Point 7. Millikin 8. Illinois Wesleyan

Top four teams in other regions: Great Lakes: 1. Calvin; 2. Wittenberg; 3. Ohio Northern; 4. DePauw. Mid-Atlantic: 1. Mary Washington;  2. Juniata; 3. Carnegie Mellon; 4. Eastern. New England: 1. Tufts; 2. Johnson & Wales; 3. UMass Boston; 4. MIT. New York: 1. Stevens; 2. Ithaca; 3. Clarkson; 4. Ramapo. South: 1. Emory; 2. Randolph-Macon; 3. Hendrix; 4. Birmingham-Southern. West: 1. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; 2. Cal Lutheran; 3. Southwestern; 4. Trinity (Texas).

My projected 2016 Week 1 regional rankings (Central & Midwest)

-Ricky Nelson