The second NCAA regional rankings have been released. We will not see another ranking before the selections are made, although the NCAA committee will put one together for its use on Selection Sunday.

• Keith McMillan’s handy guide to Pool C (Wednesday morning, before rankings release)
• Around the Nation Podcast (Monday, breaks down all sorts of scenarios)
• Latest strength of schedule numbers

Remember that regional rankings primarily take regional games into account. Teams are listed with their regional record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.

Teams which have clinched automatic bids are in bold.
East
1 Hobart 9-0 9-0
2 Widener 8-0 8-0
3 Cortland State 7-1 7-1
4 Salisbury 6-2 7-2
5 Rowan 6-1 6-2
6 Salve Regina 9-1 9-1
7 Lycoming 7-2 7-2
8 Framingham St. 9-1 9-1
9 Bridgewater St. 9-1 9-1
10 Endicott 8-2 8-2

North
1 Mount Union 9-0 9-0
2 Concordia-Chicago 9-0 9-0
3 Elmhurst 8-1 8-1
4 Heidelberg 8-1 8-1
5 Wittenberg 8-1 8-1
6 Ohio Wesleyan 7-1 8-1
7 Adrian 8-1 8-1
8 Franklin 7-1 7-2
9 Wheaton (Ill.) 7-2 7-2
10 North Central (Ill.) 7-2 7-2

South
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 8-0 9-0
2 Wesley 5-1 8-1
3 Johns Hopkins 8-1 8-1
4 Waynesburg 9-0 9-0
5 Huntingdon 4-2 6-2
5 Washington and Lee 7-2 7-2
7 Louisiana College 5-2 7-2
8 Muhlenberg 6-2 7-2
9 Franklin and Marshall 7-2 7-2
10 Hardin-Simmons 5-3 6-3

West
1 Linfield 7-0 8-0
2 UW-Oshkosh 8-0 9-0
3 St. Thomas 9-0 9-0
4 Cal Lutheran 7-1 7-1
5 Coe 9-0 9-0
6 Pacific Lutheran 6-2 6-2
7 Bethel (Minn.) 7-2 7-2
8 Concordia-Moorhead 6-2 7-2
9 UW-Platteville 7-2 7-2
10 Lake Forest 8-1 8-1

How to use these regional rankings: If you are an at-large candidate, you want to be sure you are the top at-large candidate in your region. That will ensure you get discussed by the national committee and have a chance to be put in the field.

There are 24 automatic bids, one Pool B bid and seven Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 11.

Being listed in these rankings is not a guarantee of selection to the playoffs. There is no guarantee an at-large team will be taken from each region.

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The first (and second-to-last) NCAA regional rankings have been released.

Remember that regional rankings primarily take regional games into account. Teams are listed with their regional record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.

Teams which have clinched automatic bids are in bold.

EAST
1    Hobart    8-0    8-0
2    Widener    8-0    8-0
3    Cortland State   7-1    7-1
4    Rowan    6-1    6-2
5    Salisbury    5-2    6-2
6    Lycoming    6-2    6-2
7    St. John Fisher    5-2    6-2
8    Salve Regina    8-1    8-1
9    Framingham State    8-1    8-1
10    Bridgewater State    8-1    8-1

NORTH
1    Mount Union    8-0    8-0
2    Concordia-Chicago    8-0    8-0
3    North Central (Ill.)    7-1    7-1
4    Wabash    5-1    7-1
5    Elmhurst    7-1    7-1
6    Heidelberg    7-1    7-1
7    Wittenberg    7-1    7-1
8    Adrian    7-1    7-1
9    Ohio Wesleyan    6-1    7-1
10    Franklin    6-1    6-2

SOUTH
1    Mary Hardin-Baylor    7-0    8-0
2    Wesley    5-1    7-1
3    Johns Hopkins    8-0    8-0
4    Waynesburg    9-0    9-0
5    Huntingdon    4-2    5-2
5    Washington and Lee    6-2    6-2
7    Louisiana College    4-2    6-2
8    Muhlenberg    5-2    6-2
9    Hampden-Sydney    6-2    6-2
10    Hardin-Simmons    4-3    5-3

WEST
1    Linfield    6-0    7-0
2    Wisconsin-Oshkosh    7-0    8-0
3    St. Thomas    8-0    8-0
4    Bethel    7-1    7-1
5    Concordia-Moorhead    6-1    7-1
6    Cal Lutheran    6-1    6-1
7    Coe    8-0    8-0
8    Pacific Lutheran    5-2    5-2
9    UW-Platteville    6-2    6-2
10    Lake Forest    8-1    8-1

• Latest strength of schedule numbers

How to use these regional rankings: If you are an at-large candidate, you want to be sure you are the top at-large candidate in your region. That will ensure you get discussed by the national committee and have a chance to be put in the field.

For example, if you are Huntingdon, remember that Mary Hardin-Baylor, Johns Hopkins and Waynesburg will each get automatic bids if they remain undefeated. Wesley would get the one Pool B slot (set aside for teams without a conference or automatic bid to play for). Then Huntingdon would hit the table from the South Region and be discussed with the top candidate from each of the other regions.

There are 24 automatic bids, one Pool B bid and seven Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 11.

Being listed in these rankings is not a guarantee of selection to the playoffs. There is no guarantee an at-large team will be taken from each region.

Hobart · Linfield · Mary Hardin-Baylor · Mount Union · regional rankings

The first NCAA regional rankings will be released Oct. 31. The NCAA rankings take primarily regional games into account.

For more information about the playoffs, game dates, what defines a regional game and the rest, check out our playoff FAQ. Meanwhile, we’ll have the regional rankings on Oct. 31, as soon as they are released.

Meanwhile, we will do a mock regional ranking in this week’s Around the Nation.

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The second NCAA regional rankings have been released. These are the last we’ll see before the playoff pairings are announced on Sunday.

Remember that regional rankings primarily take regional games into account. Teams are listed with their regional record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.

Teams which have clinched automatic bids are in bold.

EAST
1 Delaware Valley 9-0 9-0
2 Salisbury 7-1 8-1
3 Montclair State 8-1 8-1
4 Kean 8-1 8-1
5 Widener 8-1 8-1
6 Western New England 9-1 9-1
7 Hobart 6-1 6-1
8 Endicott 9-1 9-1
9 St. John Fisher 7-2 7-2
10 SUNY-Maritime 7-1 7-2
Also clinched but not ranked: Norwich

NORTH
1 Mount Union 8-0 9-0
2 Wabash 8-0 9-0
3 North Central (Ill.) 7-1 8-1
4 Franklin 7-0 8-1
5 Case 8-0 8-1
6 Illinois Wesleyan 8-1 8-1
7 Wheaton (Ill.) 7-2 7-2
8 Baldwin-Wallace 7-2 7-2
9 Heidelberg 7-2 7-2
10 Wittenberg 5-2 7-2
Also clinched but not ranked: Albion, Benedictine.

SOUTH
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 8-0 9-0
2 Johns Hopkins 8-0 9-0
3 Trinity (Texas) 9-0 9-0
3 Wesley 4-1 8-1
5 McMurry 6-1 7-2
6 Hampden-Sydney 8-1 8-1
7 Centre 7-1 7-1
8 Thomas More 8-1 8-1
9 Louisiana College 6-2 7-2
10 Christopher Newport 7-1 7-2

WEST
1 UW-Whitewater 7-0 9-0
2 St. Thomas 10-0 10-0
3 Linfield 7-0 8-0
4 Cal Lutheran 7-1 7-1
5 Dubuque 8-1 9-1
6 Monmouth (Ill.) 9-1 9-1
7 Redlands 7-1 7-1
8 St. Scholastica 9-0 9-0
9 Illinois College 9-1 9-1
10 Wartburg 7-2 7-2

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The first (and second-to-last) NCAA regional rankings have been released.

Remember that regional rankings primarily take regional games into account. Teams are listed with their regional record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.

Teams which have clinched automatic bids are in bold.

EAST
1 Delaware Valley 7-0 8-0
2 Hobart 6-0 6-0
3 Salisbury 6-1 7-1
4 St. John Fisher 7-1 7-1
5 Montclair State 7-1 7-1
6 Kean 7-1 7-1
7 Widener 7-1 8-1
8 Lycoming 6-1 7-1
8 Western New England 8-1 8-1
10 SUNY-Maritime 7-0 7-1

NORTH
1 Mount Union 7-0 8-0
2 Franklin 6-0 7-1
2 Wabash 7-0 8-0
4 North Central (Ill.) 6-1 7-1
5 Case Western Reserve 7-0 7-1
6 Illinois Wesleyan 7-1 7-1
7 Wheaton (Ill.) 7-1 7-1
8 Baldwin-Wallace 7-1 7-1
9 Wittenberg 5-1 7-1
10 Albion 5-1 5-3

SOUTH
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 7-0 8-0
2 Johns Hopkins 7-0 8-0
3 Wesley 4-1 7-1
4 Trinity (Texas) 8-0 8-0
5 McMurry 5-1 6-2
6 Centre 7-0 7-0
7 Louisiana College 6-1 7-1
8 Thomas More 8-0 8-0
9 Hampden-Sydney 7-1 7-1
10 Washington and Lee 8-1 8-1

WEST
1 UW-Whitewater 6-0 8-0
2 St. Thomas 9-0 9-0
3 Linfield 6-0 7-0
4 Cal Lutheran 6-1 6-1
5 St. Olaf 7-1 7-1
6 Dubuque 7-1 8-1
6 Monmouth (Ill.) 8-1 8-1
8 Redlands 6-1 6-1
9 St. Scholastica 8-0 8-0
10 Lewis and Clark 7-0 7-0

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