He was in a different region than he lived in too; NE region for Beca vs SE region for CBW (where he lived)
and that applied to several state champions on that team - SE region is weaker, but since it has more schools, it gets 1 more qualifier.
Columbia tied Penn last year in the EIWA tournament.
Cornell will continue to dominate based on coaching and recruits, but the #2 position isn't nearly as clear.