2015 Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Sept. 23)
NCU No. 2, COI, T-10, OIT No. 18
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – British Columbia is the No. 1 ranked team in the second regular-season edition of the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Wednesday. The third regular-season poll will be released on Sept. 30.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
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British Columbia is No. 1 for the second-straight week. The Thunderbirds received 17-of-20 possible first-place votes for a total of 555 points. Northwest Christian (Ore.) is No. 2 with 542 points.
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The top 5 did not change from last week’s poll – British Columbia, Northwest Christian, No. 3 Carroll (Mont.), No. 4 Aquinas (Mich.), No. 5 Dordt (Iowa).
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Northwest Christian received two first place votes. No. 6 Biola (Calif.) received one first-place vote.
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College of Idaho made the biggest climb within the Top 25, jumping up three spots from No. 13 to No. 10
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There are no new teams in the Top 25.
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No teams dropped from last week’s poll.
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British Columbia makes its 23 all-time appearance in the No. 1 spot.
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Twelve of the 21 conferences are represented in the top 25. The Cascade Collegiate Conference leads all leagues with four ranked teams in the Top 25 – Northwest Christian, College of Idaho, No. 16 Southern Oregon and No. 18 Oregon Tech.
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No. 10 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) makes its 137-consecutive appearance in the top 25, the longest active streak in the NAIA.
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Former-member Simon Fraser (B.C.) had the most all-time No. 1 rankings with 40.
Poll Methodology:
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The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
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The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
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The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
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Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
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For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2015 Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Sept. 23)
|
RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
FINAL POINTS |
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1 |
1 |
British Columbia (17) |
555 |
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2 |
2 |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) (2) |
542 |
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3 |
3 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
526 |
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4 |
4 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
504 |
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5 |
5 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
480 |
|
6 |
6 |
Biola (Calif.) (1) |
473 |
|
7 |
8 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
445 |
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8 |
9 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
438 |
|
9 |
10 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
409 |
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T10 |
6 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
384 |
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T10 |
13 |
College of Idaho |
384 |
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12 |
11 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
355 |
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13 |
12 |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
346 |
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14 |
14 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
338 |
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15 |
15 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
314 |
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16 |
17 |
Southern Oregon |
295 |
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17 |
19 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
259 |
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18 |
16 |
Oregon Tech |
250 |
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19 |
18 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
241 |
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20 |
19 |
Oklahoma City |
218 |
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21 |
21 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
200 |
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22 |
23 |
Doane (Neb.) |
167 |
|
T23 |
25 |
Siena Heights (Mich.) |
145 |
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T23 |
24 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
145 |
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25 |
22 |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
113 |
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Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others receiving votes: Trinity Christian (Ill.) 110; Hastings (Neb.) 27; Texas Wesleyan 46; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 33; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 24; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 22; Cornerstone (Mich.) 22; Great Falls (Mont.) 20; SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 6; Grace (Ind.) 5; Friends (Kan.) 3; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 3.
^Based off Coaches’ Poll from Sept. 16, 2015