2017 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 5
OIT No. 6, Ci No. 7, SOU No. 10, CRB No. 18, NU RV
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – At the conclusion of all women’s cross country conference championship meets, Oklahoma City has taken over the No. 1 spot in this week’s NAIA Women’s Cross Country Top 25 poll, the national office announced Sunday.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
- The Stars of Oklahoma City finished first overall in the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship on November 4, earning an automatic berth to the National Championship.
- Oklahoma City garnered 9 first place votes and 550 total points to earn the top spot.
- No. 19 Northwestern (Iowa) rejoins the Top 25 after dropping out in the last poll, and No. 25 Cornerstone (Mich.) earns its first spot in the Top 25 of 2017 this week.
- Simon Fraser (B.C.) sholds the record for the most No. 1 rankings with 41 all time.
- College of Idaho holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school, appearing in 72-straight polls, followed by Carroll (Mont.) with 63.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
- Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) 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 appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete Top 25 Calendar, click here.
2017 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 5 (Nov. 5)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
4 |
Oklahoma City [9] |
550 |
| 2 |
1 |
British Columbia [11] |
543 |
| 3 |
1 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
520 |
| 4 |
3 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
502 |
| 5 |
6 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
492 |
| 6 |
7 |
Oregon Tech |
481 |
| 7 |
5 |
College of Idaho |
437 |
| 8 |
8 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
427 |
| 9 |
13 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
409 |
| 10 |
10 |
Southern Oregon |
396 |
| 11 |
9 |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
394 |
| 12 |
12 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
362 |
| 13 |
11 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
349 |
| 14 |
17 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
323 |
| 15 |
14 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
307 |
| 16 |
15 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
284 |
| 17 |
18 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
262 |
| 18 |
19 |
Corban (Ore.) |
222 |
| 19 |
NR |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
211 |
| 20 |
25 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
209 |
| 21 |
20 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
208 |
| 22 |
22 |
Montana Western |
167 |
| 23 |
24 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
165 |
| 24 |
23 |
Marian (Ind.) |
161 |
| 25 |
NR |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
122 |
|
Dropped From Top 25: Morningside (Iowa), Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Others Receiving Votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 112; Morningside (Iowa) 112; Westmont (Calif.) 93; Northwest (Wash.) 74; St. Francis (Ill.) 46; St. Thomas (Fla.) 14; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3; Vanguard (Calif.) 3