2017 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 1
CI No. 4, SOU No. 5, NCU No. 9, OIT No. 12, NU-RV
By Trevor Lininger, Athletic Communication and Sports Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - British Columbia earns the top spot in the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
- Defending National Champion British Columbia have held the No. 1 ranking for the past three polls
- The Thunderbirds of British Columbia earned a total of 19 first place votes
- Trinity Christian (Ill.) and St. Francis (Ill.) broke into the top 25 for the first time in 2017
- Simon Fraser (B.C.) holds the current record for most No. 1 rankings with a total of 40
- College of Idaho holds the longest streak of consecutive active Top 25 rankings with 68 in-a-row. The Coyotes have been ranked in each of the polls since 2009. Following College of Idaho is Carroll (Mont.) at 60-straight rankings, Northwest Christian (Ore.) at 55 and The Master’s (Calif.) at 51
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.
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
British Columbia |
590 |
| 2 |
2 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
568 |
| 3 |
2 |
Oklahoma City |
557 |
| 4 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
535 |
| 5 |
5 |
Southern Oregon |
508 |
| 6 |
6 |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
493 |
| 7 |
6 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
461 |
| 8 |
9 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
433 |
| 9 |
8 |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
427 |
| 10 |
11 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
422 |
| 11 |
10 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
412 |
| 12 |
12 |
Oregon Tech |
396 |
| 13 |
14 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
380 |
| 14 |
15 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
328 |
| 15 |
17 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
323 |
| 16 |
16 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
318 |
| 17 |
19 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
247 |
| 18 |
18 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
242 |
| 19 |
25 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
240 |
| 20 |
20 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
222 |
| 21 |
13 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
221 |
| 22 |
22 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
198 |
| 23 |
NR |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
183 |
| 24 |
23 |
Marian (Ind.) |
150 |
| 25 |
NR |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
135 |
|
Others Receiving Votes: Siena Heights (Mich.) 112; Northwest (Wash.) 81; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 66; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 48; William Jessup (Calif.) 35; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 28; Texas Wesleyan 15; Cornerstone 15; Blue Mountain (Miss.) 14; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.); Baker (Kan.) 7; Tennessee Wesleyan 7
Dropped From Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.); MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)