2018 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll — No. 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 1 ranked Wayland Baptist (Texas) stays on top after placing first in a big mid-week meet, the national office announced on Wednesday.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
• Top-ranked Wayland Baptist takes its first 2018 victory at the South Plains College Open this past week. The team captured the first place finish over 10 other teams.
• Simon Fraser (B.C.) holds 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 78-straight polls.
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
• Each conference is represented by one rater.
• 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.
• 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.
2018 Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll – No. 3
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Wayland Baptist [14] |
581 |
| 2 |
2 |
Taylor (Ind.) [5] |
574 |
| 3 |
3 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) [2] |
555 |
| 4 |
4 |
Oregon Tech |
534 |
| 5 |
6 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
521 |
| 6 |
5 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
482 |
| 7 |
7 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
472 |
| 8 |
10 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
458 |
| 9 |
9 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
454 |
| 10 |
12 |
Southern Oregon |
401 |
| 11 |
13 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
375 |
| 12 |
11 |
Oklahoma City |
369 |
| 13 |
14 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
365 |
| 14 |
8 |
College of Idaho |
333 |
| 15 |
18 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
329 |
| 16 |
15 |
Point Park (Pa.) |
321 |
| 17 |
16 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
297 |
| 18 |
17 |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
268 |
| 19 |
19 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
229 |
| 20 |
21 |
Northwest Christian |
220 |
| 21 |
20 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
219 |
| 22 |
22 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
213 |
| 23 |
25 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
186 |
| 24 |
24 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
150 |
| 25 |
23 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
112 |
|
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern (Iowa) 99, Bethel (Ind.) 79, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 41, Friends (Kan.) 30, Dickinson State (N.D.) 29, Concordia (Neb.) 28, Westmont (Calif.) 24, Columbia (Mo.) 24, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 20, Morningside (Iowa) 14, Montana Western 10, St. Thomas (Fla.) 9, Cumberland (Tenn.) 7, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 5, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 3.
Source: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics