2018 NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll — No. 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma City captures their fifth consecutive No. 1 spot in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll on the heels of another Stars first-place victory, announced the national office on Wednesday.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
• Top-ranked Oklahoma City took first-place at the NAIA Mid-States Classic. The team captured the first place finish over 20 other teams.
• Southern Oregon holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings with 34 all time.
• Southern Oregon also holds the record for the longest active streak of being in the Top 25 with 95 straight appearances, dating back to 2008.
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 Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 4
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Oklahoma City [19] |
590 |
| 2 |
2 |
St. Francis (Ill.) [2] |
563 |
| 3 |
3 |
Southern Oregon |
559 |
| 4 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
535 |
| 5 |
7 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
512 |
| 6 |
6 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
500 |
| 7 |
9 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
464 |
| 8 |
10 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
449 |
| 9 |
13 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
428 |
| 10 |
14 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
419 |
| 11 |
21 |
The Master’s (Calif.) |
380 |
| 12 |
12 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
371 |
| 13 |
5 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
368 |
| 14 |
8 |
Eastern Oregon |
351 |
| 15 |
15 |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
329 |
| 16 |
11 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
300 |
| 17 |
18 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
292 |
| 18 |
19 |
Indiana Tech |
275 |
| 19 |
17 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
248 |
| 20 |
16 |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
225 |
| 21 |
22 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
196 |
| 22 |
23 |
WVU Tech |
194 |
| 23 |
NR |
UC Merced |
180 |
| 24 |
NR |
Montreat (N.C.) |
139 |
| 25 |
NR |
Madonna (Mich.) |
134 |
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Others Receiving Votes: Oregon Tech 126, Campbellsville (Ky.) 102, Milligan (Tenn.) 77, Baker (Kan.) 65, Cumberlands (Ky.) 52, SAGU (Texas) 22, Evangel (Mo.) 19, Marian (Ind.) 10.