KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following the Cascade Collegiate Conference Cross Country Championship, presented by U.S. Bank, four teams found spots in the final edition of the 2020-21 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll, with another receiving votes.
College of Idaho continued to lead the pack, climbing two spots to No. 2 after winning its second-straight CCC championship. Lewis-Clark State College jumped up seven spots from No. 16 to No. 9 after taking second in the championship meet, while Oregon Tech dropped one spot to No. 12. Northwest University moved into the rankings at No. 22, while Eastern Oregon University received votes.
2020 Women's Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
St. Francis (Ill.) [8] |
547 |
| 2 |
4 |
College of Idaho [7] |
535 |
| 3 |
1 |
Taylor (Ind.) [5] |
527 |
| 4 |
3 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
519 |
| 5 |
5 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
491 |
| 6 |
10 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
455 |
| 7 |
7 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
453 |
| 8 |
8 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
413 |
| 9 |
16 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
410 |
| 10 |
6 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
403 |
| 11 |
9 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
392 |
| 12 |
11 |
Oregon Tech |
364 |
| 13 |
12 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
343 |
| 14 |
13 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
330 |
| 15 |
14 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
313 |
| 16 |
15 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
292 |
| 17 |
17 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
257 |
| 18 |
18 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
254 |
| 19 |
19 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
235 |
| 20 |
20 |
Montreat (N.C.) |
219 |
| 21 |
21 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
194 |
| 22 |
NR |
Northwest (Wash.) |
176 |
| 23 |
23 |
Oklahoma City |
165 |
| 24 |
NR |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
139 |
| 25 |
22 |
Montana Western |
131 |
Dropped from the poll: Friends (Kan.), Columbia (Mo.)
Receiving votes: Friends (Kan.) 101, Columbia (Mo.) 100, Madonna (Mich.) 49, Westmont (Calif.) 47, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 33, Cumberlands (Ky.) 20, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19,
Eastern Oregon 9, Grace (Ind.) 7, Baker (Kan.) 5, Dalton State (Ga.) 4, Concordia (Neb.) 3
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.”