KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Taylor (Ind.) lands at No. 1 in the 2020-21 NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Postseason Top 25 Poll after winning the 2020 national title.
After four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams qualified for the NAIA National Championship, all four finished even or better as their previous rankings at the meet. Lewis-Clark State College ends the year at No. 8, while Oregon Tech picks up a No. 11 ranking. College of Idaho finishes the year at No. 15, while Northwest University ends at No. 17.
2020 Men's Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Postseason Poll
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
TEAM |
| 1 |
3 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
| 2 |
1 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
| 3 |
9 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
| 4 |
6 |
Oklahoma City |
| 5 |
2 |
St. Mary (Kan.) |
| 6 |
4 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 7 |
12 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
| 8 |
8 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| 9 |
10 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
| 10 |
5 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
| 11 |
13 |
Oregon Tech |
| 12 |
25 |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
| 13 |
7 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
| 14 |
11 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
| 15 |
15 |
College of Idaho |
| 16 |
16 |
Montreat (N.C.) |
| 17 |
18 |
Northwest (Wash.) |
| 18 |
22 |
Baker (Kan.) |
| 19 |
14 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| 20 |
24 |
Doane (Neb.) |
| 21 |
17 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 22 |
RV |
Goshen (Ind.) |
| 23 |
RV |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
| 24 |
19 |
Caroll (Mont.) |
| 25 |
RV |
Loyola (La.) |
Poll Methodology
The postseason poll is based on the final finish of the championship.