KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The College of Idaho continues to lead five Cascade Collegiate Conference teams receiving votes in the latest edition of the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
The Coyotes slipped to No. 7 in the rankings, while Lewis-Clark State College moved up one spot to No. 10. Southern Oregon University and Northwest University also moved up one spot to No. 17 and No. 23, respectively, and Oregon Tech is receiving votes in the poll.
2021 NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll – 9.23.21
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
St. Francis (Ill.) [20] |
560 |
| 2 |
4 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
528 |
| 3 |
14 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
527 |
| 4 |
2 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
507 |
| 5 |
7 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
463 |
| 6 |
8 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
456 |
| 7 |
3 |
College of Idaho |
444 |
| 8 |
9 |
Montreat (N.C.) |
439 |
| 9 |
5 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
433 |
| 10 |
11 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
391 |
| 11 |
15 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
380 |
| 12 |
22 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
353 |
| 13 |
10 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
332 |
| 14 |
12 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
311 |
| 15 |
NR |
Concordia (Neb.) |
306 |
| 16 |
16 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
298 |
| 17 |
18 |
Southern Oregon |
280 |
| 18 |
6 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
277 |
| 19 |
17 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
249 |
| 20 |
19 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
202 |
| 21 |
NR |
Columbia (Mo.) |
174 |
| 22 |
20 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
173 |
| 23 |
24 |
Northwest (Wash.) |
156 |
| 24 |
NR |
Hastings (Neb.) |
134 |
| 25 |
21 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
116 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Oregon Tech, Baker (Kan.), Oklahoma City
Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 94; Benedictine (Kan.) 85; Vanguard (Calif.) 68; Doane (Neb.) 44; Marian (Ind.) 44; Montana Tech 32;
Oregon Tech 27; Baker (Kan.) 16; William Woods (Mo.) 15; Oklahoma City 12; Grace (Ind.)12; Westmont (Calif.) 10; Morningside (Iowa) 3; Campbellsville (Ky.) 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.”