Bunch Of Movement Outside Top-5 In NAIA Men’s XC Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo — British Columbia remains with the No. 1 ranking in the 2016 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the NAIA national office announced Wednesday.
The final Coaches’ Top 25 Poll will be released by 7 p.m. CDT on Sunday, Nov. 6. NAIA National Championship qualifiers will be released by 5 p.m. CDT on Monday, Nov. 7.
Top 25 highlights (historical information dates back to 2001):
- British Columbia remains the No. 1-ranked team in the Top 25 Poll, garnering 19 first-place votes and 560 points.
- This is the Thunderbirds third-straight No. 1 ranking and most in British Columbia history.
- Coming in at No. 2 is St. Francis (Ill.), which earned one first-place vote and 539 points. The Saints have been active in the top five for the last 15 polls.
- Rounding out the top five is Southern Oregon at No. 3 with 527 points, Marian (Ind.) at No. 4 with 497 points and Biola (Calif.) at No. 5 with 491 points.
- There is one new team in the top 10 – No. 10 Shawnee State (Ohio).
- The biggest moves in the Top 25 is Taylor (Ind.) falling from No. 8 to No. 23, Shawnee State climbing from No. 24 to No. 10 and Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) dropping from No. 17 to No. 22.
- The Cascade Collegiate Conference leads the NAIA with four teams in the Top 25 – Southern Oregon, No. 7 College of Idaho, No. 15 Eastern Oregon and No. 25 Oregon Tech.
- There are four conferences tied for second most schools in the Top 25 — Golden State Athletic Conference, Crossroads League, Sooner Athletic Conference and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tied at three.
- No. 18 Aquinas (Mich.) extends its streak of being in the Top 25 poll to an NAIA-best 160-consecutive mentions, dating back to Aug. 22, 2000.
- Only three programs have gone the entire season ranked No. 1 – Oklahoma City (2014), former NAIA member Malone (Ohio) (2008) and former NAIA member Lindenwood (Mo.) (2007).
- There are two new teams in the Top 25 –No. 14 Bethel (Ind.) and No. 24 Wayland Baptist (Texas).
- The last time Bethel was ranked was Sept. 28, when the Pilots were ranked No. 22.
- The last time Wayland Baptist was ranked was Aug. 24, when the Pioneers were ranked No. 25 in the preseason poll.
NAIA MEN’S XC TOP-25 |
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| RANK | LAST | SCHOOL (FPVs) | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | British Columbia (19) | 560 |
| 2 | 2 | St. Francis (Ill.) (1) | 539 |
| 3 | 3 | Southern Oregon | 527 |
| 4 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 497 |
| 5 | 4 | Biola (Calif.) | 491 |
| 6 | 6 | Oklahoma City | 468 |
| 7 | 7 | College of Idaho | 438 |
| 8 | 9 | Westmont (Calif.) | 406 |
| 9 | 10 | Missouri Valley | 389 |
| 10 | 24 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 383 |
| 11 | 15 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 375 |
| 12 | 11 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 371 |
| 13 | 14 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 351 |
| 14 | NR | Bethel (Ind.) | 305 |
| 15 | 16 | Eastern Oregon | 301 |
| 16 | 18 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 287 |
| 17 | 19 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 261 |
| 18 | 12 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 241 |
| 19 | 13 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 222 |
| 20 | 22 | Indiana Tech | 208 |
| 21 | 20 | Bacone (Okla.) | 196 |
| 22 | 11 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 184 |
| 23 | 8 | Taylor (Ind.) | 174 |
| 24 | NR | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 166 |
| 25 | 21 | Oregon Tech | 138 |
Others receiving votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 124; Dordt (Iowa) 87; Columbia (Mo.) 55; Milligan (Tenn.) 51; Madonna (Mich.) 35; Rio Grande (Ohio) 33; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 20; Northwest Christian (Ore.)16; Vanguard (Calif.) 15; Cumberlands (Ky.)8; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 4
