Northwest Christian Headlines Final NAIA XC Women’s Top 25 Poll

Northwest Christian Headlines Final NAIA XC Women’s Top 25 Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Beacons of Northwest Christian (Ore.) have garnered 18 of the 19 first-place votes to maintain their position in the No. 1 spot during the final regular-season edition of the 2016 NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Sunday.

The NAIA National Championship qualifiers will be announced Monday, Nov. 7 by 5 p.m. CDT.

Top 25 highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):

  • For the 12th straight poll, Northwest Christian (Ore.) earns the No. 1 ranking in the Coaches Top 25 Poll.  The Beacons earned 18 first-place votes and 529 points. 
  • Northwest Christian continues its dominance, having been ranked now 32-straight polls in the top 10, with the last time it fell out being Sept. 18, 2013 (No. 11). 
  • The biggest movement in this edition is Carroll (Mont.) climbing 11 spots from No. 25 to No. 14.
  • The three newcomers to the rankings are No. 23 SCAD Savannah (Ga.), No. 24 Hastings (Neb.) and No. 25 Siena Heights (Mich.). SCAD Savannah was last ranked on Sept. 28, Hastings on Oct. 12 and Siena Heights on Oct. 21, 2015.
  • The three programs to drop out of the Top 25 are then-No. 21 Indiana Tech, then-No. 22 Benedictine (Kan.) and then-No. 24 Southeastern (Fla.).
  • Twelve of the 21 conference/Association of Independent Institutions are represented, with no new conferences showing representation in this week’s poll.
  • The Cascade Collegiate Conference once again brings four programs to the poll, led by No. 1 Northwest Christian. The Golden State Athletic Conference and Great Plains Athletic Conference are represented by three teams.
  • Former NAIA-member Simon Fraser (B.C.) has the most all-time No. 1 rankings with 40. Northwest (Wash.) leads all active NAIA schools with 18 No. 1 mentions. 
  • Only three teams have previously gone the entire season ranked No. 1 – British Columbia (2013), Simon Fraser (2005, 2006 and 2007) and Northwest (2003).
  • No. 13 Lewis-Clark State makes its 150th-consecutive appearance in the Top 25, the longest active streak in the NAIA dating back to Sept. 21, 2001.

NAIA XC WOMEN’S TOP 25

RANK LAST SCHOOL (FPVs) FINAL POINTS
1 1 Northwest Christian (Ore.) (18) 529
2 2 Biola (Calif.) 512
3 3 British Columbia 494
4 5 Oklahoma City 472
5 4 Aquinas (Mich.) 457
6 6 The Master’s (Calif.) 450
7 7 College of Idaho 419
8 9 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 406
9 8 Milligan (Tenn.) 386
10 11 Oregon Tech 372
11 10 Shawnee State (Ohio) 371
12 12 Southern Oregon 321
13 14 Taylor (Ind.) 309
14 25 Carroll (Mont.) 297
15 15 Westmont (Calif.) 295
16 16 St. Francis (Ill.) 265
17 20 Morningside (Iowa) 246
18 17 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 235
19 13 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 217
20 18 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 209
21 19 Dordt (Iowa) 207
22 23 Indiana Wesleyan 166
23 NR SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 142
24 NR Hastings (Neb.) 129
25 NR Siena Heights (Mich.) 114
 

Dropped from the Top 25: No. 21 Indiana Tech; No. 22 Benedictine (Kan.); No. 24 Southeastern (Fla.)

Others receiving votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 113; Benedictine (Kan.) 76; Southeastern (Fla.) 70; Madonna (Mich.) 65; Indiana Tech 37; Doane (Neb.) 18; Tennessee Wesleyan 16; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 15; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 15; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 9; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 5; Arizona Christian 3; Blue Mountain (Miss.) 3

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Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4
Iowa State11111
Oklahoma State33222
New Mexico22333
Virginia66444
Colorado1313555
Syracuse121211116
Northern Arizona141414137
BYU44668
Alabama1111888
Oregon910121410
Washington State2218232111
Wake Forest109101012
Michigan State3027171613
Butler1515131214
Wisconsin557715
Notre Dame889916
California Baptist1516151517
Tulane2523181718
Princeton1920222019
GeorgiaRVRV20
Harvard2425292821
MissouriRV201922
Air Force2324252323
North Carolina181916RV23
MichiganRVRVRVRV25
Ole Miss2725272426
Stanford67211827
Virginia TechRVRV27
Oklahoma29RVRVRV29
Georgetown2830282430
Tulsa26293027RV
Loyola-Chicago30RV
GonzagaRVRVRV
TexasRV
Texas A&MRV
Arkansas20211922
Eastern Kentucky17172626
Boise StateRVRVRV29
VillanovaRVRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
Middle TennesseeRV
Utah StateRV
MinnesotaRV
LouisvilleRV
Washington212224
Furman3028RV
LipscombRV
PortlandRVRV
TennesseeRVRV
IonaRV
Weber StateRV
CharlotteRV

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2016 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 8/29
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Tue 8/30
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Week 1Mon 9/12
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Tue 9/13
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Week 2Mon 9/19
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Tue 9/20
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Week 3Mon 9/26
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Tue 9/27
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Week 4Mon 10/3
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Tue 10/4
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Week 5Mon 10/17
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Tue 10/18
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Week 6Mon 10/31
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Tue 11/1
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Week 7Mon 11/14
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FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Fri 11/11
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Sat 11/19
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