2019 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 3

The most recent NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll was released by the NAIA National Office on Thursday and with it came a few changes, mostly to those teams outside of the top-5.

NAIA — Men's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Oklahoma City
College of Idaho
Saint Mary (Kan.)
The Master
St. Francis (Ill.)
1
Oklahoma City
2
College of Idaho
3
Saint Mary (Kan.)
4
The Master's (Calif.)
5
St. Francis (Ill.)
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

No. 1 Oklahoma City, No. 2 College of Idaho and No. 3 Saint Mary (Kan.) remained on top of the heap for yet another week after strong recent racing. The Stars were the headliners of the pack, finishing sixth in the cross-divisional race at the Chile Pepper Festival two weeks ago.

The Master’s (Calif) swapped spots with St. Francis (Ill.) since the previous installment. The now-ranked No. 4 Mustangs recently finished runner-up at the Vanguard Invitational.

Indiana Wesleyan was the biggest mover of the week, jumping nine spots from No. 15 to No. 6.

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Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2019 Week 3 - October 17th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Matt Aguero (4th)
591
(21 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (1)
Austin Basterrechea (4th)
570 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 saint-mary-kan SAINT MARY (KAN.)
KCAC (1)
Alstin Benton (7th)
536 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 the-masters-calif THE MASTER'S (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Zach Schroeder (12th)
517 ▲ 1
(LW: 5)
5 st-francis-ill ST. FRANCIS (ILL.)
Chicagoland (1)
Jeff Barker (8th)
512 ▼ 1
(LW: 4)
6 indiana-wesleyan INDIANA WESLEYAN
Crossroads (1)
John Foss (32nd)
504 ▲ 9
(LW: 15)
7 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Frontier (1)
Mike Collins (23rd)
457 ▲ 2
(LW: 9)
8 southern-oregon SOUTHERN OREGON
Cascade (2)
Grier Gatlin (16th)
454 ▼ 2
(LW: 6)
9 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (2)
Quinn White (1st)
450 ▲ 3
(LW: 12)
10 olivet-nazarene-ill OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.)
Chicagoland (2)
Michael McDowell (19th)
441 ▼ 3
(LW: 7)
11 shawnee-state-ohio SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO)
Mid-South (1)
Eric Putnam (15th)
410 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12 huntington-ind HUNTINGTON (IND.)
Crossroads (3)
Nick Johnson (2nd)
373 ▼ 2
(LW: 10)
13 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (1)
Chris Layne (21st)
358 ▼ 1
(LW: 12)
14 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (7th)
328 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15 doane-neb DOANE (NEB.)
GPAC (2)
Brad Jenny (18th)
324 ▲ 8
(LW: 23)
16 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (1)
Nate Wolf (5th)
290 ▼ 8
(LW: 8)
17 goshen-ind GOSHEN (IND.)
Crossroads (4)
Rustin Nyce (4th)
288 ◀▶
(LW: 17)
18 montreat-n-c MONTREAT (N.C.)
AAC (2)
Jason Lewkowicz (5th)
259 ▲ 1
(LW: 19)
19 eastern-oregon EASTERN OREGON
Cascade (4)
Ben Welch (28th)
250 ▼ 1
(LW: 18)
20 rocky-mountain-mont ROCKY MOUNTAIN (MONT.)
Frontier (2)
Mike McLean (5th)
234 ▲ 2
(LW: 22)
21 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Nate Van Holten (14th)
204 ▼ 5
(LW: 16)
22 baker-kan BAKER (KAN.)
The Heart (1)
Tim Byers (6th)
178 ▲ 2
(LW: 24)
23 michigan-dearborn MICHIGAN-DEARBORN
WHAC (5)
113 NR
23 univ-of-antelope-valley-calif UNIV. OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (CALIF.)
Cal Pac (2)
113 ▲ 2
(LW: 25)
25 william-carey-miss WILLIAM CAREY (MISS.)
SSAC (2)
Blake Hegstrom (7th)
100 NR

Also Receiving Votes: Menlo (Calif.) 97, William Woods (Mo.) 90, Campbellsville (Ky.) 83, Oregon Tech 76, Westmont (Calif.) 56, Aquinas (Mich.) 46, Marian (Ind.) 41, Columbia (Mo.) 27, Dakota State (S.D.) 21, Siena Heights (Mich.) 12, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 11, UC Merced (Calif.) 5, Montana State-Northern 3

Dropped Out: No. 20 Columbia (Mo.), No. 21 Aquinas (Mich.)



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Oklahoma City1111111
Taylor (Ind.)1612129462
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)101097773
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)76141414134
College of Idaho6522225
Saint Mary (Kan.)5333336
Shawnee State (Ohio)11111111887
Indiana Wesleyan214156648
The Master's (Calif.)131354999
St. Francis (Ill.)3445131110
Univ. of Antelope Valley (Calif.)232523242111
Southern Oregon42685512
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)20212220181913
Milligan (Tenn.)15161213151514
Oregon Tech24RVRVRV171715
Dordt (Iowa)88816191616
Huntington (Ind.)91012101017
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)97710111218
Eastern Oregon18191819232519
Goshen (Ind.)RV171717RVRV20
Dakota State (S.D.)RVRVRVRV21
Saint Xavier (Ill.)2524RVRV252322
Baker (Kan.)RVRV2422121423
Columbia (Mo.)131520RVRVRV24
Wayland Baptist (Texas)RV212025
Doane (Neb.)RV252315161826
Cornerstone (Mich.)17RV1621RV27
Montreat (N.C.)19201918202228
Hope International (Calif.)RV29
Loyola (La.)RV30
William Woods (Mo.)RV222331
Northwest (Wash.)32
WVU TechRVRV33
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)RV34
Ozarks (Mo.)35
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)36
Xavier (La.)37
William Carey (Miss.)25RVRV
UC Merced (Calif.)23RVRVRVRVRV
Menlo (Calif.)RVRVRVRVRVRV
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)RVRV
Aquinas (Mich.)121821RVRV
Evangel (Mo.)RV
Michigan-Dearborn23RV
Siena Heights (Mich.)RV22RVRVRV
Westmont (Calif.)20RVRV
Missouri ValleyRV
Campbellsville (Ky.)RVRVRVRV
Montana State-NorthernRV
Marian (Ind.)RV
Nelson (Texas)RVRVRV
Benedictine (Kan.)RVRVRV
Vanguard (Calif.)RV
Madonna (Mich.)22
Carroll (Mont.)RV
Bushnell (Ore.)RV
Cumberlands (Ky.)RV
Montana WesternRV
Reinhardt (Ga.)RV

USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country

2019 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Conference PollsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 8/27
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 8/29
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Tue 9/17
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 9/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 10/1
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 10/3
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Mon 10/14
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 10/17
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 10/29
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 10/31
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 2-4, Nov. 8-9: Conference Champs
Week 5Mon 11/11
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 11/11
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 22: NAIA Champs (Vancouver, Wash.)