2019 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 2

While the top two remain the same, there was some shuffling among the top-10 in the most recent NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll released by the NAIA National Office on Thursday.

NAIA — Women's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Madonna (Mich.)
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
College of Idaho
Taylor (Ind.)
St. Francis (Ill.)
1
Madonna (Mich.)
2
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
3
College of Idaho
4
Taylor (Ind.)
5
St. Francis (Ill.)
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

Madonna (Mich.) and SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) continue to occupy the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, with Madonna now receiving all but one of the 21 first-place votes.

College of Idaho moved up one spot to No. 3, one point ahead of Taylor (Ind.)St. Francis (Ill.) stays at No. 5.

Two of this week’s biggest movers were Milligan (Tenn.), which moved up three spots to No. 6, and Oregon Tech, which jumped up five places to crack the top-10 at No. 9.

Athletic.net
Presenting sponsor of USTFCCCA Polls and Rankings

USTFCCCA NAIA
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2019 Week 2 - October 3rd

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 madonna-mich MADONNA (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Patrick Daugherty (4th)
591
(20 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 scad-atlanta-ga SCAD ATLANTA (GA.)
AAC (1)
Chris Ummer (1st)
570
(1 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (1)
Austin Basterrechea (4th)
542 ▲ 1
(LW: 4)
4 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (1)
Quinn White (10th)
541 ▼ 1
(LW: 3)
5 st-francis-ill ST. FRANCIS (ILL.)
Chicagoland (1)
Jeff Barker (8th)
499 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (2)
Chris Layne (21st)
492 ▲ 3
(LW: 9)
7 aquinas-mich AQUINAS (MICH.)
WHAC (2)
Mike Wojciakowski (22nd)
479 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8 indiana-wesleyan INDIANA WESLEYAN
Crossroads (2)
John Foss (32nd)
468 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9 oregon-tech OREGON TECH
Cascade (4)
Jack Kegg (9th)
447 ▲ 5
(LW: 14)
10 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (3)
Nate Van Holten (1st)
418 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 southern-oregon SOUTHERN OREGON
Cascade (2)
Grier Gatlin (16th)
395 ▼ 5
(LW: 6)
12 carroll-mont CARROLL (MONT.)
Frontier (3)
Shannon Flynn (1st)
377 ▲ 3
(LW: 15)
13 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Frontier (4)
Mike Collins (23rd)
369 ▲ 3
(LW: 16)
14 vanguard-calif VANGUARD (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Bryan Wilkins (32nd)
338 ▲ 3
(LW: 17)
15 southeastern-fla SOUTHEASTERN (FLA.)
Sun Conference (1)
Paul Kurtz (8th)
309 ▲ 5
(LW: 20)
16 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (7th)
293 ▼ 4
(LW: 12)
17 huntington-ind HUNTINGTON (IND.)
Crossroads (3)
Nick Johnson (2nd)
264 ▲ 2
(LW: 19)
17 concordia-neb CONCORDIA (NEB.)
GPAC (1)
Matt Beisel (4th)
264
(LW: RV)
19 shawnee-state-ohio SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO)
Mid-South (1)
Eric Putnam (14th)
227 ▼ 1
(LW: 18)
20 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (2)
Nate Wolf (5th)
206 ▼ 9
(LW: 11)
21 rocky-mountain-mont ROCKY MOUNTAIN (MONT.)
Frontier (1)
Mike McLean (5th)
199 ◀▶
(LW: 21)
22 columbia-mo COLUMBIA (MO.)
AMC (1)
Tracy Jex (4th)
186 ▲ 3
(LW: 25)
23 tennessee-wesleyan TENNESSEE WESLEYAN
AAC (3)
Sam Roberts (3rd)
176 ▼ 1
(LW: 22)
24 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Matt Aguero (4th)
171 ▼ 11
(LW: 13)
25 judson-ill JUDSON (ILL.)
Chicagoland (4)
Joel Popenfoose
105 NR

Also Receiving Votes: Friends (Kan.) 101, Mount Mercy (Iowa) 97, Eastern Oregon 81, The Master's (Calif.) 55, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 44, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 30, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 26, Saint Francis (Ind.) 22, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 9, Montana Western 8, Cumberlands (Ky.) 7, Westmont (Calif.) 6, Indiana Tech 6, Montreat (N.C.) 6, Saint Mary (Kan.) 5, Northwestern (Iowa) 3

Dropped Out: No. 23 Mount Mercy (Iowa), No. 24 St. Ambrose (Iowa)



Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Madonna (Mich.)1112221
College of Idaho9433362
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)2221113
St. Francis (Ill.)5554554
Aquinas (Mich.)13778435
Taylor (Ind.)3345776
Indiana Wesleyan688610107
Milligan (Tenn.)17967648
Southern Oregon461111999
Huntington (Ind.)RV191716211610
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)14212113141311
Concordia (Neb.)RVRV1719201912
Cornerstone (Mich.)1010109161813
Southeastern (Fla.)RV2015148814
Oregon Tech714910181715
Oklahoma City121324RV242516
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)8121617151517
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)1516131819RV18
Carroll (Mont.)23151215172119
Shawnee State (Ohio)16181920222420
Mount Mercy (Iowa)RV23RVRVRVRV21
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)24RVRV111122
Dordt (Iowa)11112021232223
Columbia (Mo.)RV252222RVRV24
Montana WesternRVRVRVRV2025
Vanguard (Calif.)19171412131426
Point Park (Pa.)RVRV27
Friends (Kan.)RVRVRVRV28
Eastern OregonRVRVRV23121129
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)RVRV24RV2330
Dakota State (S.D.)31
Dickinson State (N.D.)RV32
Ozarks (Mo.)33
Dalton State (Ga.)RV34
Warner Pacific (Ore.)35
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)36
Xavier (La.)37
Bethel (Ind.)25RV25RV
Tennessee Wesleyan222325RVRV
Indiana TechRVRVRVRVRVRV
Montreat (N.C.)RVRVRVRVRV
Westmont (Calif.)RVRVRVRV
Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)RVRVRVRV
Bushnell (Ore.)18RVRVRV
Northwestern (Iowa)22RVRVRVRV
Saint Francis (Ind.)RVRVRV
Saint Mary (Kan.)20RVRVRVRV
Menlo (Calif.)RVRV
Northwest (Wash.)RV
St. Ambrose (Iowa)RV24RVRV
Judson (Ill.)25
Cumberlands (Ky.)RVRVRV
The Master's (Calif.)RVRVRV
Blue Mountain (Miss.)RV
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)21RV
Benedictine (Kan.)RV
St. Thomas (Fla.)RV
Missouri WesternRV
Baker (Kan.)RV
Cumberland (Tenn.)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.)