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By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA October 1, 2020   

2020 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Preseason

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The NAIA National Office announced its 2020 Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Preseason Top-25 Poll on Thursday morning.

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This Week's National Top Five
Taylor (Ind.)
Oklahoma City
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Saint Mary (Kan.)
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
1
Taylor (Ind.)
2
Oklahoma City
3
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
4
Saint Mary (Kan.)
5
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
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Taylor (Ind.) tops the index for the first time in program history. The Trojans, who have been ranked in the top-25 for 49 consecutive weeks, earned eight of 21 possible first-place votes.

Defending national champion Oklahoma City comes into the season ranked No. 2, 17 points back of Taylor (Ind.) despite earning two more first-place votes (10).

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), last year’s third-place team, begins the season in the same spot. The Warriors hauled in two first-place votes of their own and sit just one point behind OCU.

The lone remaining first-place vote went to Saint Mary (Kan.), which is ranked fourth. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) rounds out the top-5 at No. 5.

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Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2020 Preseason - October 1st

RANK TEAM & INFOPTS2019
FINAL
1 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (2)
Quinn White (2nd) 		574
(8 fpv) 		2
2 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Matt Aguero (5th) 		557
(10 fpv) 		1
3 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Frontier (1)
Mike Collins (24th) 		556
(2 fpv) 		3
4 saint-mary-kan SAINT MARY (KAN.)
KCAC (1)
Alstin Benton (8th) 		533
(1 fpv) 		6
5 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (8th) 		531 4
6 huntington-ind HUNTINGTON (IND.)
Crossroads (1)
Lauren Davenport Johnson (1st) 		483 17
7 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (3)
Austin Basterrechea (5th) 		482 5
8 the-masters-calif THE MASTER'S (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Zach Schroeder (13th) 		446 9
9 indiana-wesleyan INDIANA WESLEYAN
Crossroads (3)
John Foss (33rd) 		410 8
10 southern-oregon SOUTHERN OREGON
Cascade
Grier Gatlin (17th) 		403 12
11 univ-of-antelope-valley-calif UNIV. OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (CALIF.)
Cal Pac
Clay Mayes 		383 11
12 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (1)
Nate Wolf (6th) 		382 16
13 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (1)
Chris Layne (22nd) 		370 14
14 shawnee-state-ohio SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO)
Mid-South (1)
Eric Putnam (16th) 		340 7
15 olivet-nazarene-ill OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.)
Chicagoland (2)
Kyle Rago (1st) 		330 18
16 oregon-tech OREGON TECH
Cascade (2)
Jack Kegg (10th) 		301 15
17 carroll-mont CARROLL (MONT.)
Frontier (2)
Shannon Flynn (2nd) 		288 ---
18 goshen-ind GOSHEN (IND.)
Crossroads (6)
Rustin Nyce (5th) 		225 20
19 rocky-mountain-mont ROCKY MOUNTAIN (MONT.)
Frontier (1)
Mike McLean (6th) 		224 13
20 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Josh Neideck (1st) 		215 27
21 eastern-oregon EASTERN OREGON
Cascade (5)
Ben Welch (29th) 		206 19
22 columbia-mo COLUMBIA (MO.)
AMC (1)
Tracy Jex (5th) 		181 24
23 montreat-n-c MONTREAT (N.C.)
AAC (2)
Jason Lewkowicz (6th) 		173 28
24 wayland-baptist-texas WAYLAND BAPTIST (TEXAS)
SAC (2)
Brian Whitlock (17th) 		152 25
25 william-carey-miss WILLIAM CAREY (MISS.)
SSAC (1)
Blake Hegstrom (8th) 		140 ---

Also Receiving Votes: Doane (Neb.) 116, St. Francis (Ill.) 90, Baker (Kan.) 85, Dakota State (S.D.) 73, Montana Tech 39, Westmont (Calif.) 31, Aquinas (Mich.) 20, UC Merced (Calif.) 19, Campbellsville (Ky.) 17, Loyola (La.) 11, Xavier (La.) 11, Evangel (Mo.) 8

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Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Taylor (Ind.)1111331
Huntington (Ind.)6333112
Milligan (Tenn.)139991393
Oklahoma City2RVRVRV564
Saint Mary (Kan.)4222225
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)5444446
Indiana Wesleyan977710127
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)361188
St. Francis (Ill.)RV1818189109
Cornerstone (Mich.)205556510
Oregon Tech162220171311
Shawnee State (Ohio)142525252512
Dordt (Iowa)126667713
The Master's (Calif.)8111111121114
College of Idaho7161681515
Montreat (N.C.)23121212151616
Northwest (Wash.)RV201817
Baker (Kan.)RV161616192218
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)15888141419
Doane (Neb.)RV101010242420
Northwestern (Iowa)202020181721
Goshen (Ind.)18141414RVRV22
Aquinas (Mich.)RVRVRV23
Carroll (Mont.)17171717231924
Loyola (La.)RVRVRVRV25
Spring Arbor (Mich.)2023212126
Columbia (Mo.)22191919252327
Grand View (Iowa)RV28
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)19131313162029
Southeastern (Fla.)RVRVRVRV30
Dakota State (S.D.)RV222222RVRV31
William Carey (Miss.)2515151522RV32
WVU Tech33
Friends (Kan.)RVRVRVRV34
Mount Mercy (Iowa)35
Point Park (Pa.)36
Philander Smith (Ark.)RVRVRV37
Westmont (Calif.)RV242424RVRV
Montana State-Northern25RVRVRV
Grace (Ind.)RVRVRVRVRV
Wayland Baptist (Texas)24RVRVRVRV
Michigan-DearbornRV
Montana TechRV202020
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)232323
Evangel (Mo.)RVRVRVRV
Xavier (La.)RVRVRVRV
Campbellsville (Ky.)RVRVRVRV
Concordia (Neb.)RVRVRV
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)RVRVRV
Reinhardt (Ga.)RVRVRV
Benedictine (Kan.)RVRVRV
Vanguard (Calif.)RVRVRV
Indiana TechRVRVRV
Ozarks (Mo.)RV
Eastern Oregon21RV
Montana WesternRV
Southern Oregon10
Univ. of Antelope Valley (Calif.)11
UC Merced (Calif.)RV

USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country

2020 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Conference PollsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 9/28
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 10/1
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Mon 10/26
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 10/29
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Mon 11/16
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 11/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Mon 2/15
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 2/18
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Mon 3/15
MEN | WOMEN		Thu 3/18
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Mon 3/29
MEN | WOMEN		Mon 3/29
MEN | WOMEN
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)		Fri 4/9
MEN | WOMEN		Apr. 9, 2021: NAIA Championship (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)