2020 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo.Huntington (Ind.) remained at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2020-21 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll.

The Foresters hauled in 10 of 19 possible first-place votes to give them enough breathing room against No. 2 Saint Mary (Kan.), which earned five first-place votes from the coaches.

NAIA — Men's Cross Country
This Week's National Top Five
Huntington (Ind.)
Saint Mary (Kan.)
Taylor (Ind.)
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
Oklahoma City
1
Huntington (Ind.)
2
Saint Mary (Kan.)
3
Taylor (Ind.)
4
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
5
Oklahoma City
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

No. 3 Taylor (Ind.) and No. 4 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) held steady in their positions, while Oklahoma City jumped seven spots from No. 12 to No. 5 thanks to snagging the four remaining first-place votes in the poll.

Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 4: No. 6 Cornerstone (Mich.), No. 7 Dordt (Iowa), No. 8 College of Idaho, No. 9 St. Francis (Ill.) and No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan.

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Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2020 Week 4 - March 18th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 huntington-ind HUNTINGTON (IND.)
Crossroads (1)
Lauren Davenport Johnson (1st)
519
(10 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 saint-mary-kan SAINT MARY (KAN.)
KCAC (1)
Alstin Benton (8th)
512
(5 fpv)
◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (2)
Quinn White (2nd)
487 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (8th)
465 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Matt Aguero (5th)
460
(4 fpv)
▲ 7
(LW: 12)
6 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Josh Neideck (1st)
445 ▼ 1
(LW: 5)
7 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (1)
Nate Wolf (6th)
420 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (3)
Austin Basterrechea (5th)
414 ▲ 8
(LW: 16)
9 st-francis-ill ST. FRANCIS (ILL.)
Chicagoland (1)
Jeff Barker (9th)
380 ▼ 1
(LW: 8)
10 indiana-wesleyan INDIANA WESLEYAN
Crossroads (3)
John Foss (33rd)
371 ▼ 1
(LW: 9)
11 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Frontier (1)
Mike Collins (24th)
368 ▼ 5
(LW: 6)
12 the-masters-calif THE MASTER'S (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Zach Schroeder (13th)
360 ▼ 2
(LW: 10)
13 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (1)
Chris Layne (22nd)
347 ▼ 2
(LW: 11)
14 olivet-nazarene-ill OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.)
Chicagoland (2)
Kyle Rago (1st)
308 ▼ 1
(LW: 13)
15 montreat-n-c MONTREAT (N.C.)
AAC (2)
Jason Lewkowicz (6th)
287 ▼ 1
(LW: 14)
16 rocky-mountain-mont ROCKY MOUNTAIN (MONT.)
Frontier (1)
Mike McLean (6th)
263 ▼ 1
(LW: 15)
17 oregon-tech OREGON TECH
Cascade (2)
Jack Kegg (10th)
246 ▲ 3
(LW: 20)
18 northwestern-iowa NORTHWESTERN (IOWA)
GPAC (2)
Scott Bahrke (9th)
237 ◀▶
(LW: 18)
19 baker-kan BAKER (KAN.)
The Heart (1)
Tim Byers (7th)
228 ◀▶
(LW: 19)
20 northwest-wash NORTHWEST (WASH.)
Cascade (4)
Mark Mandi (12th)
190
(LW: RV)
21 spring-arbor-mich SPRING ARBOR (MICH.)
Crossroads (4)
Bryan Burk (1st)
169 ▲ 2
(LW: 23)
22 william-carey-miss WILLIAM CAREY (MISS.)
SSAC (1)
Blake Hegstrom (8th)
168 ▼ 5
(LW: 17)
23 carroll-mont CARROLL (MONT.)
Frontier (2)
Shannon Flynn (2nd)
156 ▼ 2
(LW: 21)
24 doane-neb DOANE (NEB.)
GPAC (3)
Brad Jenny (19th)
137 ▼ 2
(LW: 22)
25 columbia-mo COLUMBIA (MO.)
AMC (1)
Tracy Jex (5th)
126 ▼ 1
(LW: 24)

Also Receiving Votes: Westmont (Calif.) 110, Grace (Ind.) 79, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 62, Aquinas (Mich.) 51, Montana State-Northern 32, Goshen (Ind.) 29, Loyola (La.) 27, Dakota State (S.D.) 26, Friends (Kan.) 5, Michigan-Dearborn 3

Dropped Out: No. 25 Westmont (Calif.)



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
Xavier (La.)RVRVRVRV
Campbellsville (Ky.)RVRVRVRV
Evangel (Mo.)RVRVRVRV
Concordia (Neb.)RVRVRV
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)RVRVRV
Reinhardt (Ga.)RVRVRV
Benedictine (Kan.)RVRVRV
Indiana TechRVRVRV
Vanguard (Calif.)RVRVRV
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)