2023 NAIA Women’s Cross Country Conference Coaches’ Ratings – Week 3

as posted by the NAIA National Office

American Midwest Conference

1. Missouri Baptist
2. William Woods (Mo.)
3. Cottey (Mo.)
4. Columbia (Mo.)
5. UHSP St. Louis (Mo.)
6. Williams Baptist (Ark.)

Appalachian Athletic Conference

1. Milligan (Tenn.)
2. Montreat (N.C.)
3. Columbia (S.C.)
4. Bryan (Tenn.)
5. CIU (S.C.)
6. Truett McConnell (Ga.)
7. Tennessee Wesleyan
8. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
9. Brenau (Ga.)
10. Reinhardt (Ga.)
11. Pikeville (Ky.)
12. Bluefield (Va.)

California Pacific Conference

1. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
2. UC Merced
3. Soka (Calif.)
4. Park Gilbert (AZ)
5. Cal Maritime
6. Westcliff
7. Simpson (Calif.)
8. La Sierra (Calif.)

Cascade Collegiate Conference

1. College of Idaho
2. Southern Oregon
3. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
4. Eastern Oregon
5. Oregon Tech
6. Northwest (Wash.)
7. Corban (Ore.)
8. Bushnell (Ore.)
9. Evergreen (Wash.)

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. St. Francis (Ill.)
2. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
3. Saint Xavier (Ill.)
4. Governors State (Ill.)
5. St. Ambrose (Iowa)
6. Trinity Christian (Ill.)

Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)

1. College of the Ozarks (Mo.)
2. Haskell (Kan.)
3. Florida National
4. Florida College
5. Penn State Schuylkill (PA.)
6. Voorhees (S.C.)
6. Wilberforce (Ohio)
8. Washington Adventist (Md.)

Crossroads League

1. Taylor (Ind.)
2. Indiana Wesleyan
3. Grace (Ind.)
4. Goshen (Ind.)
5. Huntington (Ind.)
6. Marian (Ind.)
7. Saint Francis (Ind.)
8. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
9. Spring Arbor (Mich.)
10. Bethel (Ind.)

Frontier Conference

1. Carroll (Mont.)
2. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
3. Montana Tech

Golden State Athletic Conference

1. The Master’s (Calif.)
2. Vanguard (Calif.)
3. Arizona Christian
4. Hope International (Calif.)
5. Jessup (Calif.)
6. Menlo (Calif.)

Great Plains Athletic Conference

1. Dordt (Iowa)
2. Concordia (Neb.)
3. Morningside (Iowa)
4. Hastings (Neb.)
5. Doane (Neb.)
6. Northwestern (Iowa)
7. College of Saint Mary (Neb.)
8. Jamestown (N.D.)
9. Mount Marty (S.D.)
10. Briar Cliff (Iowa)
11. Midland (Neb.)
12. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)

Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

1. Dillard (La.)
2. Philander Smith (Ark.)
3. Talladega (Ala.)
4. Wiley (Texas)
5. Rust (Miss.)
6. Virgin Islands

Heart of America Athletic Conference

1. Benedictine (Kan.)
2. Baker (Kan.)
3. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
4. Mount Mercy (Iowa)
5. Clarke (Iowa)
6. Grand View (Iowa)
7. Graceland (Iowa)
8. William Penn (Iowa)
9. Central Methodist (Mo.)
10. Peru State (Neb.)
11. Park (Mo.)
12. Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
13. Missouri Valley

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. Saint Mary (Kan.)
2. Tabor (Kan.)
3. Kansas Wesleyan
4. Evangel (Mo.)
5. McPherson (Kan.)
6. Friends (Kan.)
7. York (Neb.)
8. Southwestern (Kan.)
9. Bethel (Kan.)
10. Bethany (Kan.)
11. Oklahoma Wesleyan
12. Sterling (Kan.)
13. Ottawa (Kan.)

Mid-South Conference

1. Cumberlands (Ky.)
2. Cumberland (Tenn.)
3. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
4. Bethel (Tenn.)
5. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
6. Georgetown (Ky.)
7. Campbellsville (Ky.)

North Star Athletic Association

1. Dakota State (S.D.)
2. Dickinson State (N.D.)
3. Valley City State (N.D.)
4. Viterbo (Wis.)
5. Bellevue (Neb.)
6. Waldorf (Iowa)

Red River Athletic Conference

1. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
2. Texas A&M Texarkana
3. Xavier (La.)
4. Huston-Tillotson (Texas)
5. Jarvis Christian (Texas)
6. Southwest (N.M.)
7. Texas College

River States Conference

1. Point Park (Pa.)
2. Indiana East (Ind.)
3. Shawnee State (Ohio)
4. IU Kokomo (Ind.)
5. Rio Grande (Ohio)
6. Midway (Ky.)
7. Oakland City (Ind.)
8. St. Mary of the Woods (Ind.)
9. Ohio Christian
10. WVU Tech

Sooner Athletic Conference

1. Texas Wesleyan
2. Oklahoma City
3. John Brown (Ark.)
4. SAGU (Texas)
5. Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Southern States Athletic Conference

1. William Carey (Miss.)
2. Blue Mountain (Miss.)
3. Dalton State (Ga.)
4. Mobile (Ala.)
5. Loyola (La.)
6. Life (Ga.)
7. Tennessee Southern (Tenn.)
8. Point (Ga.)
9. Middle Georgia State
10. Stillman (Ala.)
11. Faulkner (Ala.)
12. Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

The Sun Conference

1. SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
2. Southeastern (Fla.)
3. Ave Maria (Fla.)
4. St. Thomas (Fla.)
5. Keiser (Fla.)
6. Warner (Fla.)

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

1. Cornerstone (Mich.)
2. Indiana Tech
3. Aquinas (Mich.)
4. Michigan-Dearborn
5. Madonna (Mich.)
6. Siena Heights (Mich.)
7. Lawrence Tech (Mich.)
8. Rochester (Mich.)
9. Lourdes (Ohio)
10. Concordia (Mich.)

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Week-by-Week Ranking

USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country

2023 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Conference PollsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 8/21
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Thu 8/24
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Week 1Mon 9/18
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Thu 9/21
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Week 2Mon 10/2
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Thu 10/5
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Week 3Mon 10/9
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Thu 10/12
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Week 4Mon 10/23
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Thu 10/26
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Oct. 28-30, Nov. 3-4: Conference Champs
Week 5Mon 11/6
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Tue 11/7
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Nov. 17: NAIA Champs
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 11/4
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Mon 11/20
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