2024 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Conference Coaches’ Ratings – Week 1

as posted by the NAIA National Office

American Midwest ConferenceKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Columbia (Mo.)1. Saint Mary (Kan.)
2. Missouri Baptist2. Kansas Wesleyan
3. William Woods3. Tabor (Kan.)
4. Crowley’s Ridge 
5. Hannibal La-Grange 
6. Williams Baptist 
7. Central Baptist 
8. UHSP 
  
Appalachian Athletic ConferenceMid-South Conference
1. Milligan1. Cumberlands (Ky.)
2. Montreat2. Campbellsville (Ky.)
3. SCAD Atlanta3. Cumberland (Tenn.)
4. Tennessee Wesleyan4. Freed Hardeman (Tenn.)
5. Reinhardt5. Bethel (Tenn.)
6. Bryan6. Georgetown (Ky.)
7. Columbia (S.C.)7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
8. Truett-McConnell 
9. Union (Ky.) 
10. Pikeville (Ky.) 
11. Columbia International 
12. Kentucky Christian 
13. Bluefield (Va.) 
  
California PacificNorth Star Athletic Association
1. UC Merced1. Bellevue (Neb.)
2. Soka University of America2. Dakota State (S.D.)
3. Cal Maritime3. Jamestown (N.D.)
4. Simpson (Cal.)4. Dickinson State (N.D.)
 5. Valley City (N.D.)
Cascade Collegiate Conference 
1. College of Idaho 
2. Eastern Oregon 
3. Lewis-Clark State 
4. Corban University 
5. Northwest University 
6. Southern Oregon 
  
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceRED RIVER
1. St. Francis (IL)1. OUR LADY OF THE LAKE (Texas)
2. Olivet Nazarene University2. TEXAS A&M TEXARKANA
4. Governors State University3. XAVIER (La.)
5. Saint Xavier University4. SOUTHWEST (N.M.)
6. Trinity Christian College5. JARVIS CHRISTIAN (Texas)
3. St. Ambrose University6. HUSTON-TILLOTSON (Texas)
  
Continental Athletic ConferenceRiver States Conference
1. Haskell Indian Nations1. Rio Grande (Ohio)
2. Florida College10. IU Columbus (Ind.)
3. Spartanburg Methodist11. Alice Lloyd (Ky.)
4. Florida National University2. Shawnee State (Ohio)
5. Northern New Mexico3. IU East (Ind.)
6. Washington Adventist4. Midway (Ky.)
 5. IU Kokomo (Ind.)
Crossroads League6. St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)
1. Taylor University7. West Virginia Tech
2. Taylor University8. Oakland City (Ind.)
3. Spring Arbor9. Brescia (Ky.)
4. Grace College 
5. Goshen College 
6. Marian University 
  
Frontier ConferenceSooner Athletic Conference
1. Carroll (Mont.)1. Oklahoma City
2. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)2. John Brown (Ark.)
3. Montana Tech 
4. Montana Western 
5. MSU-Northern 
6. Providence (Mont.) 
  
Great Plains Athletic ConferenceSouthern States Athletic Conference
1. Dordt (Iowa)1. Mobile (Ala.)
2. Doane (Neb.)2. William Carey (Miss.)
3. Concordia (Neb.)3. Tennessee Southern
4. Midland (Neb.)4. Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.)
5. Northwestern (Iowa)5. Loyola (La.)
6. Hastings (Neb.)6. Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
7. Mount Marty (S.D.)7. Faulkner (Ala.)
8. Morningside (Iowa)8. Abraham Baldwin (Ga.)
9. Briar Cliff (Iowa)9. Thomas (Ga.)
  
Great Southwest Athletic ConferenceThe Sun Conference
1. The Master’s (Calif.)1. SCAD Savanah (Ga.)
2. Embry-Riddle Univesity (Ariz.)2. Southeastern (Fla.)
3. Arizona Christian University3. Ave Maria (Fla.)
4. Hope International (Calif.)4. St. Thomas Fla.)
 5. Keiser (Fla.)
HBCU Athletic Conference6. Webber International (Fla.)
1. Philander Smith (Ark.)7. Warner (Fla.)
2. Tougaloo (Ala.) 
3. Wiley (Texas) 
4. Stillman (Ala.) 
5. Dillard (Ala.) 
  
Heart of America ConferenceWolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
1. Park (Mo.)1. Aquinas (Mich.)
2. William Penn (Iowa)10. Cleary (Mich.)
3. Benedictine (Kan.)11. Defiance (Ohio)
4. Mount Mercy (Iowa)12. Concordia (Mich.)
5. Baker (Kan.)2. Cornerstone (Mich.)
6. Central Methodist (Mo.)3. Lawrence Technological (Mich.)
7. Clarke (Iowa)4. Indiana Tech
8. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)5. Rochester Christian (Mich.)
9. Grand View (Iowa)6. Michigan-Dearborn (Mich.)
10. Culver-Stockon (Mo.)7. Siena Heights (Mich.)
11. Peru State (Neb.)8. Lourdes (Ohio)
 9. Madonna (Mich.)

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Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3
Iowa State1111
Oklahoma State3322
New Mexico2233
Virginia6644
Colorado131355
BYU4466
Wisconsin5577
Alabama111188
Notre Dame8899
Wake Forest1091010
Syracuse12121111
Butler15151312
Northern Arizona14141413
Oregon9101214
California Baptist15161515
Michigan State30271716
Tulane25231817
Stanford672118
MissouriRV2019
Princeton19202220
Washington State22182321
Arkansas20211922
Air Force23242523
Ole Miss27252724
Georgetown28302824
Eastern Kentucky17172626
Tulsa26293027
Harvard24252928
Boise StateRVRVRV29
Loyola-Chicago30
North Carolina181916RV
Oklahoma29RVRVRV
VillanovaRVRVRVRV
MichiganRVRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
Utah StateRV
MinnesotaRV
LouisvilleRV
Middle TennesseeRV
Washington212224
Furman3028RV
LipscombRV
PortlandRVRV
GeorgiaRVRV
TennesseeRVRV
Virginia TechRVRV
GonzagaRVRV
IonaRV
Weber StateRV
CharlotteRV

USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country

2024 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Conference PollsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonThu 8/22
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Thu 9/26
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Thu 10/3
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Thu 10/17
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Thu 10/31
MEN | WOMEN
Nov. 2-3 - NAIA Conferences
Week 5Tue 11/12
MEN | WOMEN
Fri., Nov. 22 - NAIA Championships (Columbia, Mo.)
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Fri 11/22
MEN | WOMEN