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 #3Week #4Week #5
Oklahoma State332221
Iowa State111112
New Mexico223333
Virginia664444
Syracuse1212111165
Colorado13135556
Oregon9101214107
Northern Arizona1414141378
Alabama11118889
BYU4466810
Washington State221823211111
Wake Forest10910101212
Michigan State302717161313
Butler151513121414
Wisconsin55771515
Notre Dame88991616
California Baptist151615151717
Princeton192022201918
GeorgiaRVRV2019
Tulsa26293027RV20
Oklahoma29RVRVRV2921
Harvard242529282122
Tulane252318171823
Virginia TechRVRV2724
Arkansas2021192225
MichiganRVRVRVRV2526
North Carolina181916RV2327
Air Force232425232328
Boise StateRVRVRV2929
Eastern Kentucky1717262630
MissouriRV201922RV
Stanford67211827RV
Georgetown2830282430RV
Loyola-Chicago30RVRV
Ole Miss2725272426
GonzagaRVRVRV
Texas A&MRV
TexasRV
VillanovaRVRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
Utah StateRV
MinnesotaRV
LouisvilleRV
Middle TennesseeRV
Washington212224
Furman3028RV
LipscombRV
PortlandRVRV
TennesseeRVRV
Weber StateRV
CharlotteRV
IonaRV

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