USTFCCCA Polls & Rankings
Courtesy: NAIA Communications September 20, 2018   

2018 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll – Week 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wayland Baptist (Texas) adds their first regular-season No. 1 rank after a big season opener, the national office announced on Wednesday.

The Pioneers, who placed second in the 12-team Texas Tech Cross Country Open this past weekend, earned 14 of 20 possible first-place votes.

Taylor (Ind.) had six first place votes of their own and sit No. 2 in the Week 1 poll, while Milligan (Tenn.) captured the lone remaining vote and are No. 4.

Oregon Tech is ranked third and Madonna (Mich.) rounds out the top-5 at No. 5.

The 2018 NAIA Cross Country Championships will be held November 16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999)

  • The Pioneers opened their season placing second out of 12 in the Texas Tech Cross Country Open.
  • Wayland Baptist Women’s Cross Country came in right behind Texas Tech in the Country Open.
  • Simon Fraser (B.C.) holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings with 41 all time.
  • College of Idaho holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school, appearing in 76-straight polls, followed by Carroll (Mont.) with 66.

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Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2018 Week 1 - September 19th

RANK TEAM & INFOPTSCHANGE
1 wayland-baptist-texas WAYLAND BAPTIST (TEXAS)
SAC (2)
Brian Whitlock (15th) 		582
(14 fpv) 		◀▶
(LW: 1)
2 taylor-ind TAYLOR (IND.)
Crossroads (1)
Quinn White (9th) 		576
(6 fpv) 		◀▶
(LW: 2)
3 oregon-tech OREGON TECH
Cascade (1)
Jack Kegg (8th) 		537 ▲ 1
(LW: 4)
4 milligan-tenn MILLIGAN (TENN.)
AAC (2)
Chris Layne (20th) 		535
(1 fpv) 		▼ 1
(LW: 3)
5 madonna-mich MADONNA (MICH.)
WHAC (1)
Patrick Daugherty (3rd) 		520 ▲ 4
(LW: 9)
6 scad-atlanta-ga SCAD ATLANTA (GA.)
AAC (1)
Mike Caldwell (4th) 		495 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7 oklahoma-city OKLAHOMA CITY
SAC (1)
Matt Aguero (3rd) 		474 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8 aquinas-mich AQUINAS (MICH.)
WHAC (2)
Mike Wojciakowski (21st) 		459 ▼ 4
(LW: 4)
9 college-of-idaho COLLEGE OF IDAHO
Cascade (3)
Austin Basterrechea (3rd) 		435 ▼ 1
(LW: 8)
10 dordt-iowa DORDT (IOWA)
GPAC (1)
Nate Wolf (4th) 		423 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11 vanguard-calif VANGUARD (CALIF.)
GSAC (1)
Bryan Wilkins (31st) 		410 ▲ 5
(LW: 16)
12 southern-oregon SOUTHERN OREGON
Cascade (2)
Grier Gatlin (15th) 		374 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13 st-francis-ill ST. FRANCIS (ILL.)
Chicagoland (1)
Jeff Barker (7th) 		362 ▲ 1
(LW: 14)
14 st-ambrose-iowa ST. AMBROSE (IOWA)
Chicagoland (2)
Dan Zeimet (16th) 		328 ▲ 4
(LW: 18)
15 embry-riddle-ariz EMBRY-RIDDLE (ARIZ.)
Cal Pac (1)
Chris Bray (6th) 		322 ▼ 2
(LW: 13)
16 point-park-pa POINT PARK (PA.)
River States (1)
Kelly Parsley (4th) 		292 ▲ 1
(LW: 17)
17 montana-western MONTANA WESTERN
Frontier (3)
Dylan Zitzer (4th) 		286 ▼ 2
(LW: 15)
18 morningside-iowa MORNINGSIDE (IOWA)
GPAC (5)
Dave Nash (16th) 		232 ▲ 1
(LW: 19)
19 saint-mary-kan SAINT MARY (KAN.)
KCAC (1)
Alstin Benton (6th) 		230 ▲ 4
(LW: 23)
20 lewis-clark-state-idaho LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)
Frontier (1)
Mike Collins (22nd) 		211 ▲ 5
(LW: 25)
21 cornerstone-mich CORNERSTONE (MICH.)
WHAC (3)
Rod Wortley (23rd) 		208 ▼ 1
(LW: 20)
22 trinity-christian-ill TRINITY CHRISTIAN (ILL.)
Chicagoland (4)
Bob Brickman (15th) 		196 ▲ 2
(LW: 24)
23 southwestern-kan SOUTHWESTERN (KAN.)
KCAC (2)
Tim Testa (3rd) 		164
(LW: RV)
24 southeastern-fla SOUTHEASTERN (FLA.)
Sun Conference (3)
Paul Kurtz (7th) 		155 ▼ 3
(LW: 21)
25 carroll-mont CARROLL (MONT.)
Frontier (4)
Ryan Utsey (2nd) 		118 ▼ 3
(LW: 22)

Also Receiving Votes: Bushnell (Ore.) 114, The Master's (Calif.) 108, Northwestern (Iowa) 101, Friends (Kan.) 85, Hastings (Neb.) 51, St. Thomas (Fla.) 24, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 24, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 11, Shawnee State (Ohio) 6, Valley City State (N.D.) 5, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 3

Dropped Out: No. 11 The Master's (Calif.)

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Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5FINAL
Oregon Tech4344411
Madonna (Mich.)9556542
Taylor (Ind.)2222223
Southern Oregon12121210874
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)6633325
Aquinas (Mich.)4865656
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)1315108767
St. Francis (Ill.)1413131111128
Wayland Baptist (Texas)11111109
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)25201413131310
College of Idaho89814131311
Milligan (Tenn.)3477151511
Oklahoma City77111212813
Indiana WesleyanRV2523212014
Cornerstone (Mich.)20211815161615
Dordt (Iowa)1010999916
Bushnell (Ore.)RV2120191917
Point Park (Pa.)17161516181818
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)RVRVRV19
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)RV1919101120
St. Thomas (Fla.)RVRVRVRVRV2221
St. Ambrose (Iowa)18141718202122
Vanguard (Calif.)16111617171723
Mount Mercy (Iowa)RV24
Saint Mary (Kan.)23192021252325
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)RVRVRVRV26
Hastings (Neb.)RVRV2222RV2427
Shawnee State (Ohio)RVRV28
Southeastern (Fla.)2124242424RV29
Dickinson State (N.D.)RVRVRVRV30
Columbia (Mo.)RVRVRVRV31
Indiana Tech222532
William Carey (Miss.)33
Ozarks (Mo.)34
Southwest (N.M.)35
Xavier (La.)36
Northwestern (Iowa)RVRVRVRV23RV
Southwestern (Kan.)RV232325RVRV
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)RVRVRVRVRV
Westmont (Calif.)RVRVRVRVRV
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)RVRVRVRV
Benedictine (Kan.)RV
Montana Western1517RVRV
Morningside (Iowa)1918RVRV
Trinity Christian (Ill.)2422RVRV
Spring Arbor (Mich.)RVRVRV
Friends (Kan.)RVRVRV
Bethel (Ind.)RVRV
Cumberland (Tenn.)RVRV
Concordia (Neb.)RV
Carroll (Mont.)2225
The Master's (Calif.)11RV
Valley City State (N.D.)RV

USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country

2018 Rankings & Polls Calendar
Weeks Conference PollsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 8/28Wed 8/29
MEN | WOMEN
Week 1Tue 9/18
MEN | WOMEN		Wed 9/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 10/2
MEN | WOMEN		Wed 10/3
MEN | WOMEN		Oct. 6: Pre-National
Week 3Tue 10/9
MEN | WOMEN		Wed 10/10
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 10/23
MEN | WOMEN		Wed 10/24
MEN | WOMEN		Oct. 27-29, Nov. 2-3: Conference Champs
Week 5Tue 11/6
MEN | WOMEN		Tue 11/6
MEN | WOMEN		Nov. 16: NAIA Champs, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)		Mon 11/5
MEN | WOMEN		Fri 11/16
MEN | WOMEN