KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) were recognized in the latest edition of the NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Thursday.
The University of Saint Mary remained at No. 3 for the third poll in a row. The Spires secured three of a possible 20 first-place votes. Kansas Wesleyan University moved up two spots from their previous ranking to No. 15. Evangel University remained in the "Receiving Votes" category of the poll for the third consecutive poll.
The next edition of the NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Poll will be released Tuesday, November 12.
Rating Methodology:
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second place, 28 for third place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team’s rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Taylor (Ind.) [14] |
555 |
| 2 |
1 |
Milligan (Tenn.) [3] |
536 |
| 3 |
3 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) [3] |
532 |
| 4 |
4 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
508 |
| 5 |
8 |
Montreat (S.C.) |
479 |
| 6 |
5 |
College of Idaho |
475 |
| 7 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
449 |
| 8 |
7 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
431 |
| 9 |
10 |
Grace (Ind.) |
414 |
| 10 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
403 |
| 11 |
11 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
369 |
| 12 |
12 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
352 |
| 13 |
13 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
351 |
| 14 |
22 |
Marian (Ind.) |
326 |
| 15 |
17 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
309 |
| 16 |
14 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
304 |
| 17 |
20 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
261 |
| 18 |
15 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho.) |
247 |
| 19 |
16 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
239 |
| 20 |
RV |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
202 |
| 21 |
24 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
187 |
| 22 |
19 |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
157 |
| 23 |
RV |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
154 |
| 24 |
RV |
Montana Tech |
141 |
| 25 |
25 |
Oklahoma City |
116 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Marian (Ind.), SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), Oklahoma City
Receiving Votes: Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 94, Evangel (Mo.) 75, Goshen (Ind.) 75, Eastern Oregon 68, Ave Maria (Fla.) 34, Doane (Neb.) 32, Carroll (Mont.) 31, Aquinas (Mich.) 17, St. Mary (Neb.) 7, St. Francis (Ind.) 4, Dakota State (N.D.) 4.
—KCAC—