November 05, 2017
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By Trevor Lininger, NAIA Athletic Communications and Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – At the conclusion of all women’s cross country conference championship meets, Oklahoma City has taken over the No. 1 spot in this week’s NAIA Women’s Cross Country Top 25 poll, the national office announced Sunday.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
- The Stars of Oklahoma City finished first overall in the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship on November 4, earning an automatic berth to the National Championship.
- Oklahoma City garnered 9 first place votes and 550 total points to earn the top spot.
- No. 19 Northwestern (Iowa) rejoins the Top 25 after dropping out in the last poll, and No. 25 Cornerstone (Mich.) earns its first spot in the Top 25 of 2017 this week.
- Simon Fraser (B.C.) sholds 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 72-straight polls, followed by Carroll (Mont.) with 63.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
- Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete Top 25 Calendar, click here.
2017 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 5 (Nov. 5)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 4 | Oklahoma City [9] | 550 |
| 2 | 1 | British Columbia [11] | 543 |
| 3 | 1 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 520 |
| 4 | 3 | Taylor (Ind.) | 502 |
| 5 | 6 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 492 |
| 6 | 7 | Oregon Tech | 481 |
| 7 | 5 | College of Idaho | 437 |
| 8 | 8 | The Master's (Calif.) | 427 |
| 9 | 13 | Carroll (Mont.) | 409 |
| 10 | 10 | Southern Oregon | 396 |
| 11 | 9 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 394 |
| 12 | 12 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 362 |
| 13 | 11 | Dordt (Iowa) | 349 |
| 14 | 17 | Madonna (Mich.) | 323 |
| 15 | 14 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 307 |
| 16 | 15 | Indiana Wesleyan | 284 |
| 17 | 18 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 262 |
| 18 | 19 | Corban (Ore.) | 222 |
| 19 | NR | Northwestern (Iowa) | 211 |
| 20 | 25 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 209 |
| 21 | 20 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 208 |
| 22 | 22 | Montana Western | 167 |
| 23 | 24 | Hastings (Neb.) | 165 |
| 24 | 23 | Marian (Ind.) | 161 |
| 25 | NR | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 122 |
Dropped From Top 25: Morningside (Iowa), Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Others Receiving Votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 112; Morningside (Iowa) 112; Westmont (Calif.) 93; Northwest (Wash.) 74; St. Francis (Ill.) 46; St. Thomas (Fla.) 14; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3; Vanguard (Calif.) 3
