September 13, 2017
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By Trevor Lininger, Athletic Communication and Sports Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - British Columbia earns the top spot in the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
- Defending National Champion British Columbia have held the No. 1 ranking for the past three polls
- The Thunderbirds of British Columbia earned a total of 19 first place votes
- Trinity Christian (Ill.) and St. Francis (Ill.) broke into the top 25 for the first time in 2017
- Simon Fraser (B.C.) holds the current record for most No. 1 rankings with a total of 40
- College of Idaho holds the longest streak of consecutive active Top 25 rankings with 68 in-a-row. The Coyotes have been ranked in each of the polls since 2009. Following College of Idaho is Carroll (Mont.) at 60-straight rankings, Northwest Christian (Ore.) at 55 and The Master’s (Calif.) at 51
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.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | British Columbia | 590 |
| 2 | 2 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 568 |
| 3 | 2 | Oklahoma City | 557 |
| 4 | 4 | College of Idaho | 535 |
| 5 | 5 | Southern Oregon | 508 |
| 6 | 6 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 493 |
| 7 | 6 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 461 |
| 8 | 9 | The Master's (Calif.) | 433 |
| 9 | 8 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 427 |
| 10 | 11 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 422 |
| 11 | 10 | Dordt (Iowa) | 412 |
| 12 | 12 | Oregon Tech | 396 |
| 13 | 14 | Taylor (Ind.) | 380 |
| 14 | 15 | Carroll (Mont.) | 328 |
| 15 | 17 | Morningside (Iowa) | 323 |
| 16 | 16 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 318 |
| 17 | 19 | Indiana Wesleyan | 247 |
| 18 | 18 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 242 |
| 19 | 25 | Madonna (Mich.) | 240 |
| 20 | 20 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 222 |
| 21 | 13 | Hastings (Neb.) | 221 |
| 22 | 22 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 198 |
| 23 | NR | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | 183 |
| 24 | 23 | Marian (Ind.) | 150 |
| 25 | NR | St. Francis (Ill.) | 135 |
Others Receiving Votes: Siena Heights (Mich.) 112; Northwest (Wash.) 81; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 66; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 48; William Jessup (Calif.) 35; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 28; Texas Wesleyan 15; Cornerstone 15; Blue Mountain (Miss.) 14; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.); Baker (Kan.) 7; Tennessee Wesleyan 7
Dropped From Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.); MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
