KANSAS CITY, Mo. – SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) claims the No. 1 spot in the third edition of the 2019 Women’s Cross Country Top 25 Poll.

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):

• After beating Madonna (Mich.) in a head-to-head since the last ratings period, SCAD Atlanta found their way to the top of the poll.
• There are two new teams in the Top 25: No. 23 Eastern Oregon and No. 24 SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
• The same teams are in the Top 5 from the last poll, but College of Idaho is the only team to remain at the same rank.
• Every team except for College of Idaho and Southern Oregon moved from the rank they were last week.
• Simon Fraser (B.C.) holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings with 38 all-time.
• College of Idaho actively holds the longest consecutive streak in the poll at 84. The team and remain at No. 3 in this weeks poll.

Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences. 
• Each conference is represented by one rater. 
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 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.”

2019 Women's Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll

Receiving Votes: Friends (Kan.) 96, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 87, Oklahoma City 82, Westmont (Calif.) 79, Bethel (Ind.) 29, Mount Mercy (Iowa) 26, Indiana Tech 25, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 19, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 14, Montreat (N.C.) 13, Menlo (Calif.) 5, Montana Western 4, Saint Mary (Kan.) 3, Northwestern (Iowa) 3