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Women's XC Stays In Top 20 In NAIA Coaches Poll

By: Erik Simpson, Sports Information Director
Women's Golf-WGCA Poll Graphic 9/23/2021

Women's Cross Country | 9/23/2021 11:19:00 AM


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - St. Francis (Ill.) remains at No. 1 in the latest Coaches Top 25 Poll. Dalton State drops one spot to #20 despite finishing 3rd and 2nd in two NCAA meets this season.

By The Numbers
This is the 54th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the women's cross country program has been eligible for national rankings. They have achieved a national ranking or received votes in 12 of the 53 polls. They achieved their highest ranking in program history the April 14, 2021 poll where they came in at #18.

Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences or groups. 
• 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."
 
RANK LAST TIME SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] POINTS
1 1 St. Francis (Ill.) [20] 560
2 4 Milligan (Tenn.) 528
3 14 Cornerstone (Mich.) 527
4 2 Taylor (Ind.) 507
5 7 Aquinas (Mich.) 463
6 8 Saint Mary (Kan.) 456
7 3 College of Idaho 444
8 9 Montreat (N.C.) 439
9 5 Indiana Wesleyan 433
10 11 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 391
11 15 The Master's (Calif.) 380
12 22 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 353
13 10 Huntington (Ind.) 332
14 12 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 311
15 NR Concordia (Neb.) 306
16 16 Saint Francis (Ind.) 298
17 18 Southern Oregon 280
18 6 Dordt (Iowa) 277
19 17 Carroll (Mont.) 249
20 19 Dalton State (Ga.) 202
21 NR Columbia (Mo.) 174
22 20 Southeastern (Fla.) 173
23 24 Northwest (Wash.) 156
24 NR Hastings (Neb.) 134
25 21 Cumberlands (Ky.) 116

Dropped from the Top 25: Oregon Tech, Baker (Kan.), Oklahoma City

Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 94; Benedictine (Kan.) 85; Vanguard (Calif.) 68; Doane (Neb.) 44; Marian (Ind.) 44; Montana Tech 32; Oregon Tech 27; Baker (Kan.) 16; William Woods (Mo.) 15; Oklahoma City 12; Grace (INd.)12; Westmont (Calif.) 10; Morningside (Iowa) 3; Campbellsville (Ky.) 3

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*Information in this article attributed to the NAIA Office of Communications


 
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