by KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Bacone Warrior men’s cross country program made their debut at No. 13 after last week’s runner-up finish at the NAIA Midstates Classic where the All-Native American team had 6 runners finish in the top 25.
The Thunderbirds of British Columbia hold on to the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the second-straight week, the national office announced Wednesday.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
- British Columbia garnered 13 first place votes and 584 total points to hang on to the top spot.
- This is the sixth time that the Thunderbirds have been ranked No. 1.
- Defending National Champion Southern Oregon is currently ranked No. 2, receiving eight first place votes.
- No. 13 Bacone (Okla.) makes its first appearance in the Top 25 of 2017 and are the highest ranked team who was unranked in the previous poll.
- Southern Oregon holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings with 34 all time
- Southern Oregon also holds the record for the longest active streak of being in the Top 25 with 89 straight appearances, dating back to 2008
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 Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | British Columbia [13] | 584 |
| 2 | 1 | Southern Oregon [8] | 579 |
| 3 | 3 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 538 |
| 4 | 4 | College of Idaho | 535 |
| 5 | 7 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 529 |
| 6 | 6 | Columbia (Mo.) | 489 |
| 7 | 10 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 453 |
| 8 | 9 | Eastern Oregon | 448 |
| 9 | 17 | Westmont (Calif.) | 444 |
| 10 | 11 | Missouri Valley | 424 |
| 11 | 19 | Indiana Wesleyan | 381 |
| 12 | 12 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 358 |
| 13 | NR | Bacone (Okla.) | 357 |
| 14 | 7 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 349 |
| 15 | 14 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 338 |
| 16 | 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 312 |
| 17 | 16 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 308 |
| 18 | 25 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 250 |
| 19 | 18 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 238 |
| 20 | 20 | Indiana Tech | 230 |
| 21 | 5 | Oklahoma City | 220 |
| 22 | 24 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 181 |
| 23 | NR | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 162 |
| 24 | 15 | Taylor (Ind.) | 144 |
| 24 | NR | Oregon Tech | 144 |
Dropped From Top 25: Aquinas (Mich.), Texas Wesleyan, Doane (Neb.)
Others Receiving Votes: Aquinas (Mich) 142; Cumberlands (Ky.) 135; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 69; Madonna (Mich.) 51; Texas Wesleyan 49; Dordt (Iowa) 16; Montreat (N.C.) 9; Siena Heights (Mich.) 5; Reinhardt (Ga.) 3; Doane (Neb.) 3
