Kansas City, Missouri — The Northwestern College men’s cross country team moved up one spot and Dordt remained in the 7 spot in the final installment of the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll released Monday by the national office.
Huntington (Ind.) closes the regular season with the No.1 ranking, followed by Saint Mary (Kan.), Taylor (Ind.), Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) and Cornerstone (Mich.). The top four teams all held the same spot from the last national poll.
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Huntington (Ind.) [13] | 554 |
| 2 | 2 | Saint Mary (Kan.) [6] | 547 |
| 3 | 3 | Taylor (Ind.) | 524 |
| 4 | 4 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 501 |
| 5 | 6 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 472 |
| 6 | 5 | Oklahoma City [1] | 466 |
| 7 | 7 | Dordt (Iowa) | 438 |
| 8 | 11 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 428 |
| 9 | 13 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 413 |
| 10 | 9 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 406 |
| 11 | 12 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 382 |
| 12 | 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 378 |
| 13 | 17 | Oregon Tech | 353 |
| 14 | 14 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 320 |
| 15 | 8 | College of Idaho | 315 |
| 16 | 15 | Montreat (N.C.) | 295 |
| 17 | 18 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 239 |
| 18 | 20 | Northwest (Wash.) | 234 |
| 19 | 23 | Carroll (Mont.) | 232 |
| 20 | 16 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 228 |
| 21 | 21 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 180 |
| 22 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 166 |
| 23 | 25 | Columbia (Mo.) | 134 |
| 24 | 24 | Doane (Neb.) | 126 |
| 25 | NR | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 119 |
