KANSAS CITY, MO – After earning its second NAIA National Championship title in the 2016 season, Southern Oregon will start at No. 1 for the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Southern Oregon | 526 |
| 2 | 2 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 508 |
| 3 | 3 | British Columbia | 503 |
| 4 | 5 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 464 |
| 5 | 8 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 440 |
| 6 | 13 | Eastern Oregon | 430 |
| 7 | 6 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 419 |
| 8 | 9 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 405 |
| 9 | 10 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 402 |
| 10 | 4 | College of Idaho | 371 |
| 11 | 11 | Missouri Valley | 347 |
| 12 | 14 | Marian (Ind.) | 341 |
| 13 | 14 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 328 |
| 14 | 7 | Oklahoma City | 302 |
| 15 | 18 | Taylor (Ind.) | 297 |
| 16 | 12 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 272 |
| 17 | 19 | Oregon Tech | 245 |
| 18 | 20 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 231 |
| 19 | NR | Carroll (Mont.) | 208 |
| 20 | 23 | Westmont (Calif.) | 203 |
| 21 | 22 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 176 |
| 22 | 21 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 152 |
| 23 | 24 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 145 |
| 24 | NR | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 128 |
| 25 | RV | Columbia (Mo.) | 118 |
Dropped from the Top 25: No. 16 Bacone (Okla.), No. 17 Rio Grande (Ohio), No. 25 Indiana Tech
Others Receiving Votes: Campbellsville (Ky.) 105, Indiana Tech 92, Indiana Wesleyan 84, Northwest Christian (Ore.), 46, Morningside (Iowa) 45, William Care (miss.) 35, Montreat (N.C.) 19, Rio Grande (Ohio) 15, Kansas Wesleyan 12, Siena Heights (Mich.) 12, Midland (Neb.) 7, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 7.
