Sept. 19, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Malone College (Ohio) ranked No. 1 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) men's cross country ratings for the second straight week. The Pioneers earned all seven first place votes and compiled 210 total points.
Aquinas (Mich.) remained at No. 2 with 202 points while Azusa Pacific (Calif.) moved up a spot to No. 3 with 197 points. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) climbed three spots to No. 4 with 185 points while Cornerstone (Mich.) took a big leap from No. 10 to No. 5 with 184 points.
The next regular season Top 25 Poll will be released on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
2007 NAIA Preseason Men's Cross Country Top 25 Poll - Sept. 19
|
RANK |
LAST
WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Malone (Ohio) (IX) |
7 |
210 |
|
2 |
2 |
Aquinas (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
202 |
|
3 |
4 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II) |
|
197 |
|
4 |
7 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I) |
|
185 |
|
5 |
10 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
184 |
|
6 |
5 |
Black Hills State (S.D.) (III) |
|
169 |
|
7 |
3 |
Concordia (Calif.) (II) |
|
165 |
|
8 |
9 |
Missouri Baptist (V) |
|
162 |
|
9 |
NR |
Lindenwood (Mo.) (V) |
|
148 |
|
10 |
6 |
California State-San Marcos (II) |
|
146 |
|
11 |
13 |
Eastern Oregon (I) |
|
144 |
|
12 |
12 |
Concordia (Neb.) (III) |
|
137 |
|
13 |
24 |
Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I) |
|
117 |
|
14 |
19 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (V) |
|
116 |
|
T15 |
17 |
Indiana Wesleyan (VIII) |
|
103 |
|
T15 |
21 |
Shawnee State (Ohio) (IX) |
|
103 |
|
17 |
11 |
Westmont (Calif.) (II) |
|
102 |
|
18 |
15 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
101 |
|
19 |
16 |
Albertson (Idaho) (I) |
|
78 |
|
20 |
23 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII) |
|
68 |
|
21 |
NR |
Indiana Tech (VIII) |
|
63 |
|
22 |
18 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) (III) |
|
60 |
|
23 |
20 |
Cedarville (Ohio) (IX) |
|
58 |
|
24 |
NR |
Oklahoma Christian (VI) |
|
53 |
|
25 |
22 |
Southwestern (Kan.) (IV) |
|
38 |
Others Receiving Votes: Taylor (Ind.) (VIII) 28; Wayland Baptist (Texas) (VI) 25; Shorter (Ga.) (XIII) 19; Hastings (Neb.) (III) 18; Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (II) 14; Huntington (Ind.) (VIII) 13; Bryan (Tenn.) (XII) 11; Dakota State (S.D.) (III) 11; Oklahoma Baptist (VI) 4; William Woods (Mo.) (V) 3.