Nov. 4, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the exception of No. 17 Shawnee State (Ohio) and No. 18 Lindenwood (Mo.) switching spots, the Top-25 remained unchanged in NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.

Malone (Ohio) remained No. 1 for the 10th consecutive week, including preseason poll.  The Pioneers received 19 first place votes and 560 total points.  After moving up to the second spot last week, Indian Tech stayed at No. 2 and received 542 points with one first place vote.  No. 3 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (524 points), No. 4 Aquinas (Mich.) (504 points) and No. Southern Oregon (477 points) all held their spots for the second straight week.

The final regular season top 25 poll will be released on Sunday, Nov. 9th.

2008 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Nov. 4

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Malone (Ohio)	19	560
2	2	Indiana Institute of Technology	1	542
3	3	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)		524
4	4	Aquinas (Mich.)		504
5	5	Southern Oregon		477
6	6	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)		466
7	7	Concordia (Neb.)		445
8	8	Huntington (Ind.)		425
9	9	California State-San Marcos		419
10	10	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)		408
11	11	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)		382
12	12	Black Hills State (S.D.)		346
13	13	Cedarville (Ohio)		338
14	14	College of Idaho (Idaho)		336
15	15	Vanguard (Calif.)		296
16	16	Concordia (Ore.)		294
17	18	Shawnee State (Ohio)		252
18	17	Lindenwood (Mo.)		249
19	19	Shorter (Ga.)		232
20	20	Fresno Pacific (Calif.)		231
21	21	Indiana Wesleyan		202
22	22	Oklahoma Christian		167
23	23	Doane (Neb.)		147
24	24	Simon Fraser (B.C.)		144
25	25	Concordia (Calif.)		113

Others Receiving Votes: Dickinson State (N.D.) 91; Taylor (Ind.) 90; Houghton (N.Y.) 82; Oklahoma Baptist 71; Cornerstone (Mich.) 32; Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 22; Cumberlands (Ky.) 16; Southwestern (Kan.) 14; Siena Heights (Mich.) 11; British Columbia 7; Hastings (Neb.) 4; Westmont (Calif.) 4; Northwood (Texas) 1; Lee (Tenn.) 1.