KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Benedictine Women's Cross Country returned to the NAIA ratings on Thursday when the Association released the fourth rating of the season.
Benedictine earned 202 points and jumped to No. 20 after being listed in the receiving votes category. The Ravens earned 110 points last week and were the first program outside the rating. The program opened the season at No. 21 with 176 points but since, had moved into the receiving votes category until Thursday.
Mount Mercy University, who is hosting this year's conference championships, earned 157 points, dropping to No. 22 this week after being listed at No. 19 last week. The Ravens and the Mustangs are the only two programs from the Heart in this week's ratings.
The Ravens travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Nov. 9 for the annual Heart Cross Country Championships at Seminole Valley Park.
2024 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Rating - No. 4 (October 31)
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Taylor (Ind.) [14] |
555 |
| 2 |
1 |
Milligan (Tenn.) [3] |
536 |
| 3 |
3 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) [3] |
532 |
| 4 |
4 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
508 |
| 5 |
8 |
Montreat (N.C.) |
479 |
| 6 |
5 |
College of Idaho |
475 |
| 7 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
449 |
| 8 |
7 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
431 |
| 9 |
10 |
Grace (Ind.) |
414 |
| 10 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
403 |
| 11 |
11 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
369 |
| 12 |
12 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
352 |
| 13 |
13 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
351 |
| 14 |
22 |
Marian (Ind.) |
326 |
| 15 |
17 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
309 |
| 16 |
14 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
304 |
| 17 |
20 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
261 |
| 18 |
15 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho.) |
247 |
| 19 |
16 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
239 |
| 20 |
RV |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
202 |
| 21 |
24 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
187 |
| 22 |
19 |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
157 |
| 23 |
RV |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
154 |
| 24 |
RV |
Montana Tech |
141 |
| 25 |
25 |
Oklahoma City |
116 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Marian (Ind.), SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), Oklahoma City
Receiving Votes: Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 94, Evangel (Mo.) 75, Goshen (Ind.) 75, Eastern Oregon 68, Ave Maria (Fla.) 34, Doane (Neb.) 32, Carroll (Mont.) 31, Aquinas (Mich.) 17, St. Mary (Neb.) 7, St. Francis (Ind.) 4, Dakota State (N.D.) 4.
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