2024 NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Rating - No. 4 (October 31)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - College of Idaho moves into the No.1 spot in the latest NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Rating. Cumberlands (Ky.) and Rio Grande (Ohio) made the most significant move up six spots to No. 7 and No. 8, respectively. Three new teams moved into the Top 25: Marian (Ind.), IU East (Ind.) and Rocky Mountain (Mont.). 

Rating Methodology:

• The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team’s rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.

Dropped from the Top 25: Corban (Ore.), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Carroll (Mont.) 

Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 96, Cornerstone (Mich.) 88, Concordia (Neb.) 69, Corban (Mich.) 66, Carroll (Mont.) 40, SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 38, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 22, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 6