Any thoughts on the NAIA this year for nationals?
Would the bashers please hold off on this a while? :)
Men - Malone has to be the favorite. Embry riddle may be in there. Others???
Women - Cedarville, Malone, Simon Frasier, others...?
Any thoughts on the NAIA this year for nationals?
Would the bashers please hold off on this a while? :)
Men - Malone has to be the favorite. Embry riddle may be in there. Others???
Women - Cedarville, Malone, Simon Frasier, others...?
would agree on mens teams...southern Oregon is up and coming too...how about Individuals?
Kirorio? OK Christian. McKendree Kenyan.
Houghton College Highlanders do the double!!!
The men's race is being run for 2-4 as Malone will dominate again.
Would agree with embry riddle. How about Southern Oregon?
Simon Fraser returns David Wambui, multiple all-american and a transfer from a DI that has run 14:30 for 5K. They should be strong.
Azusa loses RONO, but have they added more internationals runners that they historically get to make them competitive?
Women's race looks wide open as most of the teams in the top 6-10 have lost some signficant runners and a lot of schools from around #10 or so return most everyone. Could make that interesting, not that anyone cares about the women's race.
bryan college... had alot of guys redshirt last year.
Cal State San Marcos should be another to look at for both men and women to get a title. Anyone else from the GSAC?
NOBODY GIVES A S*** ABOUT THE F***ING NAIA! I HATE YOU PEOPLE! JOIN THE NCAA! ACTUALLY, I HATE THEM TOO, BECAUSE EVERYONE FASTER THAN ME IS ON PEDS!
...Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go pray to my Rupp poster and do a .7 miler to bump my mileage up to 100mpw.
HEY, just looked at the conference ratings and the GSAC is not there. Thought maybe they already went NCAA, but there is one for women. What's up with that?
Does this mean that no GSAC schools will be in the preseason poll?
All that means is that the men's rater for their conference did not turn in any ratings. And because they did not turn in a conference rating the cannot be included in the national rankings.
Preseason rankings are an absolute joke and should not even be done. Coaches only submit information that makes them look good and never disclose who all transfered. Why do a preseason ranking if it is so wrong. The rankings are worthless until about the fourth week.
JMHO
I agree that the pre-season polls aren't worth a lot, but they do put some teams into the rating. It is always better to be in to start then move up or down as the season goes on than trying to work your way in later.
Polls are out.
MEN
RANK LAST POLL^ SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) TOTAL POINTS
1 1 Malone University (Ohio) (18) 559
2 3 Aquinas College (Mich.) (1) 528
3 6 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) 515
4 19 Simon Fraser University (B.C.) (1) 496
5 7 Concordia University (Neb.) 475
6 10 California State University-San Marcos 462
7 13 Concordia University (Ore.) 459
8 9 Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 412
9 18 Shorter College (Ga.) 404
10 4 Southern Oregon University 394
11 12 Black Hills State University (S.D.) 358
12 14 Cedarville University (Ohio) 324
13 8 Huntington University (Ind.) 304
14 RV Southwestern College (Kan.) 288
15 RV Wayland Baptist University (Texas) 283
16 NR Cornerstone University (Mich.) 278
17 25 Doane College (Neb.) 261
18 20 Shawnee State University (Ohio) 250
19 11 Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) 231
20 17 Lindenwood University (Mo.) 217
21 RV Milligan College (Tenn.) 191
22 RV Taylor University (Ind.) 178
23 RV Oklahoma Baptist University 151
24 5 Indiana Institute of Technology 149
25 NR University of British Columbia 141
Others receiving votes: Eastern Oregon University (117); Indiana Wesleyan University (114); Dana College (Neb.) (59); Oklahoma Christian University (55); Kansas Wesleyan University (55); McKendree University (Ill.) (48); College of Idaho (44); Lee University (Tenn.) (42); Friends University (Kan.) (18); Bryan College (Tenn.) (17); Hastings College (Neb.) 7; Houghton College (N.Y) (6); Siena Heights University (Mich.) (6); University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (5); Berea College (Ky.) (3); University of South Carolina - Beaufort (S.C.) (1); Northwood University (Texas) (1); Dakota State University (S.D.) (1); Johnson & Wales University (Colo.) (1); Central Methodist University (Mo.) (1); Soka University of America (Calif.) (1).
WOMEN
RANK LAST POLL^ SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
TOTAL POINTS
1 11 Simon Fraser University (B.C.) (11) 573
2 1 Cedarville University (Ohio) (6) 563
3 8 Biola University (Calif.) (4) 560
4 5 Concordia University (Calif.) 523
5 5 Malone University (Ohio) 508
6 3 California State University-San Marcos 488
7 2 Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 477
8 10 College of Idaho 474
9 14 Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) 427
10 12 Indiana Wesleyan University 413
11 21 Concordia University (Ore.) 409
12 13 Milligan College (Tenn.) 377
13 20 Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) 335
14 18 Concordia University (Neb.) 320
15 7 Indiana Institute of Technology 315
16 19 Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 270
17 24 Aquinas College (Mich.) 260
18 17 Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 251
19 15 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) 246
20 NR Jamestown College (N.D.) 228
21 RV Southwestern College (Kan.) 223
22 22 Doane College (Neb.) 203
23 9 Black Hills State University (S.D.) 156
24 25 Lindenwood University (Mo.) 124
25 NR Vanguard University (Calif.) 98
Others receiving votes: Kansas Wesleyan University (91); Oklahoma Baptist University (80); Bethel College (Ind.) (64); Evergreen State College (Wash.) (62); Morningside (Iowa) (54); Westmont College (Calif.) (51); Cornerstone University (Mich.) (47); Union University (Tenn.) (28); William Woods University (Mo.) (20); Friends University (Kan.) (14); Montreat College (N.C.) (13); University of British Columbia (10); Mount Mercy College (Iowa) (8); Taylor University (Ind.) (8); Shorter College (Ga.) (3); Illinois Institute of Technology (1); Houghton College (N.Y.) (1); Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) (1); Shawnee State University (Ohio) (1); Park University (Mo.) (1); Eastern Oregon University (1); Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (1); Dakota State University (S.D.) (1); Central Methodist University (Mo.) (1); Northwestern College (Iowa) (1).
you were right on with the GSAC not in the men's poll.
Simon Fraser biggest climber on the men's side, if you don't count the Received votes and not rated teams from the last poll last year. Surprise??
Not a lot of big swings on the women's side. SFU back on top after a down year, if you call 10th down.
Shorter College should do well this season. I have been told they spent a lot of money on older foreign talent. Maybe they will be the next powerhouse like Life College??