Milligan, Montreat Sit in NAIA Top 15; SCAD Atlanta Receives Votes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams received votes in the NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll and a third received votes, the national organization announced on Thursday.

Milligan dropped to No. 2 despite garnering five first-place votes and 536 voting points.

Montreat is next in line, landing at No. 15 with 342 voting points. Meanwhile, SCAD Atlanta earned 38 voting points.

Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences. 
• Each conference is represented by one rater. 
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list. 
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on. 
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."

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