Both Wayland Baptist cross country teams finished in the top 25 when the NAIA Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 polls were announced. The WBU women came in at No. 14 while the Wayland men were 25
th.
The final rankings mirror the teams' finishes at the national championships held Nov. 22 in Lawrence, Kan., where Wayland's
Benard Keter was the individual champion in the men's race.
The polls were voted upon by a panel of coaches representing each of the conferences, association of independent institutions and unaffiliated groups.
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NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Postseason (Dec. 3)
| RANK | LAST^ | SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES) | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Oklahoma City (17) | 467 |
| 2 | 2 | Southern Oregon | 452 |
| 3 | 6 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 437 |
| 4 | 9 | Eastern Oregon | 422 |
| 5 | 11 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 407 |
| 6 | 6 | British Columbia | 392 |
| 7 | 7 | Cal State San Marcos | 377 |
| 8 | 3 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 362 |
| 9 | 13 | Carroll (Mont.) | 347 |
| 10 | 14 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 332 |
| 11 | 4 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 317 |
| 12 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 302 |
| 13 | 12 | Morningside (Iowa) | 287 |
| 14 | 16 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 272 |
| 15 | 15 | Taylor (Ind.) | 257 |
| 16 | 22 | Indiana Tech | 242 |
| 17 | 25 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 227 |
| 18 | 18 | The Master's (Calif.) | 212 |
| 19 | NR | Columbia (Mo.) | 196 |
| 20 | 17 | Concordia (Ore.) | 182 |
| 21 | 23 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 167 |
| 21 | 21 | College of Idaho | 152 |
| 23 | 7 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 137 |
| 24 | RV | Oregon Tech | 121 |
| 25 | 18 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 107 |
Others Receiving Votes:Â Marian (Ind.), 91; Goshen (Ind.), 75; William Carey (Miss.), 56; Dordt (Iowa), 26; SCAD Savannah (Ga.), 20; Dalton State (Ga.), 14; Rio Grande (Ohio), 14; Oklahoma Baptist, 7; Milligan (Tenn.), 3; Baker (Kan.), 3.
^ 2014 NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Final (Nov. 9)Â
NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Postseason (Dec. 3)
| RANK | LAST^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | British Columbia (18) | 498 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 482 |
| 3 | 3 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 466 |
| 4 | 6 | Carroll (Mont.) | 450 |
| 5 | 2 | Dordt (Iowa) | 434 |
| 6 | 7 | Oklahoma Baptist | 418 |
| 7 | 5 | Cal State San Marcos | 402 |
| 8 | 11 | Westmont (Calif.) | 386 |
| 9 | 12 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 370 |
| 10 | 9 | Taylor (Ind.) | 354 |
| 11 | 18 | Oregon Tech | 338 |
| 12 | 8 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 322 |
| 13 | 15 | The Master's (Calif.) | 306 |
| 14 | 13 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 290 |
| 15 | 21 | Oklahoma City | 274 |
| 16 | RV | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 258 |
| 17 | 22 | College of Idaho | 242 |
| 18 | 16 | Southern Oregon | 226 |
| 19 | 14 | Indiana Wesleyan | 210 |
| 20 | 17 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 194 |
| 21 | 21 | Biola (Calif.) | 178 |
| 22 | 10 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 160 |
| 23 | RV | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 143 |
| 24 | 23 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 127 |
| 25 | RV | Tennessee Wesleyan | 104 |
Others Receiving Votes:Â Â Indiana Tech, 93; Milligan (Tenn.), 79; Texas Wesleyan, 51; Columbia (Mo.), 33; Hastings (Neb.), 26; Huntington (Ind.), 15; Saint Mary (Kan.), 11; Cumberlands (Ky.), 8; Rocky Mountain (Mont.), 6; Cornerstone (Mich.), 3.
^ 2014 NAIA Women's Cross Country Top 25 Poll – Final (Nov. 4)Â
