Baker Ranked in Latest #NAIAMXC Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One Heart of America program was tabbed in the fourth edition of the NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Poll.
Baker landed at No. 19 after collecting 228 points in the release. The Wildcats claimed first place in three races in the fall, including winning their second straight Heart of America Conference Championship. Along with three first place finishes, Baker also finished fourth at the Seminole Stampede, defeating nine other Heart of America schools.
The Wildcats will represent the league at the 65th Annual Men's Cross Country National Championship on April 9th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Huntington (Ind.) [10] | 519 |
| 2 | 2 | Saint Mary (Kan.) [5] | 512 |
| 3 | 3 | Taylor (Ind.) | 487 |
| 4 | 4 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 465 |
| 5 | 12 | Oklahoma City [4] | 460 |
| 6 | 5 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 445 |
| 7 | 7 | Dordt (Iowa) | 420 |
| 8 | 16 | College of Idaho | 414 |
| 9 | 8 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 380 |
| 10 | 9 | Indiana Wesleyan | 371 |
| 11 | 6 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 368 |
| 12 | 10 | The Master's (Calif.) | 360 |
| 13 | 11 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 347 |
| 14 | 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 308 |
| 15 | 14 | Montreat (N.C.) | 287 |
| 16 | 15 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 263 |
| 17 | 20 | Oregon Tech | 246 |
| 18 | 18 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 237 |
| 19 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 228 |
| 20 | NR | Northwest (Wash.) | 190 |
| 21 | 23 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 169 |
| 22 | 17 | William Carey (Miss.) | 168 |
| 23 | 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 156 |
| 24 | 22 | Doane (Neb.) | 137 |
| 25 | 24 | Columbia (Mo.) | 126 |
Dropped from the poll: Westmont (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Westmont (Calif.) 110, Grace (Ind.) 79, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 62, Aquinas (Mich.) 51, Montana State-Northern 32, Goshen (Ind.) 29, Loyola (La.) 27, Dakota State (S.D.) 26, Friends (Kan.) 5, Michigan-Dearborn 3