BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Cumberlands (Ky.) continues to represent the Mid-South Conference in the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Rating, NAIA officials announced on Thursday.

The Patriots moved up nine places from their previous No. 25 ranking to a tie for No. 16, earning 275 voting points.

Cumberlands finished second as a team at the 2026 NAIA Appalachian Challenge on Oct. 23 in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

The Patriots return on Nov. 6 at the Mid-South Conference Championships in Bowling Green, Ky.  

Dordt (Iowa) and College of Idaho earned 555 and 541 voting points, respectively, to maintain the top two spots of the ranking. Milligan (Tenn.) ranked No. 3 with 512 voting points, followed by Cornerstone (Mich.) with 510 voting points.

This is the final regular-season poll. The NAIA National Championship is scheduled to be held on Nov. 20 in Vancouver, Washington.