BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Cumberlands (Ky.) crowned No. 1 for third straight week in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Rating, NAIA officials announced on Thursday.

The Patriots received 559 voting points, collecting all the19 first-place votes.
Cumberlands concluded the Oct. 3 Great Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky. with a fourth-place finish, remaining undefeated against NAIA competition. 
The Patriots return for their next meet on Oct. 23 at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Southern Oregon remains in the No. 2 spot with 535 voting points, while Indiana Wesleyan dropped to No. 3 with 521 voting points. The Master's (Calif.) also dropped a spot, moving from No. 4 to No. 5 with 488 voting points. The College of Idaho passed to No. 4 with 500 voting points.

The next regular-season rating is scheduled to be released on Thursday, Oct. 15.