KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Thursday, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) revealed the second regular season version of the NAIA Cross Country Top-25 Ratings. The Milligan University women's squad was chosen as the No. 3-ranked program in the association.

The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list. The highest and lowest ratings for each team are removed. The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.

Since the release of the first regular-season rating, the Buffs have not raced their top runners. In this installment, the Buffaloes earned 528 points, sitting just three points out of second and 21 away from the top spot.

The full ratings are listed below:
 

RANK	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	POINTS
1	2	Dordt (Iowa) [12]	549
2	3	College of Idaho [1]	531
3	1	Milligan (Tenn.) [6]	528
4	5	Cornerstone (Mich.)	508
5	4	Indiana Wesleyan	480
6	7	St. Francis (Ill.)	472
7	6	The Master's (Calif.)	445
8	T-8	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	417
9	T-8	Grace (Ind.)	408
10	13	Benedictine (Kan.)	401
11	12	Rio Grande (Ohio)	368
12	15	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	346
13	16	Oklahoma City	338
14	14	Marian (Ind.)	308
T-15	RV	Doane (Neb.)	290
T-15	11	Taylor (Ind.)	290
17	17	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	250
18	10	Saint Mary (Kan.)	233
19	22	Eastern Oregon	228
20	21	Carroll (Mont.)	201
21	20	IU East (Ind.)	196
22	19	Cumberlands (Ky.)	173
23	18	Southern   Oregon	170
24	25	Mount Mercy (Iowa)	151
25	23	Kansas Wesleyan	127

Dropped from the Top 25: John Brown (Ark.)

Receiving Votes: John Brown (Ark.) 126, Saint Mary (Neb.) 102, Montreat (N.C.) 60, Governors State (Ill.) 26, Concordia (Neb.) 18, William Carey (Miss.) 15, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 14, Saint Francis (Ind.) 11, Missouri Baptist 9, Tennessee Southern 6, SCAD (Ga.) 4, Arizona Christian 3