ASHLAND — The Southern Oregon cross country teams held their spots in the NAIA Top 25, with the men at No. 2 and the women at No. 23 in the latest polls released Thursday by the national office. 
 
The Raider men picked up one first-place vote after finishing third at the competitive Charles Bowles Invitational two weeks ago. In Salem, they fended off Cascade Conference rival College of Idaho — which climbed to No. 3 — by a single point. 
 
Cumberlands (Ky.) retained the No. 1 position with 17 first-place votes. Ninth-ranked Trinity Western (B.C.) was the only other CCC team to join SOU and CI in the Top 10. No. 14 Northwest (Wash.), No. 22 Eastern Oregon and No. 23 Corban were also represented in the Top-25. 
 
The Raider women stayed the same after dropping from No. 18 in last week's poll. The CCC had three more Top 25 teams: No. 2 College of Idaho, No. 12 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and No. 19 Eastern Oregon. 
 
Dordt (Iowa) was the top-ranked women's team with 18 first-place votes. 
 
The Raiders are off this week before traveling to Ashland, Neb. for the Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic on Oct. 24.  

MEN'S NAIA TOP 25 - Poll No. 3

RANK	LAST	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	POINTS
1	1	Cumberlands (Ky.) [19]	560
2	2	Southern Oregon [1]	542
3	4	College of Idaho	519
4	5	The Master's (Calif.)	495
5	15	Madonna (Mich.)	476
T-6	6	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	458
T-6	7	Tennessee Southern	458
8	12	Milligan (Tenn.)	414
9	8	Trinity Western (B.C.)	410
10	11	Marian (Ind.)	408
11	9	Goshen (Ind.)	397
12	3	Indiana Wesleyan	370
13	10	Cornerstone (Mich.)	367
14	14	Northwest (Wash.)	317
15	16	St. Francis (Ill.)	296
16	17	Rio Grande (Ohio)	271
17	13	Saint Mary (Kan.)	267
18	RV	Haskell Indian Nations (Kan.)	266
19	18	Dordt (Iowa)	233
20	19	Park (Mo.)	221
21	20	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	209
22	21	Eastern Oregon	195
23	22	Corban (Ore.)	167
24	23	Taylor (Ind.)	143
25	24	IU East (Ind.)	127

WOMEN'S NAIA TOP 25 - Poll No. 3

RANK	LAST TIME	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	POINTS
1	1	Dordt (Iowa) [18]	559
2	2	College of Idaho [2]	540
3	3	Milligan (Tenn.)	517
4	4	Cornerstone (Mich.)	512
5	6	St. Francis (Ill.)	486
6	9	Grace (Ind.)	458
7	7	The Master's (Calif.)	451
8	8	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	423
T-9	10	Benedictine (Kan.)	404
T-9	14	Marian (Ind.)	404
11	5	Indiana Wesleyan	403
12	12	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	355
13	11	Rio Grande (Ohio)	354
14	13	Oklahoma City	319
15	RV	Saint Mary (Neb.)	290
16	T-15	Taylor (Ind.)	288
17	T-15	Doane (Neb.)	267
18	17	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	231
19	19	Eastern Oregon	223
20	18	Saint Mary (Kan.)	217
21	RV	John Brown (Ark.)	200
22	20	Carroll (Mont.)	194
23	23	Southern Oregon	145
24	21	IU East (Ind.)	138
25	22	Cumberlands (Ky.)	134