Saint Xavier University used its 19th-place finish at the NAIA national championship meet last year to claim the No. 16 spot in the 2009 NAIA Women's Cross Country Preseason Coaches' Poll, which was released by the NAIA national office on Wednesday.
SXU picked up 270 votes to earn the placement and was joined by Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference rivals Illinois Institute of Technology and Olivet Nazarene University in the poll. Both IIT and ONU were among others receiving votes, gaining one nod each.
Simon Fraser University (B.C.), a winner of ten national titles, garnered 11 of the 21 first-place votes to land atop the poll with 573 total votes despite finishing 11th one year ago. Defending champion Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) dropped down to the No. 7 spot with nary a first-place vote, while No. 2 Cedarville University (Ohio) (563 votes) and No. 3 Biola University (Calif.) picked up the other 10 first-place votes.
For a complete listing of the NAIA national rankings, go to: http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/spec-rel/082609aab.html
| Saint Xavier vs | 72 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | 96 |
| Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship | |
| Trinity Christian vs | 4 |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | 5 |
| Winning Inning Invitational - Clearwater, FL | |
| Trinity Christian vs | 8 |
| Dordt College | 7 |
| Winning Inning Invitational - Clearwater, FL | |
| Trinity International at | 8 |
| Goshen College | 1 |
| Trinity International at | 6 |
| Goshen College | 7 |
| Aurora University at | 6 |
| Olivet Nazarene | 7 |
| Aurora University at | 2 |
| Olivet Nazarene | 6 |
| Cardinal Stritch at | 5 |
| Southwestern University | 7 |
| Trinity Christian vs | 1 |
| McDaniel College | 7 |
| Rebel Spring Games - Kissimmee, FL | |
| Trinity Christian vs | 3 |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 4 |
| Rebel Spring Games - Kissimmee, FL | |
| Lee University vs | 9:00am |
| Olivet Nazarene | CST |
| 2010 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship - Opening Round | |
| Robert Morris vs | 4:30pm |
| Life University | CST |
| 2010 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship - Opening Round | |
| Trinity Christian vs | 9:00am |
| Utica College | CST |
| Rebel Spring Games - Kissimmee, FL | |
| Trinity Christian vs | 1:00pm |
| Ashford University | CST |
| Rebel Spring Games - Kissimmee, FL | |
| Saint Xavier at | 4:00pm |
| Judson | CST |
| Saint Xavier at | Game |
| Judson | 2 |
| Robert Morris at | 1:30pm |
| St. Francis | CST |
| Saint Xavier at | 3:00pm |
| Trinity International | CST |
| Calumet St. Joseph at | 3:30pm |
| Trinity Christian | CST |
| Cardinal Stritch at | 3:30pm |
| Purdue North Central | CST |
| Robert Morris at | Game |
| St. Francis | 2 |
| Illinois Tech at | 5:00pm |
| Judson | CST |
| Illinois Tech at | 5:00pm |
| Judson | CST |
| St. Francis at | |
| TBA | |
| Indiana Wesleyan Tournament | |
| Judson vs | |
| TBA | |
| Indiana Wesleyan University Tournament | |
| Olivet Nazarene at | |
| TBA | |
| Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational - Mar. 19-20 | |
| St. Francis vs | 12:00pm |
| Olivet Nazarene | CST |
| Trinity International at | 3:00pm |
| Concordia Illinois | CST |
| Walsh University vs | 4:00pm |
| Olivet Nazarene | CST |
