CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference has released its 2025 MAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by the league on Friday, August 29. The Ohio women's cross country team was picked to finish second with 133 points and three first place votes. The Ohio men's cross country team was picked to finish fifth with 44 points.
 
Toledo was selected to finish first for the women with 141 points. The Rockets were the only team, other than Ohio, to receive first place votes as they received 10 total.
 
Miami was selected to finish first for the men with 78 points. Toledo was picked to finish second (73 points) and Eastern Michigan was picked to finish third (67 points). Miami received six first place votes, Toledo received three and Eastern Michigan received one.
 
Women's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll 
First place votes in (x)
1. Toledo – 141 points (10)
2. Ohio – 133 points (3)
3. Bowling Green --- 120 points
4. Miami – 91 points
5. Eastern Michigan – 90 points
6. Western Michigan – 88 points
7. Central Michigan – 83 points
8. Massachusetts – 67 points
9. Ball State – 61 points
10. Akron – 57 points
11. Buffalo – 39 points
12. NIU – 24 points
13. Kent State – 20 points
 
Men's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll
First place votes in (x)
1. Miami – 78 points (6) 
2. Toledo – 73 points (3) 
3. Eastern Michigan – 67 points (1)
4. Buffalo – 51 points
5. Ohio – 44 points
6. Massachusetts – 41 points
7. Central Michigan – 34 points 
8. Akron – 33 points
9. Kent State – 17 points
10. Bowling Green – 12 points
 
The Ohio cross country teams will kick off the 2025 season at the Thundering Herd Invitational on Friday, August 29.
 
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