CLEVELAND, Ohio – The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced Monday afternoon the results of its 2026 pre-championship coaches poll for men's cross country. Ohio Wesleyan University was picked to finish second in the conference at the NCAC Championship on Saturday.

John Carroll took the top spot with 80 points and eight first-place votes. Next was Denison with 67 points and one first-place vote, followed by DePauw with 63 points, and Kenyon rounding out the top half of the table with 59 points.

Oberlin (44), Wabash (33), Wittenberg (30), Ohio Wesleyan (19), and Wooster (10) made up slots five through nine.

The NCAC Championship will take place at Oberlin on Saturday, with the men's race kicking off at noon.