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Top returning teams for the 2013-14 cross country season are monitored and tracked through the 2012-13 spring track season culminating in the 2013 National Coaches Association Pre-Season Team Cross Country Rankings to be released August 2013.
*End of Season Record Score (with strength of schedule pts)*
.9860 2010 Arcadia HS, CA
*In-Season Record Score (minus strength of schedule pts)*
1.000 2012 Christian Brothers Academy HS, NJ
XCNATION USA BOYS SPRING TEAM WATCHLIST
(Top returning teams for 2013-14 season)
1. Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA
Can the defending national champions repeat? After a 2nd National Championship in three years the Apaches may be poised to become the first-ever dynasty.
2. Christian Brothers Academy HS, Lincroft, NJ
3. WC Henderson HS, West Chester, PA
4. Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga Springs, NY
5. Carmel HS, Carmel, IN
6. American Fork HS, American Fork, UT
7. O'Fallon HS, O'Fallon, IL
8. Highland Milford, Highland, MI
9. Don Bosco HS, Ramsey, NJ
10. Brentwood HS, Brentwood, TN
11. Central Catholic HS, Portland, OR
12. Belen Jesuit Prep HS, Miami, FL
13. Pembroke HS, Pembroke, MA
14. Fayetteville Manlius HS, Manlius, NY
15. Long Beach (Poly) HS, Long Beach, CA
16. Nathan Hale HS, Seattle, WA
17. Central Valley HS, Spokane, WA
18. North Central HS, Spokane, WA
19. College Park HS, The Woodlands, TX
20. North Allegheny HS, Wexford, PA
21. St. Anthony HS, Melville, NY
22. York HS, Elmhurst, IL
23. Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, CA
24. Davis HS, Davis, UT
25. The Woodlands HS, The Woodlands, TX
25. Perham HS, Perham, MN (D2)
*End of Season Record Score (with strength of schedule pts)*
.9999 2010 Fayetteville Manlius HS, NY
*In-Season Record Score (minus strength of schedule pts)*
1.000 2012 Birmingham Seaholm HS, MI
XCNATION USA GIRLS SPRING TEAM WATCHLIST
(Top returning teams for 2013-14 season)
1. (tie) Fayetteville Manlius HS, Manlius, NY
The greatest girls program of the modern century Manlius has won 7-straight NXN team championships. Last season Seaholm HS, Birmingham, MI was awarded the National High School Coaches Association team championship, the first team in a decade to split the national consensus US#1
1. (tie) Saline HS, Saline, MI
Last season Saline finished 5th in the nation, they return everyone. The first team in a decade that has the potential of claiming a consensus US#1 ranking for the 2013 season should all remain healthy.
3. Assumption HS, Louisville, KY
4. Carmel HS, Carmel, IN
5. Naperville North HS, Naperville, IL
6. Seaholm HS, Birmingham, MI
7. Great Oak HS, Temecula, CA
8. Academy of the Holy Names HS, Albany, NY (D2)
9. Monarch HS, Louisville, CO
10. Coeur d' Alene HS, Coeur d' Alene, ID
11. Fort Collins HS, Fort Collins, CO
12. Traverse City HS, Traverse City, MI
13. American Fork HS, American Fork, UT
14. Wayzata HS, Wayzata, MN
15. Pennsbury HS, Fairless Hills, PA
16. Grosse Pointe South HS, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
17. Southlake Carroll HS, Southlake, TX
18. Rockford HS, Rockford, MI
19. Dallas Highland Park HS, Highland Park, TX
20. St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
21. Simi Valley HS, Simi Valley, CA
22. Morgantown HS, Morgantown, WV
23. Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga Springs, NY
24. Lake Braddock HS, Burke, VA
25. Dowling Catholic HS, Des Moines, IA
25. Northville HS, Northville, MI