Saucony Elite 50 Team Boys Rankings Week 9

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Fayetteville-Manlius continues to look great heading into the NXN qualifiers. (dpemrick)

Saucony Elite 50 Team Boys | Week 9

*Editor's Note: The Saucony Elite 50 refers to the top-50 teams in the country (25 boys and 25 girls).

#19 Edina (MN) makes it into the rankings after they took out #22 Wayzata (MN) 106 to 135 at the Nike Heartland Regional as both squads will make it to nationals.  

#5 Fayetteville-Manlius ran away with the Boys A state title in New York with a dominant 37 points as Northport took down Saratoga Springs in a tie-break with both teams scoring 61 points.  #10 Hinsdale Central (IL) won big at the Illinois state championships with 99 points as York finished 5th.  #4 Gig Harbor rolled in Washington to win the 4A state title with 37 points after sweeping the top-3 places with a 15:23 average.  North Central moves up to #7 after winning in 3A with 41 points and a faster team average than Gig Harbor of 15:16.  #25 Kamiakin was 2nd over Nathan Hale 70 to 86.  

Pembroke moves into the rankings for the first time at #17 after winning the D4 team title at the Eastern Mass state champs with just 39 points.  #23 St. Xavier (KY) blew away the competition at the 3A Kentucky state meet to win with 53 points.

#3 Arcadia and #8 Brea Olinda dominated their respective league meets as well this weekend.

As the season rolls along we will surely see other teams rise up in a bid to become one of the nation's best.

Stay tuned each week as we bring you the Saucony Elite 50 Team Boys every Thursday morning!

Rank School State
1 Christian Brothers Academy NJ
2 American Fork UT
3 Arcadia CA
4 Gig Harbor WA
5 Fayetteville-Manlius NY
6 Brentwood TN
7 North Central WA
8 Brea Olinda CA
9 Madera South CA
10 Hinsdale Central IL
11 West Chester Henderson PA
12 Liverpool NY
13 York IL
14 Broughton NC
15 St. Xavier OH
16 Central Catholic OR
17 Pembroke MA
18 North Allegheny PA
19 Edina MN
20 Carmel  IN
21 Cardinal O'Hara PA
22 Wayzata MN
23 St. Xavier KY
24 Northport NY
25 Kamaikan WA
Watch List (Alphabetical order): Belen Jesuit Prep (FL); Bingham (UT); Bismarck (ND); Bozeman (MT); Burbank (CA); Chiles (FL); College Park (TX); Columbus North (IN); Corona Del Sol (AZ); Dana Hills (CA); Davis (UT); De La Salle (CA); Don Bosco Prep (NJ); Downers Grove North (IL); Hersey (IL); Highland Milford (MI); Jurupa Hills (CA); Kamiakin (WA); Lone Peak (UT); Lowell (MA); Loyola (CA); Mountain Vista (CO); Mountain View (ID); Nathan Hale (WA; O'Fallon (IL); Ogden (UT); Saratoga Springs (NY); Saverna Park (MD); Southlake Carroll (TX); Stillwater (MN); Summit (OR); Tatnall (DE); Warren (CA); Waterford Mott (MI); Westlake (UT)