National Preseason XC Rankings - Boys Teams

Who will be the team at season's end to have reason to celebrate like the moment that the Gig Harbor boys enjoyed together last December at Portland Meadows as national champions?

We teased you with a top 10 watch list article and a Who's #1?" video ranking the top 10 teams in the country. Now is the time to reveal our complete preseason top 25 national rankings of the best returning boys squads in the nation for the 2014 XC season. 

Rank Team Last Result Comments
1
2nd @ 2013 NXN
Return 7 guys who have run 9:30 or faster for 3200 meters
2
4th @ 2013 NXN
Return 6 of their top 7 runners led by US #17 ranked Bryce Millar
3
7th @ 2013 NXN
Return 5 sub 10 3200 runners at elevation including two superb rising sophs
4
15th @ 2013 NXN
Return 5 sub 9:50 3200 runners
5
8th @ 2013 NXN
Return 5 of their top 7 led by US #5 tanked Tanner Anderson
6
19th @ 2013 NXN
Return 6 of their top 7 runners
7
8th @ NXN Northeast
Return entire top 7 runners
8
14th @ 2013 NXN
Return 4 of their top 7 runners
9
12th @ 2013 CIF D1 State Finals
Return 5 of their top 7 runners
10
5th @ 2013 NXN Northwest
Return 4 of their top 7 runners
11
17th @ 2013 NXN
Return 5 of their top 7 runners
12
20th @ 2013 NXN
Return 6 of their top 7 runners
13
16th @ 2013 NXN
Return 5 of their top 7 runners
14
3rd @ 2013 NXN Heartland
Return 6 of their top 7 runners
15
5th @ 2013 NXN Northeast
Return 5 of their top 7 runners
16
5th @ 2013 NXN
Return 3 of their top 7 runners + transfer of Grayson Jenks (IL)
17
5th @ 2013 CA State Meet Merge
Return 5 of their top 7 runners
18
SUMMIT
1st @ 2013 Oregon State Meet
Return entire top 7 runners.
19
2nd @ 2013 PA State Meet (AAA)
Return 4 of their top 7 runners
20
7th @ 2013 CA State Meet Merge
Return 4 of their top 7 runners led by US #9 ranked Austin Tamagno
21
2nd @ 2013 NJ Meet of Champions
Return 5 of their top 7 runners
22
4th @ 2013 CA State Meet Merge
Return 4 of their top 7 runners
23
6th @ 2013 NXN Southeast
Return 4 of their top 7 runners
24
6th @ 2013 NXN
Return 3 of their top 7 runners.
25
22nd @ 2013 NXN
Return 3 of their top 7 runners.