Minnesota XC 2013 Boys Preseason All-Classification Computer Rankings

MileSplit just developed a brand new number-cruncher, allowing us to do these rankings. The rather complicated algorithm takes into account both cross country and track seasons, based on various categories and weights.  It even indicates what the computer believes the biggest weakness is at this point.
 
Teams that did not have much of a track season or did not have at least four of their top distance runners out for track may see their scores drop. However, teams that busted it and looked great this spring will show higher. Hopefully it is a good balance to predict who is strong coming in! It does not necessarily take into account any new freshman or transfers.
 
The score represents the team's weighted composite average rank across all categories. The "highest" column represents the highest ranking they received in a category, and conversely the lowest is the worst ranking they received in a category.
 
We'll publish the girl's lists tomorrow but, because the rankings are currently based on a CC distance of 5k, the girl's lists are limited.  Because Minnesota is not a subscriber state, you can see stuff like this all the time. If we choose to move to a subscription status, this new feature--called composite team rankings--would be locked, available only to subscribers. You can use this tool, like all of our others, to crunch it by other parameters or by district/region/class/conference, etc.
 
I will break this out by class as soon as I can but, in the meantime, here is an overall ranking, mixing Class A and Class AA teams.
 
Rank Team Score Highest Lowest Weakness
1 Stillwater Area High School (MN) 4.14 1 23 5000m 1-5 Gap (57.90)
2 Wayzata High School (MN) 4.57 2 16 5000m 1-5 Gap (50.00)
3 Edina High School (MN) 7.92 4 27 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:02.2)
4 Rosemount H.S. (MN) 8.28 2 29 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:03.4)
5 Eden Prairie High School (MN) 9.35 5 14 5000m 1-5 Gap (46.80)
6 Centennial H.S. (MN) 10.3 5 13 5000m 1-5 Average (16:33.4)
7 Hopkins H.S. (MN) 10.6 5 37 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:15.0)
8 Mounds View H.S. (MN) 10.6 4 18 5000m 1-5 Average (16:42.0)
9 Perham H.S. (MN) 11 2 30 1600m Top 4
10 Burnsville High School (MN) 12.3 4 39 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:17.3)
11 Owatonna H.S. (MN) 15.8 9 26 1600m Top 4
12 Minneapolis Southwest H.S. (MN) 17.7 12 23 3200m Top 4
13 White Bear Lake Area H.S. (MN) 17.7 14 24 5000m 1-5 Gap (58.30)
14 Minnetonka High School (MN) 18.1 6 28 5000m 1-5 Average (16:52.1)
15 Moorhead H.S. (MN) 19.1 12 30 5000m 1-5 Average (16:54.0)
16 Eastview H.S. (MN) 19.2 10 44 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:36.4)
17 Coon Rapids H.S. (MN) 20.6 7 31 5000m 1-5 Average (16:54.8)
18 Orono H.S. (MN) 21.1 18 30 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:04.6)
19 Chanhassen High School (MN) 22.0 2 41 5000m 1-5 Average (17:03.0)
20 Saint Cloud Cathedral H.S. (MN) 22.6 6 44 3200m Top 4
21 Bemidji High School (MN) 23.3 17 35 1600m Top 4
22 Minnehaha Academy (MN) 23.4 10 46 3200m Top 4
23 Apple Valley High School (MN) 25.1 3 33 1600m Top 4
24 Rochester Mayo H.S. (MN) 25.6 6 49 5000m 1-5 Average (17:10.0)
25 Bloomington Jefferson H.S. (MN) 25.9 11 35 5000m 1-5 Average (16:59.3)
26 Saint Michael-Albertville H.S. (MN) 25.9 19 45 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:40.5)
27 Rochester Century H.S. (MN) 27.2 18 36 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:13.6)
28 Maple Grove H.S. (MN) 28.3 25 35 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:12.9)
29 Northfield High School (MN) 29.4 13 47 1600m Top 4
30 Cretin-Derham Hall (MN) 30.4 15 50 5000m 1-5 Gap (2:17.3)
31 Chisago Lakes Area H.S. (MN) 31.5 20 37 5000m 1-5 Average (17:00.3)
32 Chaska H.S. (MN) 31.5 20 46 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:41.7)
33 Buffalo High School (MN) 32.5 23 45 1600m Top 4
34 Hutchinson H.S. (MN) 33.2 22 47 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:59.0)
35 Blake School (The) (MN) 33.2 17 43 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:32.0)
36 Saint Thomas Academy (MN) 34.1 1 46 5000m 1-5 Average (17:08.0)
37 Saint Paul Central H.S. (MN) 34.5 27 48 5000m 1-5 Gap (2:03.3)
38 Totino-Grace High School (MN) 34.5 29 42 1600m Top 4
39 Roseville Area High School (MN) 34.9 17 47 5000m 1-5 Average (17:08.6)
40 Robbinsdale Armstrong H.S. (MN) 35 8 44 5000m 1-5 Average (17:05.9)
41 Sartell-Saint Stephen H.S. (MN) 35.5 24 43 5000m 1-5 Average (17:05.3)
42 Waseca H.S. (MN) 35.5 26 49 5000m 1-5 Gap (2:12.1)
43 Marshall H.S. (MN) 37 26 41 5000m Top 5
44 Monticello H.S. (MN) 38.0 34 43 3200m Top 4
45 Redwood Valley H.S. (MN) 38.2 33 40 5000m 1-5 Average (17:03.0)
46 Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School (MN) 39.1 36 41 --
47 Woodbury H.S. (MN) 39.8 18 50 3200m Top 4
48 Esko H.S. (MN) 40 15 50 5000m 1-5 Average (17:10.3)
49 Martin County West H.S. (MN) 41.5 17 50 5000m Top 5
50 Winona Cotter H.S. (MN) 43 32 47 5000m Top 5