National Preseason XC Rankings - Girls Teams

Can the state of California and the Great Oak girls get over the hump and win that elusive NXN girls team title, which has been unattainable so far for the great state throughout the national team championship meet's entire history? Head coach Doug Soles and top distance runner Destiny Collins believe this could be the year with the program coming off a banner track season from their top returnees. Meanwhile, the Fayetteville-Manlius girls of New York aim to get back on top and re-claim their 8th national title this season. Or could there be another team that becomes this year's surprise champion like the Wayzata girls of Minnesota last year? How about Wayzata again? (Photo by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport)

 

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 girls squads in the nation for the 2014 XC season. 

Rank Team Last Result Comments
1
2nd @ 2013 NXN
Return 5 girls under 19 minutes including 3 sub 18 runners
2
8th @ 2013 NXN
Returnn 4 of top 7 runners including nationally ranked Destiny Collins
3
1st @ 2013 NXN
Returns 3 of top 4 runners from national champion squad
4
6th @ 2013 NXN
Return 3 of top 4 runners including nationally ranked Lauren Gregory
5
11th @ 2013 NXN
Returns 6 of top 7 runners including 5 sub 19 minute runners
6
13th @ 2013 NXN
Return 6 of top 7 from Illinois 3A state runner-up squad
7
15th @ 2013 NXN
Return 6 of top 7 runners. Looking to qualify for 10th NXN
8
6th @ 2013 NXN Southwest
Return 6 sub 19 girls including 4:43 miler Dani Jones
9
4th @ 2013 NXN
Return 4 of top 7 runners
10
21st @ 2013 NXN
Return 6 of top 7 runners
11
3rd @ 2013 Colorado 5A State
Return top 6 of 7 runners.
12
1st @ 2013 Illinois 3A State
Return 6 of top 7 runners
13
4th @ 2013 CA State Meet (Merge)
Return 6 of top 7 runners
14
6th @ 2013 CA State Meet (Merge)
Return 6 of top 7 runners
15
3rd @ 2013 NXN
Return 2 of top 7 but had 4 girls under 5:20 for 1600 at altitude
16
7th @ 2013 NXN
Returns 5 of top 7 runners
17
4th @ 2013 Michigan State Meet
Returns 6 of top 7 runners
18
3rd @ 2013 NXN Northeast
Return 5 of top 7 runners
19
3rd @ 2013 CA State Meet (Merge)
Return 6 of top 7 runners
20
6th @ 2013 NXN Northeast
Return 6 of top 7 runners.
21
9th @ 2013 NXN Southwest
Returns 6 of top 7 runners
22
3rd @ 2013 NXN Southeast
Return entire top 7 runners
23
OAKTON
1st @ Virginia 6A State
Return 6 of top 7 runners
24
5th @ 2013 CA State Meet (Merge)
Return 6 of top 7 runners
25
4th @ 2013 NXN Northeast
Return entire top 7 runners