The Preseason MileSplit50 Top 25 Girls Team Rankings


There's nothing like preseason rankings. 

In cross country, August is the time of year when promise takes center stage, with talent and hope and hype leading the way.  Performances will have their day. But with preseason comes evaluations, prognostication, a signal for what will come in December. 

Today, we're releasing the first five entries in our national girls top 25 preseason national rankings (the boys' list is in the link below). We will continue to release a new ranking every day until Sept. 7, when we anoint preseason No. 1 team and the next four. 

To find out where we're ranking teams across the United States, check the links below. In the meantime, here are a selection of the preseason honorable mention programs who will begin the season outside the top 25. 

Preseason Honorable Mention: Edina (MN), Newbury Park (CA), Columbus North (IN), Campolindo (CA), Olathe West (KS), Southlake Carroll (TX), American Fork (UT), Mountain Vista (CO), Eastlake (WA), Oak Ridge (CA), Orem (UT), Colts Neck (NJ), Great Oak (CA), Springville (UT), Highland (AZ), East Greenwich (RI), Mount Tabor (NC), Alamosa (CO), Hinsdale Central (IL).


Related Links:

The Preseason Top 25 Boys National Team Rankings


The MileSplit50 Preseason Girls Team

National Rankings Countdown


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date-team

25Aug. 22 -- Naperville North (IL) -- Page 2
24Aug. 22 -- Weddington (NC) -- Page 3 
23Aug. 22 -- Morgantown (WV) -- Page 4
22Aug. 22 -- Minnetonka (MN) -- Page 5
21Aug. 22 -- Wayzata (MN) -- Page 6
20Aug. 23 -- Mountain Brook (AL) -- Page 7
19Aug. 24 -- Cherry Creek (CO) -- Page 8
18Aug. 25 -- Prospect (IL) -- Page 9
17Aug. 26 -- North Allegheny (PA) -- Page 10
16Aug. 27 -- Cardinal Gibbons (NC) -- Page 11
15Aug. 28 -- Holland West Ottawa (MI) -- Page 12
14Aug. 29 -- Summit (OR) -- Page 13
13Aug. 30 -- Ann Arbor Pioneer (MI) -- Page 14
12Aug. 31 -- Lucas Lovejoy (TX) -- Page 15
11Sept. 1 -- Portland Jesuit (OR) -- Page 16
10Sept. 2 -- Flower Mound -- Page 17
9Sept. 3 -- Boise Senior (ID) -- Page 18
8Sept. 4 -- Valor Christian (CO) -- Page 19
7Sept. 5 -- Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) -- Page 20
6Sept. 6 -- Cuthbertson (NC) -- Page 21
5Sept. 7 -- York (IL) -- Page 22
4Sept. 7 -- Arapahoe (CO) -- Page 23
3Sept. 7 -- Buchanan (CA) -- Page 24
2Sept. 7 -- Niwot (CO) -- Page 25
1Sept. 7 -- Saratoga Springs (NY) -- Page 26