Boys Regional Rankings, 11/15

By Paul Schmitz of DyeStat

With the completion of three NXR events this past weekend, three of the Nike regions have ranked themselves. Races in the Northwest, Heartland and Midwest have secured the first six automatic qualifiers to NXN and the South and the Southwest will be decided this weekend. 

Former Heartland No. 3 Mounds View MN jumps to the top of the region with a win at NXR. Preseason favorite Middleton WI was finally able to put a complete team race together and earn a second consecutive NXR bid with second place.

In the Midwest, Hersey IL scored a huge upset over year long No. 1 Wheaton Warrenville South as those teams went 1-2 and will travel together to Portland. Illinois was once again dominant in that race securing the top five team spots. The preseason picks of Kamiakin WA and Central Valley WA also both came through as those teams both make it two years in a row to Portland out of the Nike Northwest. 

The Southeast leaders held serve as all five teams captured state titles in their respective divisions since the last published rankings. Two of those teams hail from the state of North Carolina where Cary brought home the 4A title and Weddington won in 3A.    

There was a reorder of the NXR Northeast with more possible changes to come. La Salle Academy RI took home the New England title over previous regional No. 1 Bishop Hendricken. This win bumps previous No. 1 Christian Brothers Academy back into the top spot. CBA is set to take on the best in New Jersey at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions this weekend with the very tight Nike Northeast to follow on Nov. 24.

Southeast 

1. Loudoun Valley VA

2. The Bolles School FL

3. Weddington NC

4. Cary NC

5. Severna Park MD

South 

1. The Woodlands TX

2. Lewisville Flower Mound TX

3. Southlake Carroll TX

4. El Paso Eastwood TX

5. Wylie TX

Heartland

1 Mounds View MN

2. Middleton WI

3. Edina MN

4. Stillwater MN

5. Wayzata MN

Midwest

1. Hersey IL

2. Wheaton Warrenville South IL

3 York IL

4. Neuqua Valley IL

5. Plymouth MI

New York

1. Fayetteville-Manlius

2. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

3. Corning-Painted Post

4. Smithtown West

5. Shenendehowa Central

Northeast

1. Christian Brothers Academy NJ

2. La Salle Academy RI

3. Bishop Hendricken RI

4. Haddonfield Memorial NJ

5. Xavier CT

Southwest

1. American Fork UT

2. Dakota Ridge CO

3. Mountain Vista CO

4. Corner Canyon UT

5. Skyridge UT

Northwest

1. Kamiakin WA

2. Central Valley WA

3. Lewis and Clark WA

4. Camas WA

5. Rocky Mountain ID

California 

1. Great Oak

2. Claremont

3. Newbury Park

4. Dana Hills

5. West Ranch