Arcadia boys after thier win at Nike Cross Nationals.

Final 2012 Rankings
(Last ranking on Nov. 28 in parentheses. NR=not previously ranked.)

1. Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA [8]
Upset winner by 14 points at Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Ore., to become first boys team to win a second title, adding to its 2010 championship.
Coach: Jim O’Brien

2. American Fork HS, American Fork, UT [4]
Runaway Southwest Regional winners take second to Arcadia at NXN.
Coach: Timo Mostert

3. North Central HS, Spokane, WA [3]
Third at NXN with top runner Kai Wilmot back in the lineup as second man.
Coach: Jonathan Knight

4. Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, NJ [1]
Disappointing fourth at NXN after record-breaking season that included victories at Great American, Eastern States and NXN Northeast Regional.
Coaches: Tom Heath and Chris Bennett

5. Cardinal O’Hara HS, Springfield, PA [5]
Tight pack holds together in Portland mud for fifth at NXN.
Coach: Tom Kennedy

6. York HS, Elmhurst, IL [7]
Takes sixth at NXN in ninth appearance in the nine years the event has been held.
Coach: Joe Newton

7. Kamiakin HS, Kennewick, WA [18]
Washington’s second-leading team comes through with seventh at NXN.
Coach: Matt Rexus

8. Carroll HS, Southlake, TX [2]
Top three scorers run well but pack falls apart after that for eighth at NXN.
Coach: Justin Leonard

9. St. Xavier HS, Cincinnati, OH [10]
Midwest at-large selection takes ninth at NXN after paying its own way for state compliance.
Coach: Mike Dehring

10. Blacksburg HS, Blacksburg, VA [20]
Southeast Regional runner-up takes 10th at NXN.
Coach: James DeMarco

11. Carmel HS, Carmel, IN [16]
Midwest runner-up takes 11th at NXN.
Coach: Erhard Bell

12. Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga Springs, NY [13]
Twelfth at NXN with freshmen as second and third scorers. One, Gavin Gaynor, is the son of 1983 Foot Locker finalist Stacy Bilotta (NJ).
Coaches: Art and Linda Kranick

13. Davis HS, Kaysville, UT [15]
Southwest runner-up takes 13th at NXN.
Coach: Corbin Talley

14. St. Xavier, Louisville, KY [10]
Southeast Regional champion takes 14th at NXN.
Coach: Chuck Medley

15. Henderson HS, West Chester, PA [6]
Northeast at-large team places 15th at NXN as top runner who won regional falls four times in the Portland mud to finish far back.
Coach: Kevin Kelly

16. Fayetteville-Manlius HS, Manlius, NY [9]
Podium threat places 16th at NXN after top three runners get tripped up and fall on opening straightaway but finish the race (two with one shoe).
Coach: Bill Aris

17. Bismarck HS, Bismarck, ND [11]
Heartland Regional winners place 17th at NXN.
Coach: Dave Zittleman

18. Chantilly HS, Chantilly, VA [12]
Southeast Regional third- place team minus top man Sean McGorty who won Foot Locker South the same day.
Coach: Matt Gilchrist

19. Milford HS, Highland, MI [17]
Completed season with Division I state meet victory on Nov. 3.
Coach: Brian Salyers

20. Carlsbad HS, Carlsbad, CA [22]
NXN at-large team places 18th in Portland.
Coach: Katie Culley

21. Dowling Catholic HS, W. Des Moines, IA [14]
Heartland Regional runner-up places 19th at NXN.
Coach: Tim Ives

22. California HS, Whittier, CA [21]
State Division I runner-up placed 20th at NXN.
Coach: Tony DiMarco

23. Summit HS, Bend, OR [21]
NXN at-large team places 21st in Portland.
Coach: Carol McLatchie

24. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, NJ [24]
Fourth in highly competitive NXN Northeast Regional.
Coach: Kevin Kilduff

25. Los Alamos HS, Los Alamos, NM [25]
Third in NXN Southwest Regional.
Coaches: Rob and Kathy Hipwood

Boys Final Top 10 Regional Rankings

California
1. Arcadia
2. Carlsbad
3. California
4. Vista Murrieta
5. Long Beach Poly
6. Rancho Cucamonga
7. Westlake
8. St. John Bosco
9. Madera South
10. Saugus

New York
1. Saratoga Springs
2. Fayetteville-Manlius
3. St. Anthony’s
4. Arlington
5. Warwick Valley
6. Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons
7. Rush-Henrietta
8. Northport
9. Walt Whitman
10. East Aurora

Northeast
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont)
1. Christian Brothers (NJ)
2. Cardinal O’Hara (PA)
3. Henderson (PA)
4. Don Bosco (NJ)
5. Bishop Hendricken (RI)
6. West Windsor Plainsboro So. (NJ)
7. Pembroke (MA)
8. Council Rock No. (PA)
9. No. Allegheny (PA)
10. Lowell (MA)

South
(Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas)
1. Southlake Carroll (TX)
2. The Woodlands (TX)
3. Marcus (TX)
4. El Paso Eastwood (TX)
5. College Park (TX)
6. Cedar Park (TX)
7. Strake Jesuit (TX)
8. Bentonville (AR)
9. Tulsa Kelley (OK)
10. Hebron (TX)

Southeast
(Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
1. St. Xavier (KY)
2. Blacksburg (VA)
3. Chantilly (VA)
4. Brentwood (TN)
5. Belen Jesuit (FL)
6. Midlothian (VA)
7. Tatnall (DE)
8. Broughton (NC)
9. Marist (GA)
10. St. Pius (GA)

Midwest
(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio)
1. York (IL)
2. St. Xavier (OH)
3. Carmel (IN)
4. Milford (MI)
5. Columbus No. (IN)
6. Lyons Township (IL)
7. Valparaiso (IN)
8. Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN)
9. Palatine (IL)
10. O’Fallon (IL)

Heartland
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
1. Bismarck (ND)
2. Dowling Catholic (IA)
3. Edina (MN)
4. Stillwater (MN)
5. Perham (MN)
6. Madison West (WI)
7. La Follette (WI)
8. Sioux Falls Lincoln (SD)
9. Wayzata (MN)
10. Stevens Point (WI)

Southwest
(Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
1. American Fork (UT)
2. Davis (UT)
3. Los Alamos (NM)
4. Herriman (UT)
5. Cleveland (NM)
6. Mountain Vista (CO)
7. Mountain View (UT)
8. Fairview (CO)
9. Bonneville (UT)
10. Ogden (UT)

Northwest
(Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)
1. North Central (WA)
2. Kamiakin (WA)
3. Summit (OR)
4. Seattle Prep (WA)
5. Jesuit (OR)
6. Siuslaw (OR)
7. Nathan Hale (WA)
8. Central Valley (WA)
9. Gig Harbor (WA)
10. Eisenhower (WA)

Marc Bloom’s high school cross country rankings have played an influential role in the sport for more than 20 years and led to the creation of many major events, including Nike Cross Nationals and the Great American Cross Country Festival. He published his cross country journal, Harrier, for more than two decades.