From the NXN SW Regional Ambassadors and Race Director, we have NXN SW Regional Rankings.
Ranking teams from multiple states is, of course, a delicate process. Subsequent editions of the rankings will reflect movement of teams according to their performances in all-important regional qualifying and state meets, plus meets like Mt. SAC and the Rio Rancho Jamboree. The wealth of potential teams far exceeds that of the two previous years and also exceeds the number of places in the rankings.
For now, though, we have the committee's rankings as of 11 October 2009:
Boys NXN SW Rankings
1. American Fork (UT)
2. Albuquerque Academy (NM)
3. Mesa Mountain View (AZ)
4. Mountain View (UT)
5. Timpanogos (UT)
6. Alhambra (AZ)
7. Regis Jesuit (CO)
8. Davis (UT)
9. Cibola (NM)
10. Catalina Foothills (AZ)
11. Cherry Creek (CO)
12. Cherokee Trail (CO)
13. Los Alamos (NM)
14. Hillcrest (UT)
15. Rampart (CO)
16. Rio Rancho (NM)
17. Brophy (AZ)
18. Carson (NV)
19. Pine View (UT)
20. Bingham (UT)
Girls NXN SW Rankings
1. Xavier College Prep (AZ)
1. The Classical Academy (CO)
1. Fort Collins (CO)
4. Mountain View (UT)
5. Park City (UT)
6. Boulder (CO)
7. Evergreen (CO)
8. American Fork (UT)
9. Highland (AZ)
10. Davis (UT)
11. Highlands Ranch (CO)
12. South Tahoe, CA (NV)
13. ThunderRidge (CO)
14. Pinnacle (AZ)
15. Albuquerque Academy (NM)
16. La Cueva (NM)
17. Desert Vista (AZ)
18. Timpanogos (UT)
19. Pine Creek (CO)
20. Zuni (NM)
Note to girls rankings: A tie, for now, was declared between the top three teams and even that may not be equitable as Utah's top two teams are extremely strong entries as well.