New York's Top Class A Teams
Choosing a list of top 10 teams is tough until the season opens up and we can see how teams have come together maybe by the time of the Pre-States meet at Chenango Valley on September 18. One spot that is not hard to pencil in is the number 1 spot. In depth discussion for the conferences and classes will be included in the rest of the articles in this series. The team speed ratings listed are a very general average of the projected top 5 runners of 2020, and somewhat more fine-tuned averages will be used for rankings as the year progresses.
| Team | Section | Class | Speed Rating | Runners |
| Saratoga | 2 | A | 137 | Kurto, Bush, S. Wheeler, M. Hart, A. Hart, Belisle, Mongan |
| Fayettvile-Manlius | 3 | A | 115 | Kaercher, Lucchetti, Sullivan, Amack, Sydorowych, Khalifeh, Beecher |
| Shenendehowa | 2 | A | 112 | Hotaling, McLaughlin, Griffin, Klingbell, Sinnott, Knott, Berg |
| Shaker | 2 | A | 112 | Griffin, Higgins, Kearns, Dunkel, Bennet, Korniss, Diefenderfer |
| Corning | 4 | A | 111 | Ketchum, Lawson, Beres, Urban, Grinnell, Gaskievicz |
| Cicero-North Syracuse | 3 | A | 106 | K. Putman, Navarra, G. Putman, Capone, Harbold, Sisk, Kingdeski |
| Ursuline | 1 | A | 105 | Banino, Doyle, Nugent, Gassman, Cain, Grassi, Keane |
| North Rockland | 1 | A | 103 | Pazmino, Pezzementi, Dellamedaglia, Gormley, Fagelman |
| Ward Melville | 11 | A | 101 | J. Bell, Probst, Laguerre, A. Bell, Liebowitz |
| Suffern | 1 | A | 100 | Hirsch, McCaffrey, Young, Duran, Breauninger |
Section-by-Section Overview (no Class A teams in 7 and 10)
Composing a list of contenders in each section is very chancy because some teams had almost no meets, but you do have to have faith that some perennial contenders will challenge again this year.
| Section | Top Teams |
| 1 | Ursuline, North Rockland, Suffern, Scarsdale |
| 2 | Saratoga, Shenendehowa, Shaker, Bethlehem, Niskayuna, Guilderland |
| 3 | Fayetteville-Manlius, Cicero-North Syracuse, Liverpool |
| 4 | Corning |
| 5 | Churchville-Chili, Webster Thomas, Fairport, Brighton, Mercy, Irondequoit |
| 6 | Orchard Park, Clarence, West Seneca West |
| 8 | Syosset, East Meadow |
| 9 | Cornwall, Monroe-Woodbury, Warwick Valley |
| 11 | Ward Melville, Eastport-South Manor, East Islip, Northport |