Speed Rating Merge Heats Up | EastBay Regional Ranks Shuffle

Kyle Brazeil


It's been over two and a half weeks since our last merge, and nearly half the country has entered into their State Meet Season. In that time, we've seen teams take some big jumps, hitting that peaking period that brings out the best in the field.  Most noticeable is a tightening at the top, although one team maintains a gap on the nation that is near insurmountable. Outside of that, everything is up for grabs, with big shifts at every level.

Given the new layout of the National Scene, we've incorporated our EastBay Regional Rankings into our Individual Ranks, however, have maintained the Top 22 parameters of the team rankings.

Check out the results below, then go check out our subjective rankings, which takes into account the nuance of the rise and fall of teams overs the course of the year.


Girls Top Individuals - Click Here

Girls Top Teams - Click Here

Boys Top Individuals - Click Here

Boys Top Teams - Click Here


What Is The Speed Rating National Merge?

MileSplit NY has partnered with TullyRunners to provide a running merge of the nation's top performances. In short, a speed rating is a number attributed to an XC performance, roughly one point per three seconds, adjusted for overall race quality and depth. Using these numbers, we can compare performances on an apples to apples basis -- in terms of XC times and teams. It provides an answer to the hypothetical question, "What would happen if the best teams in the nation all raced at once?" However, these do not predict the outcome of NXN.

A speed rating is a number attributed to an XC performance, roughly one point per three seconds, adjusted for overall race quality and depth. 

The merge predicts the outcome assuming every athlete had the best race of the season. NXN has many variables that will impact that outcome. More can be read about the calculation of speed ratings by clicking here.