Boys Southeast
(AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Oakton (VA) - Hendricks twins lead deep regional 4th-placer hoping for late-season pop
- Green Hope (NC) - Reg’l 8th-placer returns 6 of 7 after top 5 ran 4:21-4:33 for 1600 last spring
- Baylor (TN) - Regional 3rd-placer returns 3 top runners while quickly filling graduation gaps
- Jefferson Sci/Tech (VA) - State 3A champ, regional runner-up returns 4 of 7 while losing top scorers
- Broughton (NC) - State 4A champs return 4 all-staters with 18-second spread plus key transfer
- Jamestown (VA) - State 2A 3rd-place team has a pair of all-staters pacing division favorite
- Brookwood (GA) - State 5A runner-up has top 7 back and is the team to beat in Georgia
- Northwest (MD) - State 4A runner-up has top 5 back with 37-second spread
- Melbourne (FL) - State 4A champs return 3 top-13 finishers led by winner Brian Atkinson
- Hoover (AL) - Regional 5th-placer led by all-American Pat McGregor but needs more experience
Bubble teams alphabetically: Albemarle (VA), Atlee (VA), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (MD), Brentsville (VA), Caesar Rodney (DE), Chapel Hill (NC), Collins Hill (GA), Columbus (FL), Daviess County (KY), Enloe (NC), Freeman (VA), Maggie Walker (VA), Marist (GA), Midlothian (VA), Mountain View (VA), Oak Ridge (TN), Ocean Lakes (VA), Parkview (GA), Peachtree Ridge (GA), St. Xavier (KY), Walton (GA), Wando (SC), Wilde Lake (MD), Wheeling Park (WV), Winter Park (FL)