#StatsBonanza: Who Had the Strongest Overall Distance Programs Throughout 2014?

We all know what Green Hope accomplished during the fall.  When you also factor in track times, do they still come out on top?

 

MileSplit has a second way of preparing team rankings beside the tradition team scoring function.  We call it Composite Rankings, and it factors in team depth during track season as well as cross country season.  The process analyzes team averages and 1-5 splits in cross country, but also looks at team data in the 1600 and 3200.  The current composite rankings cover the 2014 calendar year, but future rankings will begin to factor in indoor and then outdoor times.  We will refer back to these from time to time during the winter and spring as a sort of "Cross Country Offseason Report."

 

Girls 2014 Composite Rankings (Full Rankings)

Rank Team Score Highest Lowest Weakness
1 Cardinal Gibbons (NC) 2.21 1 5 --
2 Green Hope (NC) 3.07 1 8 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:20.47)
3 Providence (NC) 6.21 3 21 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:50.00)
4 T.C. Roberson (NC) 7.35 2 19 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:47.00)
5 Marvin Ridge (NC) 8 6 11 --
6 Chapel Hill (NC) 8.71 1 17 3200m Top 4
7 Lake Norman (NC) 9 8 10 --
8 Broughton (NC) 11.5 6 17 5000m 1-5 Average (19:49.12)
9 Providence Day School (NC) 12.7 3 22 1600m Top 4
10 Leesville Road (NC) 12.8 7 24 1600m Top 4

 

 

Boys 2014 Composite Rankings (Full Rankings)

Rank Team Score Highest Lowest Weakness
1 Broughton (NC) 2.78 1 9 5000m 1-5 Gap (39.30)
2 Mount Tabor (NC) 3.21 1 5 --
3 Cardinal Gibbons (NC) 5.64 3 11 1600m Top 4
4 Weddington High School (NC) 5.92 4 10 1600m Top 4
5 East Chapel Hill (NC) 8.85 6 20 5000m 1-5 Gap (59.40)
6 Page (NC) 8.87 2 12 5000m 1-5 Average (16:24.33)
7 Apex (NC) 8.92 2 13 1600m Top 4
8 South View (NC) 9.64 1 18 5000m 1-5 Gap (56.78)
9 Pinecrest (NC) 11.3 4 25 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:06.00)
10 Chapel Hill (NC) 11.5 7 20 3200m Top 4