These two evenly-matched teams are set to battle...while looking over their shoulders at several strong challengers.
NOTE: virtual meets can only rank the teams that qualified, and do not include individual qualifiers. There will be full previews later in the week.
Top 25 Individuals from Qualifying Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Patrick Sheehan | 12 | Lake Norman | 14:55.0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Wyatt Maxey | 12 | Providence | 15:08.7 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ian Milder | 12 | Mount Tabor | 15:09.0 | 3 | |
| 4 | William Roberson | 12 | Broughton | 15:19.0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mihret Coulter | 12 | Apex | 15:24.1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ryan Brady | 12 | East Chapel Hill | 15:27.0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Peter Millsaps | 11 | Broughton | 15:28.6 | 7 | |
| 8 | Jeremy Brown | 10 | Broughton | 15:30.1 | 8 | |
| 9 | Nikolaus Kreiling | 12 | Jordan | 15:31.2 | 9 | |
| 10 | John Dalton Rohr | 12 | Broughton | 15:34.9 | 10 | |
| 11 | Drew Navarro | 12 | Millbrook | 15:36.0 | 11 | |
| 12 | Chris Kelly | 12 | Pinecrest | 15:41.1 | 12 | |
| 13 | Michael Staples | 11 | South View | 15:41.6 | 13 | |
| 14 | Robert Anderson | 11 | Pinecrest | 15:41.7 | 14 | |
| 15 | Dustin Sneed | 12 | R.J. Reynolds | 15:42.3 | 15 | |
| 16 | Tom Nobles | 12 | Green Hope | 15:42.6 | 16 | |
| 17 | Asher Smith-Rose | 12 | Broughton | 15:43.7 | 17 | |
| 18 | Daniel Beamer | 12 | Jordan | 15:44.1 | 18 | |
| 19 | Matt Harmody | 12 | Pinecrest | 15:45.4 | 19 | |
| 20 | Ben Schmidt | 11 | Hoggard | 15:46.3 | 20 | |
| 21 | Andrew Ciaccia | 11 | R.J. Reynolds | 15:47.1 | 21 | |
| 22 | Titus Grant | 11 | South View | 15:48.0 | 22 | |
| 23 | Brad Walter | 11 | Mount Tabor | 15:48.5 | 23 | |
| 24 | Alex Boseman | 12 | Millbrook | 15:49.9 | 24 | |
| 25 | Nick Ciaccia | 11 | R.J. Reynolds | 15:55.7 | 25 |
Top 10 Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Broughton | 46 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | - | - |
| 2 | Mount Tabor | 113 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | - | - |
| 3 | Pinecrest | 122 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 42 | - | - |
| 4 | R.J. Reynolds | 158 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 61 | - | - |
| 5 | South View | 163 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 43 | 59 | - | - |
| 6 | Apex | 185 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 54 | 55 | - | - |
| 7 | Green Hope | 201 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 50 | 52 | - | - |
| 8 | Hoggard | 217 | 20 | 31 | 45 | 49 | 72 | - | - |
| 9 | Jordan | 235 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 86 | 88 | - | - |
| 10 | Millbrook | 241 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 82 | 84 | - | - |