One of the teams in this photo rose sharply up the rankings, and another slid out of the top 25 entirely.
| Myers Park (NC) | ||||
| 1) Joe Harbacevich | 16:16.00 | 49 | ||
| 2) Chris Smith | 16:25.00 | 76 | ||
| 3) Conor McAvoy | 17:06.00 | 195 | ||
| 4) Robbie Whittle | 17:10.00 | 220 | ||
| 5) Hank Stichter | 17:41.67 | 366 | ||
| Average Time: 16:55.73 Total Time: 1:24:38.67 1-5 Split: 1:25.67 | ||||
| 6) Trent Besancon | 17:43.08 | 378 | ||
| 7) Kyle Danner | 17:43.68 | 383 | ||
Has the potential to be top-20, but fell in the rankings due more to the improvement shown by teams ranked just behind them at the end of 2013.
| Forsyth Country Day School (NC) | ||||
| 1) Graves Littlejohn | 16:25.00 | 73 | ||
| 2) Adam Chase | 16:38.00 | 108 | ||
| 3) Joel Schneider | 17:07.11 | 204 | ||
| 4) Ben Mitchell | 17:14.03 | 235 | ||
| 5) Brad Murphy | 17:58.72 | 471 | ||
| Average Time: 17:04.57 Total Time: 1:25:22.86 1-5 Split: 1:33.72 | ||||
| 6) Will Craig | 18:26.00 | 638 | ||
| 7) David Murray | 19:37.00 | 988 | ||
Lots of talent returning, though depth is a concern; this team needs a strong summer to crack the top 25.
| Charlotte Latin (NC) | ||||
| 1) Jack Ratterree | 15:47.00 | 17 | ||
| 2) Frank Kenny | 17:02.00 | 178 | ||
| 3) Noah Berens | 17:33.00 | 322 | ||
| 4) Jay Kane | 17:33.91 | 327 | ||
| 5) Jack Wrigley | 17:47.00 | 402 | ||
| Average Time: 17:08.58 Total Time: 1:25:42.91 1-5 Split: 2:00.00 | ||||
| 6) Matt Padgett | 18:09.00 | 541 | ||
| 7) Morgan Levy | 18:16.00 | 586 | ||
Better known for girls' success in recent years, Latin has quietly built a strong boys' program. If the 3-7 pack can close on their #2 runner with a good summer, this is a dangerous group.
| West Johnston (NC) | ||||
| 1) Kyle Christ | 15:46.04 | 14 | ||
| 2) Greco Adam | 16:57.92 | 166 | ||
| 3) Johnathan Byrd | 17:26.00 | 292 | ||
| 4) Seth Byrd | 17:41.34 | 365 | ||
| 5) Stephen Balch | 17:50.00 | 425 | ||
| Average Time: 17:08.26 Total Time: 1:25:41.30 1-5 Split: 2:03.96 | ||||
| 6) Ben Meshaw | 18:00.00 | 482 | ||
| 7) Rufus Brown | 18:00.50 | 486 | ||
Despite some time out of the limelight in recent years, this is a program with a strong history and a tradition of big improvement year-to-year (as evidenced by a good track season).
| Cary Academy (NC) | ||||
| 1) Josh Mitchell | 15:59.20 | 30 | ||
| 2) Coleman Mitchell | 16:30.00 | 91 | ||
| 3) Shreyas Ashok | 17:43.13 | 379 | ||
| 4) Leighton Boiar | 17:47.40 | 408 | ||
| 5) Tommy Bright | 18:01.90 | 491 | ||
| Average Time: 17:12.33 Total Time: 1:26:01.63 1-5 Split: 2:02.70 | ||||
| 6) Nathaniel Jones | 18:06.00 | 523 | ||
| 7) Miles Lambert | 18:11.00 | 555 | ||
Very impressive team depth in the 1600 and 3200 during outdoor season is often a sign of a big jump forward. Coleman Mitchell is a budding star, and might even challenge his big brother soon!