A few notes:

• These are for FUN. 
• These are all based on the times people have run during the season, not influenced by the past or the pre-season, not judged via any bias on my part.  If you somehow think I have it out for you, please let me assure you that is NOT the case.
• I’ve instituted the HOBBS KESSLER RULE
  • Last year, with the many dual meets and the top runners cruising through those, their average rating suffered.  To account for that, I eliminated the bottom half of a runner’s ratings.
  • This year, with less duals, still wanting to score mid-week meets, the rule still applies, but amended a bit.  I’m taking the upper 2/3 of a runner’s ratings (rounding to the nearest whole number).  So, if someone has run 5 races, I’m taking their best 3.  8 races, their best 5.
• Next week, I’ll institute my least favorite rule, the INJURY RULE.  If a runner doesn’t have a rating in the past month, I’ll assume they’re hurt or done for the season.  When they return, obviously they’ll be included again, but this should eliminate those that posted early season times and nothing since. 
• Currently, there are about 6500 girls rated.  In a typical year, this will constitute a good 90+% of the girls that are competing.  I’m not sure if team numbers are down, I know coaches seemed to think that was the case in the preseason.  We’re also missing a few schools, most notably Temperance Bedford, always a top team.
• The team rankings are based on a hypothetical meet between all teams in a division or in the state.
• There will be cases where Team A beats Team B in a meet, but Team B is ranked ahead of Team A.  Not all the time, but this is often because Team B was missing a runner.  Or the meet size matters, Team A has a weaker 5^th runner that doesn’t stack up as well against the entire division. We’re also getting to the point in the season where cumulative results matter, but I try to balance that with giving more weight to recent meets.
• The rankings include all the meets listed here, even the ones without links (I’ll post those at some point in time, maybe after the season, maybe this week.  Already burning the candle at both ends here.)
• Boys will be up tomorrow morning.
• These are for FUN.  If you don’t like these fun rankings, I’ll eliminate your name from any ranking that’s ever been made.  Ever.

DIVISION 4

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Average (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Seconds)
1	Kalamazoo Christian	151	87.9	74.3
2	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	175	103.1	312.1
3	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	176	87.4	132.0
4	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	299	74.2	109.7
5	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	320	71.0	92.6
6	Hillsdale Academy	331	72.7	174.4
7	Royal Oak Shrine	352	68.0	48.8
8	Johannesburg-Lewiston	362	70.4	190.3
9	Fowler	433	62.9	129.3
10	Unionville-Sebewaing	451	60.5	45.8
11	Lansing Christian	453	65.4	319.3
12	Beal City	454	61.1	211.5
13	Whitmore Lake	468	60.1	256.3
14	Adrian Lenawee Christian	480	59.5	223.7
15	Allen Park Cabrini	511	59.1	392.8
16	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	515	59.6	332.8
17	Harbor Beach	571	47.7	391.2
18	Maple City Glen Lake	572	66.9	457.9
19	The Potter’s House	574	51.6	249.3
20	Breckenridge	623	48.0	206.5
21	Ubly	624	48.8	295.5
22	Lake Leelanau St. Mary	638	46.2	121.0
23	Frankfort	640	47.0	264.7
24	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	682	42.4	187.4
25	Portland St. Patrick	749	19.0	609.6

Mini Movers: Ubly (-1), Breckenridge (-1), Allen Park Cabrini (-1), Frankfort (-2)

Major Movers: Royal Oak Shrine (-13), Unionville-Sebewaing (-5), Adrian Lenawee Christian (-3)

DIVISION 3

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Average (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Seconds)
1	Hart	163	125.9	189.5
2	Traverse City St. Francis	233	113.0	164.1
3	Lansing Catholic	266	114.9	242.6
4	Jackson Lumen Christi	277	112.8	220.1
5	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	322	100.5	132.8
6	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	332	104.8	233.9
7	Pewamo-Westphalia	380	94.8	118.9
8	St. Louis	388	99.9	184.5
9	Kent City	417	93.9	167.9
10	Caro	448	87.5	51.1
11	Ithaca	466	101.4	316.7
12	Benzie Central	548	90.3	228.2
13	Harbor Springs	549	85.1	176.1
14	Grandville Calvin Christian	568	86.2	175.8
15	Leslie	574	84.9	194.9
16	Sandusky	601	81.7	120.8
17	Sanford-Meridian	691	76.5	193.8
18	Monroe St. Mary CC	718	73.0	61.2
19	Reese	721	75.7	184.4
20	Stockbridge	811	81.8	386.0
21	Clinton	824	68.1	99.5
22	Manton	824	70.6	186.9
23	Onsted	868	73.3	268.8
24	Stanton Central Montcalm	894	69.2	298.1
25	Elk Rapids	895	63.9	66.1

Mini Movers: Sandusky (-1)

Major Movers: Stockbridge (NR), Benzie Central (-12), Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (-9), Jackson Lumen Christi (-4)

DIVISION 2

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Average (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Seconds)
1	East Grand Rapids	65	136.0	53.3
2	Grand Rapids Christian	204	128.1	179.7
3	Forest Hills Eastern	263	116.8	75.9
4	Petoskey	270	116.4	88.6
5	Freeland	274	119.3	128.1
6	Otsego	299	113.5	77.7
7	Mason	432	111.9	164.5
8	Goodrich	502	106.6	124.5
9	Pinckney	513	103.4	73.2
10	Warren Regina	524	106.5	147.9
11	Zeeland East	583	104.6	157.2
12	Shepherd	647	98.4	81.4
13	Chelsea	690	97.7	122.9
14	Dearborn Divine Child	719	96.0	97.8
15	Tecumseh	745	95.3	112.1
16	Spring Lake	749	97.2	154.7
17	Marshall	761	93.7	76.0
18	St. Johns	770	96.3	201.7
19	Cadillac	779	96.3	152.4
20	Whitehall	794	94.6	140.2
21	Allendale	810	93.3	143.7
22	Williamston	811	93.6	168.2
23	Sparta	821	93.7	190.5
24	GR West Michigan Aviation	859	93.0	203.1
25	Bloomfield Hills Marian	907	89.9	102.0

Mini Movers: Goodrich (-3), Petoskey (-1), Pinckney (-1)

Major Movers: Williamston (NR), GR West Michigan Aviation (NR), Chelsea (-10), Spring Lake (-9), Dearborn Divine Child (-5), Tecumseh (-5)

DIVISION 1

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Average (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Seconds)
1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	62	155.6	98.9
2	Holland West Ottawa	127	154.8	165.2
3	Saline	253	136.0	57.4
4	Traverse City Central	347	137.0	174.8
5	Oxford	488	126.2	92.9
6	Northville	497	123.9	53.0
7	Forest Hills Central	520	125.8	124.7
8	Romeo	522	124.8	99.8
9	Brighton	560	122.0	63.8
10	St. Joseph	565	122.4	83.6
11	Bay City Western	670	120.8	137.1
12	South Lyon East	679	119.7	111.0
13	Walled Lake Northern	696	117.5	76.7
14	Grand Haven	739	117.1	113.6
15	Okemos	740	115.3	28.9
16	Jenison	741	117.2	100.7
17	Rockford	753	115.2	42.0
18	Dexter	779	116.2	114.7
19	Utica	783	117.6	124.2
20	Portage Central	798	114.5	88.9
21	Howell	820	116.7	155.8
22	Grand Blanc	828	116.1	148.7
23	Ann Arbor Skyline	846	113.0	65.2
24	Fenton	867	112.5	91.8
25	Forest Hills Northern	910	114.3	154.3

Mini Movers: Dexter (-5), Traverse City Central (-4), St. Joseph (-3), Grand Haven (-3)

Major Movers: Forest Hills Central (-15), Bay City Western (NR), South Lyon East (NR), Rockford (NR), Grand Blanc (NR), Ann Arbor Skyline (NR), Fenton (NR), Forest Hills Northern (NR)

BEST OF THE REST

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Average (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Seconds)
1	GR FIRE	64	89.5	266.7
2	Capital Homeschool	66	79.6	174.2
3	GRTC Perigrines	68	84.2	251.3
4	MACH	105	57.2	431.3
5	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	122	48.6	154.9

OVERALL

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Average (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Seconds)
1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	96	155.6	98.9
2	Holland West Ottawa	199	154.8	165.2
3	East Grand Rapids	388	136.0	53.3
4	Saline	391	136.0	57.4
5	Traverse City Central	548	137.0	174.8
6	Oxford	773	126.2	92.9
7	Northville	792	123.9	53.0
8	Romeo	836	124.8	99.8
9	Forest Hills Central	854	125.8	124.7
10	Brighton	890	122.0	63.8
11	St. Joseph	902	122.4	83.6
12	Grand Rapids Christian	955	128.1	179.7
13	South Lyon East	1110	119.7	111.0
14	Bay City Western	1140	120.8	137.1
15	Hart	1144	125.9	189.5
16	Walled Lake Northern	1150	117.5	76.7
17	Okemos	1183	115.3	28.9
18	Freeland	1197	119.3	128.1
19	Forest Hills Eastern	1206	116.8	75.9
20	Rockford	1218	115.2	42.0
21	Jenison	1224	117.2	100.7
22	Grand Haven	1231	117.1	113.6
23	Petoskey	1253	116.4	88.6
24	Dexter	1301	116.2	114.7
25	Portage Central	1321	114.5	88.9
26	Utica	1327	117.6	124.2
27	Otsego	1357	113.5	77.7
28	Howell	1373	116.7	155.8
29	Ann Arbor Skyline	1406	113.0	65.2
30	Grand Blanc	1408	116.1	148.7
31	Fenton	1465	112.5	91.8
32	Forest Hills Northern	1545	114.3	154.3
33	Canton	1626	112.0	128.0
34	Macomb Dakota	1628	117.5	174.0
35	Zeeland West	1643	114.6	180.7
36	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	1650	109.2	64.1
37	Traverse City St. Francis	1699	113.0	164.1
38	Mason	1752	111.9	164.5
39	H.H. Dow	1768	111.6	129.4
40	Lansing Catholic	1789	114.9	242.6
41	Rochester	1826	111.7	185.9
42	Grand Ledge	1835	111.2	212.0
43	Troy	1851	106.7	105.8
44	Traverse City West	1893	109.4	133.9
45	Plymouth	1905	113.3	224.8
46	Goodrich	1990	106.6	124.5
47	DeWitt	2000	105.2	118.0
48	Brownstown Woodhaven	2038	108.6	215.9
49	Jackson Lumen Christi	2040	112.8	220.1
50	Warren Regina	2049	106.5	147.9
51	Salem	2079	106.7	140.3
52	Pinckney	2085	103.4	73.2
53	Rochester Adams	2182	103.0	99.9
54	Zeeland East	2245	104.6	157.2
55	Byron Center	2260	101.1	45.7
56	South Lyon	2294	101.1	70.5
57	Hartland	2382	100.7	106.0
58	Caledonia	2396	99.3	45.0
59	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	2421	100.5	132.8
60	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	2433	104.8	233.9
61	Lowell	2442	104.1	202.7
62	Clarkston	2461	100.9	156.2
63	Saginaw Heritage	2523	97.9	39.1
64	Shepherd	2528	98.4	81.4
65	Hudsonville	2553	97.5	37.0
66	Highland-Milford	2605	99.6	135.5
67	Chelsea	2640	97.7	122.9
68	Ann Arbor Huron	2670	102.7	224.3
69	St. Louis	2719	99.9	184.5
70	Dearborn Divine Child	2727	96.0	97.8
71	Spring Lake	2783	97.2	154.7
72	Tecumseh	2821	95.3	112.1
73	Cadillac	2857	96.3	152.4
74	St. Johns	2865	96.3	201.7
75	Marshall	2883	93.7	76.0
76	Pewamo-Westphalia	2903	94.8	118.9
77	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	2908	103.1	312.1
78	Novi	2923	94.1	110.2
79	Whitehall	2951	94.6	140.2
80	Bloomfield Hills	2971	96.8	184.8
81	Livonia Churchill	3000	95.0	178.6
82	Allendale	3031	93.3	143.7
83	Williamston	3032	93.6	168.2
84	Sparta	3047	93.7	190.5
85	Farmington	3079	93.0	113.9
86	Ithaca	3084	101.4	316.7
87	Davison	3125	93.6	142.9
88	Wyandotte Roosevelt	3129	97.3	226.7
89	Grandville	3132	99.1	296.2
90	Lake Orion	3137	91.3	91.3
91	GR West Michigan Aviation	3167	93.0	203.1
92	Kent City	3168	93.9	167.9
93	Kalamazoo Central	3228	93.3	224.2
94	Bloomfield Hills Marian	3301	89.9	102.0
95	Holt	3315	94.3	259.9
96	Grand Rapids West Catholic	3320	90.0	122.6
97	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	3346	89.5	120.6
98	Royal Oak	3365	90.0	110.2
99	East Kentwood	3367	89.4	124.7
100	Flushing	3373	88.8	85.5