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.
• The INJURY RULE is in full effect. I hate this rule, but it’s necessary. If a runner doesn’t have a result in the past 30 days, they’re eliminated from the rankings. The second that runner competes again, they’re back in.
• Currently, there are about 7200 boys rated.  In a typical year, this will constitute a good 95+% of the boys 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. 
• 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.)
• Individual rankings will be up tomorrow evening.
• These are for FUN.  If you don’t like these fun rankings, I’ll superglue all the spikes into your shoes so they can’t come out.

DIVISION 4

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg. (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Sec)
1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	138	166.8	52.7
2	Hillsdale Academy	261	157.1	116.3
3	Breckenridge	312	158.5	194.9
4	Concord	315	156.7	152.9
5	Dansville	327	153.7	131.2
6	Kalamazoo Christian	341	153.7	152.2
7	Carson City-Crystal	381	149.5	120.9
8	Riverview Gabriel Richard	390	149.3	124.2
9	White Cloud	421	146.4	98.6
10	Petoskey St. Michael	421	150.6	156.2
11	Adrian Lenawee Christian	446	145.2	102.2
12	Whitmore Lake	453	142.8	53.5
13	The Potter’s House	480	151.5	225.4
14	Royal Oak Shrine	503	143.5	168.0
15	Mason County Eastern	504	144.0	128.1
16	Plymouth Christian Academy	575	138.0	77.8
17	Webberville	633	140.1	221.3
18	Frankfort	639	136.0	121.4
19	Unionville-Sebewaing	663	137.3	182.5
20	Lutheran Westland	719	132.6	112.8
21	Gobles	769	127.2	427.0
22	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	773	129.8	121.8
23	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	775	128.2	160.5
24	East Jackson	840	125.9	86.3
25	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	853	127.3	184.6

Major Movers: White Cloud (-10), Concord (-6), Gobles (-3), Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (NR), East Jackson (NR)

Mini Movers: Adrian Lenawee Christian (-2), Unionville-Sebewaing (-2)

DIVISION 3

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg. (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Sec)
1	Hart	225	174.1	69.6
2	St. Louis	242	172.3	65.1
3	Traverse City St. Francis	271	169.5	50.4
4	Lansing Catholic	271	173.4	118.9
5	Grandville Calvin Christian	332	172.1	167.7
6	Ithaca	464	166.1	148.0
7	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	466	161.0	46.1
8	Clinton	487	160.8	61.3
9	Stockbridge	510	160.6	100.7
10	Jackson Lumen Christi	561	158.4	119.2
11	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	563	158.2	84.2
12	Charlevoix	569	162.0	171.1
13	Monroe St. Mary CC	573	157.7	78.0
14	Pewamo-Westphalia	612	158.7	152.5
15	Kalkaska	625	159.3	176.0
16	Bronson	641	155.2	86.6
17	Elk Rapids	671	154.2	66.9
18	Manchester	683	154.9	136.5
19	Benzie Central	698	161.7	262.6
20	Harbor Springs	706	156.7	182.1
21	Reed City	758	151.6	100.4
22	Caro	761	152.7	133.6
23	Erie Mason	779	150.6	111.5
24	Saranac	786	150.2	80.0
25	Hanover-Horton	823	152.5	211.8

Major Movers: Charlevoix (-8), Stockbridge (-6), Manchester (-5), Pewamo-Westphalia (-4), Hanover-Horton (NR)

Mini Movers: Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (-2), Benzie Central (-2), Hart (-1), St. Louis (-1), Ithaca (-1), Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (-1), Reed City (-1)

DIVISION 2

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg. (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Sec)
1	Otsego	169	193.1	64.9
2	Chelsea	200	191.5	81.9
3	Pinckney	221	191.0	109.4
4	Adrian	257	188.3	77.5
5	Grand Rapids Christian	304	186.3	67.0
6	Freeland	375	186.3	135.0
7	St. Johns	382	182.6	92.2
8	East Grand Rapids	462	178.3	52.6
9	Linden	466	180.7	87.5
10	St. Clair	515	175.8	59.4
11	Fremont	524	177.8	105.2
12	Petoskey	540	175.6	72.0
13	Mason	641	172.8	77.5
14	Flint Powers Catholic	642	173.9	117.7
15	Battle Creek Harper Creek	654	171.9	72.4
16	Yale	691	172.1	124.4
17	Spring Lake	696	174.3	148.4
18	Ionia	702	172.1	113.5
19	Clio	731	170.9	128.4
20	Holland Christian	753	170.8	117.9
21	Riverview	754	168.6	56.2
22	Sparta	767	168.9	87.6
23	Three Rivers	850	166.3	39.3
24	Dearborn Divine Child	904	168.6	187.4
25	Vicksburg	944	165.3	131.5

Major Movers: Battle Creek Harper Creek (-5), Mason (-4), Spring Lake (-4), Holland Christian (-3), Three Rivers (NR), Dearborn Divine Child (NR), Vicksburg (NR)

Mini Movers: Grand Rapids Christian (-1), St. Johns (-1), Flint Powers Catholic (-1), Riverview (-1)

DIVISION 1

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg. (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Sec)
1	Brighton	236	195.2	35.9
2	Caledonia	290	193.2	25.9
3	Lake Orion	306	193.4	51.6
4	Northville	376	190.9	30.5
5	Traverse City Central	401	193.6	108.1
6	Ann Arbor Pioneer	457	190.0	79.8
7	Romeo	474	194.6	134.3
8	Okemos	479	190.2	85.1
9	Grand Haven	526	189.0	71.4
10	Hartland	549	192.8	153.9
11	Walled Lake Northern	571	186.7	70.0
12	White Lake Lakeland	582	185.3	40.9
13	Rockford	614	185.7	53.4
14	Livonia Churchill	617	185.3	42.7
15	Lowell	630	185.8	59.5
16	Portage Central	632	184.5	27.3
17	Saline	658	184.0	34.1
18	East Lansing	683	187.3	103.8
19	Plymouth	764	183.5	84.9
20	Dexter	801	181.9	64.6
21	Battle Creek Lakeview	813	182.8	109.7
22	Novi	864	180.8	58.9
23	Davison	868	183.6	117.2
24	Salem	903	180.7	78.1
25	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	908	179.8	51.0

Major Movers: White Lake Lakeland (-10), Caledonia (-2), Traverse City Central (-2), Grand Haven (-2), Saline (-2), Battle Creek Lakeview (NR), Davison (NR), Salem (NR)

Mini Movers: Northville (-1), Walled Lake Northern (-1), Portage Central (-1)

BEST OF THE REST

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg. (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Sec)
1	Capital Homeschool	35	165.8	92.3
2	Sault Ste. Marie	79	156.1	87.0
3	GRTC Perigrines	113	149.5	59.7
4	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	122	148.2	77.4
5	GR Chariots of Fire	152	143.5	140.2

OVERALL

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg. (Rating)	Top 5 Spread (Sec)
1	Brighton	391	195.2	35.9
2	Caledonia	472	193.2	25.9
3	Lake Orion	504	193.4	51.6
4	Otsego	550	193.1	64.9
5	Northville	604	190.9	30.5
6	Traverse City Central	647	193.6	108.1
7	Chelsea	721	191.5	81.9
8	Ann Arbor Pioneer	729	190.0	79.8
9	Pinckney	783	191.0	109.4
10	Okemos	784	190.2	85.1
11	Romeo	816	194.6	134.3
12	Grand Haven	841	189.0	71.4
13	Hartland	893	192.8	153.9
14	Adrian	899	188.3	77.5
15	Walled Lake Northern	938	186.7	70.0
16	White Lake Lakeland	943	185.3	40.9
17	Rockford	1000	185.7	53.4
18	Livonia Churchill	1006	185.3	42.7
19	Portage Central	1027	184.5	27.3
20	Lowell	1032	185.8	59.5
21	Grand Rapids Christian	1049	186.3	67.0
22	Saline	1065	184.0	34.1
23	East Lansing	1126	187.3	103.8
24	Plymouth	1259	183.5	84.9
25	Dexter	1313	181.9	64.6
26	Freeland	1333	186.3	135.0
27	Battle Creek Lakeview	1356	182.8	109.7
28	St. Johns	1379	182.6	92.2
29	Novi	1419	180.8	58.9
30	Davison	1496	183.6	117.2
31	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	1503	179.8	51.0
32	Salem	1508	180.7	78.1
33	Farmington	1535	183.3	134.1
34	Grosse Pointe South	1536	180.5	78.0
35	Fenton	1561	179.5	63.1
36	Clarkston	1575	179.5	60.6
37	Oxford	1587	178.3	38.2
38	Detroit Catholic Central	1600	178.4	37.6
39	Jenison	1605	178.3	42.6
40	East Grand Rapids	1664	178.3	52.6
41	Linden	1664	180.7	87.5
42	Highland-Milford	1733	181.6	143.8
43	Kalamazoo Central	1736	178.5	63.1
44	Port Huron Northern	1743	176.7	16.2
45	Ann Arbor Skyline	1746	179.3	94.4
46	Yale	1756	177.6	63.3
47	Forest Hills Central	1773	179.2	101.0
48	Traverse City West	1783	180.5	133.1
49	Fremont	1901	177.8	105.2
50	St. Clair	1905	175.8	59.4
51	Utica	1973	177.5	121.7
52	Ann Arbor Huron	1987	174.9	32.6
53	Petoskey	2016	175.6	72.0
54	Midland	2123	178.0	157.6
55	Saginaw Heritage	2166	174.1	75.5
56	Hart	2186	174.1	69.6
57	DeWitt	2217	174.0	84.0
58	Lapeer	2238	179.5	169.3
59	Detroit U-D Jesuit	2280	172.4	31.0
60	Flint Powers Catholic	2361	173.9	117.7
61	Mason	2361	172.8	77.5
62	St. Louis	2371	172.3	65.1
63	Zeeland West	2419	172.2	77.8
64	Battle Creek Harper Creek	2422	171.9	72.4
65	Lansing Catholic	2422	173.4	118.9
66	Alpena	2446	171.5	69.6
67	Portage Northern	2473	173.0	90.8
68	Grand Ledge	2484	173.2	124.1
69	Ionia	2570	172.1	113.5
70	Forest Hills Northern	2583	170.1	35.1
71	Spring Lake	2597	174.3	148.4
72	Grandville Calvin Christian	2629	172.1	167.7
73	East Kentwood	2660	170.2	70.7
74	Traverse City St. Francis	2680	169.5	50.4
75	Clio	2709	170.9	128.4
76	Byron Center	2807	170.5	101.4
77	Livonia Stevenson	2814	169.1	90.2
78	Riverview	2815	168.6	56.2
79	Troy	2827	168.3	27.9
80	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	2830	172.1	201.8
81	Holland Christian	2834	170.8	117.9
82	Sparta	2841	168.9	87.6
83	Grandville	2935	169.4	121.2
84	Rochester Adams	2999	167.6	77.1
85	Royal Oak	3056	168.5	120.5
86	Johannesburg-Lewiston	3060	166.8	52.7
87	Utica Eisenhower	3071	166.7	57.7
88	South Lyon	3086	166.9	67.6
89	Three Rivers	3121	166.3	39.3
90	Flushing	3204	168.1	137.8
91	Capital Homeschool	3288	165.8	92.3
92	Dearborn Divine Child	3324	168.6	187.4
93	H.H. Dow	3352	164.6	44.7
94	Gibraltar Carlson	3421	164.7	81.4
95	Ithaca	3429	166.1	148.0
96	Holland	3436	164.9	109.9
97	Vicksburg	3501	165.3	131.5
98	Forest Hills Eastern	3515	165.8	129.1
99	Monroe	3549	165.7	145.6
100	Grand Rapids South Christian	3567	164.2	120.4