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 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. 
• 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, go purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.

DIVISION 4

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Top 5 Spread
1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	133	169.3	68.7
2	Hillsdale Academy	226	161.6	108.2
3	Concord	249	162.7	152.0
4	Breckenridge	306	159.2	187.5
5	Kalamazoo Christian	339	155.3	144.4
6	Dansville	357	152.5	129.7
7	Riverview Gabriel Richard	387	150.1	117.7
8	Carson City-Crystal	398	149.5	121.6
9	Petoskey St. Michael	416	153.8	184.5
10	White Cloud	441	146.5	98.7
11	Whitmore Lake	458	143.8	58.5
12	Adrian Lenawee Christian	470	144.3	89.1
13	Royal Oak Shrine	484	145.3	151.6
14	The Potter’s House	487	152.5	233.3
15	Mason County Eastern	531	143.9	129.0
16	Plymouth Christian Academy	580	138.7	74.6
17	Webberville	654	139.2	220.3
18	Frankfort	663	136.0	121.3
19	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	676	134.9	97.3
20	Unionville-Sebewaing	691	137.5	181.5
21	Lutheran Westland	699	134.8	94.1
22	Gobles	720	131.9	413.4
23	St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic	768	130.2	167.2
24	Three Oaks River Valley	775	131.2	97.9
25	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	785	129.3	162.7

Major Movers: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (-3), St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic (NR), Three Oaks River Valley (NR)

Mini Movers: Concord (-1), Kalamazoo Christian (-1), Riverview Gabriel Richard (-1), Petoskey St. Michael (-1), Whitmore Lake (-1), Royal Oak Shrine (-1)

DIVISION 3

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Top 5 Spread
1	Hart	221	175.1	73.3
2	Traverse City St. Francis	224	172.3	34.4
3	St. Louis	257	172.4	65.0
4	Lansing Catholic	272	174.1	119.0
5	Grandville Calvin Christian	332	172.6	165.9
6	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	445	162.9	39.0
7	Ithaca	465	166.5	142.8
8	Clinton	562	159.0	69.8
9	Stockbridge	565	159.4	100.4
10	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	574	158.6	69.3
11	Jackson Lumen Christi	574	158.9	110.4
12	Monroe St. Mary CC	586	158.2	80.5
13	Charlevoix	591	162.1	170.9
14	Pewamo-Westphalia	624	159.0	132.3
15	Manchester	630	157.8	137.7
16	Kalkaska	656	159.0	178.5
17	Bronson	679	155.2	87.7
18	Benzie Central	690	163.0	260.8
19	Elk Rapids	717	153.6	65.5
20	Harbor Springs	739	155.7	174.0
21	Reed City	773	151.8	94.3
22	Caro	788	152.7	134.0
23	Hanover-Horton	791	154.6	214.0
24	Saranac	800	150.7	87.7
25	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	802	150.9	118.7

Major Movers: Manchester (-3), Hanover-Horton (-2), Madison Heights Bishop Foley (NR)

MIni Movers: Traverse City St. Francis (-1), Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (-1), Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (-1), Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (-1), Benzie Central (-1)

DIVISION 2

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Top 5 Spread
1	Otsego	172	193.1	65.0
2	Chelsea	216	191.1	80.7
3	Pinckney	240	190.7	123.1
4	Grand Rapids Christian	256	188.1	66.6
5	Adrian	272	188.3	77.7
6	St. Johns	355	183.8	93.6
7	Freeland	393	185.9	134.8
8	Linden	444	182.0	89.6
9	East Grand Rapids	475	178.2	54.9
10	Petoskey	503	177.3	73.5
11	St. Clair	517	176.3	60.7
12	Fremont	556	177.3	111.1
13	Flint Powers Catholic	580	176.3	106.3
14	Yale	638	174.4	113.0
15	Mason	639	172.7	69.2
16	Battle Creek Harper Creek	676	171.5	72.0
17	Clio	701	172.4	119.9
18	Ionia	720	172.1	113.2
19	Spring Lake	742	174.1	152.0
20	Riverview	782	168.4	59.5
21	Sparta	782	168.9	88.0
22	Holland Christian	816	169.8	121.4
23	Dearborn Divine Child	845	170.0	187.1
24	Three Rivers	902	164.9	41.3
25	Grand Rapids South Christian	925	166.1	130.9

Major Movers: Petoskey (-2), Yale (-2), Clio (-2), Grand Rapids South Christian (NR),

Mini Movers: Grand Rapids Christian (-1), St. Johns (-1), Linden (-1), Flint Powers Catholic (-1), Riverview (-1), Sparta (-1), Dearborn Divine Child (-1)

DIVISION 1

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Top 5 Spread
1	Brighton	220	195.9	38.9
2	Caledonia	289	193.1	27.7
3	Lake Orion	335	192.9	47.0
4	Northville	344	191.8	33.5
5	Traverse City Central	405	193.7	107.9
6	Ann Arbor Pioneer	417	191.4	81.6
7	Romeo	452	195.4	129.4
8	Okemos	477	189.9	82.2
9	Hartland	478	195.1	149.8
10	Grand Haven	484	189.9	66.6
11	White Lake Lakeland	558	187.2	53.5
12	Livonia Churchill	577	186.4	43.8
13	Walled Lake Northern	588	186.5	70.7
14	Portage Central	597	184.9	26.2
15	Rockford	613	185.4	42.8
16	Lowell	652	185.2	57.5
17	Saline	657	184.1	35.4
18	Plymouth	716	184.6	91.8
19	Dexter	799	181.7	62.0
20	Highland-Milford	809	184.1	101.2
21	Novi	815	181.9	58.1
22	Battle Creek Lakeview	829	182.8	109.4
23	East Lansing	829	184.8	110.4
24	Davison	865	184.1	115.5
25	Fenton	870	180.9	67.8

Major Movers: Livonia Churchill (-2), Portage Central (-2), Highland-Milford (NR), Fenton (NR)

Mini Movers: Hartland (-1), White Lake Lakeland (-1), Plymouth (-1), Dexter (-1), Novi (-1)

OVERALL

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Top 5 Spread
1	Brighton	356	195.9	38.9
2	Caledonia	470	193.1	27.7
3	Northville	558	191.8	33.5
4	Lake Orion	563	192.9	47.0
5	Otsego	569	193.1	65.0
6	Traverse City Central	661	193.7	107.9
7	Ann Arbor Pioneer	686	191.4	81.6
8	Chelsea	770	191.1	80.7
9	Romeo	770	195.4	129.4
10	Hartland	777	195.1	149.8
11	Okemos	789	189.9	82.2
12	Grand Haven	799	189.9	66.6
13	Pinckney	860	190.7	123.1
14	White Lake Lakeland	908	187.2	53.5
15	Grand Rapids Christian	918	188.1	66.6
16	Adrian	923	188.3	77.7
17	Livonia Churchill	937	186.4	43.8
18	Walled Lake Northern	989	186.5	70.7
19	Portage Central	992	184.9	26.2
20	Rockford	1011	185.4	42.8
21	Lowell	1086	185.2	57.5
22	Saline	1087	184.1	35.4
23	Plymouth	1195	184.6	91.8
24	St. Johns	1283	183.8	93.6
25	Novi	1342	181.9	58.1
26	Dexter	1346	181.7	62.0
27	Highland-Milford	1360	184.1	101.2
28	Battle Creek Lakeview	1404	182.8	109.4
29	Freeland	1411	185.9	134.8
30	East Lansing	1413	184.8	110.4
31	Fenton	1470	180.9	67.8
32	Davison	1491	184.1	115.5
33	Detroit Catholic Central	1502	179.6	35.7
34	Jenison	1541	179.1	34.8
35	Kalamazoo Central	1555	180.5	63.1
36	Linden	1568	182.0	89.6
37	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	1581	179.2	47.3
38	Clarkston	1615	179.5	60.3
39	Ann Arbor Skyline	1671	180.6	102.7
40	Oxford	1676	178.0	38.8
41	Farmington	1680	182.1	133.3
42	Traverse City West	1687	182.2	133.5
43	East Grand Rapids	1694	178.2	54.9
44	Port Huron Northern	1699	177.6	25.4
45	Grosse Pointe South	1714	179.1	76.5
46	Forest Hills Central	1748	179.4	91.0
47	Salem	1790	178.9	98.0
48	Petoskey	1858	177.3	73.5
49	St. Clair	1900	176.3	60.7
50	Fremont	2038	177.3	111.1
51	Detroit U-D Jesuit	2114	174.2	31.1
52	Hart	2121	175.1	73.3
53	DeWitt	2122	175.0	70.0
54	Flint Powers Catholic	2126	176.3	106.3
55	Midland	2185	178.0	157.5
56	Ann Arbor Huron	2206	173.6	41.5
57	Lapeer	2225	180.1	168.7
58	Saginaw Heritage	2243	174.1	75.6
59	Yale	2304	174.4	113.0
60	Traverse City St. Francis	2339	172.3	34.4
61	Zeeland West	2393	172.9	81.4
62	St. Louis	2404	172.4	65.0
63	Lansing Catholic	2408	174.1	119.0
64	Mason	2409	172.7	69.2
65	Grand Ledge	2485	173.9	128.4
66	Alpena	2515	171.5	69.5
67	Battle Creek Harper Creek	2521	171.5	72.0
68	Clio	2538	172.4	119.9
69	Portage Northern	2578	172.4	89.4
70	Grandville Calvin Christian	2615	172.6	165.9
71	Ionia	2655	172.1	113.2
72	Forest Hills Northern	2679	169.7	29.6
73	East Kentwood	2703	170.6	82.3
74	Spring Lake	2723	174.1	152.0
75	Byron Center	2828	171.0	97.3
76	Johannesburg-Lewiston	2830	169.3	68.7
77	Troy	2840	168.5	31.4
78	Grandville	2848	170.1	100.4
79	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	2886	172.1	201.8
80	Riverview	2907	168.4	59.5
81	Sparta	2918	168.9	88.0
82	Livonia Stevenson	2982	168.4	87.0
83	Holland Christian	3036	169.8	121.4
84	Royal Oak	3039	169.1	120.3
85	Utica	3074	167.4	66.5
86	Flushing	3099	169.3	139.4
87	Rochester Adams	3137	167.2	74.4
88	Dearborn Divine Child	3175	170.0	187.1
89	Utica Eisenhower	3231	166.2	57.7
90	Capital Homeschool	3248	166.7	82.3
91	South Lyon	3331	165.3	58.4
92	Three Rivers	3382	164.9	41.3
93	Gibraltar Carlson	3404	165.4	79.6
94	H.H. Dow	3419	164.6	44.8
95	Grand Rapids South Christian	3421	166.1	130.9
96	Holland	3444	165.4	110.0
97	Ithaca	3453	166.5	142.8
98	Monroe	3496	166.6	136.3
99	Vicksburg	3558	165.5	132.0
100	Walled Lake Central	3559	166.5	152.1