CBA enters NXN as the #1 and the history of Fayetteville-Manlius 

The Saucony Elite 50 refers to the top-50 teams in the country (25 boys and 25 girls).

It's the final week for the boys team rankings as we contest the Nike national championships this weekend at Portland Meadows in Oregon.

The California State Championships is always a great show, but the Division 1 boys race this year was quite special. That race had a great team battle where the boys from US#5 Arcadia proved they can race gutsy when it counts and won with 59 points. US#13 Madera South raced hard and took the 2nd spot with 88 points while US#14 Dana Hills finished 3rd with 132 points.

At the Nike New York Regional a familiar name made it past the qualifier. If you can remember, the US#3 Fay-Man boys started all the greatness out of New York  in the first two years of Nike Cross Nationals (then Nike Team Nationals) with a 2nd and 3rd place finishes in 2004 and 2005. They also qualified in 2008 (16th), 2009 (9th), 2010 (2nd), 2011 (12th), and 2012 (16th). Back for their 6th straight and 8th year overall, the boys from Fayetteville-Manlius boys are off to nationals after winning their regional with 48 points. They look as good as ever this year as well. US#9 Northport was 2nd with 76 points and US#12 Liverpool was 3rd and got an at-large bid as both teams also move on to nationals.

Out of the Nike Northeast Regional, title favorites US#1 Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) qualified for nationals with an impressive showing, scoring 85 points. US#11 West Chester Henderson (PA) finished 2nd with 114 points and will join them in Portland.

At the Nike Southeast Regional, a very strong top-3 secured a spot for US#7 Brentwood (TN), who won the team battle by 1 point over a surprise US#15 Severna Park (MD) who will join them in Portland as they finished 2nd.

Rank	School	State
1	Christian Brothers Academy	NJ
2	American Fork	UT
3	Fayetteville-Manlius	NY
4	Gig Harbor	WA
5	Arcadia	CA
6	North Central	WA
7	Brentwood	TN
8	St. Xavier	OH
9	Northport	NY
10	Carmel	IN
11	West Chester Henderson	PA
12	Liverpool	NY
13	Madera South	CA
14	Dana Hills	CA
15	Severna Park	MD
16	Wayzata	MN
17	Central Catholic	OR
18	Broughton	NC
19	Davis	UT
20	Hinsdale Central	IL
21	Southlake Carroll	TX
22	Edina	MN
23	Lewisville Hebron	TX
24	Warren	CA
25	Nathan Hale	WA
Watch List (Alphabetical order) Belen Jesuit Prep (FL) Bingham (UT) Bismarck (ND) Bozeman (MT) Brea Olinda (CA) Burbank (CA) Cardinal O'Hara (PA) Chiles (FL) College Park (TX) Columbus North (IN) Corona Del Sol (AZ) De La Salle (CA) Don Bosco Prep (NJ) Downers Grove North (IL) Hersey (IL) Highland Milford (MI) Jurupa Hills (CA) Kamiakin (WA) Lone Peak (UT) Lowell (MA) Loyola (CA) Mountain Vista (CO) Mountain View (ID) North Allegheny (PA) O'Fallon (IL) Ogden (UT) Pembroke (MA) Ridgefield (CT) Saratoga Springs (NY) St. Xavier (KY) Stillwater (MN) Summit (OR) Tatnall (DE) Waterford Mott (MI) Westlake (UT) The Woodlands (TX) York (IL)