For whatever it's worth, if we rank the entrants by their 5,000m best since March 2012, then:
1- Merga ETH 12:59.7
2- Kipsiro UGA 13:00.6
3- Demelash ETH 13:03.3
4- Birmingham AUS 13:09.5
5- Derrick USA 13:12.0
6 - Fathi MAR 13:12.1
7 - Medhin ERI 13:17.2
8 - Adem ERI 13:17.3
9 - Gerenew ETH 13:17.4
10 - Levins CAN 13:18.2
Notice a few things...
France and Germany did not enter anybody
Morocco and Mexico only entered one guy each
All the top Kenyans and Ethiopians are not there (except for Merga)
Only one of the top 8 Americans at 5,000m are not there (Rupp, Lagat, Lomong, Derrick, Ritz, Teg, Bumby, Torrence)
It will be disappointing if Derrick and Levins don't make top 10.
This is not the World XC as we knew it...