Predictions for the upcoming conference championship? Without much head to head action so far, its anyone's race!
Notes on top contenders:
- Emory (#9) Inevitably going to finish outside the top 3. Thank god they ran well at prenats to give everyone else a rankings boost.
- Wash (#13) Their top runners have fallen off, but they still have outstanding depth. Will probably see a 10 second spread at the finish line. Not as good as previous teams, but still strong enough to probably get the win.
- CMU ( #17) Lock up your vans and keep an eye on your hotel keys folks! CMU thieving days are far from over. They'll look to steal the team title from Wash, but with several of their top runners still behind bars, it seems this is one heist they can't pull off.
- Chicago (#20) The anti-Wash, strong out front but still struggling through 5. A good day for their 4 and 5 could put them ahead of Wash and an ok day should be enough to get past Wash and CMU.
- CWRU (#27) Couldn't hang with CMU at Rowan, probably will struggle to beat any of the top teams in Rochester. They could threaten 2 minutes in the spread race though.