Of the 9 D1 cross country regions, how would you rank the most competitive ones in terms of teams?
Here's mine based on this year/the national rankings right now.
1. Mountain: 8 teams in the top 30, 3 in the top 10
2. West: 6 teams in the top 30, 1 in the top 10
3. Midwest: 4 teams in the top 30, 3 in the top 10
4. Great Lakes: 3 teams in the top 30, 2 in the top 10
5. South Central: 2 teams in the top 30, 1 in top 10
6. Mid-Atlantic: 3 teams in the top 30, highest ranked team is 18th
7. South: 3 teams in the top 30, highest ranked team is 19th
8. Southeast: 1 team in the top 30, Furman ranked 16th
9. Northeast: 1 team in the top 30, Harvard ranked 25th
The only things I might change is switching the Midwest and the west just for how strong the top end of the Midwest is being tied for the most teams in the top 10. Also I could mix around South Central Mid-Atlantic and South based on how you value depth of region and top end teams.
Southeast and Northeast so bad that I wouldn't hate it if they only sent 1 team.
What are your thoughts?