| rank | Club(School) | state | comment |
| 1 | Ventura XC Club (Ventura) | CA | 5 of 6 returns for team that nearly beat Jesuit (4th at NTN) in state Div II |
| 2 | Hills XC Club (Trabuco Hills) | CA | Pair of all-West picks lead 5 returnees from state Div I champs |
| 3 | Placentia Area XC Club (Valencia) | CA | Six returnees from Div I 8th-place team in deepest race in state history |
| 4 | Dana Point XC Club (Dana Hills) | CA | Five returnees from Div I 9th-place squad |
| 5 | Clovis XC Club (Buchanan) | CA | Top 6 return from frosh-soph crew that ran 12th in state Div I |
| 6 | Arcadia XC Club (Arcadia) | CA | Four returnees from 7th-place Div I team |
| 7 | Petluma XC Club (Petaluma) | CA | Everyone back from soph-laden team that took 5th in state Div II |
| 8 | Loyola XC Club (Loyola) | CA | Four returns plus Natl Youth frosh champ for team that barely missed making state finals |
| 9 | Barstow XC Club (Barstow) | CA | Four returnees from last year’s state Div III runaway champs |
| 10 | Carmichael XC Club (Jesuit) | CA | Three runners back from Div II 4th-place team |
