December 21, 2005
Boys - Girls
Final 2005 season rankings reflected the results of the Nike Team Nationals at Portland Dec. 23. NTN champions Saratoga Springs NY boys and Hilton NY girls moved into the US#1 slots. Four other boys teams made upward moves in the top 10 -- Mead WA (6 to 4), Mountain View UT (9 to 5), Jesuit Carmichael CA (10 to 7), and Fort Collins CO (11 to 9). Biggest boys team move was Chapel Hill NC from 25th to 12th.
Even bigger moves were made in the girls rankings, with four teams besides Hilton improving their status in the top 10 -- Carroll Southlake TX (8 to 3), Naperville North IL (20 to 4), Gig Harbor WA (14 to 7), and Rocky Mountain CO (12 to 8). Three other teams rose from unranked to the top 15 -- Eleanor Roosevelt MD (12th), Oak Park CA (13th) and Episcopal Jacksonville FL (15th).
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Boys
| rank |
school |
city |
state |
prior |
NTN Reg |
1 |
Saratoga Springs |
Saratoga Springs |
NY |
7 |
NE |
2 |
York |
Elmhurst |
IL |
1 |
MW |
3 |
Fayetteville Manlius |
Manlius |
NY |
2 |
NE |
4 |
Mead |
Spokane |
WA |
6 |
NW |
5 |
Mountain View |
Orem |
UT |
9 |
SW |
6 |
Royal |
Simi Valley |
CA |
4 |
CA |
7 |
Jesuit |
Carmichael |
CA |
10 |
CA |
8 |
Christian Brothers |
Lincroft |
NJ |
3 |
NE |
9 |
Fort Collins |
Fort Collins |
CO |
11 |
SW |
10 |
Ferris |
Spokane |
WA |
5 |
NW |
11 |
Central Catholic |
Portland |
OR |
8 |
NW |
12 |
Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
25 |
SE |
13 |
Morris Hills |
Rockaway |
NJ |
17 |
NE |
14 |
Willmar |
Willmar |
MN |
15 |
HL |
15 |
Warren Central |
Indianapolis |
IN |
13 |
MW |
16 |
LaSalle |
Cincinnati |
OH |
16 |
MW |
17 |
Palatine |
Palatine |
IL |
21 |
MW |
18 |
Boise |
Boise |
ID |
18 |
NW |
19 |
King |
Corpus Christi |
TX |
19 |
SO |
20 |
St. Xavier |
Louisville |
KY |
0 |
SE |
21 |
Yankton |
Yankton |
SD |
14 |
HL |
22 |
Rock Springs |
Rock Springs |
WY |
12 |
SW |
23 |
Shawnee Mission NW |
Shawnee Mission |
KS |
23 |
HL |
24 |
Flower Mound |
Flower Mound |
TX |
20 |
SO |
25 |
Albuquerque Academy |
Albuquerque |
NM |
24 |
SW |
Girls
| rank |
school |
city |
state |
prior |
NTN Reg |
1 |
Hilton |
Hilton |
NY |
3 |
NE |
2 |
Saratoga Springs |
Saratoga Springs |
NY |
2 |
NE |
3 |
Carroll |
Southlake |
TX |
8 |
SO |
4 |
Naperville North |
Naperville |
IL |
20 |
MW |
5 |
Yankton |
Yankton |
SD |
5 |
HL |
6 |
Corona del Mar |
Newport Beach |
CA |
1 |
CA |
7 |
Gig Harbor |
Gig Harbor |
WA |
14 |
NW |
8 |
Rocky Mountain |
Fort Collins |
CO |
12 |
SW |
9 |
Roxbury |
Succasunna |
NJ |
6 |
NE |
10 |
Clarkston |
Clarkston |
MI |
9 |
MW |
11 |
Fremont |
Plain City |
UT |
4 |
SW |
12 |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
Greenbelt |
MD |
0 |
SE |
13 |
Oak Park |
Oak Park |
CA |
0 |
CA |
14 |
Westfield |
Westfield |
IN |
13 |
MW |
15 |
Episcopal |
Jacksonville |
FL |
0 |
SE |
16 |
West Valley |
Fairbanks |
AK |
24 |
NW |
17 |
Colts Neck |
Colts Neck |
NJ |
16 |
NE |
18 |
Kingwood |
Kingwood |
TX |
15 |
SO |
19 |
Fairview |
Boulder |
CO |
10 |
SW |
20 |
Jesuit |
Portland |
OR |
11 |
NW |
21 |
Lakeville North |
Lakeville |
MN |
18 |
HL |
22 |
Boise |
Boise |
ID |
17 |
NW |
23 |
Waukesha West |
Waukesha |
WI |
21 |
MW |
24 |
Roosevelt |
Sioux Falls |
SD |
22 |
HL |
25 |
Valparaiso |
Valparaiso |
IN |
25 |
MW |
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