2011 NJ High School XC Poll - Week 8
As weather caused the traditional end of the regular season County / Conference meets to look like a game of Roulette, many anticipated matchups / showdowns were canceled or run in conditions that were more attuned to the Iditirod. With all of the turmoil in planning and holding meets last week, the NJRunners rankings showed only a few changes again. Take a look and tell us what you think.
| BOYS: Week 8 | ||||||
| Last | Pre | |||||
| RANK | TEAM | VOTES | 1ST PLACE | Week | Season | Looking Back |
| 1 | CBA | 100 | 10 | 1 | 1 | No Race |
| 2 | Don Bosco | 90 | 2 | 4 | Won Bergen County MOC | |
| 3 | WW-P So | 79 | 3 | 2 | Won Mercer County Championship | |
| 4 | Westfield | 76 | 4 | 3 | Won Union County Title | |
| 5 | Ridgewood | 51 | 5 | 5 | Took 2nd at Bergen County MOC | |
| 6 | Haddonfield | 50 | 6 | 8 | No Race | |
| 7 | Hillsborough | 31 | T7 | 9 | Won Skylands Conf. Championship | |
| 8 | Mendham | 26 | NR | NR | Won Large Schools Div. @ NJAC Championships | |
| 9 | Pope John | 24 | T7 | NR | Placed 2nd @ NJAC Championships (Lg. Schools) | |
| 10 | Morris Hills | 10 | 9 | NR | Finished 3rd in Lg. Schools Div. @ NJAC meet | |
| Also Receiving Votes: | ||||||
| No. Hunterdon (7) Ridge (3) Hackensack, Milburn, Ramsey (1) | ||||||
Mendham had it's best race of the season in winning the Lg. Schools Division at the NJAC meet and jumped into the Top Ten, landing in the #8 slot. Other than that, the movement was minimal as the Shore Conf. Championships and the Morris Co. meets were moved into week 9.
| GIRLS: Week 8 | |||||||
| Last | Pre | ||||||
| RANK | TEAM | VOTES | 1ST PLACE | Week | Season | Looking Back | |
| 1 | Voorheees | 100 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Won Skylands Conference title | |
| 2 | Hillsborough | 84 | 2 | 2 | Took 2nd at Skylands Championships | ||
| 3 | Rumson-Fair Haven | 76 | 3 | NR | No Race | ||
| 4 | Ridge | 66 | 4 | 4 | Finished 3rd at Skylands Conf. Championships | ||
| 5 | Mt. St. Dominic | 61 | 5 | 6 | Winner at Essex County Championships | ||
| 6 | Ridgewood | 51 | 6 | NR | Won Bergen County MOC | ||
| 7 | Lenape | 44 | 7 | NR | No Race | ||
| 8 | Randolph | 27 | NR | NR | Won Large Schools Div. @ NJAC Championships | ||
| 9 | Red Bank Catholic | 14 | 8 | 5 | No Race | ||
| 10 | Bernards | 11 | 10 | NR | 4th Place Finish at Skylands Conf. meet | ||
| Also Receiving Votes: | |||||||
| Hunterdon Cemt. (8) Cherokee (4) Bridgewater (3) Southern Reg. (1) | |||||||
The ladies of Randolph popped back into the Top Ten for the first time since Week 3, showing up at #8 after taking the Large Schools title at the NJAC Championships. This dropped idle RBC down one spot for the only changes of the week on the Girls side
