The time for guessing is over.

County and conference championship meets are starting to show which teams are actually the best of the best. We’re finding out which squads have what it takes to contend for sectional and state titles in November.

This stretch of the season is also revealing which teams have enough depth to overcome injuries to key runners and still stay in the hunt.

These revelations have led us to make some big changes in our latest Top 20 team rankings.

Boys cross-country Top 20

Girls cross-country Top 20

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