State XC Meets: How Many Divisions, How Many Teams?


How many teams toe the starting line at your state meet, and in how many divisions? Photo by Jeff McCoy.

One of the interesting points of comparison between different state cross country meets is the number of divisions and number of teams at the state meet. A few states send essentially ever team in the state to the state meet (this is more frequently true with the smaller school divisions than with the larger school divisions). Other states are much more selective. For some states, it's less a matter of choice than it is of the carrying capacity of the course.

In any case, the data are listed below. Below each state are listed the 2015 classifications and number of scoring teams for each state meet. Enjoy!


Alabama

7A - 13B, 12G

6A - 18

5A - 12B, 11G

4A - 12

3A - 11B, 12G

1A/2A - 13B, 12G


Alaska

4A - 10

1A/3A - 11B, 13G


Arizona

D1 - 19B, 18G

D2 - 34B, 33G

D3 - 26B, 22G

D1 - 27B, 22G


Arkansas

7A - 15B, 14G

6A - 14B, 11G

5A - 15B, 13G

4A - 21B, 11G

3A - 14B, 18G

1A/2A - 14B, 12G


California

DI - 23

DII - 23

DIII - 23

DIV - 23

DV - 24B, 23G


Colorado

5A - 25

4A - 24

3A - 20

2A - 17B, 12G


Connecticut

All - 21


Delaware

D1 - 17

D2 - 27


District of Columbia

All - 3


Florida

4A - 24

3A - 24

2A -24

1A - 24B, 23G


Georgia

6A - 32B, 29G

5A - 32B, 31G

4A - 31

3A - 32B, 30G

2A - 31B, 29G

1A - 14B, 11G


Georgia - Private

All - 16


Hawaii

All - 19B, 23G


Idaho

5A - 11

4A - 11

3A - 11B, 10G

2A - 11B, 9G

1A - 9B


Illinois

3A - 25B, 26G

2A - 25

1A - 25


Indiana

All - 24


Iowa

4A - 15

3A - 15

2A - 15

1A - 15


Kansas

6A - 12

5A - 12

4A - 12

3A - 12

2A - 12

1A - 11B, 5G


Kentucky

3A - 30B, 29G

2A - 29B, 24G

1A - 27B, 20G


Louisiana

5A - 45B, 35G

4A - 25B, 21G

3A - 20B, 15G

2A - 27B, 6G

1A - 16B, 14G

B - 18B, 14G

C - 8B, 7G


Maine

A - 15B, 14G

B - 14B, 13G

C - 12B, 10G


Maryland

4A - 25B, 21G

3A - 24B, 21G

2A - 25B, 18G

1A - 14B, 11G


Massachusetts

DI - 19

D2 - 19B, 18G


Michigan - Lower Peninsula

D1 - 27

D2 - 28B, 27G

D3 - 27B, 28G

D4 - 27


Michigan - Upper Peninsula

D1 - 10

D2 - 6

D3 - 13B, 9G


Minnesota

AA - 16

A - 16


Mississippi

6A - 26B, 20G

5A - 19B, 13G

4A - 27B, 20G

3A - 16B, 15G

2A - 13B, 12G

1A - 11B, 10G


Mississippi - Private

4A D1 - 4

4A D2 - 4B, 5G

3A - 10B, 12G

2A - 7B, 6G

1A - 4B, 3G


Missouri

4A - 16

3A - 16

2A - 16

1A - 16


Montana

AA - 14

A - 19

B - 26B, 24G

C - 13B, 5G


Nebraska

A - 12

B - 12

C - 12

D - 18B, 16G


Nevada

D1 - 9

D1A - 6

DIII/IV - 5


New Hampshire

D1 - 18

D2 - 22B, 21G

D3 - 25B, 20G


New Jersey

D1 - 20

D2 - 20

D3 - 20

D4 - 19B, 20G


New Jersey - Private

A - 19B, 15G

B - 21B, 16G


New Mexico

6A - 15B, 14G

5A - 15

4A - 12

3A - 9

1A/2A - 10B, 11G


New York

A - 9

B - 9

C - 11

D - 11B, 10G


New York - Private

All - 18B, 19G


North Carolina

4A - 16

3A - 16

2A - 16B, 15G

1A - 16


North Carolina - Private

3A - 21

2A - 30

1A - 15


North Dakota

A - 18B, 17G

B - 23B, 28G


Ohio

D1 - 16

D2 - 16

D3 - 16


Oklahoma

6A - 14

5A - 14

4A - 15

3A - 15

2A - 15


Oregon

6A - 18

5A - 12

4A - 14

1A/3A - 15B, 12G


Pennsylvania

3A - 21B, 19G

2A - 19B, 18G

1A - 19


Rhode Island 

All - 18B, 17G


South Carolina

4A - 20

3A - 21

2A - 24B, 21G

1A - 20B, 14G


South Dakota

AA - 14B, 17G

A - 15B, 14G

B - 10


Tennessee

3A - 24

1A/2A - 24


Tennessee - Private

2A - 11

1A - 8


Texas

6A - 16

5A - 16

4A - 16

3A - 16

2A - 16

1A - 16


Texas - Private

5A - 16B, 17G

4A - 26B, 22G

3A - 14B, 15G

2A - 12B, 9G

1A - 12B, 6G


Utah

5A - 16

4A - 16

3A - 16

2A - 11B, 9G

1A - 8


Vermont

D1 - 13

D2 - 12

D3 - 11B, 7G


Virginia

6A - 12

5A - 12

4A - 12

3A - 12

2A - 12

1A - 12


Virginia - Private

D1 - 19B, 13G

D2 - 30B, 22G


Washington

4A - 16

3A - 16

2A - 16

1A - 16

1B/2B - 16B, 8G


West Virginia

3A - 13B, 11G

2A - 14B, 12G


Wisconsin

D1 - 20

D2 - 16

D3 - 16


Wyoming

4A - 12B, 11G

3A - 14B, 13G

2A - 6B, 7G