The team you're likely most concerned about here is the team laying conspicuously low off the start. Photo by Aaron Lorenzen.
Both Durango and Niwot hit fast regional setups, and it shows. Both are definitely quality teams and both are teams of no small concern for Saturday, but it's probably safe to say there will be no 45-point gaps between first and second on Saturday.
As always, be careful from taking these rankings too literally. The different courses and different conditions under which regional races were held demand some understanding and the merged results therefore demand interpretation.