Opening weekend inevitably wreaks havoc on any set of preseason rankings, but it's somehow just not right to start the season without a preseason poll. Since the 2010 competitive season beings tomorrow (Thursday), we present the Colorado Track XC Coaches' Poll:
5A Boys
| 1. Monarch | 62 |
| 2. Fort Collins | 47 |
| 3. Dakota Ridge | 46 |
| 4. Arapahoe | 29 |
| 5. Heritage | 27 |
| 6. Cherry Creek | 26 |
| 7. Palmer | 22 |
| 8. Fairview | 21 |
| 9. Smoky Hill | 18 |
| 10. Castle View |
16 |
5A Girls
| 1. Fort Collins | 64 |
| 1. Boulder | 64 |
| 3. Pine Creek | 50 |
| 4. Highlands Ranch | 39 |
| 5. Palmer | 34 |
| 6. Loveland | 31 |
| 7. Monarch | 27 |
| 8. Mountain Vista | 22 |
| 9. Arapahoe | 15 |
| 10. Legacy | 12 |
4A Boys
| 1. Cheyenne Mtn | 60 |
| 2. Thompson Valley | 50 |
| 3. Coronado | 45 |
| 4. Evergreen | 31 |
| 4. Broomfield | 31 |
| 5. Pueblo West | 29 |
| 6. Battle Mountain | 14 |
| 7. Moffat County | 13 |
| 8. Mullen | 12 |
| 8. Niwot | 12 |
| 8. D`Evelyn | 12 |
4A Girls
| 1. Evergreen | 57 |
| 2. Cheyenne Mtn | 46 |
| 3. Thompson Valley | 42 |
| 3. Greeley Central | 42 |
| 5. Moffat County | 30 |
| 6. Mullen | 27 |
| 6. Air Academy | 27 |
| 8. Vista Ridge | 20 |
| 9. Montrose | 12 |
| 10. Green Mountain | 11 |
3A Boys
| 1. Salida | 76 |
| 2. TCA | 75 |
| 3. Alamosa | 57 |
| 4. Faith Christian | 56 |
| 5. Gunnison | 45 |
| 6. Brush | 28 |
| 7. Bayfield | 23 |
| 8. Basalt | 18 |
| 9. University | 15 |
| 10. Colorado Acad | 13 |
| 10. Pagosa Spgs | 13 |
3A Girls
| 1. TCA | 80 |
| 2. Estes Park | 67 |
| 3. Alamosa | 64 |
| 4. Salida | 52 |
| 5. Brush | 41 |
| 6. CSCS | 30 |
| 6. Middle Park | 30 |
| 8. Berthoud | 26 |
| 9. Platte Canyon | 20 |
| 10. Pagosa Spgs | 13 |
2A Boys
| 1. Nederland | 55 |
| 2. Del Norte | 46 |
| 3. Lyons | 42 |
| 4. Telluride | 39 |
| 5. Peyton | 33 |
| 6. Rocky Ford | 31 |
| 7. Fountain Valley | 10 |
| 7. Mancos | 10 |
2A Girls
| 1. Nederland | 64 |
| 2. Mancos | 49 |
| 3. Fountain Valley | 38 |
| 4. Telluride | 32 |
| 5. Lyons | 28 |
| 6. Lutheran-Parker | 23 |
| 6. Crested Butte | 23 |
| 8. Sargent |
22 |
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Permission is hereby given for print media to reproduce these rankings provided that credit is given to Colorado Track XC Coaches Poll (https://co.milesplit.com).