The National High School Coaches Association will award Official National Team Championship status following all State Association and Marketing Event Championships. To ensure fairness both Division I (total student body enrollment 500+) and Division II (total student body enrollment less than 500) National Team Championships will be awarded. Teams do not have to compete at Post-State Association Championship competitions to earn the title Official National High School Cross Country Team Champions.

NHSCA DIVISION I BOYS NATIONAL RANKINGS
2012 PRE-SEASON

RK (LW)   POWER SCORE, SCHOOL, CITY, STATE           COMMENT
  1. .1629 Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, NJ        Defending National Champions
  2. .1486 Southlake Carroll HS, Southlake, TX              Defending UIL 5A Champions
  3. .1479 Davis HS,  Kaysville, UT                               UHSAA 5A Runner-up
   4. .1431 York HS, Elmhurst, IL                                   IHSA 3A 4th Place
  5. .1396 North Central HS, Spokane, WA                    Defending WIAA 3A Champions
  6. .1353 Northport HS, Northport, NY                          NY Federation 17th Place
  7. .1304 Cardinal O'Hara HS, Springfield, PA               PIAA AAA Runner-up
  8. .1291 WC Henderson HS, West Chester, PA           PIAA AAA 5th Place
  9. .1287 The Woodlands HS, The Woodlands, TX         UIL 5A 5th Place
10. .1256 Dowling Catholic HS, Des Moines, IA             Defending Iowa 4A Champions
11. .1239 Stillwater HS, Oak Park Heights, MN             Defending MSHSL AA Champions
12. .1236 Kamiakin HS, Kennewick, WA                       WIAA 3A 3rd Place
13. .1232 American Fork HS, American Fork, UT           Defending UHSAA 5A Champions
14. .1215 Blacksburg HS, Blacksburg, VA                    Defending VHSL AA Champions
15. .1211 St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, CA                 CIF 3A Runner-up
16t..1208 Broughton HS, Raleigh, NC                           Defending NCHSAA 4A Champions
16t..1208 Seattle Prep HS, Seattle, WA                       WIAA 3A Runner-up
18. .1198 Cabell Midland HS, Ona, WV                         WV State AAA Runner-up
19. .1195 Vista Murrieta HS, , Murrieta, CA                   CIF SS
20. .1184 Carlsbad HS, Carlsbad, CA                            CIF Div I 12th Place
21. .1174 Chaminade HS, Mineola, NY                          NSCHSAA Runner-up
22. .1171 St. Xavier HS, Louisville, KY                           Defending KHSAA AAA Champions
23. .1167 St. Anthony HS, Huntington, NY                    Defending NSCHSAA Champions
24. .1157 Carmel HS, Carmel, IN                                   IHSAA 3rd Place
25. .1140 Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, CA                      CIF Div I 6th Place

NHSCA DIVISION II BOYS NATIONAL RANKINGS
2012 PRE-SEASON
RK (LW)   POWER SCORE, SCHOOL, CITY, STATE     COMMENT
  1. .1044 Monticello Senior HS, Monticello, IA              Defending Iowa Div 2A Champions
  2. .0873 Perham HS, Perham, MN                               MSHSL Class A Runner-up
  3. .0777 Cathedral HS, St. Cloud, MN                         Defending MSHSL Class A Champion  
  4. .0752 Calvin Christian HS, Grandville, MI                 Defending National Champions
  5. .0745 ND-Bishop Gibbons HS, Schenectady, NY     Section 2 Class B Runner-up  
  6. .0710 Wamego HS, Wamego, Kansas                    Defending Kansas 4A Champions
  7. .0668 McDonald HS, McDonald, Ohio                    Defending OHSAA Div 3 Champions
  8. .0640 Tatnall HS, Wilmington, Delaware                 Defending DIAA Div 2 Champions
  9. .0586 Milford HS, Milford, Nebraska                       Nebraska Class C Runner-up
10. .0581 Charles Wright Acad, Tacoma, WA               WIAA 1A 4th Place
11. .0558 Xavier College Prep, Palm Desert, CA            CIF Division 5 4th Place
12. .0551 Christian Acad, Little Rock, AR                    Defending  Arkansas 5A Champions
13. .0537 Concord HS, Concord, MI                             Defending Michigan Div 4 Champions
14. .0441 Archmere Acad, Claymont, DE                     DIAA Div II Runner-up
15. .0431 St Joseph ND HS, Alameda, CA                   CIF Division 5 3rd Place
16. .0420 Classical Acad, Colorado Springs, CO           Defending CHSAA Div 3 Champions
17. .0410 Veritas Christian HS, Richmond, VA              Defending V.I.S.S.A Div 2 Champions 
17. .0410 Union HS, Union, OR                                   OSAA 1A/2A/3A Third Place
19. .0385 Webb School HS, Knoxville, TN                   TSSA D-II A Runner-up
20. .0368 Greene Cty Tech HS, Paragould, AR             Division 5A Runner-up
21. .0301 Teton HS, Teton, ID                                     Defending IHSAA 3A Champions
22. .0298 Seneca East HS, Attica, OH                        OHSAA Div 3 5th Place
22. .0298 Spirit Lake HS, Spirit Lake, IA                      Iowa Div 2A 6th Place
24. .0284 Luling HS, Luling, TX                                   Defending UIL 2A Champions
25. .0242 Wilmington Friends HS, Wilmington, DE       DIAA Div II 4th Place