| rank | Club(School) | state | comment |
| 1 | Carroll XC Club (Carroll) | TX | NTN 11th-placer has a brilliant 1-2 in state 5A champ Colby Lowe and 3rd-placer C.J. Brown |
| 2 | Woodlands XC Club (The Woodlands) | TX | State 5A champ and NTN 12th-placer has 9:14 3200 man plus 11 more under 10:00 |
| 3 | Del Rio XC Club (Del Rio) | TX | Returns 4 from state 5A 5th-place team |
| 4 | Cedar Park XC Club (Cedar Park) | TX | Sleeper returns 6 of 7 after excellent track season |
| 5 | Mayde XC Club (Mayde Creek) | TX | Returns 6 varsity runners, 5 under 10:00 for 3200 |
| 6 | Cinco XC Club (Cinco Ranch) | TX | Deep and experienced led by state 6th-placer Zac Flowers |
| 7 | Rogers XC Club (Rogers) | AR | State 7A champ returns 5 runners from state’s top 13 after excellent track season |
| 8 | El Paso XC Club (Sorocco) | TX | Returns 4 from 11th-place state 5A team |
| 9 | Tupelo XC Club (Tupelo) | MS | State 5A champ with perfect score returns 3 of its top 5 |
| 10 | Jesuit XC Club (Jesuit) | LA | State 5A champ by 63 returns 4 top-20 runners, but 2 may choose other sports |
South boys bubble teams alphabetically:
Big Spring (TX), Corpus Christi Carroll (TX), Deer Creek (OK), Edinburg North (TX), Flower Mound (TX), Kingwood (TX), Lockhart (TX), Plano West (TX)
Girls
| rank | Club(School) | state | comment |
| 1 | Carroll XC Club (Carroll) | TX | State 5A champ, #1 SO and 3rd-place NTN leads the field |
| 2 | Keller XC Club (Keller) | TX | State 5A runner-up and #3 SO has its top 5 back |
| 3 | Hereford XC Club (Hereford) | TX | State 4A champ and #4 SO has top 5 back plus new talent |
| 4 | Kingwood XC Club (Kingwood) | TX | State 5A 3rd-placer has solid 7 back led by 2 all-staters |
| 5 | McGuinness XC Club (McGuinness) | OK | State 4A champ by 59 has all 7 back, led by 5 who placed 1-2-4-8-10 |
| 6 | Cinco XC Club (Cinco Ranch) | TX | State 5A 5th-placer has top 4 back with tight spread |
| 7 | Tupelo XC Club (Tupelo) | MS | State 5A champ and #2 SO has 3 of 7 back and needs to regain groove after sub-par track |
| 8 | Clear Lake XC Club (Clear Lake) | TX | State 5A 6th-placer has tight pack of 5 varsity girls returning |
| 9 | Plano XC Club (Plano West) | TX | State 5A 4th-placer has good squad back |
| 10 | Woodlands XC Club (The Woodlands) | TX | Up-and-down team from last year seeking more consistency |
South girls bubble teams alphabetically:
A&M Consolidated (TX), Bentonville (AR), Canyon (TX), Corinth (MS), Guthrie (OK), Rogers (AR), Tulsa Kelley (OK)