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Nike Cross Regionals Midwest: By The Numbers States in the Midwest Region: Five Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Missouri BOYS States represented at NTN/NXN: Illinois 23 times Indiana 7 times Ohio 5 times *Missouri one time - Missouri was moved to the Nike Midwest in 2007 *Michigan has never qualified a team for Nike, partly due to state association rules.
State with the longest streak, current and all time: Illinois 13 years. The state has sent a team to Portland every year since the inception of NTN in 2004.
Number of at-large bids by the region: 8 2007 Medina OH 2009 Loyola IL 2010 Neuqua Valley IL 2011 Palatine IL 2012 St. Xavier OH 2013 Hinsdale Central IL 2015 Lyons IL 2016 Mahomet-Seymour IL The Midwest received three bids in 2004 and 2006 at NTN.
Current number of nationally ranked teams in the Midwest (as of 11/9/17): three No. 5 Downers Grove North IL No. 12 Carmel IN No. 22 Neuqua Valley IL
Number of different teams to qualify for NTN/NXN from the Midwest: 19
Teams with the most NTN/NXN appearances: York IL 9 times Neuqua Valley IL 5 times Carmel IN 3 times Columbus North IN 2 times Sandburg IL 2 times St. Xavier OH 2 times Downers Grove North IL, Naperville North IL, Columbus North IN, LaSalle OH, Warren IN, Mahomet-Seymour IL, Lyons IL, Hinsdale Central IL, Palatine IL, Loyola IL, Medina OH and Woodridge OH have qualified once. *Madison West WI received a selection in 2004. Wisconsin has since been moved to the Heartland.
Longest team streak appearances: 9 York IL 2004-12.
Longest team current streak appearances: 2 Neuqua Valley IL 2015-16.
NXN/NTN Championships highest finish: York IL 1st 2004 Neuqua Valley IL 1st 2007 York IL 2nd 2005 York IL 2nd 2008 Naperville North IL 3rd 2008 Columbus North IN 3rd 2010
DyeStat preseason picks to qualify for NXN: Downers Grove North IL Carmel IN
Current Prediction: Downers Grove North IL Carmel IN
Notes: The Midwest has received an at-large bid to NXN seven of the past eight years, including each of the last two. Coming into the season there were two obvious regional front runners, Downers Grove North IL and Carmel IN. Those two teams remain at the top, but an old favorite has emerged as a contender: Neuqua Valley. The preseason No. 4 regional team and national No. 24 has risen to the third regional spot and 22nd in the nation. With the quick rebuilding of Neuqua Valley as a solid third team in the region, the Midwest is a bubble region to secure one of the four at-large bids to NXN. Hudson OH is a possible longshot to contend and Wheaton Warrenville South IL, Glenbard West IL or Ann Arbor Pioneer MI could sneak in on a great day.
GIRLS States represented at NTN/NXN: Illinois 15 times Indiana 11 times Ohio 4 times Michigan 1 time Missouri has never qualified a team for Nike.
States with the longest streak, current and all time: Illinois, 9 years. 2008-16
Number of at-large bids by the region: six 2010 Wheaton Warrenville South IL 2012 New Trier IL 2014 Palatine IL 2015 Naperville North IL 2015 Carmel IN 2016 Minooka IL
Current number of nationally ranked teams in the Midwest (as of 11/9): five No. 3 Naperville North IL No. 11 Yorkville IL No. 21 Troy MI No. 28 Zionsville IN No. 29 Northville MI
Number of different teams to qualify for NTN/NXN from the Midwest: 14
Teams with the most NTN/NXN appearances: Carmel IN 7 times Naperville North IL 6 times Westfield IN 3 times Palatine IL 3 times Magnificat OH 2 times New Trier IL 2 times Bowling Green OH, Hinsdale Central IL, Lake Central IN, Geneva IL, Wheaton Warrenville South IL, Centerville OH, Northville MI and Minooka IL have qualified once.
Longest team streak appearances: 7 Carmel IN 2010-2016.
Longest team current streak appearances: 7 Carmel IN 2010-16.
NXN/NTN Championships or highest finish: Carmel IN 3rd 2012 Carmel IN 3rd 2014
DyeStat preseason picks to qualify for NXN: Naperville North IL Carmel IN
Current Prediction: Naperville North IL Yorkville IL
Notes: Carmel IN could see its seven-year streak of qualifying for nationals come to an end. The Greyhounds finished third at the Indiana state meet. Naperville North IL is well positioned to tie Carmel for most NXN appearances out of the Midwest, although the Huskies will need to qualify this year and next year to match the streak of seven. Naperville North appears to be the class of the Midwest this year, sitting at No. 3 nationally. Yorkville IL has made steady progress throughout the season and is trending toward the second automatic NXN spot. It is possible another team could challenge, but the task will be difficult. While it is possible the Midwest could earn an at-large bid this year, it is unlikely there will be a repeat of 2015 when the Midwest sent four teams to NXN, including the first Michigan team to ever compete in Portland, Northville. |
