Girls Cross Country Postseason Formats

Scoring during dual-meet matches: Each match-up within a dual meet is scored separately; For example if Team A, B, and C compete in the same meet, there will be three results scored separately: A vs B; A vs. C, and B vs. C; Within each match, the team's top 5 runners score (First place receives 1 point, 2nd place receives 2 points, etc.) and the lowest score between the two teams wins; If a team does not place their top five finishers in the overall top 10, they will displace the next highest runner of the opposing team after their 7th slot to round out their top five; Example 1: Team A has the top 9 finishers so they receive 1+2+3+4+5 = 15 points and Team B receives 8+9+10+11+12 = 50 because Team B displaced Team A's 8th finisher through 12; Example 2: Team A has 3,4,6,7,8, 9, 10, 11, + 12 and Team B has 1, 2, 5, 13, 14, Team A will receive 28 points (3+4+6+7+8) and Team B receives 31 (1+2+5+11+12) because B picks up A's 11th and 12th spots (and not the 9th and 10th ones which would be A's sixth and seventh finishers) to be able to round out their top 5

The top three teams in each division qualify for the State Championship meet

Regional Championships

The week after the regular season ends, Regional Championships (Kent Country, Southern RI, Etc.) are held

Brown Invitational

The Saturday after the Regional Championships, the Brown/Fleet Invitational is held with various teams from RI and other states

Class Championships

Class Meets (Class A, B, and C) occur on the last Saturday of October

The top two teams from each of the four divisions (pointwise, regardless of class) who already had not qualified for the State Championship based on regular season records will qualify for the State Championship

The team champions are the the teams that gather the least amount of total points from the finishes of all their individual runners in that one race

State Championships

The State Meet is held on the next Sunday (First of November)

The eighteen participants include the twelve that qualified during the regular season and the six that qualified during the Class Meets. In addition, the top fifteen runners at the class meets that are on a non-qualifying team qualify for the individual title

The team champion is the team that gathers the least amount of total points from the finishes of all their individual runners in that one race

New England Championships

The New England Championships are held on the Saturday after the State Meet (early November)

The top six teams in the RI State Meet qualify, as do the top 25 individual finishers in the state meet

Links for Scores and Schedules

RIIL

Providence Journal

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