OSAAtoday - 2026 OSAAtoday mid-season boys cross-country coaches polls

OSAAtoday presents its mid-season statewide boys cross country coaches polls of 2026 in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Look for the boys cross country coaches polls periodically on Thursdays during the fall season.

If there are any varsity boys cross country head coaches who would like to vote in the coaches polls going forward but did not receive notice to vote in this one, please email johnt@osaa.org.

First-place votes in parentheses
Pre-season rank in brackets

1. Lincoln (12) [1] 156

2. Grant (4) [10] 141

3. Franklin [8] 131

4. West Linn [nr] 93

5. Sunset [3] 80

6. Jesuit [2] 79

7. South Eugene [6] 68

8. Central Catholic [4] 54

9. Sherwood [5] 35

10. McMinnville [nr] 14

Dropped out (2):

Pre-season No. 7 Ida B. Wells

Pre-season No. 8 Lakeridge

Others receiving significant votes: None

1. Summit (8) [2] 98

2. Crater (3) [1] 94

3. Bend [3] 86

4. Wilsonville [5] 55

5. Hood River Valley [6] 53

6. Corvallis [4] 49

7. Springfield [nr] 41

8. Mountain View [nr] 24

9. Thurston [nr] 100

10. Canby [nr] 9

Dropped out (4):

Pre-season No. 7 Caldera

Pre-season No. 8 North Eugene

Pre-season No. 9 Crescent Valley

Pre-season No. 10 Milwaukie / Milwaukie Acad. of the Arts

Others receiving significant votes: None

1. La Grande (10) [1] 100

2. Marist Catholic [10] 83

3. Scappoose [nr] 75

4. Molalla [2] 67

5. Cottage Grove [4] 58

6. Stayton [6] 54

7. Pendleton [nr] 38

8. The Dalles / Dufur [7] 26

9. Phoenix [nr] 17

10. Philomath [8] 10

Dropped out (3):

Pre-season No. 3 Klamath Union

Pre-season No. 5 Newport

Pre-season No. 9 Tillamook

Others receiving significant votes: Klamath Union 8; Valley Catholic 8

1. Neah-Kah-Nie (5) [2] 99

2. Siuslaw (4) [1] 90

3. Enterprise / Joseph / Wallowa (1) [6] 74

4. Nyssa (1) [3] 69

5. Sweet Home [nr] 65

6. Oregon Episcopal School [4] 64

7. Pleasant Hill [9] 42

8. Trinity Lutheran [nr] 24

9. Sisters [nr] 19

10. Harrisburg / Monroe [nr] 11

Dropped out (4):

Pre-season No. 5 Santiam Christian

Pre-season No. 7 Westside Christian

Pre-season No. 8 Riverside

Pre-season No. 10 Burns

Others receiving significant votes: Riverdale 7

2A/1A

1. Knappa (13) [2] 139

2. Union / Cove (1) [1] 131

3. Bandon [3] 110

4. Regis [5] 100

5. Trinity Acad. [7] 79

6. Crosshill Christian [nr] 53

7. Stanfield [nr] 45

8. Southwest Christian [4] 43

9. Paideia Classical Christian [nr] 27

10. Faith Bible / Life Christian [7] 21

Dropped out (4):

Pre-season No. 6 St. Stephens Acad.

Pre-season No. 9 Heppner / Ione

Pre-season co-No. 10 Country Christian

Pre-season co-No. 10 Vernonia

Others receiving significant votes: Trout Lake / Glenwood 13