| 2009 Preseason Coaches' Poll, Week of August 31 | |||||
| (Selected by the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association) | |||||
| Rank | Boys' 4A | Rank | Girls' 4A | ||
| 1 | Joel Ferris | 1 | Eastlake | ||
| 2 | Henry Jackson | 2 | Gig Harbor | ||
| 3 | Kamiakin | 3 | Stanwood | ||
| 4 | Redmond | 4 | Central Valley | ||
| 5 | Skyline | 5 | Tahoma | ||
| 6 | Gig Harbor | 6 | Lewis & Clark | ||
| 7 | Auburn Riverside | 7 | Richland | ||
| 8 | Southridge | 8 | Eisenhower | ||
| 9 | Curtis | 9 | Curtis | ||
| 10 | Eisenhower | 10 | Thomas Jefferson | ||
| Others | University, Issaquah, & Mead | Others | Bellarmine Prep, Redmond, & Mead | ||
| Rank | Boys' 3A | Rank | Girls' 3A | ||
| 1 | North Central | 1 | Glacier Peak | ||
| 2 | Bellevue | 2 | Shadle Park | ||
| 3 | Lindbergh | 3 | Mt. Spokane | ||
| 4 | Mt. Spokane | 4 | North Kitsap | ||
| 5 | Mercer Island | 5 | Mercer Island | ||
| 6 | Seattle Prep | 6 | Capital | ||
| 7 | North Kitsap | 7 | Columbia River | ||
| 8 | Bishop Blanchet | 8 | Seattle Prep | ||
| 9 | Glacier Peak | 9 | Bellevue | ||
| 10 | Peninsula | 10 | Hanford | ||
| Others | Nathan Hale, Columbia River, & Shorecrest | Others | Enumclaw & Bishop Blanchet | ||
| Rank | Boys' 2A | Rank | Girls' 2A | ||
| 1 | Burlington-Edison | 1 | Sehome | ||
| 2 | Sehome | 2 | Cedarcrest | ||
| 3 | Squalicum | 3 | Kingston | ||
| 4 | Cheney | 4 | Squalicum | ||
| 5 | Lakewood | 5 | Sequim | ||
| 6 | Selah | 6 | Riverside | ||
| 7 | Ellensburg | 7 | Lakewood | ||
| 8 | Riverside | 8 | Deer Park | ||
| 9 | Mark Morris | 9 | Bellingham | ||
| 10 | Tumwater | 10 | South Whidbey | ||
| Others | Black Hills & W F West | Others | Fife, Ephrata, Hockinson, & W F West | ||
| Rank | Boys' 1A | Rank | Girls' 1A | ||
| 1 | Charles Wright Academy | 1 | King's | ||
| 2 | Lynden Christian | 2 | LaCenter | ||
| 3 | King's | 3 | Chelan | ||
| 4 | Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) | 4 | Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) | ||
| 5 | Seattle Christian | 5 | Lynden Christian | ||
| 6 | Zillah | 6 | Bellevue Christian | ||
| 7 | Chelan | 7 | Nooksack Valley | ||
| 8 | Cashmere | 8 | Meridian | ||
| 9 | Ilwaco | 9 | Onalaska | ||
| 10 | Bellevue Christian | 10 | Bush | ||
| Others | La Center, Royal, & Kiona Benton | Others | Tonasket, Kiona Benton, & Zillah | ||
| Rank | Boys' 1B /2B | Rank | Girls' 1B/2B | ||
| 1 | Republic | 1 | Northwest Christian-Lacey | ||
| 2 | NW Christian-Colbert | 2 | Asotin | ||
| 3 | NW Christian-Lacey | 3 | White Pass | ||
| 4 | Mt. Rainier Lutheran | 4 | St. George's | ||
| 5 | Valley Christian | 5 | Mt. Rainier Lutheran | ||
| Others | Reardan & St. John/Endicott | Others | Riverside Christian, Reardan, & King's West | ||