A look at which girls teams improved the most from their best times from 2017. Some nice stats here to look at. Brookhaven had all seven of their top runners back this year and a 66 percent improvement in time. They finished second at state though to Saltillo who had a 19 percent improvement in overall times. Clarkdale had a negative overall average time with 37 percent and lost to Saint Patrick who had a negative 19 percent. So coaches take a look at these times and remember that this is using your runners best times from each year and only uses the best returning of your top seven from last year.
| Team | # Returners | Average Improvement |
| Brookhaven High School | 7 | 66.514 |
| Tupelo Christian Prep School | 5 | 80.140 |
| Tremont High School | 5 | 79.280 |
| Saint Andrew's HS | 5 | 67.880 |
| Newton County High School | 5 | 49.074 |
| Germantown High School | 5 | 25.580 |
| Saltillo High School | 5 | 19.080 |
| New Site High School | 5 | -1.520 |
| Tupelo High School | 5 | -11.396 |
| Saint Patrick High School | 5 | -13.434 |
| Clarkdale High School | 5 | -37.746 |
| Florence High School | 5 | -78.520 |
| North Pontotoc HS | 4 | 106.250 |
| Ripley High School | 4 | 83.290 |
| Sacred Heart High School | 4 | 78.525 |
| Hernando High School | 4 | 42.960 |
| Long Beach High School | 4 | 27.500 |
| Mooreville High School | 4 | 26.270 |
| Strayhorn High School | 4 | 21.950 |
| Our Lady Academy | 4 | 17.905 |
| Lafayette High School | 4 | 8.550 |
| Corinth High School | 4 | 8.460 |
| Clinton High School | 4 | 7.313 |
| Oak Grove High School | 4 | 4.498 |
| Ocean Springs High School | 4 | -40.860 |
| East Central High School | 4 | -46.823 |
| Meridian High School | 4 | -56.630 |
| Senatobia High School | 4 | -60.838 |
| Pearl High School | 4 | -66.255 |
| George County High School | 4 | -83.263 |
| Madison St. Joseph HS | 3 | 155.113 |
| Wingfield High School | 3 | 124.500 |
| Neshoba Central HS | 3 | 96.800 |
| Belmont High School | 3 | 89.267 |
| Pine Grove High School | 3 | 64.300 |
| New Albany High School | 3 | 48.407 |
| Hickory Flat High School | 3 | 45.600 |
| West Lincoln High School | 3 | 45.340 |
| Pisgah High School | 3 | 18.580 |
| D'Iberville High School | 3 | 15.087 |
| West Lauderdale High School | 3 | 9.740 |
| Petal High School | 3 | -0.947 |
| Gulfport High School | 3 | -6.760 |
| Walnut High School | 3 | -10.167 |
| Center Hill High School | 3 | -30.433 |
| Vancleave High School | 3 | -57.143 |
| Pontotoc High School | 3 | -75.437 |
| Raymond High School | 3 | -78.897 |
| West Union High School | 2 | 297.300 |
| Hancock High School | 2 | 182.515 |
| Caledonia High School | 2 | 155.110 |
| Lewisburg High School | 2 | 133.200 |
| Wesson High School | 2 | 130.400 |
| French Camp High School | 2 | 98.400 |
| South Pontotoc HS | 2 | 88.500 |
| Jefferson County HS | 2 | 38.800 |
| Oxford High School (MS) | 2 | 32.490 |
| Harrison Central HS | 2 | 31.410 |
| Kossuth High School | 2 | 26.350 |
| Alcorn Central High School | 2 | 22.900 |
| Amory High School | 2 | 22.620 |
| Madison Central HS | 2 | 0.745 |
| Desoto Central High School | 2 | 0.310 |
| Choctaw Central HS | 2 | -7.600 |
| Pearl River Central High School | 2 | -27.900 |
| Pass Christian High School | 2 | -28.080 |
| Northwest Rankin HS | 2 | -34.515 |
| Warren Central HS | 2 | -60.640 |
| Biloxi High School | 2 | -68.100 |
| Greenwood High School | 2 | -73.075 |
| Hattiesburg High School | 2 | -77.350 |
| Brandon High School | 2 | -78.480 |
| Myrtle High School | 2 | -85.850 |
| Pascagoula High School | 2 | -95.845 |
| Ridgeland High School | 2 | -96.750 |
| East Union High School | 2 | -98.755 |
| Jim Hill High School | 2 | -114.680 |
| Loyd Star School | 2 | -164.820 |
| Ingomar High School | 2 | -165.585 |
| East Webster High School | 2 | -198.725 |
| Greenville HS | 1 | 285.590 |
| Picayune High School | 1 | 255.500 |
| Horn Lake High School | 1 | 182.660 |
| Seminary High School | 1 | 172.100 |
| Gautier High School | 1 | 109.300 |
| South Jones High School | 1 | 66.900 |
| Mantachie High School | 1 | 61.500 |
| H. W. Byers High School | 1 | 59.000 |
| Winona High School | 1 | 43.340 |
| Cleveland Central HS | 1 | 36.200 |
| Water Valley High School | 1 | 18.600 |
| Poplarville High School | 1 | -6.610 |
| Nanih Waiya High School | 1 | -8.200 |
| Purvis High School | 1 | -16.070 |
| Potts Camp High School | 1 | -31.100 |
| Sumrall High School | 1 | -103.480 |
| Starkville High School | 1 | -187.730 |
| Kosciusko High School | 1 | -266.180 |