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| Section | Top Teams | Notes |
| 1 | Pearl River, John Jay-Cross River, Brewster, Tappan Zee, Byram Hills | Pearl
River starts the season with the top ratings and depth in S1-B, but John
Jay has won the last two titles after a season-long development, so this is very much up for grabs, with Brewster and Tappan Zee also stocking
up. |
| 2 | Burnt Hills, Schalmont, Queensbury, Mohonasen, Scotia-Glenville, Academy of the Holy Names | Burnt
Hills should have enough to win its fourth straight S2-B crown, but
Schalmont, Queensbury, and Mohonasen enter the season close enough
behind to make this a challenging race. |
| 3 | Westhill-Bishop Ludden, Jamesville-Dewitt, New Hartford, Camden | Last
year's battle between the top two teams was close, but Westhill returns
its top 7 while Jamesville-Dewitt lost frontrunner Hannah Butler. |
| 4 | Maine-Endwell, Vestal, Owego, Johnson City | Reigning S4-B champ Maine-Endwell will again have a pretty big edge in this battle. |
| 5 | Pittsford Sutherland, Pittsford Mendon, Mercy | The
two Pittsford squads enter 2017 with almost the same rating and should
battle it out in S5-B after the departure of reigning champ Canandaigua. |
| 6 | East Aurora, Sweet Home, Williamsville South, City Honors, Starpoint, Pioneer, Springville, Albion, Lewiston Porter | There's a lot of depth in the S6-B field, but East Aurora will be a huge favorite here. |
| 7 | Peru, Beekmantown | Peru returns much of its squad and should win out easily over a slim Beekmantown team. |
| 8 | South Side, North Shore, Wantagh | With
the departure of Manhasset, the S8-B title seems to be a pretty even
battle between a South Side team seeking its first title in 15 years and
perennial power North Shore. |
| 9 | Cornwall, Goshen, Red Hook | Cornwall and Goshen had a close contest last year, but the Dragons got hit less badly by graduation losses.. |
| 10 | Franklin Academy | Franklin (Malone) is the winner. |
| 11 | Shoreham-Wading River, Mt. Sinai, Bayport-Blue Point, Sayville, Harborfields, Miller Place | In a deep S11-B, reigning state champ Shoreham-Wading River may be getting a big challenge from Mt. Sinai. |
