| Section | Top Teams | Notes |
| 1 | Arlington, Suffern, Carmel, Scarsdale, Fox Lane, North Rockland | Since
no S1-A team can crack 147 TR in the preseason team averages, there's a
big group of contenders. The top nine guys at Sectionals graduated, and
maybe now reigning champ Arlington and Suffern are the strongest. |
| 2 | Niskayuna, Shenendehowa, Bethlehem, Saratoga, Guilderland, Colonie | Niskayuna
enters the season with the highest ratings, but Shen, Bethlehem, and
reigning champ Saratoga are very close behind and will see to it that
this is the usual S2-A dogfight. |
| 3 | Fayetteville-Manlius, Baldwinsville, Cicero-North Syracuse, Liverpool, West Genesee, | FM
and Baldwinsville enter the season fairly evenly matched with CNS and
Liverpool sitting more than 10 TR points back in a group that has sent
two teams to NXN Nationals for four straight years. |
| 4 | Corning, Ithaca, Horseheads | Corning appears to be in control of the S4-A after Ithaca graduated four of its top 5. |
| 5 | Fairport, Churchville-Chili, Penfield, Canandaigua, Irondequoit | Fairport and Churchville-Chili have nearly everyone back and will start the season with a gap over reigning champ Penfield. |
| 6 | Williamsville North, Frontier, Clarence, Lockport | Williamsville North has its top 5 back to get the edge on reigning champ Frontier and Clarence. |
| 7 | No representatives |
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| 8 | Manhasset, Syosset, East Meadow, Mepham, Port Washington | Manhasset's move up to Class A actually makes them a small favorite over reigning S8-A champ Syosset.. |
| 9 | Warwick Valley, Monroe-Woodbury, FD Roosevelt, Minisink Valley | Warwick Valley's edge over a balanced Monroe-Woodbury is very slim as the Wildcats shoot for a 20th straight at Sectionals. |
| 10 | No representatives |
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| 11 | Smithtown, Northport, Ward Melville, Commack, Sachem North | Reigning champ Smithtown has enough top runners back to hold a slight edge over Northport and Ward Melville. |
