| Section | Top Teams | Notes |
| 1 | Pearl River, Tappan Zee, John Jay-Cross River, Brewster | Reigning S1-B champ Pearl River has six guys back from last year's Sectionals and is far ahead of the rest of the pack here. |
| 2 | Burnt Hills, Schalmont, Scotia-Glenville, Mohonasen, Queensbury | Reigning States champ Burnt Hills is rated the top team in the state overall and is looking for a run at Nationals. |
| 3 | Jamesville-Dewitt, New Hartford, East Syracuse-Minoa, Cortland, Chittenango, | S3-B
is shaping up as a battle between evenly matched Jamesville-Dewitt and
New Hartford squads, but a few other teams could get involved after
Westhill moved down to Class C. |
| 4 | Owego, Johnson City, Maine-Endwell, | Reigning S4-B champ Owego has a comfortable gap over Johnson City.. |
| 5 | Pittsford Mendon, Batavia, Pittsford Sutherland, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Greece-Arcadia, Brockport, | Pittsford Mendon will be the favorite again, but Batavia and Pittsford Sutherland are much closer this year. |
| 6 | Pioneer, Lewiston-Porter, East Aurora | S6-B looks to be hotly contested for the first time in years in a close three-way race. |
| 7 | No teams in class | Peru may represent S7-B at States this year. |
| 8 | Manhasset, Seaford, Bethpage, North Shore | Manhasset is back down to Class B and will be a modest favorite in S8-B.. |
| 9 | Mount Academy, Cornwall, Goshen | States C champ Mount has been moved to S9-B and should have a great battle with Cornwall in 2018. |
| 10 | Franklin Academy | Franklin Academy is the one. |
| 11 | Miller Place, East Hampton, Kings Park, Southampton, Mt. Sinai, Westhampton Beach | There's a lot of possibilities for S11-B. |
