New York's Top Class B Teams
Choosing a list of top 13 teams (again, devilish degree of uncertainty here) is tough until the season opens up and we can see how teams have come together maybe by the time of the Pre-States meet at Chenango Valley on September 18. Again, the traditional powers will among the projected top teams again, and for just about all of them, finding more depth will be a critical factor in their chances for success.
| Team | Section | Class | Speed Rating | Runners |
| Burnt Hills | 2 | B | 166 | Allison, Rounds, Grock, Windecker, Marvin, Casey |
| Westhampton Beach | 11 | B | 161 | Ehlers, Haynia, Hayes, Alvarado, Cammarata |
| East Aurora | 6 | B | 150 | Axford, Owens, Ticen, Zaff, Chudy |
| Pittsford Mendon | 5 | B | 150 | Cox, Valentine, Burke, Kane, Hanson |
| Vestal | 4 | B | 148 | Cody, Smith, Catarella, Olson, Cammisa, Shirley |
| Pelham | 1 | B | 145 | Liaskos, Levine, Johnston, D'Angelo, Gottfried |
| Mount Academy | 9 | B | 142 | Blough, Kleinsasser, Barth, Arnold, Hofer, Barton |
| Tappan Zee | 1 | B | 142 | Nelson, Varisco, Holmes, Tobin, Lupi, O'Donnell |
| Somers | 1 | B | 140 | Brooks, Traver, Meza, Phillips, Heller |
| Manhasset | 8 | B | 139 | Coniff, Fink, Derasse, Godfrey, Kinloch, Thalheimer |
| Iroquois | 5 | B | 137 | Castlevetere, Testa, Bova, Morgan, Cantie |
| Eastchester | 1 | B | 136 | Pequegnot, Buckley, Braun, Desay, Sreeran, Yankowski |
| Maine-Endwell | 4 | B | 135 | Vanauken, Krichbaum, Steele, Derkowski, Farley |
Section-by-Section Overview
Composing
a list of contenders in each section is very chancy because some teams
had almost no meets, and some of the sections listed below are pure guesses.
| Section | Top Teams |
| 1 | Pelham, Tappan Zee, Somers, Eastchester |
| 2 | Burnt Hills, Albany Academy |
| 3 | Jamesville-Dewitt, East Syracuse-Minoa |
| 4 | Vestal, Maine-Endwell |
| 5 | Pittsford Mendon, Pittsford Sutherland |
| 6 | East Aurora, Iroquois |
| 7 | Beekmantown, Plattsburgh |
| 8 | Manhasset, Roslyn |
| 9 | Mount, Goshen |
| 10 | Franklin |
| 11 | Westhampton, Bayport-Blue Point, East Hampton |