MIAA Boys Basketball North, South and Central State Tournament Seedings

By Matt Feld (@Mattyfeld612)

This morning, the MIAA North and South Tournament Directors announced the seeding for the 2018 boys basketball state tournament.

Below are the seeds for Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 for the North, South and Central sectional tournaments.

Division 1 South

SEEDS: 1. Mansfield (20-2); 2. Needham (17-3); 3. Brockton (17-3); 4. Newton North (16-4); 5. Catholic Memorial (16-4); 6. Marshfield (14-4); 7. New Bedford (15-5); 8. BC High (14-6); 9. Wellesley  (14-6); 10. Brookline (14-6); 11. Quincy (14-6); 12. Bridgewater-Raynham (14-6); 13. Braintree (12-8); 14. Attleboro (13-9); 15. Taunton (11-9); 16. Newton South (6-12);

Matchups:

No. 16 Newton South at No. 1 Mansfield (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 9 Wellesley at No. 8 BC High (Tues. Feb 27th, 630p)

No. 13 Braintree at No. 4 Newton North (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 12 Bridgewater-Raynham at No. 5 Catholic Memorial (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 15 Taunton at No. 2 Needham (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 10 Brookline at No. 7 New Bedford (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 14 Attleboro at No. 3 Brockton (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 11 Quincy at No. 6 Marshfield (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

Division 1 North

SEEDS: 1. Everett (19-1); 2. Lawrence (18-2); 3. Cambridge (18-2); 4. Lowell (16-4); 5. Lynn English (16-4); 6. Central Catholic (15-4); 7. St. John's Prep (15-5); 8. Chelsea (16-6); 9. Waltham (14-6); 10. Malden (13-7); 11. Methuen (12-8); 12. Peabody (12-8); 13. Lynn Classical (12-8); 14. Boston Latin (11-9); 15. Andover (11-9); 16. Medford (10-10); 17. Chelmsford (8-12)

Matchups:

No. 17 Chelmsford/No. 16 Medford at No. 1 Everett (Thurs. March 1st)

No. 9 Waltham at No. 8 Chelsea (Tues. Feb. 27th)

No. 13 Lynn Classical at No. 4 Lowell (Tues. Feb. 27th)

No. 12 Peabody at No. 5 Lynn English (Wed., Feb. 28th)

No. 15 Andover at No. 2 Lawrence (Tues. Feb. 27th)

No. 10 Malden at No. 7 St. John's Prep (Tues. Feb. 27th)

No. 14 Boston Latin at No. 3 Cambridge (Wed. Feb. 27th)

No. 11 Methuen at No. 6 Central Catholic (Mon. Feb. 26th)

Division 2 South

SEEDS: 1. TechBoston (19-1); 2. Hingham (18-2); 3. Falmouth (18-4); 4. Foxboro (18-4); 5. Hanover (17-4); 6. Whitman-Hanson (16-4); 7. Canton (16-4); 8. Scituate (14-6); 9. Randolph (13-7), 10. O’Bryant (12-9); 11. Nauset (10-8); 12. Bishop Feehan (11-9); 13. New Mission (10-9); 14. Madison Park (9-9); 15. Somerset Berkley (9-9); 16. Westwood (10-12); 17. Walpole (7-15); Dartmouth (6-14); 19. Milton (5-15)

Matchups:

No. 17 Walpole/No. 16 Westwood at No. 1 TechBoston (Thurs. March 1st, 6p)

No. 9 Randolph at No. 8 Scituate (Thurs. March 1st)

No. 13 New Mission at No. 4 Foxboro (Thurs. March 1st)

No. 12 Bishop Feehan at No. 5 Hanover (Thurs. March 1st)

No. 18 Dartmouth/No. 15 Somerset-Berkley at No. 2 Hingham (Thurs. March 1st)

No. 10 O’Bryant at No. 7 Canton (Thurs. March 1st)

No. 19 Milton/No. 14 Madison Park at No. 3 Falmouth (Thurs. March 1st)

No. 11 Nauset at No. 6 Whitman-Hanson (Thurs. March 1st)

Division 2 North

SEEDS: 1. Beverly (15-5); 2. Arlington (15-5); 3. North Andover (15-5); 4. Belmont (15-5); 5. Masconomet (15-5); 6. Winchester (14-6); 7. Brighton (13-7); 8. Woburn (13-7); 9. Somerville (12-8); 10. Burlington (12-8); 11. Marblehead (12-8); 12. Melrose (11-9); 13. Charlestown (10-9); 14. Salem (10-10); 15. Gloucester (10-10); 16. Malden Catholic (3-17)

Matchups:

No. 16 Malden Catholic at No. 1 Beverly (Wed. Feb 28th)

No. 9 Somerville at No. 8 Woburn (Tues. Feb 27th)

No. 13 Charlestown at No. 4 Belmont (Wed. Feb 28th)

No. 12 Melrose at No. 5 Masconomet (Mon. Feb 26th)

No. 15 Gloucester at No. 2 Arlington (Mon. Feb 26th)

No. 10 Burlington at No. 7 Brighton (Tues. Feb 27th, 6p)

No. 14 Salem at No. 3 North Andover (Mon. Feb 26th)

No. 11 Marblehead at No. 6 Winchester (Tues. Feb 27th)

Division 3 South

SEEDS: 1. Apponequet (20-0); 2. Bishop Stang (19-1); 3. Burke (20-2); 4. Rockland (17-3); 5. Old Rochester (17-3); 6. Cardinal Spellman (14-6); 7. Case (14-6); 8. Monomoy (14-6); 9. Dedham (14-7); 10. Wareham (13-7); 11. Norton (13-7); 12. Norwell (12-8); 13. Fairhaven (10-10); 14. Sandwich (10-10); 15. Plymouth South (10-10)

Matchups:

No. 9 Dedham at No. 8 Monomoy (Tues. Feb 27th, 630p)

No. 13 Fairhaven at No. 4 Rockland (Tues. Feb 27th, 630p)

No. 12 Norwell at No. 5 Old Rochester (Tues. Feb 27th, 630p)

No. 15 Plymouth South at No. 2 Bishop Stang (Tues. Feb 27th, 630p)

No. 10 Wareham at No. 7 Case (Tues. Feb 27th, 630p)

No. 14 Sandwich at No. 3 Burke (Tues. Feb 27th, 5p)

No. 11 Norton at No. 6 Cardinal Spellman (Tues. Feb 27th, 630p)

Division 3 North

SEEDS: 1. St. Mary's (17-3); 2. Lynnfield (17-3); 3. Hamilton-Wenham (17-3); 4. Bedford (15-5); 5. Whittier (14-6); 6. Pentucket (14-6); 7. Watertown (14-6); 8. Newburyport (13-7); 9. Lynn Tech (13-7); 10. Essex Tech (10-10); 11. Amesbury (7-13); 12. Weston (6-14); 13. Saugus (5-15); 14. Wilmington (5-15); 15. Swampscott (3-17)

Matchups: 

No. 9 Lynn Tech at No. 8 Newburyport (Tues. Feb 27th)

No. 13 Saugus at No. 4 Bedford (Tues. Feb 27th)

No. 12 Weston at No. 5 Whittier (Tues. Feb 27th)

No. 15 Swampscott at No. 2 Lynnfield (Wed. Feb 28th)

No. 10 Essex Tech at No. 7 Watertown (Tues. Feb 27th)

No. 14 Wilmington at No. 3 Hamilton-Wenham (

No. 11 Amesbury at No. 6 Pentucket (Wed. Feb 28th)

Division 4 South

SEEDS: 1. Nantucket (18-2); 2. Blue Hills (16-4); 3. Mashpee (15-4); 4. Coyle & Cassidy (13-5); 5. Cohasset (14-6); 6. Old Colony (14-6); 7. Holbrook (14-6); 8. Southeastern (14-6); 9. St. John Paul II (13-7); 10. Avon (13-7); 11. Diman (13-7); 12. Bishop Connolly (10-7); 13. Cathedral (11-8); 14. Abington (11-9); 15. Cape Cod Tech  (11-9); 16. Upper Cape (10-10); 17. South Shore Voke (10-10); 18. Sturgis West (10-10)

Matchups: 

No. 17 South Shore Voke/No. 16 Upper Cape at No. 1 Nantucket (Wed. Feb 28th, 515p)

No. 9 St. John Paul II at No. 8 Southeastern (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 13 Cathedral at No. 4 Coyle & Cassidy (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 12 Bishop Connolly at No. 5 Cohasset (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 18 Sturgis West/No. 15 Cape Cod Tech at No. 2 Blue Hills (Wed. Feb 28th, 630p)

No. 10 Avon at No. 7 Holbrook (Wed. Feb 28th)

No. 14 Abington at No. 3 Mashpee (Wed. Feb 28th)

No. 11 Diman at No. 6 Old Colony (Wed. Feb 28th)

Division 4 North

SEEDS: 1. Pope John (19-1); 2. Austin Prep (16-4); 3. Mystic Valley (15-5); 4. Fenway (12-5); 5. Matignon (14-6); 6. Snowden (12-6); 7. Maimonides (9-5); 8. South Boston (12-7); 9. Winthrop (9-11)

Matchups:

FIRST ROUND 

No. 9 Winthrop at No. 8 South Boston (Wed. Feb 28th, 6p)

QUARTERFINAL

No. 9 Winthrop/No. 8 South Boston at No. 1 Pope John (Fri. March 2nd)

No. 5 Matignon at No. 4 Fenway (Thurs. March 1st) 

No. 7 Maimonides at No. 2 Austin Prep (Tues. Feb 27th) 

No. 6 Snowden at No. 3 Mystic Valley Tues. Feb 27th)


Division 1 Central

SEEDS: 1. Franklin (17-2); 2. Wachusett (16-4); 3. St. Peter-Marian (14-4); 4. Doherty (15-5); 5. Natick (15-5); 6. St. John’s Shrewsbury (13-7); 7. Algonquin (13-7); 8. Lincoln-Sudbury (10-10); 9. Worcester North (10-10); 10. Acton-Boxboro (13-7); 11. South High (10-10)

Matchups:

FIRST ROUND

No. 9 Worcester at No. 8 Lincoln-Sudbury (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p)
No. 10 Acton-Boxboro at No. 7 Algonquin (Mon. Feb 26th, 7p)
No. 11 South High at No. 6 St. John's Shrewsbury (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p)

QUARTERFINAL

No. 8/9 Winner at Franklin (Thurs. March 1st, 7p)
No. 5 Natick at No. 4 Doherty (Thurs. March 1st, 7p)
No. 7/10 Winner at Wachusett (Thus. March 1st, 7p)
No. 6/11 Winner vs. St. Peter-Marian (Thurs. March 1st, 7p)

Division 2 Central

SEEDS: 1. Marboro (17-3); 2. Shepherd Hill (14-6); 3. Grafton (12-8); 4. Medfield (12-8); 5. Milford (12-8); 6. Westboro (11-9); 7. Groton-Dunstable (11-9); 8. Hopkinton (11-9); 9. Medway (10-9); 10. Burncoat (7-13)

Matchups:

FIRST ROUND

No. 9 Medway at No. 8 Hopkinton (Mon. Feb 26th, 7p)
No. 10 Burncoat at No. 7 Groton-Dunstable (Mon. Feb 26th, 7p)

QUARTERFINAL

No. 8/9 Winner at No. 1 Marlboro (Thurs. March 1st, 7p)
No. 5 Milford at No. 4 Medfield (Thurs. March 1st, 7p)
No. 7/10 Winner at Shepherd Hill (Thurs. March 1st, 7p)
No. 6 Westboro at No. 3 Grafton (Thurs. March 1st, 7p)

Division 3 Central

SEEDS: 1. Tyngsboro (17-3); 2. Sutton (14-6); 3. Whitinsville Christian (14-6); 4. Blackstone Millville (13-6); 5. Northbridge (13-7); 6. Greater Lowell (13-7); 7. Nipmuc (13-7); 8. Gardner (12-8); 9. Leicester (12-8); 10. Hudson (12-8); 11. Bellingham (11-9); 12. Uxbridge (11-9); 13. St. Bernard's (10-10); 14. Dover-Sherborn (10-10); 15. Auburn (10-10); 16. Lunenburg (9-9); 17. Littleton (7-12); 18. Oxford (7-12)

Matchups:

FIRST ROUND

No. 17 Littleton/No. 16 Lunenburg at No. 1 Tyngsboro (Wed. Feb 28th, 7p)

No. 9 Leicester at No. 8 Gardner (Wed. Feb 28th, 7p)

No. 13 St. Bernard's at No. 4 Blackstone Millville (Wed. Feb 28th, 7p)

No. 12 Uxbridge at No. 5 Northbridge (Wed. Feb 28th, 7p)

No. 18 Oxboro/No. 15 Auburn at No. 2 Sutton (Wed. Feb 28th, 7p)

No. 10 Hudson at No. 7 Nipmuc (Wed. Feb 28th, 7p)

No. 14 Dover-Sherborn at No. 3 Whitinsville Christian (Tues. Feb 27th, 6p)

No. 11 Bellingham at No. 6 Greater Lowell (Wed. Feb 28th, 7p)

Division 4 Central

SEEDS: 1. Worcester Tech (19-1); 2. Assabet (19-1); 3. Maynard (17-3); 4. St. Mary (13-6); 5. Monty Tech (13-7); 6. Innovation (13-7); 7. Bay Path (12-8); 8. Advanced Math and Science Academy (12-8); 9. Notre Dame (11-8); 10. Abby Kelley (11-9); 11. Trivium (7-7); 12. Marian (10-10); 13. Southbridge (10-10); 14. Blackstone Valley (8-12); 15. Millis (6-13)

Matchups:

No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Advanced Math and Science Academy (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p)

No. 13 Southbridge at No. 4 St. Mary's (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p)

No. 12 Marian at No. 5 Monty Tech (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p) 

No. 15 Millis at No. 2 Assabet (Mon. Feb 28th, 7p)

No. 10 Abby Kelly at No. 7 Bay Path (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p)

No. 14 Blackstone Valley at No. 3 Maynard (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p)

No. 11 Trivium at No. 6 Innovation (Tues. Feb 27th, 7p)