Massachusetts Boys D1 Top 20
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. John’s Prep | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Hingham | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Catholic Memorial | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Pope Francis | 4 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Xaverian | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Marshfield | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Braintree | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Arlington | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Wellesley | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Belmont | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | BC High | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | Franklin | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | St. John | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Reading | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | St. Mary’s | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Andover | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Woburn | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Archbishop Williams | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Central Catholic | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 20 | Lincoln-Sudbury | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
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The 2022-2023 regular season has come to a close, and it was an interesting precursor to watch should be a thrilling MIAA Boys Division 1 tournament.
The MIAA is slated to announce the tournament pairings Saturday morning.
The top handful of teams in the HNIB News Boys Division 1 Top 20 are so close you can literally throw a blanket over them. It should make for some great games in March.
For this final regular season Top 20, defending champion St. John’s Prep (17-2-1) moves into the #1 spot. The Eagles closed the season with a 5-1 win over #11 Franklin.
#2 Hingham (14-3-5) had held the top spot, but fell to suddenly surging BC High in the Buddy Ferreira Classic final (2-0) on Thursday. Nevertheless, expect the Harbormen to be right in the thick of things as they usually are.
#3 Catholic Memorial (17-2-1), which lost to Hingham earlier this year, is ready for a big post-season. Same goes for #4 Pope Francis (16-2-4), coming off a title in the Cardinal Classic this week, which included an 8-3 triumph over #10 Belmont.
Xaverian (12-8-0) moves up to #5 thanks to a 2-1 win Thursday over #6 Marshfield (18-2-2).
Good to see Woburn in the top 20