MIAA girls' basketball tournament: See the seedings and matchups for Divisions 1-5
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Wachusett (19-1) is the top seed in Division 1, and defending champion Bishop Feehan (19-2) is second.
Behind the pair of Annigeri sisters, Jailen and Naya — defending champ Medfield (18-2) is the top seed, and Dartmouth (18-2) is second.
St. Mary's takes the top seed in Division 3 at 19-3, and Kailey-Sullivan-led Foxborough (19-1) is No. 2 seed. The Warriors own wins over Medfield and Bishop Feehan in its final two games of the regular season.
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The 50-team Division 4 bracket is topped by Cathedral, with a 14-5 record, and Millis (13-7) improves its seeding to No. 2 from last year's No. 4 position.
Hopedale, an 11-seed in the 2024 Division 5 tournament which made it to the round of 16, flourished this season and claimed the top-seed with a 16-4 record. Defending champion Hoosac Valley (17-3) is No. 2.
Note: Records listed are for tournament seeding.
Division 1
1. Wachusett (19-1)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
2. Bishop Feehan (19-2)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
3. Springfield Central (15-2)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
4. Braintree (18-2)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
5. Woburn (19-1)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
6. Natick (15-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
7. Quincy (17-4)
First round: vs. Marshfield, day/time TBA
8. Central Catholic (13-7)
First round: vs. Algonquin, day/time TBA
9. Franklin (15-6)
First round: vs. Taunton, day/time TBA
10. King Philip (15-5)
First round: vs. Lexington, day/time TBA
11. Framingham (12-8)
First round: vs. Brookline, day/time TBA
12. Bridgewater-Raynham (11-9)
First round: vs. Malden Catholic, day/time TBA
13. Needham (11-9)
First round: vs. Andover, day/time TBA
14. Westford (16-4)
First round: vs. Chelmsford, day/time TBA
15. Belmont (13-7)
First round: vs. Newton North, day/time TBA
16. Lincoln-Sudbury (16-4)
First round: vs. Hopkinton, day/time TBA
17. Hopkinton (12-8)
First round: at Lincoln-Sudbury, day/time TBA
18. Newton North (12-8)
First round: at Belmont, day/time TBA
19. Chelmsford (16-4)
First round: at Westford, day/time TBA
20. Andover (14-6)
First round: at Needham, day/time TBA
21. Malden Catholic (11-9)
First round: at Bridgewater-Raynham, day/time TBA
22. Brookline (9-11)
First round: at Framingham, day/time TBA
23. Lexington (11-9)
First round: at King Philip, day/time TBA
24. Taunton (10-10)
First round: at Franklin, day/time TBA
25. Algonquin (11-9)
First round: at Central Catholic, day/time TBA
26. Marshfield (10-10)
First round: at Quincy, day/time TBA
27. Attleboro (10-10)
Preliminary: vs. Lynn English, day/time TBA
28. New Bedford (10-10)
Preliminary: vs. Medford, day/time TBA
29. Shrewsbury (8-12)
Preliminary: vs. Revere, day/time TBA
30. Acton-Boxborough (8-13)
Preliminary: vs. Malden, day/time TBA
31. Durfee (11-9)
Preliminary: vs. Concord-Carlisle, day/time TBA
32. Arlington (7-13)
Preliminary: vs. Waltham, day/time TBA
33. Waltham (10-10)
Preliminary: at Arlington, day/time TBA
34. Concord-Carlisle (10-10)
Preliminary: at Durfee, day/time TBA
35. Malden (10-10)
Preliminary: at Acton-Boxborough, day/time TBA
36. Revere (11-9)
Preliminary: at Shrewsbury, day/time TBA
37. Medford (12-8)
Preliminary: at New Bedford, day/time TBA
38. Lynn English (11-9)
Preliminary: at Attleboro, day/time TBA
Division 2
1. Medfield (18-2)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
2. Dartmouth (18-2)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
3. Norwood (15-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
4. Notre Dame (Hingham) (19-1)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
5. North Quincy (17-3)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
6. Worcester South (15-4)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
7. Whitman-Hanson (14-7)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
8. Westwood (14-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
9. Northampton (16-4)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
10. Duxbury (14-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
11. Pembroke (14-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
12. Nashoba (15-5)
First round: vs. Archbishop Williams, day/time TBA
13. Mansfield (14-8)
First round: vs. Masconomet, day/time TBA
14. Walpole (12-8)
First round: vs. Minnechaug, day/time TBA
15. Oliver Ames (13-7)
First round: vs. Leominster, day/time TBA
16. Wakefield (15-5)
First round: vs. Bishop Fenwick, day/time TBA
17. Bishop Fenwick (9-11)
First round: at Wakefield, day/time TBA
18. Leominster (11-9)
First round: at Oliver Ames, day/time TBA
19. Minnechaug (14-6)
First round: at Walpole, day/time TBA
20. Masconomet (18-2)
First round: at Mansfield, day/time TBA
21. Archbishop Williams (10-10)
First round: at Nashoba, day/time TBA
22. Billerica (12-8)
Preliminary: vs. Grafton, day/time TBA
23. Silver Lake (12-10)
Preliminary: vs. Somerville, day/time TBA
24. Reading (12-8)
Preliminary: vs. Marblehead, day/time TBA
25. Longmeadow (13-7)
Preliminary: vs. Somerset Berkley, day/time TBA
26. Middleborough (12-8)
Preliminary: vs. Shepherd Hill, day/time TBA
27. Burlington (12-8)
Preliminary: vs. Lowell, day/time TBA
28. Hingham (7-13)
Preliminary: vs. Bay Path, day/time TBA
29. Bedford (13-8)
Preliminary: vs. Ursuline, day/time TBA
30. Tewksbury (10-10)
Preliminary: vs. Chicopee Comprehensive, day/time TBA
31. North Attleborough (7-13)
Preliminary: vs. Agawam, day/time TBA
32. Holliston (7-13)
Preliminary: vs. Danvers, day/time TBA
33. Danvers (14-6)
Preliminary: at Holliston, day/time TBA
34. Agawam (16-4)
Preliminary: at North Attleborough, day/time TBA
35. Chicopee Comprehensive (10-10)
Preliminary: at Tewksbury, day/time TBA
36. Ursuline (10-10)
Preliminary: at Bedford, day/time TBA
37. Bay Path (15-5)
Preliminary: at Hingham, day/time TBA
38. Lowell (13-7)
Preliminary: at Burlington, day/time TBA
39. Shepherd Hill (14-6)
Preliminary: at Middleborough, day/time TBA
40. Somerset Berkley (10-10)
Preliminary: at Longmeadow, day/time TBA
41. Marblehead (14-7)
Preliminary: at Reading, day/time TBA
42. Somerville (13-7)
Preliminary: at Silver Lake, day/time TBA
43. Grafton (10-9)
Preliminary: at Billerica, day/time TBA
Division 3
1. St. Mary's (19-3)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
2. Foxborough (19-1)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
3. Norwell (19-1)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
4. Medway (15-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
5. Pittsfield (19-1)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
6. Fontbonne (15-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
7. Pentucket (16-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
8. East Bridgewater (16-4)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
9. Norton (11-9)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
10. Apponequet (17-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
11. Hanover (12-8)
First round: vs. Sandwich, day/time TBA
12. North Reading (17-3)
First round: vs. Dennis-Yarmouth, day/time TBA
13. Old Rochester (15-6)
First round: vs. Arlington Catholic, day/time TBA
14. Dedham (11-9)
First round: vs. Bellingham, day/time TBA
15. Watertown (13-8)
First round: vs. Oakmont, day/time TBA
16. Newburyport (14-6)
First round: vs. Springfield International, day/time TBA
17. Springfield International (10-10)
First round: at Newburyport, day/time TBA
18. Oakmont (20-0)
First round: at Watertown, day/time TBA
19. Bellingham (11-11)
First round: at Dedham, day/time TBA
20. Arlington Catholic (10-12)
First round: at Old Rochester, day/time TBA
21. Dennis-Yarmouth (14-6)
First round: at North Reading, day/time TBA
22. Sandwich (9-11)
First round: at Hanover, day/time TBA
23. Greater New Bedford (10-10)
Preliminary: vs. Latin Academy, day/time TBA
24. Hudson (11-9)
Preliminary: vs. Lynn Classical, day/time TBA
25. Saugus (13-7)
Preliminary: vs. Auburn, day/time TBA
26. Stoneham (8-12)
Preliminary: vs. St. Paul, day/time TBA
27. Advanced Math and Science (16-4)
Preliminary: vs. Greater Lowell, day/time TBA
28. Wilmington (4-16)
Preliminary: vs. Whittier, day/time TBA
29. Pope Francis (11-9)
Preliminary: vs. Blackstone Valley, day/time TBA
30. Lynnfield (9-11)
Preliminary: vs. Groton-Dunstable, day/time TBA
31. Southeastern (16-4)
Preliminary: vs. Swampscott, day/time TBA
32. Dover-Sherborn (2-18)
Preliminary: vs. Belchertown, day/time TBA
33. Belchertown (11-9)
Preliminary: at Dover-Sherborn, day/time TBA
34. Swampscott (12-8)
Preliminary: at Southeastern, day/time TBA
35. Groton-Dunstable (12-8)
Preliminary: at Lynnfield, day/time TBA
36. Blackstone Valley (11-9)
Preliminary: at Pope Francis, day/time TBA
37. Whittier (14-6)
Preliminary: at Wilmington, day/time TBA
38. Greater Lowell (14-5)
Preliminary: at Advanced Math and Science, day/time TBA
39. St. Paul (11-9)
Preliminary: at Stoneham, day/time TBA
40. Auburn (12-8)
Preliminary: at Saugus, day/time TBA
41. Lynn Classical (13-7)
Preliminary: at Hudson, day/time TBA
42. Boston Latin (10-10)
Division 4
1. Cathedral (14-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
2. Millis (13-7)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
3. South Hadley (18-2)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
4. Bourne (19-2)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
5. Cohasset (12-9)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
6. Carver (16-4)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
7. Hamilton-Wenham (14-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
8. Tyngsborough (14-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
9. Millbury (15-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
10. Gardner (19-1)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
11. Georgetown (12-8)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
12. Northbridge (14-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
13. Frontier (17-3)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
14. Littleton (14-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
15. Wahconah (13-7)
Preliminary: vs. Roxbury Prep, day/time TBA
16. Uxbridge (15-5)
Preliminary: vs. Excel Academy, day/time TBA
17. Hampshire (12-8)
Preliminary: vs. South Lancaster, day/time TBA
19. Blue Hills (19-1)
Preliminary: vs. Upper Cape, day/time TBA
20. Manchester Essex (8-12)
Preliminary: vs. Sturgis West, day/time TBA
21. Winthrop (7-13)
Preliminary: vs. Smith Voc., day/time TBA
22. Mashpee (11-11)
Preliminary: vs. Bethany Christian, day/time TBA
23. New Heights Charter (18-2)
Preliminary: vs. Assabet, day/time TBA
24. Quaboag (11-9)
Preliminary: vs. Lynn Tech, day/time TBA
25. Clinton (9-11)
Preliminary: vs. Mystic Valley, day/time TBA
26. Amesbury (9-11)
Preliminary: vs. Springfield Sci-Tech, day/time TBA
27. Sutton (9-11)
Preliminary: vs. Falmouth Academy, day/time TBA
28. St. Bernard's (15-5)
Preliminary: vs. Greater Lawrence, day/time TBA
29. Easthampton (11-10)
Preliminary: vs. Tri-County, day/time TBA
30. Southwick (11-9)
Preliminary: vs. Maimonides, day/time TBA
31. Rockland (4-17)
Preliminary: vs. O'Bryant, day/time TBA
32. Blackstone-Millville (11-9)
Preliminary: vs. Bromfield, day/time TBA
33. Bromfield (12-5)
Preliminary: at Blackstone-Millville, day/time TBA
34. O'Bryant (17-2)
Preliminary: at Rockland, day/time TBA
35. Maimonides (9-6)
Preliminary: at Southwick, day/time TBA
36. Tri-County (11-5)
Preliminary: at Easthampton, day/time TBA
37. Greater Lawrence (15-5)
Preliminary: at St. Bernard's, day/time TBA
38. Falmouth Academy (13-4)
Preliminary: at Sutton, day/time TBA
39. Springfield Sci-Tech (18-2)
Preliminary: at Amesbury, day/time TBA
40. Mystic Valley (12-8)
Preliminary: at Clinton, day/time TBA
41. Lynn Tech (14-6)
Preliminary: at Quaboag, day/time TBA
42. Assabet (13-7)
Preliminary: at New Heights Charter, day/time TBA
43. Bethany Christian (13-1)
Preliminary: at Mashpee, day/time TBA
44. Smith Voc. (13-7)
Preliminary: at Winthrop, day/time TBA
45. Sturgis West (11-9)
Preliminary: at Manchester Essex, day/time TBA
46. Upper Cape (10-10)
Preliminary: at Blue Hills, day/time TBA
47. Boston Collegiate (9-7)
Preliminary: at West Bridgewater, day/time TBA
48. South Lancaster (10-8)
Preliminary: at Hampshire, day/time TBA
49. Excel Academy (9-8)
Preliminary: at Uxbridge, day/time TBA
50. Roxbury Prep (8-7)
Preliminary: at Wahconah, day/time TBA
Division 5
1. Hopedale (16-4)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
2. Hoosac Valley (17-3)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
3. Maynard (14-6)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
4. Lenox (20-0)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
5. Renaissance (20-0)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
6. St. John Paul II (19-3)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
7. Douglas (15-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
8. Drury (10-10)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
9. Lee (13-7)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
10. Narragansett (15-5)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
11. Tahanto (11-9)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
12. Monson (8-12)
First round: vs. TBA, day/time TBA
13. Hull (12-6)
First round: vs. Norfolk Aggie, day/time TBA
14. Prospect Hill (19-2)
First round: vs. Granby, day/time TBA
15. Westport (14-6)
First round: vs. Neighborhood House Charter, day/time TBA
16. Minuteman (15-5)
First round: vs. Pioneer Valley Christian, day/time TBA
17. Pioneer Valley Christian (16-2)
First round: at Minuteman, day/time TBA
18. Neighborhood House Charter (15-5)
First round: at Westport, day/time TBA
19. Granby (10-10)
First round: at Prospect Hill, day/time TBA
20. Norfolk Aggie (16-4)
First round: at Hull, day/time TBA
21. New Mission (10-10)
Preliminary: vs. CASH, day/time TBA
22. Snowden (19-1)
Preliminary: vs. Argosy Collegiate, day/time TBA
23. Rockport (13-7)
Preliminary: vs. Abby Kelley Foster, day/time TBA
24. Mahar (8-12)
Preliminary: vs. Batson Academy, day/time TBA
25. Collegiate Charter (13-7)
Preliminary: vs. North Brookfield, day/time TBA
26. Holbrook (12-8)
Preliminary: vs. Mohawk Trail, day/time TBA
27. Greenfield (7-13)
Preliminary: vs. Baystate Academy, day/time TBA
28. Pathfinder (15-5)
Preliminary: vs. Green Academy, day/time TBA
29. Keefe Tech (12-4)
Preliminary: vs. Fenway, day/time TBA
30. Calvary Christian (13-7)
31. Palmer (4-15)
Preliminary: vs. Ware, day/time TBA
32. Cape Cod Tech (10-10)
Preliminary: vs. Smith Academy, day/time TBA
33. Smith Academy (13-7)
Preliminary: at Cape Cod Tech, day/time TBA
34. Ware (11-9)
Preliminary: at Palmer, day/time TBA
35. Brooke Charter (10-6)
Preliminary: at Calvary Chapel, day/time TBA
36. Fenway (8-7)
Preliminary: at Keefe Tech, day/time TBA
37. Green Academy (10-7)
Preliminary: at Pathfinder, day/time TBA
38. Baystate Academy (12-8)
Preliminary: at Greenfield, day/time TBA
39. Mohawk Trail (11-9)
Preliminary: at Holbrook, day/time TBA
40. North Brookfield (9-7)
Preliminary: at Collegiate Charter, day/time TBA
41. Batson Academy (10-5)
Preliminary: at Mahar, day/time TBA
42. Abby Kelley Foster (10-10)
Preliminary: at Rockport, day/time TBA
43. Argosy Collegiate (6-6)
Preliminary: at Snowden, day/time TBA
44. CASH (7-7)
Preliminary: at New Mission, day/time TBA
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