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Here is the final lohud Boys Basketball Top 10 of the 2023-24 regular season

The buzzer is about to sound on the regular season.

Section 1 is officially on to playoffs and the CHSAA will be there by the weekend, so these are the final rankings of the regular season. We'll revisit the top 10 next month after all the hardware has been handed out.

Awards: Lower Hudson Basketball Coaches' all-section and all-conference picks for 2023-24

lohud Top 10

(Includes games played through Feb. 11)

1. Stepinac (20-3) — A win over St. Francis Prep on Wednesday would put a bold exclamation point on a 15-0 regular season in the CHSAA. Last week: 1

2. White Plains (19-1) — Is this team built to win the program's first Section 1 title in 24 years? We've seen a lot of positive signs. Last week: 2 

3. Mamaroneck (18-2) — The Tigers took down Scarsdale and New Rochelle to win the first league title in program history. Last week: 6

4. New Rochelle (17-3) — Mount Vernon was the only team on the schedule to reach 60 points against the Huguenots this season. Last week: 4

North Rockland basketball won at Suffern Feb. 6, 2024.
North Rockland basketball won at Suffern Feb. 6, 2024.

5. Iona Prep (16-7) — Last week's one-possession losses to Hayes and Stepinac are equally frustrating and promising. Last week: 5

6. Mount Vernon (12-6) — Some of the late-season momentum got away when the Knights went to New Rochelle and lost 49-35. Last week: 4

7. Yorktown (18-2) — It's worth remembering how close this cast came to ending Tappan Zee's championship run a year ago. Last week: 7

8. Peekskill (19-1) — Just because the Red Devils have not been tested as much as the other Class AA contenders doesn't mean they can't win it all. Last week: 9

9. North Rockland (15-5) — Is anyone else sensing the possibility of history repeating itself with this team? Last week: 9

10. Mahopac (18-2) — Things were going well until a highly-motivated Somers team came in over the weekend and posted a convincing win. Last week: 10

On the bubble: Byram Hills (14-6); Pearl River (17-3); Rye (15-5); Scarsdale (6-14); Somers (14-6); Suffern (15-5).

Byram Hills defeated Rye 66-53 during boys basketball action at Byram Hills High School in Armonk Jan. 26, 2024.
Byram Hills defeated Rye 66-53 during boys basketball action at Byram Hills High School in Armonk Jan. 26, 2024.

Section 1 class-by-class rankings

Class AAA: 1. White Plains; 2. Mamaroneck; 3. New Rochelle; 4. Mount Vernon; 5. North Rockland; 6. Ossining; 7. Arlington; 8. John Jay-East Fishkill.

Class AA: 1. Yorktown; 2. Scarsdale; 3. Peekskill; 4. Suffern; 5. Mahopac; 6. Somers; 7. Eastchester; 8. Fox Lane.

Class A: 1. Byram Hills; 2. Pearl River; 3. Rye; 4. Nyack; 5. Tappan Zee; 6. Ardsley; 7. Hen Hud; 8. Hastings.

Class B: 1. Woodlands; 2. Dobbs Ferry; 3. Hamilton; 4. Westlake.

Class C/D: 1. Haldane; 2. Tuckahoe; 3. Leffell School; 4. Greenburgh/North Castle.

Mike Dougherty covers high school basketball for The Journal News and lohud.com. Follow along on X/Twitter @lohudhoopsmbd or Instagram @hoopsmbdlohud.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Final lohud boys basketball rankings of the 2023-24 regular season