Maxpreps.com Computer Ratings - Wins, Losses, Strength of Schedule

Latest Maxpreps.com rankings... the only 'objective' service and Melrose stands in at number 7 with Lynnfield at 8. 

North Division 2

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Melrose	16-2	23.2	9.6
2	Lynnfield	18-0	23.1	4.4
3	Burlington	16-3	21.1	9.3
4	Danvers	19-0	18.9	0.7
5	Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury)	16-4	18.8	8.4
6	Bedford	10-7	8.4	6.0
7	Bishop Fenwick (Peabody)	13-5	8.2	0.1
8	Lynn Classical (Lynn)	16-2	8.1	-5.4
9	Newburyport	10-7	7.8	4.6
10	O'Bryant (Roxbury)	14-0	7.2	-10.9
11	North Reading	9-7	6.9	6.0

As of today, Melrose a 4 or 5 seed with three undefeated teams and a tie with Lynn Classical. There is more depth in this bracket than in previous years. O'Bryant has a low strength of schedule which works against them. 

There are additional likely qualifiers - Whittier, Greater Lawrence, East Boston, and Charlestown. If there are 15 qualifiers, then one team gets a bye and there are seven first round games. Seeding is by record.