Before we get started, I'll have the playoff picture updated late Friday night.

Here are the new Walker System rankings of the season, updated including Thursday's games. This marks what the seedings would look like if the season ended today. Things can change quickly as more teams qualify. These are not the official rankings. Those will be released on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Also, these are not based on my opinion. It's just math.

First category = winning percentage
Second category = strength of schedule
Third category = performance vs. tourney teams

Division 1
1. Amherst (1-1-1)
2. Holyoke (2-2-2)
3. East Longmeadow (3-3-3)
4. Central (4-4-4)
5. Pittsfield (5-5-5)
NOTE: Interesting thought: Amherst's players have never reached the semifinals. This year, they'll get a bye there.

Division 2
1. Palmer (1-1-1)
2. Frontier (2-3-2)
3. Monument (3-2-3)
4. Belchertown (5-5-4)
5. Wahconah (6-4-5)
6. Drury (3-6-7)
7. Cathedral (7-7-6)
8. Hampshire (8-8-8)
9. Mahar (9-9-9)
10. Athol (10-10-10)
NOTE: Monument and Frontier were actually tied with eight points each before Wahconah's loss to Lee on Thursday. Wahconah then dropped one below Frontier in second category after being one ahead of them before the loss. ... Belchertown is the big mover up from seventh after a win over Hampshire, which plummeted from fifth to eight, and the Wahconah loss.

Division 3
1. Lee (1-1-1)
2. Sabis (2-2-2)
3. Smith Academy (3-3-3)
4. Hopkins Academy (4-5-4)
5. Ware (5-4-5)
6. Monson (5-6-6)
7. McCann Tech (7-7-7)
8. Holyoke Catholic (8-8-8)
9. Gateway Regional (Tri-County)
10. Franklin Tech (TCL)
11. Pathfinder (TCL)
NOTE: Would be tough to put Gateway in the No. 8 spot in this situation because it would be displacing another league champion in Holyoke Catholic, which plays in a better league than the Tri-County.