Who are the top seeds in the Section 1 boys soccer tournament bracket?

The temperatures have dropped precipitously, and Section 1 has released its tournament brackets, signaling for local boys soccer fans the most wonderful time of the year. Well, at least the autumn.

The playoffs are here, and the teams that qualified will be on a mission to stack plaques. The sectional tournament begins Oct. 22 and culminates in the finals on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Mahopac High School.

Mamaroneck (Class AAA), Mahopac (Class AA), Rye (Class A), Briarcliff (Class B) and North Salem (Class C) are the top seeds in their respective classifications. The defending champions are Harrison, Rye, Albertus Magnus and North Salem, which captured a second straight Class C state title last season. New Rochelle and John Jay-East Fishkill earned a share of the Class AA section crown.

No. 12 Clarkstown South at No. 5 Harrison

No. 10 Horace Greeley at No. 7 Eastchester

No. 14 John Jay-Cross River at No. 3 Peekskill

See photos from Panas boys soccer playing Tappan Zee

No. 13 Edgemont at No. 4 Albertus Magnus

No. 12 Putnam Valley at No. 5 Tappan Zee

No. 9 Ossining at No. 8 John Jay-East Fishkill

No. 11 White Plains at No. 6 Port Chester

No. 12 Yonkers Montessori at No. 5 Blind Brook

No. 10 Alexander Hamilton at No. 7 Bronxville

John Jay-East Fishkill/Ossining at No. 1 Mamaroneck

Arlington/Spring Valley at No. 4 North Rockland

Port Chester/White Plains at No. 3 New Rochelle

Rye Neck/Dobbs Ferry at No. 1 Briarcliff

Blind Brook/Yonkers Montessori at No. 4 Valhalla

Croton-Harmon/Pawling at No. 3 Pleasantville

Stephen Haynes covers sports for The Journal News/lohud.