2025 Boys Basketball SCT Watch: Jan. 30 Update

Matt Manley|January 30, 2025|Last Updated February 3, 2025

With new rules for the Shore Conference Tournament seeding and qualification in place for 2025, we continue our weekly look at the boys SCT field as it currently stands, just 10 game-days away from the cutoff. Just in case you need a refresher, here are the most relevant changes for the 2025 tournament.

Teams will be seeded based on the NJSIAA power points formula (power points divided by games played) as of games complete on Saturday, Feb. 8. The top 20 seeds will qualify for the Shore Conference Tournament. The remaining teams will be entered into the Shore Conference Coaches Cup.
In addition to the teams ranked within the top 20 in power points, teams that win a Shore Conference division championship that are not within the top 20 will be eligible to enter either the Shore Conference Tournament or the Coaches Cup. If such teams opt into the Shore Conference Tournament, said teams will be seeded according to their power points.
If two teams seeded consecutively have played against each other head-to-head, the team with the advantange in the head-to-head results will be seeded first. Head-to-head comparisons will start at the top of the seeding chart and work down to the bottom of the list. Teams can be dropped multiple spots if new teams listed directly below them own the head-to-head advantage.

The head-to-head provision has been confirmed by boys tournament director Nick Pizzulli. Also new for this week’s look, we are considering division leaders as automatic bids, although on the boys side, every division leader is seeded in the top 20 anyway.

The Shore Conference Tournament schedule is as follows:

First Round: Tuesday, Feb. 11
Round of 16: Thursday, Feb. 13
Quarterfinals (Girls): Saturday, Feb. 15 at Holmdel High School
Quarterfinals (Boys): Saturday, Feb. 15 at Middletown South High School
Semifinals (Girls): Tuesday, Feb. 18 at RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, Toms River
Semifinals (Boys): Wednesday, Feb. 19 at RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, Toms River
Championship: Friday, Feb. 21 at Monmouth University

2025 Boys Basketball Shore Conference Tournament Seeding through Wednesday, Jan. 29

SCT Seed	Team	Power Points	PP/Game	NJSIAA Section	Section Seed
1	Manasquan	524.688	32.793	CJ2	1
2	Red Bank	494.528	29.09	CJ3	1
3	St. Rose	493.459	29.027	SJ Non-Pub B	1
4	CBA	460.528	28.783	SJ Non-Pub A	4
5	Central	472.107	27.771	SJ4	3
6	Rumson-Fair Haven	406.74	27.116	CJ2	2
7	Holmdel	355.275	23.685	CJ2	3
8	Colts Neck	295.529	22.733	CJ3	4
9	Wall	351.2	21.95	CJ2	6
10	Red Bank Catholic	358.173	21.069	SJ Non-Pub A	7
11	Southern	301.305	20.087	SJ4	8
12	Middletown North	372.438	19.602	CJ3	8
13	Freehold Boro	350.649	19.48	CJ3	9
14	Barnegat	300.793	18.8	SJ2	10
15	Point Beach	314.67	18.51	CJ1	4
16	Point Boro	288.944	18.059	CJ2	8
17	Neptune	296.072	17.938	CJ3	10
18	Ranney	247.898	17.707	SJ Non-Pub B	8
19	Marlboro*	279.973	16.469	CJ4	9
20	Freehold Twp.*	233.24	16.66	CJ4	8
	Jackson Memorial	279.293	16.429	CJ3	11
	Pinelands	222.18	15.87	SJ3	10
	Howell	249.312	15.582	SJ4	13
	St. John Vianney	280.26	15.57	SJ Non-Pub A	12
	Middletown South*	258.366	15.198	CJ3	13
	Henry Hudson*	253.98	14.94	CJ1	8
	Raritan**	264.081	15.534	CJ2	11
	Donovan Catholic	248.914	14.642	SJ Non-Pub A	13
	Brick Memorial	261.414	14.523	CJ3	14
	Shore	230.752	14.422	CJ1	10
	Manalapan	215.743	14.383	CJ4	12
	Keyport	210.99	14.066	CJ1	12
	Matawan*	212.092	12.476	CJ3	15
	Toms River North*	227.307	13.371	SJ4	18
	Toms River East	182.1	12.14	SJ3	17
	Ocean	187.776	11.736	CJ2	15
	Lacey	167.955	11.197	SJ3	18
	Brick	189.431	11.143	CJ3	17
	New Egypt*	151.634	10.831	SJ1	15
	Jackson Liberty*	152.81	10.915	CJ2	17
	Keansburg	140.055	9.337	CJ1	21
	Long Branch	145.5	9.094	CJ4	19
	Manchester	138.4	8.65	SJ2	21
	Toms River South	137.408	8.588	SJ3	19
	Monmouth	135.898	8.494	CJ2	19
	Lakewood	88.278	7.356	CJ4	21
	Asbury Park	73.843	5.274	CJ1	29

*Head-to-Head

Marlboro currently owns the head-to-head advantage over Freehold Twp. for the No. 19 seed. Marlboro hosts Freehold Township on Friday.
Middletown South owns the head-to-head advantage over Raritan for the No. 5 Coaches Cup seed.
Henry Hudson currently owns the head-to-head advantage over Raritan for the No. 6 Coaches Cup seed. Raritan hosts Henry Hudson on Friday.
Matawan owns the head-to-head advantage over Toms River North for the No. 13 Coaches Cup seed.
New Egypt currently owns the head-to-head advantage over Jackson Liberty for the No. 19 Coaches Cup seed. New Egypt hosts Jackson Liberty on Thursday.

Shore Conference Tournament projected pairings through Wednesday, Jan. 29

Opening Round

(20) Freehold Twp. at (13) Freehold Boro

(19) Marlboro at (14) Barnegat

(18) Ranney at (15) Point Beach

(17) Neptune at (16) Point Boro

Round of 16

(17) Neptune/(16) Point Boro winner at (1) Manasquan

(18) Ranney/(15) Point Beach winner at (2) Red Bank

(19) Marlboro/(14) Barnegat winner at (3) St. Rose

(20) Freehold Twp./(13) Freehold Boro winner at (4) CBA

(12) Middletown North at (5) Central