2025 Girls Basketball SCT Watch: Feb. 7 Update

Nick Lowe|February 7, 2025|Last Updated February 7, 2025

SSI Basketball Editor Matt Manley contributed to this post

From now until the deadline that is coming up on this Saturday, teams will be shuffling all around in the Shore Conference Tournament bracket. The only thing that has remained the same since week rolled out the first projected field is that St. Rose remains the leader in power points, but that does not mean the Purple Roses will secure the No. 1 seed.

Matt Manley ran down the new rules for the Shore Conference Tournament seeding and qualification for 2025 a few weeks ago when he rolled out the first watch list on the boys side. Just in case you need a refresher, here are the basics, with one rule from last week no longer on the list.

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 advantage 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, which makes the girls field 21 teams if Class B Coastal division leader Middletown North elects to join the SCT field as the No. 21 seed. Middletown North has not officially declared for either tournament as of this posting, so the below pairings will include the Lions in the Shore Conference Tournament field.

The Shore Conference Tournament schedule will be 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 Girls Basketball Shore Conference Tournament Seeding through Thursday, Feb. 6

SCT Seed	Team	Power Points	PP/Game	NJSIAA Section	Section Seed
1	St. John Vianney*	742.192	33.736	SJ Non-Public A	3
2	Manasquan*	612.066	32.214	CJ 2	1
3	St. Rose*	730.044	34.764	SJ Non-Public A	1
4	Red Bank Catholic	700.964	31.862	SJ Non-Public A	4
5	Red Bank Regional	509.618	26.822	CJ 3	1
6	Ranney	514.62	25.731	SJ Non-Public B	4
7	Howell	485.564	25.556	SJ 4	4
8	Trinity Hall	552.838	25.129	SJ Non-Public A	7
9	Rumson-Fair Haven	467.82	23.391	CJ 2	2
10	Point Boro	462.62	23.131	CJ 2	4
11	Toms River East*	444.18	22.209	SJ 3	4
12	Barnegat*	408.276	22.682	SJ 2	5
13	Middletown South	387.619	20.401	CJ 3	3
14	Freehold Boro	335.376	19.728	CJ 3	5
15	Colts Neck	350.982	19.499	CJ 3	6
16	Brick Twp	406.329	19.349	CJ 3	7
17	Neptune	363.679	19.141	CJ 3	8
18	Holmdel	353.514	18.606	CJ 2	9
19	Shore Regonal	371.54	18.577	CJ 1	6
20	Freehold Township	352.07	18.53	CJ 4	5
21	Middletown North	406.142	18.461	CJ 3	10
	Jackson Memorial	332.082	18.449	CJ 3	11
	Lacey	373.149	17.769	SJ 3	8
	Manchester*	293.987	15.473	SJ 2	9
	Marlboro*	310.479	16.341	CJ 4	10
	Toms River South	272.052	15.114	SJ 3	13
	Keansburg	250.155	14.715	CJ 1	8
	Wall	260.748	14.486	CJ 2	13
	Point Beach	274.93	14.47	CJ 1	9
	Long Branch	231.863	13.639	CJ 4	15
	Southern	227.715	13.395	SJ 4	15
	Manalapan*	258.874	11.767	CJ 4	19
	Raritan*	256.809	12.229	CJ 2	15
	Central	220.16	11.008	SJ 4	19
	Toms River North	212.58	10.629	SJ 4	20
	Donovan Catholic	209.72	10.486	SJ Non-Public A	15
	Brick Memorial	209.37	9.97	CJ 3	15
	Monmouth*	162.095	9.535	CJ 2	17
	Pinelands*	187.378	9.862	SJ 3	20
	New Egypt	145.936	9.121	CJ 1	16
	Matawan	209.093	9.091	CJ 3	18
	Ocean	173.56	8.678	CJ 2	17
	Lakewood	102.438	7.317	CJ 3	20
	Keyport	121.533	7.149	CJ 1	22
	Henry Hudson	115.073	6.769	CJ 1	25
	Jackson Liberty*	79.5	5.3	CJ 2	21
	Asbury Park*	74.425	5.725	CJ 1	26

*Head-to-Head

St. John Vianney owns the head-to-head advantage over St. Rose for the No. 1 seed.
Manasquan owns the head-to-head advantage over St. Rose for the No. 2 seed.
Toms River East owns the head-to-head advantage over Barnegat for the No. 11 seed.
Manchester owns the head-to-head advantage over Marlboro for the No. 3 Coaches Cup Seed.
Manalapan owns the head-to-head advantage over Raritan for the No. 11 Coaches Cup seed.
Monmouth owns the head-to-head advantage over Pinelands for the No. 17 Coaches Cup seed.
Jackson Liberty owns the head-to-head advantage over Asbury Park for the No. 25 Coaches Cup seed.

Shore Conference Tournament projected pairings through Thursday, Feb. 6

Opening Round

(21) Middletown North at (12) Barnegat

(20) Freehold Township at (13) Middletown South

(19) Shore Regional at (14) Freehold Boro

(18) Holmdel at (15) Colts Neck

(17) Neptune at (16) Brick Township

Round of 16

(17) Neptune/(16) Brick Township winner at (1) St. John Vianney

(18) Holmdel/(15) Colts Neck winner at (2) Manasquan

(19) Shore Regional/(14) Freehold Boro winner at (3) St. Rose

(20) Freehold Township/(13) Middletown South winner at (4) Red Bank Catholic