2025 Girls Basketball SCT Watch: Jan. 15 Update

Nick Lowe|January 16, 2025|Last Updated January 21, 2025

Last week, Matt Manley ran down the new rules for the Shore Conference Tournament seeding and qualification for 2025. 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.

The rule that was listed last week but is not currently in play is the head-to-head provision, which stipulates that if two teams that played one another prior to the Feb. 8 cutoff are seeded consecutively by power points, the team with the head-to-head advantage will be seeded ahead, regardless of power points. According to tournament director Nick Pizzulli, that provision is not official at the moment, although Pizzuli said it is under consideration. That being the case, this week’s seeds are listed purely on power points.

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 Wednesday, Jan. 15

SCT Seed	Team	Power Points	PP/Game	NJSIAA Section	Section Seed
1	St. Rose	245.34	24.534	SJ Non-Public A	1
2	Manasquan	234.894	21.354	CJ 2	1
3	St. John Vianney	256.212	21.351	SJ Non-Public A	2
4	Red Bank Regional	206.93	20.693	CJ 3	1
5	Howell	175.239	19.471	SJ 4	2
6	Trinity Hall	230.796	19.233	SJ Non-Public A	4
7	Jackson Memorial	166.04	16.604	CJ 3	3
8	Point Boro	165.94	16.594	CJ 2	2
9	Middletown South	197.268	16.439	CJ 3	4
10	Colts Neck	145.17	16.13	CJ 3	5
11	Barnegat	155.57	15.557	SJ 2	3
12	Red Bank Catholic	170.478	15.498	SJ Non-Public A	8
13	Rumson-Fair Haven	166.727	15.157	CJ 2	4
14	Ranney	166.584	15.144	SJ Non-Public B	6
15	Freehold Boro	133.416	14.824	CJ 3	6
16	Holmdel	121.509	13.501	CJ 2	7
17	Keansburg	130.79	13.079	CJ 1	7
18	Brick Township	154.104	12.842	CJ 3	8
19	Marlboro	125.15	12.515	CJ 4	7
20	Wall	135.388	12.308	CJ 2	10
	Middletown North	159.315	12.255	CJ 3	9
	Shore Regional	120.97	12.097	CJ 1	9
	Toms River East	117.04	11.704	SJ 3	6
	Toms River South	103.833	11.537	SJ 3	8
	Manchester	121.902	11.082	SJ 2	9
	Long Branch	97.704	10.856	CJ 4	11
	Lacey	107.93	10.793	SJ 3	10
	Neptune	97.137	10.793	CJ 3	11
	Freehold Township	98.71	9.871	CJ 4	16
	Point Beach	104.291	9.481	CJ 1	12
	Manalapan	106.584	8.882	CJ 4	18
	Southern	74.133	8.237	SJ 4	16
	Donovan Catholic	75.04	7.504	SJ Non-Public A	15
	Raritan	89.136	7.428	CJ 2	14
	Toms River North	79.86	7.26	SJ 4	17
	Central	74.151	6.741	SJ 4	19
	Pinelands	66.484	6.044	SJ 3	19
	Monmouth	45.936	5.742	CJ 2	16
	Brick Memorial	64.068	5.339	CJ 3	17
	Ocean	58.498	5.318	CJ 2	17
	Matawan	61.008	5.084	CJ 3	19
	Keyport	47.98	4.798	CJ 1	19
	Lakewood	36.192	4.524	CJ 3	20
	Henry Hudson	34.875	3.875	CJ 1	22
	Asbury Park	20.898	3.483	CJ 1	25
	Jackson Liberty	23.864	2.983	CJ 2	21