2026 Girls Basketball Unofficial State Tournament Projected Seeds
The cutoff date for the state tournament passed on Saturday. The projected seeds below are based on the NJSIAA’s final power point calculations. These projections are unofficial and do not account for teams that elect to opt out of the state tournament. The official seeds will be released by the NJSIAA on Tuesday.
The tournament dates have been included at the bottom.
Shore Conference Teams in Bold
Central Jersey Group 4
(16) Hightstown at (1) Franklin
(9) Sayreville at (8) Freehold Township
(12) New Brunswick at (5) Jackson
(13) Monroe at (4) Hunterdon Central
(11) Old Bridge at (6) Princeton
(14) Trenton at (3) Hillsborough
(10) Montgomery at (7) Marlboro
(15) WWP-South at (2) East Brunswick
Central Jersey Group 3
(16) Northern Burlington at (1) Colts Neck
(9) Westampton Tech at (8) Allentown
(12) Freehold Boro at (5) Brick
(13) Middletown North at (4) Ewing
(11) Hopewell Valley at (6) Red Bank
(14) Brick Memorial at (3) Middletown South
(10) Steinert at (7) Lawrence
(15) Matawan at (2) Neptune
Central Jersey Group 2
(16) Ocean at (1) Manasquan
(9) Spotswood at (8) Delaware Valley
(12) Robbinsville at (5) Bordentown
(13) Metuchen at (4) South River
(11) Gov. Livingston at (6) Piscataway Magnet
(14) Holmdel at (3) A.L. Johnson
(10) Delran at (7) Point Boro
(15) Wall at (2) Rumson-Fair Haven
Central Jersey Group 1
(16) Dayton at (1) New Providence
(9) Middlesex at (8) Shore
(12) Highland Park at (5) Brearley
(13) Henry Hudson at (4) South Amboy
(11) Florence at (6) Thrive Charter
(14) College Achieve Central at (3) Keansburg
(10) Manville at (7) Roselle Park
(15) So. Hunterdon at (2) Bound Brook
South Jersey Group 4
(16) Pennsauken at (1) Lenape
(9) Washington Twp at (8) Southern
(12) Millville at (5) Eastern
(13) Rancocas Valley at (4) Cherokee
(11) Cherry Hill East at (6) Atlantic City
(14) Bridgeton at (3) Howell
(10) Central at (7) Kingsway
(15) Vineland at (2) Egg Harbor
South Jersey Group 3
(16) Cumberland at (1) Cherry Hill West
(9) Clearview at (8) Delsea
(12) Absegami at (5) Hammonton
(13) Ocean City at (4) Shawnee
(11) Triton at (6) Toms River East
(14) Winslow at (3) Mainland
(10) Timber Creek at (7) Toms River South
(15) Seneca at (2) Moorestown
South Jersey Group 2
(16) Overbrook at (1) Middle Township
(9) Pleasantville at (8) Cedar Creek
(12) Gloucester at (5) Collingswood
(13) Barnegat at (4) Haddonfield
(11) Sterling at (6) Manchester
(14) Pennsauken Tech at (3) Haddon Heights
(10) Lower Cape May at (7) West Deptford
(15) Willingboro at (2) Cinnaminson
South Jersey Group 1
(16) Clayton at (1) Haddon Township
(9) Burlington City at (8) Woodbury
(12) New Egypt at (5) Palmyra
(13) Riverside at (4) Glassboro
(11) Woodstown at (6) Pennsville
(14) Cape May Tech at (3) Audubon
(10) Schalick at (7) Gateway
(15) Salem at (2) Wildwood
South Jersey Non-Public A
(1) Red Bank Catholic- Bye
(9) Princeton Day at (8) Union Catholic
(12) Our Lady of Mercy at (5) Bishop Eustace
(13) Immaculata at (4) St. Thomas Aquinas
(11) Notre Dame at (6) Trinity Hall
(14) Mount St. Mary at (3) Paul VI
(10) St. Rose at (7) Camden Catholic
(15) Donovan Catholic at (2) St. John Vianney
South Jersey Non-Public B
(1) Rutgers Prep- Bye
(9) Holy Cross Prep at (8) Doane
(12) Wardlaw-Hartridge at (5) Stuart Day
(13) St. Joseph (Hamm.) at (4) Holy Spirit
(11) Ranney at (6) Moorestown Friends
(14) Noor-ul-iman at (3) Wildwood Catholic
(10) Calvary Christian at (7) Koinonia
(15) Timothy Christian at (2) Gloucester Catholic
| Round 1 (Groups 2 & 4): | 02/24/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Round 1 (Groups 1 & 3): | 02/25/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Round 2 (Groups 2 & 4): | 02/26/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Round 2 (Groups 1 & 3): | 02/27/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Round 3 (Groups 2 & 4): | 03/03/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Round 3 (Groups 1 & 3): | 03/04/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Sectional Finals (Groups 2 & 4): | 03/06/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Sectional Finals (Groups 1 & 3): | 03/07/2026 | Higher Seed |
| State Semis (Groups 2 & 4): | 03/10/2026 | Predetermined Site – TBA |
| State Semis (Groups 1 & 3): | 03/11/2026 | Predetermined Site – TBA |
| State Finals (Groups 2 & 4): | 03/14/2026 | Rutgers University |
| State Finals (Groups 1 & 3): | 03/15/2026 | Rutgers University |
| Round 1 (Group A only): | 02/26/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Round 1 (Group B only): | 02/27/2025 | Higher Seed |
| Round 2 (A & B): | 03/02/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Round 3 (A & B): | 03/05/2026 | Higher Seed |
| Sectional Finals (A & B): | 03/09/2026 | Site – TBA |
| State Finals (A & B): | 03/12/2026 | Rutgers University |
