2026 Boys 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) Old Bridge at (1) Hillsborough
(9) Franklin at (8) Freehold Township
(12) Hightstown at (5) Jackson
(13) Edison at (4) East Brunswick
(11) Hunterdon Central at (6) Trenton
(14) Manalapan at (3) Montgomery
(10) South Brunswick at (7) Sayreville
(15) Princeton at (2) Marlboro
Central Jersey Group 3
(16) Steinert at (1) Lawrence
(9) Colts Neck at (8) Nottingham
(12) Red Bank at (5) Hopewell Valley
(13) Allentown at (4) Middletown South
(11) Northern Burlington at (6) Brick Memorial
(14) Brick at (3) Ewing
(10) Matawan at (7) Burlington Twp
(15) Middletown North at (2) Westampton Tech
Central Jersey Group 2
(16) Bordentown at (1) Wall
(9) Robbinsville at (8) Holmdel
(12) Roselle at (5) Manasquan
(13) Spotswood at (4) Delaware Valley
(11) Monmouth at (6) A.L. Johnson
(14) Gov. Livingston at (3) Ocean
(10) Point Boro at (7) Rumson-FH
(15) Delran at (2) Metuchen
Central Jersey Group 1
(16) Keansburg at (1) Thrive Charter
(9) Bound Brook at (8) Henry Hudson
(12) New Providence at (5) Piscataway Magnet
(13) Roselle Park at (4) Shore
(11) Dunellen at (6) Manville
(14) South Hunterdon at (3) Middlesex
(10) Dayton at (7) South Amboy
(15) Perth Amboy Magnet at (2) Point Beach
South Jersey Group 4
(16) Toms River North at (1) Cherry Hill East
(9) Williamstown at (8) Cherokee
(12) Millville at (5) Howell
(13) Southern at (4) Atlantic City
(11) Rancocas Valley at (6) Kingsway
(14) Gloucester Tech at (3) Eastern
(10) Central at (7) Vineland
(15) Pennsauken at (2) Lenape
South Jersey Group 3
(16) Triton at (1) Deptford
(9) Clearview at (8) Seneca
(12) Toms River East at (5) Cumberland
(13) Pinelands at (4) Delsea
(11) Winslow at (6) Timber Creek
(14) Hammonton at (3) Ocean City
(10) Moorestown at (7) Toms River South
(15) Mainland at (2) Shawnee
South Jersey Group 2
(16) West Deptford at (1) Haddonfield
(9) Haddon Heights at (8) Cedar Creek
(12) Sterling at (5) Gloucester
(13) Barnegat at (4) Middle Twp
(11) Pleasantville at (6) Overbrook
(14) Pennsauken Tech at (3) Lower Cape May
(10) Mastery at (7) Camden Eastside
(15) Cinnaminson at (2) Camden
South Jersey Group 1
(16) Riverside at (1) Salem
(9) Paulsboro at (8) Woodstown
(12) Glassboro at (5) Burlington City
(13) Wildwood at (4) KIPP Cooper Norcross
(11) Pitman at (6) Penns Grove
(14) New Egypt at (3) Haddon Twp
(10) Audubon at (7) Woodbury
(15) Gateway at (2) Palmyra
South Jersey Non-Public A
(1) Paul VI- Bye
(9) Union Catholic at (8) St. Augustine
(12) St. John Vianney at (5) Red Bank Catholic
(13) Donovan Catholic at (4) St. Joseph (Met.)
(11) St. Thomas Aquinas at (6) Immaculata
(14) Notre Dame at (3) St. Peter’s Prep
(10) Pingry at (7) Camden Catholic
(2) CBA- Bye
South Jersey Non-Public B
(1) Rutgers Prep- Bye
(9) Princeton Day at (8) St. Rose
(12) Noor-ul-iman at (5) Bishop Eustace
(13) Moorestown Friends at (4) Doane
(11) Calvary Christian at (6) Ranney
(3) Holy Spirit- Bye
(10) Wildwood Catholic at (7) Gloucester Catholic
(2) Holy Cross Prep- Bye
| 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 |
