Defending Somerset County Tournament champion Gill St. Bernard’s boys get top-seed, with Rutgers Prep, Montgomery and Pingry also getting double-byes and top four seeds

Defending champion Gill St. Bernard’s was awarded the top-seed in the boys’ basketball Somerset County Tournament in a vote by the coaches Monday night.

The Knights are 15-2 overall, and the Skyland Conference Delaware Division champs, 5-0 in division play with wins over two other teams seeded in the top four, Rutgers Prep and Montgomery.

The rest of the top four seeds go to Rutgers Prep (11-6) at No. 2, followed by Montgomery (14-3) third, and Pingry (11-4) in fourth. All of the top four seeds get double-byes to the quarterfinals, which are scheduled for Saturday, February 7 at the higher seeded schools.

First round byes go to seeds five through nine, who will jump ahead to the second round this Saturday’s. Immaculata was awarded the fifth seed, followed by Hillsborough, Bridgewater-Raritan, Ridge and Franklin.

The last six seeds in the 15-team field went to Somerville at ten, followed by Watchung Hills, Manville, Bernards, Bound Brook and College Achieve Central.

First-round games will be Thursday night, with the following schedule at higher seeds, times TBD:

• (15) College Achieve Central at (10) Somerville, winner at (7) Bridgewater-Raritan
• (14) Bound Brook at (11) Watchung Hills, winner at (6) Hillsborough
• (13) Manville at (12) Bernards, winner at (5) Immaculata

Below is the full 2026 Somerset County Tournament Boys’ Basketball bracket:

Central Jersey Sports Radio will have coverage of the SCT semifinals on Saturday, January 14 at Franklin High School, with games to be broadcast to be determined. We’ll also broadcast live from the finals on Saturday, January 21 at Montgomery High School. The girls’ final will be at 1 pm, the boys’ at 3 pm.