St. Joseph_Metuchen plays at Piscataway in a GMC Red American Division game in Piscataway on January 3, 2026. The Falcons got the top seed and the Chiefs the No. 2 in the GMC Tournament. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
For the second time in three seasons, St. Joseph-Metuchen has claimed the top seed in the GMC Tournament.
The Falcons are 20-1, their lone loss coming at South Plainfield, 55-54, on January 27th. The Tigers got the sixth-seed in the tournament. St. Joseph is the GMC Red American Division champ, going 7-0 in the division. On the boys’ side, the two Red, White and Blue Divisions only play once through the schedule with mandatory crossovers with the same “color” divisions
The top eight seeds all get double-byes to the first round with 32 teams in the tournament, after Somerset Tech opted out. After St. Joseph, 2025 runner-up Piscataway earned the second seed, followed by two-time defending champion Colonia, and East Brunswick rounding out the top four. Five through eight went to St. Thomas Aquinas, South Plainfield, Sayreville and Old Bridge.
Those games will be played on Tuesday, February 10th, at higher seeds, with times TBD.
The next eight teams get single byes to the preliminary round, with Metuchen at nine followed by Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Piscataway Magnet. Teams 13 through 16 are Middlesex, South Brunswick, Spotswood and South Amboy. Those teams open play on Tuesday, February 10th.
Saturday’s play-in round will be played at higher seeds, with times TBD. The matchups are:
- (32) Wardlaw-Hartridge at (17) Monroe
- (25) Dunellen at (24) Timothy Christian
- (28) Perth Amboy Magnet at (21) JP Stevens
- (29) East Brunswick Magnet at (20) JFK
- (30) South River at (19) Carteret
- (27) New Brunswick at (22) Edison
- (26) Highland Park at (23) North Brunswick
- (31) Calvary Christian at (18) North Plainfield
Here’s the full 2026 Boys’ Basketball GMC Tournament Bracket:
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