Greater Middlesex Conference realigns basketball divisions for boys’, girls’ hoops in 2026-27

After its first year of breaking divisions into Red, White and Blue “American” and “National” groupings for girls’ and boys’ basketball, the Greater Middlesex Conference is staying with that format, but still making some adjustments to its alignments for the 2026-27 season.

The changes were approved by the GMC’s athletic directors on April 23rd.

Only six schools on the boys’ side will find new homes next season, while a dozen will move around on the girls’ side.

In most cases, moves down are teams that finished in last place in their division, while some that finished first moved up.

In boys’ basketball, Red National champion East Brunswick will move up to the Red American, while Old Bridge will take the Bears’ place down in the National.

The White American will send division champ Perth Amboy and second-place South Brunswick up to the Red National, while Monroe and Woodbridge will go from the Red National to the White American.

Timothy Christian will move from the White American down to the National, while no changes were made to the Blue American or National Divisions.

Here are the full boys’ alignments for 2026-27, with teams listed in alphabetical order:

• Red American: Colonia, East Brunswick, Piscataway, St. Joseph-Metuchen, St. Thomas Aquinas
• Red National: Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, South Brunswick, South Plainfield
• White American: Edison, JP Stevens, Monroe, North Brunswick, North Plainfield, Woodbridge
• White National: Carteret, JFK, Metuchen, Middlesex, Spotswood, Timothy Christian
• Blue American: Dunellen, Highland Park, New Brunswick, Piscataway Magnet, South Amboy, South River
• Blue National: Calvary Christian, East Brunswick Magnet, Perth Amboy Magnet, Somerset Tech, Wardlaw-Hartridge

There was a little more movement on the girls’ side.

The Red American Division stays mostly the same, with Red National champion Colonia moving up into the Red American. The last two teams in the American move down to the Red National: North Plainfield and South Brunswick, while White American champion Woodbridge comes up to the Red National.

White National champion Sayreville moves up to the White American, which sends South River and North Brunswick down to the White National.

And the only movement involving the Blue Divisions was Timothy Christian moving down two levels from the White to the Blue National.

Here are the full girls’ alignments from 2026-27, with teams listed in alphabetical order:

• Red American: Colonia, East Brunswick, Monroe, Piscataway, St. Thomas Aquinas
• Red National: Middlesex, North Plainfield, Old Bridge, South Brunswick, Spotswood, Woodbridge
• White American: Edison, JP Stevens, Sayreville, South Plainfield
• White National: Carteret, Highland Park, JFK, Metuchen, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy, South River
• Blue American: Calvary Christian, Mother Seton, New Brunswick, Piscataway Magnet, South Amboy, Wardlaw-Hartridge
• Blue National: Dunellen, East Brunswick Magnet, Perth Amboy Magnet, Somerset Tech, Timothy Christian, Woodbridge Academy