The NJSIAA has announced the brackets for the 2026 state high school baseball playoffs, with four Central Jersey Sports Radio-area teams gaining top-seeds.
GMC Tournament finalist Old Bridge will be the top seed in Central Jersey Group 4, while Ridge was slotted in at No. 1 in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4. GMC White Division champion Middlesex will be the top-seed in Central Jersey Group 1, and Somerset County Tournament finalist Immaculata got the top-seed in Non-Public South A.
Overall, 35 teams from the area qualified, and of those, 19 will be playing their first game – whether in the first round of sectionals or the quarterfinals – at home, with 16 starting out on the road.
The first round for non-public public schools will be next Tuesday, May 26, the day after Memorial Day. Wednesday, May 27, will be the opening round for public schools.
Brackets become official – pending any appeals or discrepancies – at noon on Wednesday, May 20th.
Central Jersey Group 4
- (16) East Brunswick at (1) Old Bridge
- (9) South Brunswick at (8) Freehold Twp.
- (12) Montgomery at (5) Monroe
- (13) Sayreville at (4) Hightstown
- (14) Princeton at (3) Hunterdon Central
- (11) Marlboro at (6) Manalapan
- (10) Hillsborough at (7) Jackson Twp.
- (15) Franklin at (2) Edison
Central Jersey Group 2
- (16) Holmdel at (1) Rumson-Fair Haven
- (9) Spotswood at (8) Allentown
- (12) Raritan at (5) Delran
- (13) Ocean Twp. at (4) Wall
- (14) Bordentown at (3) Johnson
- (11) Robbinsville at (6) South River
- (10) Manasquan at (7) Point Pleasant Boro
- (15) Cinnaminson at (2) Governor Livingston
Central Jersey Group 1
- (16) Highland Park at (1) Middlesex
- (9) New Egypt at (8) South Hunterdon
- (12) Manville at (5) Shore
- (13) Somerset Tech at (4) Metuchen
- (14) South Amboy at (3) Point Pleasant Beach
- (11) Florence at (6) Dunellen
- (10) Delaware Valley at (7) Keyport
- (15) Henry Hudson at (2) Piscataway Magnet
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4
- (16) Barringer at (1) Ridge
- (9) Columbia at (8) Phillipsburg
- (12) Plainfield at (5) Bridgewater-Raritan
- (13) Ferris at (4) JP Stevens
- (14) Elizabeth at (3) Watchung Hills
- (11) union at (6) Westfield
- (10) Woodbridge at (7) Scotch Plains-Fanwood
- (15) Piscataway at (2) Bayonne
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
- (16) Orange at (1) Chatham
- (9) Middletown North at (8) Colonia
- (12) Matawan at (5) North Plainfield
- (13) JFK at (4) South Plainfield
- (140 Rahway at (3) Cranford
- (11) Summit at (6) Carteret
- (10) Somerville at (7) Millburn
- (15) Payne Tech at (2) North Hunterdon
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2
- (16) Hillside at (1) Caldwell
- (9) Parsippany Hills at (8) Hackettstown
- (12) Passaic Valley at (5) Rutherford
- (13) Shabazz at (4) Madison
- (14) Voorhees at (3) West Morris
- (11) Bernards at (6) Lyndhurst
- (10 Becton at (7) Mendham
- (15) Parsippany at (2) West Essex
Non-Public North A
- As expected, Timothy Christian has opted out.
Non-Public North B
- (9) Hawthorne Christian at (8) Montclair-Kimberley, winner at (1) St. Mary-Rutherford
- Bye to Quarterfinals: (5) Morristown-Beard at (4) Newark Academy
- (10) Pope John at (7) Gill St. Bernard’s, winner at (2) Rutgers Prep
- Bye to Quarterfinals: (6) Morris Catholic at (3) St. Thomas Aquinas
Non-Public South A
- (9) Donovan Catholic at (8) Paul VI, winner at (1) Immaculata
- Bye to Quarterfinals: (5) Christian Brothers at (4) Union Catholic
- (11) St. Joseph-Metuchen at (6) St. John Vianney, winner at (3) Red Bank Cathlic
- (10) Pingry at (7) Notre Dame, winner at (2) St. Augustine
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