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2016 NJSIAA Tournament automatic qualifiers

February 8, 2016 on 11:53 pm | In analysis | 1 Comment

I’ve obviously been derelict in my blogging duties this year, but it’s 11:45 pm on the deadline day for teams to reach a .500 record to qualify automatically for the NJSIAA tournaments. Seeding will come out in the middle of next week.

Here’s who’s definitely in and who still has a chance. Each public tournament may admit up to 3 at-large teams; the private tournament is limited to 2 sub-.500 squads beyond the Gordon Conference teams automatically admitted:

Public A – 26 in, 7 potential at-large
Bridgewater-Raritan
Howell
Hunterdon Central
Jackson Memorial
Lawrence / Hightstown
Livingston
Manalapan
Monroe
Montclair
Montgomery
Morristown
Newton / Lenape Valley
Ocean Township / Shore Regional
Old Bridge
Par Hills / Parsippany
Paramus / Lyndhurst / Hackensack
Randolph
Ridge
Ridgewood
River Dell / Westwood
Robbinsville / Allentown
Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Southern Regional
Watchung Hills
West Essex / Caldwell
Westfield

Possible at-large:
Clifton
Freehold Township
Marlboro / Holmdel
Morris Knolls
Mount Olive / Hopatcong
Park Regional
Tenafly / Cresskill

Public B – 28 in, 9 potential at-large
Central Regional
Cranford
Glen Rock
Governor Livingston
Hopewell Valley
Indian Hills
Jackson Liberty
Jefferson
Lakeland
Madison
Mahwah
Mendham
Middletown North
Middletown South
Millburn
Morris Hills
Northern Highlands
Nutley
Princeton
Ramapo
Ramsey
Roxbury
Toms River East
Vernon
Verona / Glen Ridge
Wall
Wayne Valley
Woodbridge

Potential at-large
Brick Township
Chatham
Johnson
Kinnelon
Montville
Sparta
Summit
Wayne Hills
West Morris

Ineligible for exceeding state DQ limit
Rumson-Fair Haven

Private – 20 in, 2 potential at-large
Bergen Catholic (automatic)
Bishop Eustace (automatic)
CBA
Delbarton
Don Bosco Prep
Frisch
Gloucester Catholic (automatic)
Montclair Kimberley
Morristown-Beard
Notre Dame
Paramus Catholic
Paul VI / Camden Catholic
Pope John
Red Bank Catholic
Seton Hall Prep (automatic)
St. Augustine Prep
St. Joseph Metuchen
St. Joseph Montvale
St. Peter’s Prep
St. Rose / Donovan Catholic

potential at-large
Pingry
St. John Vianney