The state seeding meeting took place this morning. All teams with .500 records qualified for the tournament and were seeded using rankings by laxpower.com. There was some cases in which teams with sub-.500 records were in the Top 16 in their respective sections, but did not qualify because of teams outside the Top 16 with .500 records or better. The two Bergen County finalists, Ridgewood and Northern Highlands, received top seeds in Group 4 and Group 3, respectively.
Here are the seeds and brackets…
NORTH 1
(16) Westwood at (1) Oak Knoll
(9) Glen Rock at (8) Morris Catholic
(12) Pequannock at (5) Glen Ridge
(13) Kinnelon at (4) Verona
(14) Montclair Kimberley at (3) Kent Place
(11) Waldwick at (6) Saddle River Day
(10) New Providence at (7) Villa Walsh
(15) Pascack Hills at (2) Mountain Lakes
First round: May 13… Quarterfinals: May 18… Semifinals: May 21…. Final: May 27
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NORTH 2
(16) Lenape Valley at (1) Summit
(9) Governor Livingston at (8) Cranford
(12) Lakeland at (5) Mahwah
(13) Pope John at (4) Bernards
(14) Kittatinny at (3) West Essex
(11) Caldwell at (6) Madison
(10) River Dell at (7) Ramapo
(15) Holy Angels at (2) Chatham
First round: May 14… Quarterfinals: May 19… Semifinals: May 21… Final: May 27
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NORTH 3
(16) West Milford at (1) Northern Highlands
(9) Princeton at (8) Roxbury
(12) Warren Hills at (5) Hopewell Valley
(13) Old Tappan at (4) Sparta
(14) Wayne Hills at (3) Morristown
(11) Paramus at (6) Mount Olive
(10) Pascack Valley at (7) West Morris
(15) Wayne Valley at (2) Mendham
Note: Morris Knolls and Indian Hills did not qualify, despite being in the Top 16, because of Wayne Valley and West Milford’s above-.500 records.
First round: May 13… Quarterfinals: May 18… Semifinals: May 21… Final: May 27
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NORTH 4
(16) Old Bridge at (1) Ridgewood
(9) North Brunswick at (8) Hillsborough
(12) Watchung Hills at (6) Immaculate Heart
(13) North Hunterdon at (4) Montclair
(14) Millburn at (3) Bridgewater-Raritan
(11) Montgomery at (6) Hunterdon Central
(10) Randolph at (7) Westfield
(15) South Brunswick at (2) Ridge
First round: May 14… Quarterfinals: May 19… Semifinals: May 21… Final: May 27