Public Groups 3-4-5 

September 22, 2026

This is the first poll, and I made a small change: if a team lost to a Catholic school, I have a “C” after their record. I generally do not penalize a team for losing to a Catholic school. It is a loose poll, and the cream will rise to the top. 

1 – Winslow (3-1) C
2 – Washington Township (4-0)
3 – Old Tappan (3-0)
4 – Brick Memorial (3-1) C
5 – Rancocas Valley (4-0)
6 – Piscataway (4-0)
7 – Mount Olive (3-0)
8 – West Morris (4-0)
9 – Phillipsburg (3-1)
10 – Toms River North (3-1)
11 – Shawnee (3-1)
12 – Ramapo (3-1)
13 – West Orange (3-1)
14 – Old Bridge (3-1)
15 – Millville (2-1)
16 – Shabazz (2-1)
17 – Bridgewater-Raritan (3-1) C
18 – Irvington (3-1)
19 – Wayne Hills (4-0)
20 – Middletown North (3-0)
21 – Passaic Tech (2-2)
22 – Roxbury (3-1)
23 – Burlington Township (3-1)
24 – Northern Highlands (2-2)
25 – Camden (2-1) C

In: none
Out: none     

C – Lost to a Catholic school 

Also (listed in alphabetical order by record): Barnegat (4-0), Elizabeth (4-0), Hopewell Valley (4-0), Oakcrest (4-0), Pinelands (4-0), Rahway (4-0), Southern (4-0), Steinert (4-0), West Essex (4-0), Weequahic (3-0), Bayonne (3-1), Bridgeton (3-1), Cranford (3-0), Eastern (3-1), Egg Harbor (3-1), Hammonton (3-1), Holmdel (3-1), Marlboro (3-1), Moorestown (3-1), Monroe (3-1), Montville (3-1), Morris Knolls (3-1), Northern Burlington (3-1), Ocean City (3-1), Pennsauken (3-1), Princeton (3-1), Ridgewood (3-1), Sayreville (3-1), Somerville (3-1), Union (3-1), Vineland (3-1), East Orange (2-1), Linden (2-1), Ridge (2-1), Chatham (2-2), Delran (2-2)*, Ewing (2-2), Lenape (2-2), Livingston (2-2), Manalapan (2-2), Pleasantville (2-2), River Dell (2-2), Seneca (2-2), Summit (2-2), Woodbridge (2-2), Sparta (1-2), Newark Central (2-2), Atlantic City (1-3) C, Plainfield (1-3), Union City (1-3), Wayne Valley (1-3), Trenton (1-3)