Public Groups 3-4-5 

September 29, 2026

This is the second week of the poll, and I shuffled some teams around. I made a small change this year: if a team lost to a Catholic school or a private equivalent, 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 – Washington Township (5-0)
2 – Old Tappan (4-0)
3 – Brick Memorial (4-1) C
4 – Rancocas Valley (5-0)
5 – Phillipsburg (4-1)
6 – West Morris (5-0)
7 – Millville (3-1)
8 – Toms River North (4-1)
9 – Winslow (3-2) C
10 – Shawnee (4-1)
11 – Ramapo (4-1)
12 – West Orange (4-1)
13 – Old Bridge (4-1)
14 – Piscataway (4-1)
15 – Shabazz (3-1)
16 – Bridgewater-Raritan (4-1) C
17 – Irvington (4-1)
18 – Wayne Hills (4-1)
19 – Roxbury (4-1)
20 – Elizabeth (5-0)
21 – Camden (3-1) C
22 – Middletown North (4-0)
23 – Passaic Tech (2-3)
24 – Northern Highlands (3-2)
25 – Burlington Township (4-1)

In: Elizabeth
Out: Mount Olive      

C – Lost to a Catholic school 

Also (listed in alphabetical order by record): Barnegat (5-0), Hopewell Valley (5-0), Pinelands (5-0), West Essex (5-0), Cranford (4-0), Steinert (4-0), Bridgeton (4-1), Clearview (4-1), Eastern (4-1), Egg Harbor (4-1), Hammonton (4-1), Marlboro (4-1), Moorestown (4-1), Montville (4-1), Morris Knolls (4-1), Northern Burlington (4-1), Oakcrest (4-1), Ocean City (4-1), Rahway (4-1), Sayreville (4-1), Southern (4-1) C, Union (4-1), Mount Olive (3-1) , Weequahic (3-1), Bayonne (3-2), Ewing (3-2), Holmdel (3-2) C, Livingston (3-2), Middletown South (3-2), Newark Central (3-2), Pennsauken (3-2), Princeton (3-2), Ridgewood (3-2), River Dell (3-2), Seneca (3-2), Somerville (3-2), Summit (3-2), Vineland (3-2), Woodbridge (3-2), East Orange (2-2), Linden (2-2), Ridge (2-2), Atlantic City (2-3) C, Chatham (2-3), Delran (2-3) C, Lenape (2-3), Manalapan (2-3), Plainfield (2-3), Pleasantville (2-3), Trenton (2-3), Union City (2-3), Wayne Valley (2-3)