Public Groups 1-2 

October 27, 2026

I made a small change: if a team lost to a Catholic school or private equivalent, I have a “C” after their record. Additionally, if a team lost to a good, larger public school, I have an “LP” after their record. If they lose to more than one of each category, I place one or more of each. 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. 

I have Point Pleasant Boro at 8 because they beat #9 Manasquan and lost 6-3 to Group 5 Toms River North, 6-3 Group 5 Southern, and 8-1 Group 4 Brick Memorial, each by 7 points. 

I have Manasquan at 9 because they beat #17 Westwood and lost to 6-1 Group 4 Middletown North, 5-3 Group 4 Middletown South, and 14 -7 to Point Pleasant Boro. 

I have Wall at 14 because they beat Group 5 Freehold Township and Group 4 Manalapan, and lost to Red Bank Catholic, 8-1 Group 4 Brick Memorial, #3 Rumson-Fair Haven, and St. John Vianney. 

I have Bernards at 13 because they lost to 8-1 Rutherford by a touchdown and 7-1 Group 3 Cranford by a touchdown, and they handed Hillside their only loss. I also considered the strength of the school’s program. 

1 – Glassboro (8-1) LP
2 – West Deptford (9-0)
3 – Rumson-Fair Haven (6-3) C, C, LP
4 – Hoboken (8-1)
5 – Newton (9-0)
6 – Cedar Grove (7-1)
7 – Caldwell (7-1)
8 – Point Pleasant Boro (5-4) C, LP, LP, LP
9 – Manasquan (5-3) LP, LP
10 – Camden Eastside (7-1)
11 – Waldwick/Midland Park (8-1)
12 – Rutherford (8-1)
13 – Bernards (7-2) LP
14 – Wall (4-4) C, LP
15 – New Providence (7-1) LP
16 – Hillside (8-1)
17 – Westwood (6-2) 
18 – Paulsboro (7-2)
19 – Haddonfield (5-2)
20 – Schalick (9-0) 
21 – Butler (6-2)
22 – Lakeland (7-2)
23 – Point Pleasant Beach (7-1)
24 – Monmouth (9-0)
25 – Wallkill Valley (9-0)

In: Monmouth, Wallkill Valley 
Out: High Point, Shore 

C lost to a Catholic school
LP lost to a good, large public school 

Also (listed in alphabetical order by record): Highland Park (8-1), Belvidere (7-2), Boonton (7-2), Delaware Valley (7-2), Gloucester (7-2), High Point (7-2), Lower Cape May (7-2), New Milford (7-2), Wood-Ridge (7-2), Bordentown (6-2), Clayton (6-2), Johnson (6-2), Audubon (5-2), Dayton (6-3), Hasbrouck Heights (6-3), Manville (6-3), Ocean Township (6-3), Salem (6-3), Sterling (6-3), Vernon (6-3), Haddon Heights (5-3), Hawthorne (5-3), Becton (5-4), Brearley (5-4), Hanover Park (5-4), Indian Hills (5-4), Kinnelon (5-4), Lodi (5-4), Mountain Lakes (5-4), Woodstown (5-4), Shore (3-5) LP, LP, LP