Public Groups 1-2 

November 3, 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. 

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

In:  Delaware Valley, New Milford, Salem  
Out: Monmouth, Point Pleasant Beach, Wallkill Valley 

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

Also (listed in alphabetical order by record): Monmouth (9-1), Wallkill Valley (9-1), Highland Park (8-2), New Milford (8-2), Wood-Ridge (8-2), Bordentown (7-2), Point Pleasant Beach (7-2), Audubon (6-2), Belvidere (7-3), Boonton (7-3), Gloucester (7-3), Hasbrouck Heights (7-3), High Point (7-3), Lower Cape May (7-3), Clayton (6-3), Hawthorne (6-3), Johnson (6-3), Brearley (6-4), Dayton (6-4), Kinnelon (6-4), Manville (6-4), Ocean Township (6-4), Sterling (6-4), Vernon (6-4), Woodstown (6-4), Haddon Heights (5-4), Becton (5-5), Hanover Park (5-5), Indian Hills (5-5), Mountain Lakes (5-5), Pennsville (5-5), Shore (4-5) LP, LP, LP