NJSIAA Softball Tournament pairings

The 2026 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament brackets were released Tuesday, setting up the road to this year’s high school softball state championships.

Here are the first-round pairings. Bracket subject to change before becoming official Wednesday at noon.

Tournament begins play Tuesday, May 26 with first-round games in the public brackets, with the non-public sections getting started the following day.

Public quarterfinals are slated for May 28, semifinals for June 2 and public sectional finals on June 4, all the higher-seeded school. State group semifinals are June 8 at the team with more power points, and the state public finals Friday, June 12 at Ivy Hill Park on the campus of Seton Hall University.

Non-public quarterfinals will be played May 29, semis June 3 and finals June 5. Non-public finals are scheduled for Wednesday, June 10 at Ivy Hill.

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North 1 Group 4

16-Hackensack at 1-Morris Knolls

9-West Orange at 8-Bloomfield

12-Clifton at 5-Mount Olive

13-Montclair at 4-Ridgewood

14-Union City at 3-Morristown

11-Livingston at 6-Fair Lawn

10-Memorial at 7-Bergen Tech

15-Belleville at 2-Passaic Tech

North 2 Group 3

16-Cliffside Park at 1-Ramapo

9-Bergenfield at 8-Morris Hills

12-Paramus at 5-Montville

13-Wayne Hills at 4-West Essex

14-Sparta at 3-Old Tappan

11-Teaneck at 6-Randolph

10-Leonia-Bogota at 7-River Dell

15-Lakeland/Kinnelon at 2-Roxbury

North 2 Group 2

16-Parsippany at 1-Ramsey

9-Vernon at 8-Glen Rock

12-Parsippany Hills at 5-Jefferson

13-Lodi at 4-Passaic Valley

14-Dumont at 3-High Point

11-West Milford at 6-Demarest

10-Pascack Hills at 7-Westwood

15-Mahwah at 2-Pascack Valley

North 2 Group 1

16-Pequannock at 1-Waldwick

9-Park Ridge at 8-Butler

13-Saddle Brook at 4-Indian Hills

14-Paterson Charter at 3-Pompton Lakes

11-North Warren at 6-Emerson Boro

10-Hasbrouck Heights at 7-New Milford

15-Wallkill Valley at 2-Midland Park

North 2 Group 4

16-Linden at 1-Watchung Hills

9-Ridge at 8-Bayonne

12-Barringer at 5-Phillipsburg

13-Union at 4-Woodbridge

14-Piscataway at 3-Kearny

11-Elizabeth at 6-Bridgewater-Raritan

10-JP Stevens at 7-Scotch Plains-Fanwood

15-Ferris at 2-Columbia

North 2 Group 3

9-Millburn at 8-J.F. Kennedy-Iselin

12-Warren Hills at 5-North Plainfield

13-Payne Tech at 4-South Plainfield

14-Mendham at 3-Nutley

11-Rahway at 6-Cranford

10-Colonia at 7-Somerville

15-Chatham at 2-North Hunterdon

North 2 Group 2

9-Lyndhurst at 8-West Morris, winner at 1-Caldwell

12-Hackettstown at 5-Bernards

13-Voorhees at 4-Governor Livingston

11-Hoboken at 6-Rutherford, winner at 3-McNair Academy

10-Snyder at 7-Madison, winner at 2-Hanover Park

North 2 Group 1

16-Ridgefield at 1-Wood-Ridge

9-Verona at 8-New Providence

12-Secaucus at 5-Glen Ridge

13-Belvidere at 4-Dayton

14-Bard at 3-Whippany Park

11-Weehawken at 6-Cedar Grove

10-North Arlington at 7-West Caldwell Tech

15-University at 2-Brearley

Central Group 4

16-Monroe at 1-Hillsborough

9-Hamilton West at 8-Franklin

12-Freehold Township at 5-East Brunswick

13-Perth Amboy at 4-Edison

14-North Brunswick at 3-Marlboro

11-Jackson Township at 6-Hunterdon Central

10-Manalapan at 7-Montgomery

15-Old Bridge at 2-Sayreville

Central Group 3

16-Pemberton at 1-Steinert

9-Hopewell Valley at 8-Lawrence

12-Ewing at 5-Freehold Boro

13-Westampton Tech at 4-Colts Neck

14-Moorestown at 3-Middletown South

11-Brick Township at 6-Middletown North

10-Brick Memorial at 7-Matawan

15-Burlington Township at 2-Northern Burlington.

Central Group 2

9-Metuchen at 8-South River, winner at 1-Allentown

12-Ocean Township at 5-Raritan

13-Point Pleasant Boro at 4-Delaware Valley

14-Manasquan at 3-Delran

11-Bordentown at 6-Holmdel

10-Spotswood at 7-Robbinsville

15-Wall at 2-A.L. Johnson.

Central Group 1

16-Manville at 1-Shore

9-Florence at 8-South Amboy

12-Roselle Park at 5-New Egypt

13-Keansburg a 4-Highland Park

14-Henry Hudson at 3-South Hunterdon

11-Point Pleasant Beach at 6-Middlesex

10-Somerset Tech at 7-Bound Brook

15-Keyport at 2-Dunellen

South Group 4

16-Atlantic County Tech at 1-Kingsway

9-Williamstown at 8-Cherry Hill East

12-Millville at 5-Rancocas Valley

13-Lenape at 4-Southern

14-Washington Township at 3-Vineland

11-Egg Harbor Township at 6-Gloucester County Tech

10-Howell at 7-Central Regional

15-Toms River North at 2-Cherokee.

South Group 3

16-Cherry Hill West at 1-Ocean City

9-Pinelands at 8-Timber Creek

12-Mainland at 5-Delsea

13-Cumberland at 4-Seneca

14-Shawnee at 3-Clearview

11-Absegami at 6-Toms River East

10-Toms River South at 7-Triton

15-Deptford at 2-Hammonton.

South Group 2

16-Haddonfield at 1-Gloucester

9-Oakcrest at 8-Middle Township

12-Collingswood at 5-West Deptford

13-Manchester Township at 4-Cedar Creek

14-Lower Cape May at 3-Haddon Heights

11-Salem Tech at 6-Cinnaminson

10-Sterling at 7-Medford Tech

16-Overbrook at 2-Barnegat

South Group 1

16-Paulsboro at 1-Audubon

9-Riverside at 8-Maple Shade

12-Wildwood at 5-Pennsville

13-Haddon Township at 4-Pitman

14-Glassboro at 3-Palmyra

11-Cape May Tech at 6-Gateway

10-Schalick at 7-Woodstown

15-Burlington City at 2-Buena

Non-Public A North

9-Newark Academy at 8-Oak Knoll, winner at 1-Mount St. Dominic in quarterfinals

5-Pope John XXIII at 4-Paramus Catholic in quarters

11-Morristown-Beard at 6-Pingry, winner at 3-Morris Catholic in quarters

10-Mount St. Mary at 7-Kent Place, winner at 2-Immaculate Heart in quarters

Non-Public B North

5-St. Dominic at 4-Hudson Catholic in quarterfinals, winner at 1-DePaul

6-Gill St. Bernard’s at 3-Montclair Kimberly in quarters

7-Wardalw-Hartridge at 2-St. Mary’s Rutherford in quarters

Non-Public A South

9-St. Rose at 8-Paul VI, winner at 1-Donovan Catholic

5-St. Thomas Aquinas at 4-Notre Dame

6-Union Catholic at 3-Red Bank Catholic

10-Our Lady of Mercy at 7-Immaculata, winner at 2-St. John Vianney.

Non-Public B South

9-Wildwood Catholic at 8-Bishop Eustace, winner at 1-St. Joseph-Hammonton in quarterfinals

5-Gloucester Catholic at 4-Holy Cross in quarters

6-Doane Academy at 3-Holy Spirit in quarters

7-Timothy Christian at 2-Calvary Christian in quarters

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