State Rankings by Group

NJ.com does this with other sports, and I always click on it, so what the hell. Can't wait for competition to start again.

As most of you know, this year's Group assignments won't happen until sometime in late January. I plugged in this year's enrollment figures, so these Group rankings are based on PROJECTED Groups, based on last year's entries and this year's figures.  I'll note when this is a change from last year, and probably an instance or two where teams that didn't enter last year might be ranked.  There's also one spot where I threw up my hands 'cause I have no idea what'll happen.

RANKINGS BY GROUP:

BOYS GROUP I

1. Manasquan
2. Pompton Lakes
3. Hudson Catholic
4. North Arlington
5. Wallkill Valley
6. Keansburg
7. Bishop Ahr
8. Roselle Park
9. Hawthorne
10. Matawan
11. Hasbrouck Heights
12. Cinnaminson

note: St. Rose did not enter in 2016; if they enter in 2017, they'd be ranked #2.


BOYS GROUP II

1. Ocean Township
2. Lacey
3. Montville
4. St. Joseph (Metuchen)
5. Seneca
6. Sussex Tech
7. Lyndhurst
8. Iselin Kennedy
9. South Plainfield
10. Fort Lee
11. Neptune
12. Ewing

BOYS GROUP III

1. Woodbridge
2. Toms River South
3. Brick Township
4. Pascack Valley
5. Indian Hills
6. Sayreville
7. Monroe
8. Central
9. Warren Hills
10. Cherry Hill West
11. Edison
12. Morris Knolls

note: Indian Hills was Group IV in 2016, projected to drop to Group III this year if entering schools don't change

BOYS GROUP IV

1. Shawnee
2. East Brunswick
3. Brick Memorial
4. Cherry Hill East
5. South Brunswick
6. Livingston
7. Old Bridge
8. Egg Harbor
9. Southern
10. Toms River North
11. Clifton
12. Ridgewood

GIRLS GROUP I

1. Manasquan
2. Ramsey
3. Westwood
4. South River
5. Keyport
6. Donovan Catholic
7. South Hunterdon
8. New Egypt
9. DePaul
10. Maple Shade
11. Collingswood
12. Mother Seton

GIRLS GROUP II

1. Manchester Township
2. Ocean Township
3. Lacey
4. Holy Angels**
5. South Plainfield
6. Carteret
7. Demarest
8. Paramus**
9. Barnegat
10. West Deptford
11. Indian Hills
12. Colonia

note: Lacey was in Group III in 2016, projected in Group II in 2017 if entering schools stay the same.
** If 2017 entries in the North are the same schools as 2016, Paramus & Holy Angels will tie for the last spot In GIII/first spot in GII. Both were Group II in 2016.  No clue how this gets resolved (if anyone knows, please tell me).  So I'm ranking them in both lists.

GIRLS GROUP III

1. Brick Township
2. Warren Hills
3. Toms River South
4. Wayne Valley
5. Teaneck
6. Edison
7. Holy Angels**
8. Central
9. Paramus**
10. Paramus Catholic
11. Woodbridge
12. Gloucester Tech

GIRLS GROUP IV

1. Brick Memorial
2. Toms River North
3. Eastern
4. Freehold Township
5. Howell
6. Washington Township
7. Hackensack
8. South Brunswick
9. Franklin
10. Kearny
11. Cherry Hill West
12. East Brunswick

note: Freehold Township was Group III in 2016, projected for Group IV in 2017.
note: Southern did not enter in 2016.  If they were to enter in 2017, they would ranked #7 above.

Ok, that's it for now.  Nothing more until there are some matches to talk about.