Here are the 2023 NJ softball state playoff brackets
The NJSIAA released the brackets for the upcoming state softball tournament on Friday. All of the first-round matchups are listed below.
The brackets are not official until noon Saturday.
Schedule
May 22: Non-Public Round 1
May 23: Public Round 1
May 25: Non-Public Round 2
May 26: Public Round 2
May 30: Non-Public Round 3
May 31: Public Round 3
June 2: Non-Public sectional finals
June 3: Public sectional finals
June 6: Public state semifinals
June 9: Non-Public state finals
June 10: Public state finals
North 1, Group 1
(16) Butler at (1) Cedar Grove
(9) North Warren at (8) Hawthorne
(12) Saddle Brook at (5) Waldwick
(13) Midland Park at (4) Wallington
(14) Wallkill Valley at (3) Park Ridge
(11) Kittatinny at (6) New Milford
(10) West Caldwell Tech at (7) Hasbrouck Heights
(15) Kinnelon at (2) Emerson
North 2, Group 1
(1) Weehawken, bye
(9) Belvidere at (8) Secaucus
(12) Roselle Park at (5) Ridgefield
(13) Brearley at (4) Hoboken
(14) Palisades Park at (3) Whippany Park
(11) Arts at (6) Wood-Ridge
(10) North Arlington at (7) Glen Ridge
(15) Shabazz at (2) Verona
Central, Group 1
(1) Middlesex, bye
(9) Shore at (8) Point Pleasant Beach
(12) Manville at (5) South Amboy
(13) Burlington City at (4) Florence
(14) Dunellen at (3) New Egypt
(11) Perth Amboy Magnet at (6) Highland Park
(10) Riverside at (7) Henry Hudson
(15) Keyport at (2) Keansburg
South, Group 1
(1) Clayton, bye
(9) Paulsboro at (8) Schalick
(12) Salem at (5) Maple Shade
(13) Palmyra at (4) Haddon Township
(14) Cape May Tech at (3) Woodstown
(11) Gateway at (6) Pennsville
(10) Pitman at (7) Buena
(15) Glassboro at (2) Audubon
North 1, Group 2
(16) Newton at (1) Ramsey
(9) Glen Rock at (8) Pequannock
(12) Dumont at (5) Mahwah
(13) Vernon at (4) Jefferson
(14) Lakeland at (3) River Dell
(11) Westwood at (6) High Point
(10) Pascack Hills at (7) Pompton Lakes
(15) Lenape Valley at (2) Indian Hills
North 2, Group 2
(16) Voorhees at (1) Ridgefield Park
(9) New Providence at (8) Caldwell
(12) Technology at (5) Becton
(13) Madison at (4) Passaic Valley
(14) Parsippany at (3) Rutherford
(11) Lodi at (6) Bernards
(10) Morris Tech at (7) Hanover Park
(15) Hackettstown at (2) Dayton
Central, Group 2
(16) Holmdel at (1) Metuchen
(9) Bordentown at (8) East Brunswick Magnet
(12) Delaware Valley at (5) Johnson
(13) Monmouth at (4) Governor Livingston
(14) South River at (3) Spotswood
(11) Wall at (6) Raritan
(10) Point Pleasant Boro at (7) Manasquan
(15) Bound Brook at (2) Delran
South, Group 2
(16) Camden at (1) Haddon Heights
(9) Oakcrest at (8) Barnegat
(12) Overbrook at (5) Sterling
(13) Lower Cape May at (4) West Deptford
(14) Medford Tech at (3) Gloucester City
(11) Cedar Creek at (6) Middle Township
(10) Manchester Township at (7) Collingswood
(15) Haddonfield at (2) Cinnaminson
North 1, Group 3
(16) Morris Hills at (1) Roxbury
(9) Old Tappan at (8) West Essex
(12) Parsippany Hills at (5) Ramapo
(13) Dover at (4) Montville
(14) Leonia/Bogota at (3) Sparta
(11) Wayne Valley at (6) Bergenfield
(10) Northern Highlands at (7) Paramus
(15) Fort Lee at (2) Morris Knolls
North 2, Group 3
(1) North Hunterdon, bye
(9) Warren Hills at (8) Belleville
(12) Millburn at (5) South Plainfield
(13) Ferris at (4) West Morris
(14) Summit at (3) Randolph
(11) Chatham at (6) Colonia
(10) Rahway at (7) Nutley
(15) Mendham at (2) Cranford
Central, Group 3
(16) Middletown South at (1) Colts Neck
(9) Lawrence at (8) Ewing
(12) Red Bank at (5) Allentown
(13) Freehold Boro at (4) Steinert
(14) Ocean Township at (3) Middletown North
(11) Brick Memorial at (6) Matawan
(10) Westampton Tech at (7) Burlington Township
(15) Iselin Kennedy at (2) Robbinsville
South, Group 3
(16) Highland at (1) Ocean City
(9) Pinelands at (8) Toms River South
(12) Absegami at (5) Shawnee
(13) Lacey at (4) Triton
(14) Clearview at (3) Delsea
(11) Deptford at (6) Cherry Hill West
(10) Mainland at (7) Hammonton
(15) Timber Creek at (2) Moorestown
North 1, Group 4
(16) Passaic at (1) Bergen Tech
(9) Morristown at (8) Bloomfield
(12) Kearny at (5) Union City
(13) Montclair at (4) Columbia
(14) Clifton at (3) West Orange
(11) Passaic Tech at (6) Ridgewood
(10) North Bergen at (7) Fair Lawn
(15) Memorial at (2) Livingston
North 2, Group 4
(16) Franklin at (1) Hunterdon Central
(9) Union at (8) Scotch Plains-Fanwood
(12) Woodbridge at (5) Westfield
(13) Irvington at (4) Bayonne
(14) Elizabeth at (3) Watchung Hills
(11) J.P. Stevens at (6) Bridgewater-Raritan
(10) Perth Amboy at (7) Ridge
(15) Phillipsburg at (2) Hillsborough
Central, Group 4
(16) Princeton at (1) Jackson Memorial
(9) Sayreville at (8) Howell
(12) Hamilton West at (5) Freehold Township
(13) West Windsor-Plainsboro North at (4) Northern Burlington
(14) Manalapan at (3) Marlboro
(11) South Brunswick at (6) Hightstown
(10) Old Bridge at (7) North Brunswick
(15) Monroe at (2) East Brunswick
South, Group 4
(16) Williamstown at (1) Egg Harbor Township
(9) Central Regional at (8) Gloucester Tech
(12) Toms River North at (5) Southern
(13) Eastern at (4) Cherokee
(14) Millville at (3) Kingsway
(11) Washington Township at (6) Vineland
(10) Toms River East at (7) Rancocas Valley
(15) Pennsauken at (2) Lenape
North, Non-Public A
(1) Mount St. Dominic, bye
(9) Newark Academy at (8) Montclair Kimberley
(12) Holy Angels at (5) Pingry
(4) Pope John, bye
(3) Oak Knoll, bye
(11) Morristown Beard at (6) Hudson Catholic
(10) Kent Place at (7) Paramus Catholic
(2) Immaculate Heart, bye
South, Non-Public A
(1) Donovan Catholic, bye
(9) Our Lady of Mercy at (8) Union Catholic
(12) Trinity Hall at (5) Red Bank Catholic
(4) St. Thomas Aquinas, bye
(3) St. John Vianney, bye
(11) Camden Catholic at (6) Paul VI
(10) Mount St. Mary at (7) Immaculata
(2) Notre Dame, bye
North, Non-Public B
(8) Montclair Immaculate at (1) Morris Catholic
(5) Gill St. Bernard's at (4) DePaul
(6) Eastern Christian at (3) St. Dominic
(7) Roselle Catholic at (2) Lodi Immaculate
South, Non-Public B
(1) St. Joseph Academy, bye
(9) Rutgers Prep at (8) St. Rose
(5) Doane Academy, bye
(4) Holy Spirit, bye
(3) Gloucester Catholic, bye
(11) Wildwood Catholic at (6) Holy Cross
(10) Timothy Christian at (7) Calvary Christian
(2) Wardlaw-Hartridge, bye
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