Boys basketball: North Jersey Top 25 rankings as county tournaments near
Don Bosco maintains the No. 1 spot in the North Jersey boys’ basketball Top 25 rankings after winning both its games last week.
The Ironmen (12-3) have won eight of their last nine games following last week’s 78-62 victory over Teaneck and 62-45 win over Paul VI.
Bergen Catholic (11-5) is No. 2, Ramapo is No. 3 (10-6), St. Joseph (8-4) is No. 4, and Ridgewood (13-2) is No. 5, based on results reported through Sunday.
Pascack Valley (8-7) has catapulted back into the Top 25 on the strength of a six-game winning streak and sits at No. 19.
Chris Gaskin, in his 22nd season guiding Ridgefield Park, is the latest coach to reach a milestone, securing his 300th career win with Wednesday’s 49-33 victory over Ferris. Earlier this season, Eddie Rendzio, leading Waldwick after a long stint at Wood-Ridge, broke 400, while Becton’s Dan Balaban hit 100.
Here are the North Jersey Top 25 rankings, as well as standings for the Big North Conference and North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, based on games reported through Jan. 21.
Top 25 rankings
1. Don Bosco (12-3)
2. Bergen Catholic (11-5)
3. Ramapo (10-6)
4. St. Joseph (8-4)
5. Ridgewood (13-2)
6. Northern Highlands (11-4)
7. Ramsey (11-3)
8. Demarest (12-3)
9. St. Mary (12-3)
10. Teaneck (12-5)
11. Eastside (9-6)
12. Kennedy (9-6)
13. Wayne Valley (8-5)
14. Paterson Charter (13-2)
15. Hackensack (8-8)
16. Fair Lawn (10-3)
17. Wayne Hills (9-6)
18. Glen Rock (11-4)
19. Pascack Valley (8-7)
20. Dwight-Englewood (10-5)
21. Cliffside Park (9-6)
22. Passaic Valley (7-4)
23. DePaul (7-8)
24. Dwight Morrow (8-5)
25. Dumont (10-5)
Also considered: Lyndhurst (12-3), New Milford (13-3), Passaic (8-7), Rutherford (13-2), Tenafly (7-5).
Big North Conference
UNITED DIVISION
Don Bosco 3-0
Bergen Catholic 2-1
Paramus Catholic 1-1
St. Joseph 1-2
DePaul 0-3
LIBERTY DIVISION
Eastside 4-0
Clifton 3-1
Kennedy 3-2
Passaic 2-2
Bergen Tech 0-3
Passaic Tech 0-4
FREEDOM DIVISION
Ramapo 3-0
Ridgewood 3-1
Northern Highlands 2-2
Hackensack 1-3
Paramus 0-3
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION
Wayne Valley 4-0
Fair Lawn 2-1
Wayne Hills 2-2
West Milford 2-2
Passaic Valley 1-2
Lakeland 0-4
NATIONAL DIVISION
Demarest 4-1
Teaneck 4-1
Bergenfield 3-2
Pascack Valley 2-2
Tenafly 1-3
Old Tappan 0-5
PATRIOT DIVISION
Ramsey 4-0
Pascack Hills 3-2
River Dell 3-2
Westwood 3-2
Mahwah 1-4
Indian Hills 0-4
AMERICAN DIVISION
Cliffside Park 3-1
Dumont 3-1
Dwight Morrow 3-1
Fort Lee 1-3
Ridgefield Park 0-4
NJIC
COLONIAL DIVISION
Glen Rock 6-0
Pompton Lakes 5-2
Eastern Christian 4-3
Hawthorne 4-3
Hawthorne Christian 1-6
Butler 0-6
AMERICAN DIVISION
Paterson Charter 7-0
Lodi 6-1
Garfield 4-3
Manchester 3-5
Elmwood Park 2-5
Saddle Brook 0-8
NATIONAL DIVISION
Lyndhurst 7-0
Rutherford 7-1
Weehawken 4-4
Secaucus 2-5
Harrison 1-6
North Arlington 1-6
MEADOWLANDS DIVISION
St. Mary 7-0
Becton 4-1
Hasbrouck Heights 3-3
Wood-Ridge 1-6
Wallington 0-5
LIBERTY DIVISION
New Milford 7-0
Bogota 3-2
Ridgefield 4-3
Leonia 1-5
Palisades Park 0-5
PATRIOT DIVISION
Cresskill 5-2
Park Ridge 5-2
Emerson 2-3
Waldwick 2-3
Midland Park 1-5
Based on results reported thru Jan. 21.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ boys basketball Top 25 rankings as county tournaments near
