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New Jersey wrestling Top 20 with the NJSIAA team tournament just days away

steven falk, tom mcgurk, sean farrell and andy mendlowitz, asbury park press
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The dual-meet season has reached the home stretch.

Thirteen days from now, the seven NJSIAA group champions will be crowned at Rutgers University's Jersey Mike's Arena. The team tournament is being seeded Tuesday.

Seeding for the public school sections will be based on the power point totals through matches of Jan. 27 and head-to-head results. Head-to-head movement in each section will take place if a team defeated the one immediately above it in the final power points.

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A team's power points are determined by its 10 best power points. Every power team in the state got to the needed 10-match total last week, including No. 1 St. Joseph (Montvale).

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The two state-wide non public groups will be seeded by a committee.

Here are the likely favorites to win group championships starting with the non publics.

Non Public A

Defending champion St. Joseph (Montvale) and Delbarton are on a collision course to meet in the final.

St. Joseph (Montvale) will likely meet Delbarton on Feb. 11 in the NJSIAA Non Public A Tournament championship match.
St. Joseph (Montvale) will likely meet Delbarton on Feb. 11 in the NJSIAA Non Public A Tournament championship match.

Non Public B

Camden Catholic, the defending champion, and St. John Vianney, will likely meet in the final.

Group 5

Defending champion Southern and Phillipsburg are the favorites to meet in the final.

Group 4

Mount Olive, the 2022 champion, is the favorite.

Group 3

West Essex, two-time defending champion Delsea and Cranford are the main contenders.

Group 2

Rumson-Fair Haven appears to be the favorite to win its first group championship. Other contenders are West Deptford, defending champion High Point and Govenor Livingston.

Group 1

Delaware Valley, the two-time defending champion, is favored. Other contenders are Kittatinny and Paulsboro.

Here is this week's New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association top 20 with first place votes in parentheses followed by voting points.

NJWWA voting members in alphabetical order: Donald J. Brower (gardenstatehswrestling.com); Frank D'Esposito (shoreconferencewrestling.com); Steven Falk (Asbury Park Press and app.com); Sean Farrell (The Record and NorthJersey.com); Tom McGurk (Courier Post and courierpostonline.com); Andy Mendlowitz (Home News Tribune, Courier News and MyCentralJersey.com); Michael Weilaman (Open Mike and mikeopen.blogspot.com); Brad Wilson (lehighvalleylive.com/The Express Times).

1. St. Joseph (Montvale) (10-0) (7) 159

2. Delbarton (13-3) (1) 154

3. St. Peter's Prep (6-4) 144

4. Christian Brothers Academy (12-1) 136

5. Southern (11-2) 128

6. Camden Catholic (11-1) 119

7. Don Bosco Prep (10-4) 108

8. Paramus Catholic (8-2) 105

9. Phillipsburg (13-0) 93

10. St. John Vianney (10-1) 92

11. Bergen Catholic (6-6) 73

12. Delaware Valley (12-1) 72

13. Hunterdon Central (15-2) 67

14. Mount Olive (11-3) 62

15. West Essex (12-0) 38

16. Kingsway (10-1) 37

17. Delsea (12-4) 27

18. St. Joseph (Metuchen) (12-3) 22

19. Seton Hall Prep (7-3) 15

20. Rumson-Fair Haven (12-1) 14

Others receiving votes: Cranford (14-2) 10, Kittatinny (15-1) 7.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ wrestling Top 20 with NJSIAA Team Tournament looming