Boys basketball: North Jersey Top 25 rankings heading into the state tournament

Feb 17, 2024; Wayne, New Jersey, United States; Wayne Valley vs. Eastside in the Passaic County Boys Basketball Championship at Wayne Valley High School. Wayne Valley head coach Joe Leicht holds the championship trophy as Wayne Valley celebrates defeating Eastside.

Don Bosco remains No. 1 in the North Jersey Top 25 boys’ basketball rankings after repeating as titlist at the 67^th Bergen County Jamboree.

Don Bosco defeated Ramapo, 57-33, in Sunday’s finals at Fairleigh Dickinson in Hackensack. Senior All-American Dylan Harper scored a game-high 24 points, as the Ironmen stretched their winning streak to 14 games.

Ramapo, defending NJSIAA Group 3 titlist, maintains the No. 2 spot heading into Wednesday’s start of the state tournament, and Bergen Catholic holds at No. 3.

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Wayne Valley catapults three big spots to No. 4 after winning its first Passaic County championship. The Indians’ 44-38 win over defending champion Eastside in Saturday’s 53rd final extended their winning streak to 12 games.

Pascack Hills bounced back from a pair of regular-season losses and won the title at the 13^th Bergen Invitational Tournament. The Broncos are No. 22 after Saturday’s 72-68 win over No. 23 Dwight Morrow.

Here are the Top 25 rankings, as well as final standings for the Big North and North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, based on games reported through Feb. 18.

Top 25 rankings

1. Don Bosco (24-3)

2. Ramapo (19-8)

3. Bergen Catholic (20-7)

4. Wayne Valley (20-5)

5. Northern Highlands (18-6)

6. Demarest (19-5)

7. St. Joseph (15-9)

8. Teaneck (16-8)

9. Eastside (18-8)

10. St. Mary (20-6)

11. Ridgewood (17-8)

12. Ramsey (18-7)

13. Kennedy (14-9)

14. Paterson Charter (20-3)

15. Tenafly (14-9)

16. Hackensack (11-15)

17. Glen Rock (18-8)

18. Pascack Valley (11-14)

19. Fair Lawn (15-10)

20. Dumont (15-8)

21. Cliffside Park (13-11)

22. Pascack Hills (14-9)

23. Dwight Morrow (15-11)

24. River Dell (15-9)

25. Wayne Hills (13-12)

Also considered: DePaul (10-14), Dwight-Englewood (14-11), Lodi (18-6), Lyndhurst (17-9), Rutherford (18-8), Westwood (12-11).

Big North Conference

UNITED DIVISION

Don Bosco 8-0

Bergen Catholic 6-2

St. Joseph 3-5

Paramus Catholic 2-6

DePaul 1-7

LIBERTY DIVISION

Eastside 9-1

Clifton 6-4

Kennedy 6-4

Passaic 5-5

Passaic Tech 4-6

Bergen Tech 0-10

FREEDOM DIVISION

Ramapo 8-0

Northern Highlands 5-3

Ridgewood 4-4

Hackensack 3-5

Paramus 0-8

INDEPENDENCE DIVISION

Wayne Valley 10-0

West Milford 6-4

Fair Lawn 5-5

Wayne Hills 5-5

Passaic Valley 3-7

Lakeland 1-9

NATIONAL DIVISION

Demarest 8-2

Teaneck 7-3

Bergenfield 5-5

Tenafly 5-5

Pascack Valley 3-7

Old Tappan 2-8

PATRIOT DIVISION

Ramsey 8-2

Pascack Hills 7-3

River Dell 7-3

Westwood 5-5

Mahwah 3-7

Indian Hills 0-10

AMERICAN DIVISION

Cliffside Park 5-3

Dumont 5-3

Dwight Morrow 5-3

Fort Lee 3-5

Ridgefield Park 2-6

NJIC

COLONIAL DIVISION

Glen Rock 10-0

Pompton Lakes 8-2

Eastern Christian 5-5

Hawthorne 5-5

Butler 1-9

Hawthorne Christian 1-9

AMERICAN DIVISION

Paterson Charter 10-0

Lodi 8-2

Garfield 5-5

Manchester 5-5

Elmwood Park 2-8

Saddle Brook 0-10

NATIONAL DIVISION

Lyndhurst 10-0

Rutherford 8-2

Weehawken 4-6

North Arlington 3-7

Secaucus 3-7

Harrison 2-8

MEADOWLANDS DIVISION

St. Mary 8-0

Becton 6-2

Hasbrouck Heights 3-5

Wood-Ridge 2-6

Wallington 1-7

LIBERTY DIVISION

New Milford 8-0

Ridgefield 5-3

Bogota 4-4

Leonia 3-5

Palisades Park 0-8

PATRIOT DIVISION

Cresskill 6-2

Park Ridge 5-3

Emerson 4-4

Waldwick 4-4

Midland Park 1-7

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Boys basketball: North Jersey Top 25 rankings heading into the state tournament