30 teams qualify – the Indians and Braves are the only two squads with byes in the preliminary round which gets started on Thursday
Boys SCT Seeds
#1: Toms River South
#2: Manalapan
#3: Toms River North
#4: Wall
#5: Shore Regional
#6: CBA
#7: Jackson Memorial
#8: Brick Memorial
#9: Point Pleasant Boro
#10: Matawan
#11: Freehold Township
#12: Central
#13: Middletown North
#14: Red Bank Regional
#15: Holmdel
#16: Ocean
#17: Freehold Boro
#18: Toms River East
#19: Marlboro
#20: Long Branch
#21: Lacey
#22: Colts Neck
#23: Manasquan
#24: Saint Rose
#25: Saint John Vianney
#26: Pinelands
#27: Donovan Catholic
#28: Point Pleasant Beach
#29: Jackson Liberty
#30: Asbury Park
Preliminary Round Matchups
#17 Freehold Boro at #16 Ocean – winner faces #1 Toms River South
#25 Saint John Vianney at #8 Brick Memorial
#24 Saint Rose at #9 Point Pleasant Boro
#29 Jackson Liberty at #4 Wall
#20 Long Branch at #13 Middletown North
#28 Point Pleasant Beach at #5 Shore Regional
#21 Lacey at #12 Central
#18 Toms River East at #15 Holmdel
#26 Pinelands at #7 Jackson Memorial
#23 Manasquan at #10 Matawan
#30 Asbury Park at #3 Toms River North
#19 Marlboro at #14 Red Bank Regional
#27 Donovan Catholic at #6 CBA
#22 Colts Neck at #11 Freehold Township