2016 GMCT Mock Seeding–Final Draft

All League Games Are In; Division Winners Decided

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–The regular season has officially ended as of the end of play on Thursday night. All the division winners have been decided with Spotswood defeating Metuchen to earn the GMC Blue crown outright. East Brunswick defeated South Brunswick to tie for second place in the GMC Red. Carteret defeated Edison in a GMC Crossover. It was the second time this season that the Ramblers defeated the Eagles. Now, we are all set for the seeding meeting, which is set to take place on Friday morning at Spotswood High School.

Keep in mind a few things: 1.) All four of the division races have now been decided: St. Joseph’s clinched the GMC Red earlier this week, Colonia and Sayreville finished tied for the GMC White crown on Tuesday, and Perth Amboy Tech won its first outright title since 1993 when it clinched the Gold on Wednesday night. Spotswood clinched the GMC Blue title by defeating Metuchen. Since there is a tie in the GMC White, there are five division winners (Joes, Colonia, Sayreville, Spotswood, and Amboy Tech). Therefore, those five teams must be seeded in the Top 9. With all of that said, here is how we seeded the 2016 GMCT as of today:

  1. St. Joseph’s (16-4)–Clinched GMC Red and conference play.
  2. South Brunswick (15-3)–Tied for 2nd in GMC Red and two of the losses came to St. Joe’s and one to EB.
  3. Colonia (14-4)–Won a share of first in GMC White. Split with Sayreville and defeated Woodbridge twice. Also lost to Monroe.
  4. Sayreville (16-6)–Won a share of the GMC White. Split with Colonia and Woodbridge (defeated Barrons at WHS on Tuesday, 48-43). Also defeated EB and lost to Old Bridge.
  5. Woodbridge (15-4)–3rd in GMC White. Lost to Colonia twice, split with Sayreville, split with Stevens, defeated EB and Carteret. Had won 13 straight before loss to the Bombers on Tuesday
  6. East Brunswick (12-7)–Tied for 2nd in GMC Red. Got a much needed win on the board by defeating South Brunswick and defeated Old Bridge. Bears lost to Sayreville and Woodbridge. EB has now won 3 of last 4.
  7. Old Bridge (15-6)–Fourth in GMC Red, but defeated Sayreville and JPS. Tie between Colonia and Sayreville in GMC White gives Knights argument for 7th due to win over Sayreville. Won 6 of last 7.
  8. Spotswood (19-3)–Finished first in GMC Blue. Also defeated Monroe head to head as well as Edison in crossovers. Chargers have best overall record of any team in GMC to date.
  9. Perth Amboy Tech (15-7)–Defeated Wardlaw on Wednesday to win its first outright division title since 1993. Won 10 of last 13. Lost to Perth Amboy.
  10. J.P. Stevens (11-7)–Fourth in GMC White, but defeated Woodbridge. Tough last second loss at Sayreville last week as well as recent loss to Old Bridge puts Hawks at #10.
  11. Monroe (7-13)— 5th in GMC White. Falcons helped themselves significantly with recent win over Colonia. Also Defeated Edison (twice), South Plainfield, and New Brunswick (twice). Won 5 of last 7. Lost to Spotswood and Old Bridge.
  12. Piscataway (7-13)–Fifth in GMC Red, and defeated North Brunswick twice, Perth Amboy, J.F. Kennedy, Edison, and Carteret.
  13. J.F. Kennedy (8-10)–2nd in the GMC Blue. Defeated Spotswood and Ahr. Split with Carteret. Lost to Piscataway and Colonia. A Spotswood loss versus Metuchen on Thursday night would give Mustangs a share of Blue title and a Top 10 seed. Won 7 of last 11.
  14. North Brunswick (5-15)— 6th in GMC Red. Defeated Perth Amboy twice and Bishop Ahr. Lost to Carteret. Lost to P-Way twice. Lost 11 of last 13.
  15. Perth Amboy (7-13)–7th in GMC Red. Defeated Amboy Tech (53-34), Piscataway and Carteret. Lost to North Brunswick twice.
  16. Bishop Ahr (8-8)–Finished for 3rd in GMC Blue. Tough loss to Middlesex on Wednesday after big win over Spotswood on Monday. Split with Kennedy and Carteret. Lost to North Brunswick. Won 5 of last 7.
  17. Carteret (8-13)— Fourth in GMC Blue. Defeated North Brunswick, Edison (twice), Bishop Ahr, and Kennedy. Lost to Piscataway and Perth Amboy. Won 4 of the last 5.
  18. Middlesex (7-13)–5th in GMC Blue. Defeated Ahr and Carteret. Won 5 of last 8.
  19. Piscataway Tech (14-7)–Finished 2nd in the GMC Gold. Defeated South. Swept EB Tech. Swept by Amboy Tech. Won 11 of last 13.
  20. Edison (4-18)–6th in GMC White. Defeated South Plainfield and New Brunswick twice. Lost to Spotswood, Carteret (twice), Monroe (twice), Piscataway, and Old Bridge. Eagles are a much better team than record indicates.
  21. East Brunswick Tech (14-5)–3rd in GMC Gold. Split with Amboy Tech and South River. Swept South Amboy. Swept by P-Way Tech. Tigers have won 7 of last 8 including 58-43 win at South River on Wednesday.
  22. South River (14-7)–Tied for 3rd in GMC Gold with East Brunswick Tech, and split with Amboy Tech. Also split with Piscataway Tech and EB Tech. Lost 5 of last 8.
  23. South Plainfield (5-15)–7th in GMC White. Defeated Monroe. Lost to Edison (twice). Defeated New Brunswick twice. Lost 15 of last 17.
  24. South Amboy (10-11)–5th in GMC Gold. Defeated Amboy Tech. Split with P-Way Tech and South River. Swept by EB Tech. Lost to Sayreville by two at buzzer. Lost 6 of last 9 games.
  25. Timothy Christian (7-13)–6th in GMC Gold. Split with EB Tech and South Amboy. Defeated Middlesex. Lost to Perth Amboy.
  26. Wardlaw (9-12)–7th in GMC Gold. Split with South Amboy, Timothy Christian and Highland Park.
  27. Metuchen (3-17)–6th in GMC Blue. Split with Middlesex.
  28. Highland Park (4-16)— 8th in GMC Gold. Split with South River, Dunellen, and Wardlaw.
  29. Dunellen (4-16)–9th in GMC Gold. Split with Timothy Christian and Highland Park.
  30. New Brunswick (0-17)–8th in GMC White. No wins.

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