The 2026 NJSIAA girls volleyball tournament begins with preliminary matches to be played by Oct. 31, followed by the sectional first rounds on two dates: Nov. 2 (Groups 1, 3 and Non-Public B) and Nov. 3 (Groups 2, 4 and Non-Public A).
The sectional quarterfinals are scheduled for Nov. 4-5, the sectional semifinals for Nov. 6-7, and the sectional finals for Nov. 11-12.
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With two sections in each group this year, the state finals are slated to be held at Franklin High School in Somerset County on Saturday, Nov. 14 for Groups 1, 3 and Non-Public B, and on Sunday, Nov. 15 for Groups 2, 4 and Non-Public A.
Here are the brackets for each section:
Prelims, by Oct. 31: (17) Butler at (16) Emerson; (18) Whippany Park at (15) Cresskill; (19) Glen Rock at (14) Ridgefield; (20) Bergen Charter at (13) New Milford.
First round, Nov. 2: 16/17 winner at (1) Verona; (9) Ramsey at (8) Wood-Ridge; (12) North Arlington at (5) Caldwell; 13/20 winner at (4) Cedar Grove; 14/19 winner at (3) Secaucus; (11) Glen Ridge at (6) Kinnelon; (10) Passaic Charter at (7) Midland Park; 15/18 winner at (2) Bogota.
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First round, Nov. 3: (16) Passaic Valley at (1) River Dell; (9) Paramus at (8) Warren Hills; (12) Montville at (5) Hackettstown; (13) Westwood at (4) Leonia; (14) Science Park at (3) Lyndhurst; (11) West Morris Central at (6) Pascack Hills; (10) Pascack Valley at (7) Hoboken; (15) Morris Tech at (2) Demarest.
First round, Nov. 2: (16) Parsippany Hills at (1) Northern Highlands; (9) Randolph at (8) Old Tappan; (12) Belleville at (5) North Hunterdon; (13) Scotch Plains-Fanwood at (4) West Essex; (14) Cliffside Park at (3) Ramapo; (11) Cranford at (6) Tenafly; (10) Orange at (7) Wayne Valley; (15) Millburn at (2) Mount Olive.
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First round, Nov. 3: (16) Montclair at (1) Westfield; (9) Bridgewater-Raritan at (8) Fair Lawn; (12) Bloomfield at (5) West Orange; (13) Morristown at (4) Livingston; (14) Kearny at (3) Passaic Tech; (11) Elizabeth at (6) East Orange Campus; (10) Bayonne at (7) Hackensack; (15) Phillipsburg at (2) Union City.
Prelims, by Oct. 31: (17) Technology of Newark at (16) LEAP Academy; (18) Bernards at (15) New Providence; (19) Jonathan Dayton at (14) Cape May Tech; (20) Bound Brook at (13) University of Newark.
First round, Nov. 2: 16/17 winner at (1) Delaware Valley; (9) Newark Global Studies at (8) Highland Park; (12) Lindenwold at (5) South River; 13/20 winner at (4) Riverside; 14/19 winner at (3) Bard of Newark; (11) Roselle Park at (6) Lower Cape May; (10) Shore Regional at (7) McNair Academic; 15/18 winner at (2) Raritan.
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First round, Nov. 3: (16) Timber Creek at (1) Ocean City; (9) Rumson-Fair Haven at (8) Holmdel; (12) Pennsauken Tech at (5) Sterling; (13) Cinnaminson at (4) Barnegat; (14) Burlington Township at (3) Newark Tech; (11) Seneca at (6) Governor Livingston; (10) Oakcrest at (7) Cedar Creek; (15) South Plainfield at (2) Pinelands.
First round, Nov. 2: (16) Colts Neck at (1) Princeton; (9) Clearview at (8) Brick Memorial; (12) Northern Burlington at (5) Montgomery; (13) Shawnee at (4) Camden Tech; (14) Middletown North at (3) Middletown South; (11) Toms River East at (6) Moorestown; (10) Hightstown at (7) Hammonton; (15) Colonia at (2) Toms River South.
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First round, Nov. 3: (16) Gloucester Tech at (1) Old Bridge; (9) Cherry Hill East at (8) Monroe; (12) Howell at (5) Washington Township; (13) Atlantic Tech at (4) Kingsway; (14) Lenape at (3) Southern Regional; (11) Cherokee at (6) Hunterdon Central; (10) J.P. Stevens at (7) Jackson Township; (15) Toms River North at (2) Williamstown.
First round, Nov. 3: (1) Immaculate Heart, bye; (9) Oak Knoll at (8) Kent Place; (12) Morristown-Beard at (5) Hudson Catholic; (13) Paramus Catholic at (4) Holy Angels; (3) Newark Academy, bye; (11) St. Elizabeth at (6) Dwight-Englewood; (10) Pingry at (7) Montclair Kimberley; (2) Mount St. Dominic, bye.
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First round, Nov. 3: (1) Paul VI, bye; (9) Notre Dame at (8) Red Bank Catholic; (12) Trinity Hall at (5) Union Catholic; (13) St. Thomas Aquinas at (4) Mount St. Mary; (3) St. John Vianney, bye; (11) Camden Catholic at (6) Immaculata; (10) St. Rose at (7) Princeton Day; (2) Donovan Catholic, bye.
First round, Nov. 2: (1) St. Benedict’s, bye; (9) Villa Walsh at (8) Pope John XXIII; (5) Saddle River Day, bye; (4) Eastern Christian, bye; (3) DePaul, bye; (11) Pioneer Academy at (6) Mary Help of Christians; (10) Morris Catholic at (7) Gill St. Bernard’s; (2) Hawthorne Christian, bye.
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First round, Nov. 2: (1) Mother Seton, bye; (9) Stuart Country Day at (8) Bishop Eustace; (12) St. Joseph-Hammonton at (5) Wardlaw-Hartridge; (13) Franklin School-Jersey City at (4) St. Dominic; (3) Rutgers Prep, bye; (11) Timothy Christian at (6) Roselle Catholic; (10) Gloucester Catholic at (7) Holy Cross Prep; (2) Our Lady of Mercy, bye.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: See the 2026 NJSIAA volleyball tournament bracket and schedule
