The cutoff date for the state tournament was on Saturday and now, it’s time to take a look at what the boys basketball state playoffs are going to look like this winter. The NJSIAA will officially seed the sectional playoffs on Tuesday. For now, NJ Advance Media is taking a look at the playoff picture based on the power point information available after Saturday’s games. Take a look below at our projected seeds and potential first-round matchups, based on preliminary and not-yet official final power points. These projections are unofficial and don’t account for teams that may elect not to participate in the state tournament or some that may be ineligible for the playoffs. North 1, Group 1 1-Paterson Charter2-Wallkill Valley3-Pequannock4-New Milford5-Park Ridge6-Cresskill7-Passaic Charter8-Waldwick9-Hawthorne10-Midland Park11-Hopatcong12-Mountain Lakes13-Emerson Boro14-Kinnelon15-Hasbrouck Heights16-Butler North 2, Group 1 1-Weehawken2-Newark Tech3-Glen Ridge4-Arts5-Ridgefield6-Cedar Grove7-American History8-Shabazz9-Verona10-West Caldwell Tech11-Newark Global Studies12-North Arlington13-Marion P. Thomas Charter14-Whippany Park15-Bard16-Secaucus Central, Group 1 1-Thrive Charter2-Middlesex3-Point Pleasant Beach4-Manville5-Dunellen6-Henry Hudson7-Keyport8-Bound Brook9-Piscataway Magnet10-New Providence11-Florence12-Highland Park13-Shore14-South Hunterdon15-Perth Amboy Magnet16-Eagle Academy South, Group 1 1-Pitman2-KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy3-Haddon Township4-Audubon5-Woodbury6-Palmyra7-Woodstown8-Penns Grove9-Burlington City10-New Egypt11-Salem12-Glassboro13-Paulsboro14-Camden Prep15-Clayton16-Maple Shade North 1, Group 2 1-Pascack Valley2-Glen Rock3-Manchester Regional4-Vernon5-Pascack Hills6-Mahwah7-Westwood8-Ramsey9-West Milford10-Jefferson11-High Point12-Lodi13-Dumont14-Parsippany15-Elmwood Park16-Leonia North 2, Group 2 1-Caldwell2-Rutherford3-Madison4-Lyndhurst5-Hoboken6-Hackettstown7-Snyder8-West Morris9-Voorhees10-Newark Collegiate11-Bernards12-Hillside13-Ridgefield Park14-Weequahic15-Hanover Park16-Becton Central, Group 2 1-Manasquan2-Rumson-Fair Haven3-Holmdel4-Delaware Valley5-Wall6-Johnson7-Metuchen8-Delran9-Robbinsville10-Spotswood11-Point Pleasant Boro12-South River13-Bordentown14-Roselle15-Raritan16-Ocean TownshipSouth, Group 21-Camden2-Middle Township3-Medford Tech4-Cinnaminson5-Overbrook6-Haddonfield7-Haddon Heights8-Lower Cape May9-Barnegat10-Camden Eastside11-Gloucester12-Sterling13-Cedar Creek14-Mastery Camden15-Pleasantville16-Pennsauken Tech North 1, Group 3 1-Demarest2-Tenafly3-Teaneck4-Northern Highlands5-Montville6-Wayne Hills7-Ramapo8-Old Tappan9-Wayne Valley10-Morris Knolls11-Morris Hills12-River Dell13-Dwight-Morrow14-Roxbury15-Sparta16-Dover North 2, Group 3 1-Colonia2-Mendham3-Payne Tech4-Chatham5-Somerville6-South Plainfield7-Rahway8-Warren Hills9-Cliffside Park10-Summit11-Orange12-Millburn13-Lincoln14-Nutley15-Randolph16-Cranford Central, Group 3 1-Red Bank Regional2-Burlington Township3-Westampton Tech4-Colts Neck5-Hopewell Valley6-Ewing7-Lawrence8-Middletown North9-Freehold Borough10-Jackson Memorial11-Brick Memorial12-Neptune13-Pemberton14-Northern Burlington15-Middletown South16-Matawan South, Group 3 1-Ocean City2-Timber Creek3-Moorestown4-Absegami5-Delsea6-Winslow7-Cherry Hill West8-Seneca9-Shawnee10-Deptford11-Pinelands12-Highland13-Triton14-Clearview15-Mainland16-Toms River East North 1, Group 4 1-Ridgewood2-East Orange3-Livingston4-Hackensack5-Paterson Eastside6-Fair Lawn7-Montclair8-Bloomfield9-West Orange10-Union City11-Memorial12-Morristown13-Paterson Kennedy14-Mount Olive15-Kearny16-Bergen Tech North 2, Group 4 1-Plainfield2-Elizabeth3-Ridge4-Piscataway5-Westfield6-Scotch Plains-Fanwood7-Dickinson8-Linden9-Phillipsburg10-Bayonne11-Irvington12-Newark East Side13-Bridgewater-Raritan14-Union15-Woodbridge16-Perth Amboy Central, Group 4 1-Montgomery2-Sayreville3-West Windsor-Plainsboro North4-Old Bridge5-Hillsborough6-Trenton7-Marlboro8-Hightstown9-East Brunswick10-Freehold Township11-Hunterdon Central12-North Brunswick13-Manalapan14-Franklin15-Edison16-Monroe South, Group 4 1-Cherry Hill East2-Lenape3-Central Regional4-Eastern5-Atlantic City6-Kingsway7-Rancocas Valley8-Southern9-Pennsauken10-Cherokee11-Howell12-Egg Harbor13-Vineland14-Washington Township15-Bridgeton16-Millville North, Non-Public A 1-Bergen Catholic2-Hudson Catholic3-Don Bosco Prep4-Seton Hall Prep5-St. Joseph (Mont.)6-Delbarton7-Dwight-Englewood8-Paramus Catholic9-Oratory10-St. Benedict’s11-DePaul12-Newark Academy13-Pope John South, Non-Public A 1-Paul VI2-St. Peter’s Prep3-Christian Brothers4-Camden Catholic5-Union Catholic6-Immaculata7-Red Bank Catholic8-St. Thomas Aquinas9-St. Augustine10-Notre Dame11-Pingry12-Donovan Catholic13-St. Joseph (Met.)14-St. John Vianney North, Non-Public B 1-Gill St. Bernard’s2-Roselle Catholic3-Morris Catholic4-Morristown-Beard5-St. Mary (Ruth.)6-Montclair Immaculate7-Saddle River Day8-Timothy Christian9-Pioneer Academy10-Montclair Kimberley11-Golda Och12-Hawthorne Christian13-Wardlaw-Hartridge14-Koinonia15-Eastern Christian South, Non-Public B 1-St. Rose2-Holy Cross Prep3-Rutgers Prep4-Bishop Eustace5-St. Joseph (Hamm.)6-Wildwood Catholic7-Holy Spirit8-Ranney9-Doane Academy10-Moorestown Friends11-Princeton Day12-Gloucester Catholic13-Calvary Christian (Old Bridge)14-Noor-ul-iman Brandon Gould can be reached at bgould@njadvancemedia.com. 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