The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association released its district and region alignment on Tuesday for the 2026-27 season, according to the organization's website.

The sites for both the district and regional tournaments have yet be announced.

The district tournaments will be held on Feb. 13 at 32 sites across the Garden State. Regional competition will be wrestled the following weekend at eight sites.

Several South Jersey powerhouses will be on the move with the new alignment.

Kingsway, which is expected to be one of the area's top teams this winter, will face the biggest change as the Dragons head to District 22 and Region 6. It's the third different district in three years for the program.

"It doesn’t make any sense, but we're used to it not making sense," Kingsway head coach Mike Barikian said. "We're going to show up and wrestle whoever they want us to wrestle.

"But for a team that is off Exit 2 of the New Jersey Turnpike and we're going to travel to a district tournament an hour and a half away, it really doesn't make sense."

NJSIAA Tournament Director Howie O'Neil said he understands the concern for some teams over the new alignment, but called this year's version "the best balanced alignment we've had since going to the new system."

"Every year, there are three or four teams that are effected," he continued. "And under the current system, the top power teams most likely will have to travel. We've said that when we started this process."

Washington Township will be returning to Region 8 after spending last season in Region 7. Paulsboro and Southern Regional will make the switch to Region 7.

Teams: Central Regional, Gloucester Catholic, Manchester Township, Paul VI, Pemberton, Southern Regional, Toms River East, Toms River North, Toms River South.

Teams: BCIT-Westampton Tech, Camden Catholic, Cinnaminson, Delran, Gloucester, Holy Cross Academy, Moorestown, Pennsauken, Rancocas Valley, Willingboro.

Teams: Audubon, Camden/Eastside, Collingswood, Eastern, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Red Bank Catholic, West Deptford.

Teams: Cherokee, Cherry Hill East, Cherry Hill West, Lacey Township, Lenape, Maple Shade, Palmyra, Paulsboro, Seneca, Shawnee.

Teams: Clearview, Hammonton, Highland/Triton, Lindenwold, Lower Cape May, Overbrook, St. Joseph Academy Williamstown, Winslow Township.

Teams: Absegami, Atlantic City, Holy Spirit, Mainland, Middle Township, Oakcrest, Ocean City, Pinelands, St. John Vianney, Schalick.

Teams: Barnegat, Buena, Cedar Creek, Cumberland, Delsea, Egg Harbor Township, Millville, Pennsville, Vineland, Woodstown.

Teams: Clayton/Glassboro, Deptford, Gateway/Woodbury, Penns Grove, Pitman, St. Augustine, Salem, Sterling, Timber Creek, Washington Township.

Teams: Bordentown, Brick Township, Christian Brothers Academy, Colts Neck, Ewing, Hamilton North (Nottingham), Hightstown, Northern Burlington, Notre Dame, West Windsor-Plainsboro South

Teams: Burlington City, Burlington Township, Hamilton East (Steinert), Hamilton West, Jackson Township, Kingsway, Lawrence, Riverside, Robbinsville, Trenton Central.

Teams: Allentown, Brick Memorial, Freehold Township, Lakewood, Manalapan, New Egypt, Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant Borough, Seton Hall Prep, West Windsor-Plainsboro North.

Teams: Asbury Park, Freehold Boro, Long Branch, Manasquan, Monmouth Regional, Neptune, Ocean Township, Shore Regional, Wall Township.

Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 35 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him by email at tmcgurk@usatodayco.com. Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: NJSIAA reveals wrestling alignments for 2026-27 season