2026 Passaic County softball tournament bracket, seeds and schedule

Two-time defending champions DePaul was given the top seed in the 2026 Passaic County softball tournament April 20. The Spartans were seeded fifth when they beat Wayne Valley 7-3 in 2024 in the final and second last year when they downed Passaic Valley to win the 2025 title.

The top four seeds: DePaul, Passaic Tech, Passaic Valley and Pompton Lakes all received double byes into the quarterfinals.

This file will be updated all tournament long. Check back for scores and schedules.

Lilliana Houser #7 of Wayne Valley softball makes it safely home against Taylor Levedag #13 of DePaul in the Passaic County Tournament semifinal, Wayne, N.J., May 6, 2025.

First round

Played by Thursday, April 23

(16) CAPS at (9) Wayne Valley

(13) Paterson Arts at (12) Paterson Charter

(14) Eastside at (11) Passaic

(15) Kennedy at (10) Lakeland

Second round

Played by Saturday, April 25

9/16 winner at (8) Wayne Hills

12/13 winner at (5) West Milford

11/14 winner at (6) Hawthorne

10/15 winner at (7) Clifton

Quarterfinals

Played by Thursday, April 30

8/9/16 winner at (1) DePaul

5/12/13 winner at (4) Pompton Lakes

6/11/14 winner at (3) Passaic Valley

7/10/15 winner at (2) Passaic Tech

Semifinals

Tuesday, May 5

At higher seed

Final

Saturday, May 9

11 a.m. at Independence Field in Riverdale