Wrestling: Longest active run of Top 25 appearances

South Plainfield, which finished ranked as New Jersey's No. 1 team in three of the last five seasons, currently holds the longest consecutive stretch of appearances -- with 18 -- in the Coaches Top 25 Poll.

High Point, with 10 straight appearances, is one of four schools from the Open Mike area that has finished in the Top 25 at least two straight seasons. Phillipsburg, which only missed once (2006) in the poll's 44-year history, is next with eight. North Hunterdon and Kittatinny are next with three and two straight appearances, respectively.

The Stateliners, who own the most No. 1 finishes with 11, also hold the record for most overall appearances with 43, followed by Paulsboro (40), which missed for the first time since 1971 in 2012 and '13. The Red Raiders finished No. 1 seven times -- 1979, '80, '81, '85, '91, '99 and 2000 -- while the 'Liners topped the poll in 1971, '72, '73, '82, '87, '88, '89, '95, '96, '97 and '98.

Absegami is next with four straight No. 1 finishes (2001-04), followed by South Plainfield with three top finishes (2010, '12 and '13). The only other schools to finish atop the poll are: Randolph (1974), Roxbury (1975), Hunterdon Central (1976), Pascack Hills (1977, '78), Highland (1983), Delaware Valley (1984), Brick Memorial (1986, '94), Warren Hills (1990), Jefferson (1992, '93), Camden Catholic (2005), Jackson Memorial (2006-07), High Point (2008, '11), Long Branch (2009) and Bergen Catholic (2014).

The first Top 25 was created for the 1970-71 season.

Here is the list among active schools:

School	Appearances
South Plainfield	18
Jackson Memorial	15
Southern	12
High Point	10
Howell	10
Phillipsburg	8
Delbarton	6
St. Peters Prep	6
Bergen Catholic	4
Bound Brook	3
Brick Memorial	3
North Hunterdon	3
Don Bosco Prep	2
Kittatinny	2
Long Branch	2
St. Joseph-Montvale	2