Which teams made our South Jersey Mean 15 rankings going into Week 9?

The postseason is here!And before things are settled on the field, the South Jersey Gridiron Gang releases its latest South Jersey Mean 15 rankings.It's the last set of rankings until the final one is revealed with our end-of-season content in December. After much back-and-forth debate over the last couple of weeks, there is a new No. 1 team in the penthouse of the rankings.More: Everything you need to know for the 2026 high school football seasonSouth Jersey Mean 15 rankings1. Washington Township (9-0, last week's ranking: 2). The Minutemen completed their second straight unbeaten regular season with a 28-14 triumph at St. Augustine. Township has won a state-best 23 straight games. 2. Rancocas Valley (9-0, 1). The Red Devils finished the regular season unbeaten for the first time since 1966 with a 42-0 win over Burlington Township on Saturday. It was RV's sixth shutout of the season, tying a program record that was originally set in 1932.3. St. Augustine (7-2, 3). The Hermits have surrendered 28 points in each of their two losses this season while only giving up 24 points in their last five wins. 4. Glassboro (8-1, 4). The Bulldogs earned their sixth straight win in dominating fashion with a 42-0 home win over Ocean City on Thursday, clinching the West Jersey Football League Classic Division title. Glassboro has outscored the competition 216-31 over the stretch and includes three shutouts.5. Atlantic City (5-3, 5). The Vikings ran their winning streak to four straight with a 35-7 home triumph over Kingsway on Friday. The team has scored 35 or more points in each of their five wins this season.6. Camden (5-3, 6). The defending state champion Panthers had a season-best 220 yards through the air during their 36-0 home win over Mainland. Gregory Wyche Jr. completed 14-of-23 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns.7. Winslow Township (4-4, 8). The defending state champion Eagles closed out their regular season with a 14-13 win at Millville on Friday. Winslow went 2-3 in their last five games, all three losses coming to teams ranked in the top 5. 8. West Deptford (9-0, 9). The Eagles closed out the regular season with a 42-14 win at Seneca, racking up 239 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. The team has scored 40-or-more points in four games, including each of its last two. 9. Millville (4-4, 7). The Thunderbolts will limp into the playoffs with a two-game losing streak and three losses in their last four contests. After posting a season-best 38 points against Mainland on Oct. 8, Millville posted 14 and 13 points over its last two games.10. Shawnee (7-2, 10). The Renegades knocked off Cherokee, 28-14, on Thursday. Junior Cole Anderson rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns while Jacob Frank had a pick-6 on defense.11. Eastside (7-1, 11). After a combined three wins over the last two seasons combined, the Tigers prepped for the postseason with a 56-0 home rout over Cherry Hill West on Saturday. It was Eastside’s seventh win in a row and its fourth by shutout. The 56 points were a season-high for the Tigers.12. Northern Burlington (8-1, 13). The Greyhounds pulled out their second one-point victory of the season, stuffing a two-point conversion to preserve a 28-27 win over Cherry Hill East on Friday. The victory earned the Greyhounds the WJFL Continental Division title, the program’s first since 2020.13. Seneca (6-3, 12). The Golden Eagles six-game winning streak came to a screeching halt with a 42-14 loss to West Deptford on Friday. Linebacker Chase Horner had 14 tackles and a sack in the game.14. Schalick (9-0, 15). The Cougars clinched the Diamond Division title, the program’s first in six years, with a 28-16 victory against Overbrook on Thursday. Kenny Bartee rushed for a pair of touchdowns and Dezyon Purnell had a TD on each side of the ball to spark Schalick.15. Timber Creek (7-2, NR). The Chargers check into the rankings for the first in ‘26 thanks to a seven-game winning streak to close out the regular season. Timber Creek knocked off St. Joseph, 31-0, on Friday to clinch a share of the WJFL Liberty Division title.Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 40 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him by email 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: Which teams made our South Jersey Mean 15 rankings going into Week 9?