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North Group 4

28 public schools. Every game that could change this group is final: the top 16 eligible teams by power rank are in. The seeds below are projected, unofficial until the NJSIAA posts the bracket Sunday.

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The field is set

The field
16in
12out
8host Round 1host
Oct 30Round 1, FridayRound 1
Top seedsAMiddletown North3-0BRoxbury3-1Each hosts through the sectional final. Middletown North is No. 1 overall.
BracketProjected, unofficial: no game left can change it. The NJSIAA's official bracket replaces it Sunday; if any seed differs, this page says so.
Who hosts Round 1
Section A
1Middletown North2Ridge3Mount Olive4Northern Highlands
Section B
1Roxbury2Rahway3Garfield4Morris Knolls
OutColonia, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, JFK, North Brunswick, North Hunterdon, Nutley, Orange, Palisades Park, Randolph, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Watchung Hills.
What decided itInto the top 16 on the last night: Carteret, Middletown South, Montgomery, Newark Central, Northern Highlands, Woodbridge. Since Week 2.

The field

Projected · unofficial · official bracket Sunday · Round 1 · higher seed hosts
Section A
1Middletown North3-0
8Newark Central2-2
Fri Oct 30
4Northern Highlands2-2
5Teaneck3-1
Fri Oct 30
3Mount Olive3-0
6Summit2-2
Fri Oct 30
2Ridge2-1
7Montgomery2-2
Fri Oct 30
Section B
1Roxbury3-1
8Chatham2-2
Fri Oct 30
4Morris Knolls3-1
5Middletown South2-2
Fri Oct 30
3Garfield3-1
6Woodbridge2-2
Fri Oct 30
2Rahway4-0
7Carteret2-2
Fri Oct 30

Round 1, higher seed hosts. Projected and unofficial until the NJSIAA posts its bracket Sunday. A final shows the score and marks the winner; the loser moves to Out. Full bracket →

Every team

Final power rank · the top 16 eligible made the fieldFinal power rank
RankTeamRecordSeed
1Middletown North3-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Roxbury3-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Rahway4-0No. 2 seed, Section B
4Ridge2-1No. 2 seed, Section A
5Mount Olive3-0No. 3 seed, Section A
6Garfield3-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Morris Knolls3-1No. 4 seed, Section B
8Northern Highlands2-2No. 4 seed, Section A
8Teaneck3-1No. 5 seed, Section A
10Middletown South2-2No. 5 seed, Section B
11Woodbridge2-2No. 6 seed, Section B
11Summit2-2No. 6 seed, Section A
13Montgomery2-2No. 7 seed, Section A
14Carteret2-2No. 7 seed, Section B
15Chatham2-2No. 8 seed, Section B
16Watchung Hills1-3Out
17Hackensack1-2Out
17Fair Lawn1-3Out
19Randolph0-4Out
20Newark Central2-2No. 8 seed, Section A
21Colonia1-3Out
22Nutley1-3Out
23Palisades Park1-3Out
24North Hunterdon0-4Out
24North Brunswick1-3Out
26Scotch Plains-Fanwood0-4Out
27JFK0-4Out
28Orange0-4Out
1Middletown North 3-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Roxbury 3-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Rahway 4-0No. 2 seed, Section B
4Ridge 2-1No. 2 seed, Section A
5Mount Olive 3-0No. 3 seed, Section A
6Garfield 3-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Morris Knolls 3-1No. 4 seed, Section B
8Northern Highlands 2-2No. 4 seed, Section A
8Teaneck 3-1No. 5 seed, Section A
10Middletown South 2-2No. 5 seed, Section B
11Woodbridge 2-2No. 6 seed, Section B
11Summit 2-2No. 6 seed, Section A
13Montgomery 2-2No. 7 seed, Section A
14Carteret 2-2No. 7 seed, Section B
15Chatham 2-2No. 8 seed, Section B
16Watchung Hills 1-3Out
17Hackensack 1-2Out
17Fair Lawn 1-3Out
19Randolph 0-4Out
20Newark Central 2-2No. 8 seed, Section A
21Colonia 1-3Out
22Nutley 1-3Out
23Palisades Park 1-3Out
24North Hunterdon 0-4Out
24North Brunswick 1-3Out
26Scotch Plains-Fanwood 0-4Out
27JFK 0-4Out
28Orange 0-4Out

The regular-season table set these seeds and stops moving. Final standings →

The field is set

Every Week 8 game that could change this group is final, so the top 16 eligible teams by power rank are in and every seed is fixed.

North Group 4 standings →
The official bracket

The NJSIAA posts its bracket Sunday and it replaces ours here. If any seed differs, this page names it.

Full bracket →
Who hosts

The higher seed through the sectional final. The state semifinal goes to the higher power rank; the state final is at MetLife.

How qualifying works →