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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
The cut line
Last in
15Carteret2-316Chatham2-3

By the final power rank; head-to-head counts, as the NJSIAA rules say.

Top seedsAMiddletown North4-0BRoxbury4-1Each 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 North2Northern Highlands3Ridge4Middletown South
Section B
1Roxbury2Rahway3Morris Knolls4Montgomery
OutColonia, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, JFK, Newark Central, North Brunswick, North Hunterdon, Nutley, Orange, Palisades Park, Randolph, Scotch Plains-Fanwood.
What decided itInto the top 16 on the last night: Watchung Hills. Out of it: Newark Central. Since Week 3.

The field

Projected · unofficial · official bracket Sunday · Round 1 · higher seed hosts
Section A
1Middletown North4-0
8Chatham2-3
Fri Oct 30
4Middletown South3-2
5Mount Olive3-1
Fri Oct 30
3Ridge2-2
6Summit3-2
Fri Oct 30
2Northern Highlands3-2
7Garfield4-1
Fri Oct 30
Section B
1Roxbury4-1
8Carteret2-3
Fri Oct 30
4Montgomery3-2
5Teaneck3-2
Fri Oct 30
3Morris Knolls4-1
6Woodbridge3-2
Fri Oct 30
2Rahway4-1
7Watchung Hills2-3
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 North4-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Roxbury4-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Rahway4-1No. 2 seed, Section B
4Northern Highlands3-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Ridge2-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6Morris Knolls4-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Montgomery3-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Middletown South3-2No. 4 seed, Section A
9Mount Olive3-1No. 5 seed, Section A
10Teaneck3-2No. 5 seed, Section B
11Woodbridge3-2No. 6 seed, Section B
12Summit3-2No. 6 seed, Section A
13Garfield4-1No. 7 seed, Section A
14Watchung Hills2-3No. 7 seed, Section B
14Carteret2-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Chatham2-3No. 8 seed, Section A
17Hackensack2-2Out
18Newark Central3-2Out
19Colonia1-4Out
20Fair Lawn2-3Out
21Nutley1-4Out
22Randolph0-5Out
23Scotch Plains-Fanwood1-4Out
24JFK0-5Out
24Palisades Park1-4Out
26North Hunterdon0-5Out
27Orange1-4Out
28North Brunswick1-4Out
1Middletown North 4-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Roxbury 4-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Rahway 4-1No. 2 seed, Section B
4Northern Highlands 3-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Ridge 2-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6Morris Knolls 4-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Montgomery 3-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Middletown South 3-2No. 4 seed, Section A
9Mount Olive 3-1No. 5 seed, Section A
10Teaneck 3-2No. 5 seed, Section B
11Woodbridge 3-2No. 6 seed, Section B
12Summit 3-2No. 6 seed, Section A
13Garfield 4-1No. 7 seed, Section A
14Watchung Hills 2-3No. 7 seed, Section B
14Carteret 2-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Chatham 2-3No. 8 seed, Section A
17Hackensack 2-2Out
18Newark Central 3-2Out
19Colonia 1-4Out
20Fair Lawn 2-3Out
21Nutley 1-4Out
22Randolph 0-5Out
23Scotch Plains-Fanwood 1-4Out
24JFK 0-5Out
24Palisades Park 1-4Out
26North Hunterdon 0-5Out
27Orange 1-4Out
28North Brunswick 1-4Out

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 →