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North Group 2

31 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
15out
8host Round 1host
Oct 30Round 1, FridayRound 1
The cut line
Last in
15Vernon3-316Hanover Park2-4

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

Top seedsACaldwell5-0BHoboken5-1Each hosts through the sectional final. Caldwell 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
1Caldwell2Rutherford3Bernards4Waldwick
Section B
1Hoboken2Westwood3New Providence4Lakeland
OutCresskill, Dumont, Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, Hillside, Jefferson, Lenape Valley, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Madison, Manchester Regional, Parsippany, Pequannock, Sussex Tech, Voorhees.
What decided itThe top 16 held from last week; the last night moved seeds, not the field. Since Week 4.

The field

Projected · unofficial · official bracket Sunday · Round 1 · higher seed hosts
Section A
1Caldwell5-0
8Hanover Park2-4
Fri Oct 30
4Waldwick5-1
5High Point5-1
Fri Oct 30
3Bernards4-2
6Becton4-2
Fri Oct 30
2Rutherford6-0
7Hackettstown3-3
Fri Oct 30
Section B
1Hoboken5-1
8Vernon3-3
Fri Oct 30
4Lakeland5-1
5Mahwah3-2
Fri Oct 30
3New Providence5-0
6Ramsey4-2
Fri Oct 30
2Westwood4-1
7Indian Hills4-2
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
1Caldwell5-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Hoboken5-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Westwood4-1No. 2 seed, Section B
3Rutherford6-0No. 2 seed, Section A
5Bernards4-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6New Providence5-0No. 3 seed, Section B
7Lakeland5-1No. 4 seed, Section B
8Waldwick5-1No. 4 seed, Section A
9High Point5-1No. 5 seed, Section A
10Mahwah3-2No. 5 seed, Section B
11Ramsey4-2No. 6 seed, Section B
12Becton4-2No. 6 seed, Section A
13Hackettstown3-3No. 7 seed, Section A
14Indian Hills4-2No. 7 seed, Section B
15Vernon3-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Hanover Park2-4No. 8 seed, Section A
17Glen Rock2-3Out
18Dumont1-4Out
19Hillside5-1Out
20Lodi4-2Out
21Madison2-4Out
22Lenape Valley4-2Out
23Elmwood Park3-3Out
24Pequannock1-5Out
25Jefferson0-6Out
26Voorhees1-5Out
27Cresskill0-5Out
28Parsippany3-3Out
29Manchester Regional1-5Out
30Lyndhurst0-6Out
31Sussex Tech0-6Out
1Caldwell 5-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Hoboken 5-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Westwood 4-1No. 2 seed, Section B
3Rutherford 6-0No. 2 seed, Section A
5Bernards 4-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6New Providence 5-0No. 3 seed, Section B
7Lakeland 5-1No. 4 seed, Section B
8Waldwick 5-1No. 4 seed, Section A
9High Point 5-1No. 5 seed, Section A
10Mahwah 3-2No. 5 seed, Section B
11Ramsey 4-2No. 6 seed, Section B
12Becton 4-2No. 6 seed, Section A
13Hackettstown 3-3No. 7 seed, Section A
14Indian Hills 4-2No. 7 seed, Section B
15Vernon 3-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Hanover Park 2-4No. 8 seed, Section A
17Glen Rock 2-3Out
18Dumont 1-4Out
19Hillside 5-1Out
20Lodi 4-2Out
21Madison 2-4Out
22Lenape Valley 4-2Out
23Elmwood Park 3-3Out
24Pequannock 1-5Out
25Jefferson 0-6Out
26Voorhees 1-5Out
27Cresskill 0-5Out
28Parsippany 3-3Out
29Manchester Regional 1-5Out
30Lyndhurst 0-6Out
31Sussex Tech 0-6Out

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 2 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 →