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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
15Carteret3-316Watchung Hills2-4

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

Top seedsAMiddletown North5-0BNorthern Highlands4-2Each 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 North2Ridge3Rahway4Mount Olive
Section B
1Northern Highlands2Roxbury3Morris Knolls4Woodbridge
OutColonia, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, JFK, Newark Central, North Brunswick, North Hunterdon, Nutley, Orange, Palisades Park, Randolph, Scotch Plains-Fanwood.
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
1Middletown North5-0
8Watchung Hills2-4
Fri Oct 30
4Mount Olive3-2
5Summit4-2
Fri Oct 30
3Rahway5-1
6Middletown South3-3
Fri Oct 30
2Ridge3-2
7Teaneck3-2
Fri Oct 30
Section B
1Northern Highlands4-2
8Carteret3-3
Fri Oct 30
4Woodbridge4-2
5Montgomery3-3
Fri Oct 30
3Morris Knolls5-1
6Garfield5-1
Fri Oct 30
2Roxbury4-2
7Chatham3-3
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 North5-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Northern Highlands4-2No. 1 seed, Section B
3Roxbury4-2No. 2 seed, Section B
4Ridge3-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Rahway5-1No. 3 seed, Section A
6Morris Knolls5-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Woodbridge4-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Mount Olive3-2No. 4 seed, Section A
8Summit4-2No. 5 seed, Section A
10Montgomery3-3No. 5 seed, Section B
11Garfield5-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Middletown South3-3No. 6 seed, Section A
13Teaneck3-2No. 7 seed, Section A
14Chatham3-3No. 7 seed, Section B
15Carteret3-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Watchung Hills2-4No. 8 seed, Section A
17Hackensack3-2Out
18Newark Central3-3Out
19Colonia2-4Out
20Randolph0-6Out
20Fair Lawn2-4Out
22Nutley1-5Out
23Scotch Plains-Fanwood1-5Out
24Palisades Park1-5Out
25North Brunswick1-5Out
26North Hunterdon0-6Out
27Orange1-5Out
28JFK0-6Out
1Middletown North 5-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Northern Highlands 4-2No. 1 seed, Section B
3Roxbury 4-2No. 2 seed, Section B
4Ridge 3-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Rahway 5-1No. 3 seed, Section A
6Morris Knolls 5-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Woodbridge 4-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Mount Olive 3-2No. 4 seed, Section A
8Summit 4-2No. 5 seed, Section A
10Montgomery 3-3No. 5 seed, Section B
11Garfield 5-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Middletown South 3-3No. 6 seed, Section A
13Teaneck 3-2No. 7 seed, Section A
14Chatham 3-3No. 7 seed, Section B
15Carteret 3-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Watchung Hills 2-4No. 8 seed, Section A
17Hackensack 3-2Out
18Newark Central 3-3Out
19Colonia 2-4Out
20Randolph 0-6Out
20Fair Lawn 2-4Out
22Nutley 1-5Out
23Scotch Plains-Fanwood 1-5Out
24Palisades Park 1-5Out
25North Brunswick 1-5Out
26North Hunterdon 0-6Out
27Orange 1-5Out
28JFK 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 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 →