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Playoff Picture · Final · Week 8 · field set · projected· Official bracket Sunday · 2025 season

North Group 1

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
15Dayton5-216Brearley5-2

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

Top seedsACedar Grove5-1BNewton7-0Each hosts through the sectional final. Cedar Grove 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
1Cedar Grove2Hasbrouck Heights3Butler4Mountain Lakes
Section B
1Newton2Boonton3Wood-Ridge4New Milford
OutBogota, Dunellen, Glen Ridge, Hawthorne, Hopatcong, Kittatinny, Middlesex, North Arlington, North Warren, Roselle Park, Saddle Brook, Secaucus, Wallington, Weehawken, Whippany Park.
What decided itInto the top 16 on the last night: Park Ridge. Out of it: Hawthorne. Since Week 5.

The field

Projected · unofficial · official bracket Sunday · Round 1 · higher seed hosts
Section A
1Cedar Grove5-1
8Brearley5-2
Fri Oct 30
4Mountain Lakes4-3
5Kinnelon4-3
Fri Oct 30
3Butler5-1
6Verona2-4
Fri Oct 30
2Hasbrouck Heights5-2
7Pompton Lakes4-3
Fri Oct 30
Section B
1Newton7-0
8Dayton5-2
Fri Oct 30
4New Milford5-2
5Wallkill Valley7-0
Fri Oct 30
3Wood-Ridge7-0
6Belvidere6-1
Fri Oct 30
2Boonton6-1
7Park Ridge4-3
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
1Cedar Grove5-1No. 1 seed, Section A
2Newton7-0No. 1 seed, Section B
3Boonton6-1No. 2 seed, Section B
4Hasbrouck Heights5-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Butler5-1No. 3 seed, Section A
6Wood-Ridge7-0No. 3 seed, Section B
7New Milford5-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Mountain Lakes4-3No. 4 seed, Section A
8Kinnelon4-3No. 5 seed, Section A
10Wallkill Valley7-0No. 5 seed, Section B
11Belvidere6-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Verona2-4No. 6 seed, Section A
13Pompton Lakes4-3No. 7 seed, Section A
14Park Ridge4-3No. 7 seed, Section B
15Dayton5-2No. 8 seed, Section B
16Brearley5-2No. 8 seed, Section A
17Hawthorne3-3Out
18Kittatinny1-5Out
19Wallington3-4Out
20Glen Ridge2-5Out
21Roselle Park3-4Out
22Whippany Park2-4Out
23Weehawken3-4Out
24North Arlington2-4Out
25Saddle Brook1-6Out
26Middlesex1-5Out
27North Warren2-5Out
28Hopatcong2-5Out
29Secaucus0-6Out
30Bogota0-7Out
31Dunellen1-5Out
1Cedar Grove 5-1No. 1 seed, Section A
2Newton 7-0No. 1 seed, Section B
3Boonton 6-1No. 2 seed, Section B
4Hasbrouck Heights 5-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Butler 5-1No. 3 seed, Section A
6Wood-Ridge 7-0No. 3 seed, Section B
7New Milford 5-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Mountain Lakes 4-3No. 4 seed, Section A
8Kinnelon 4-3No. 5 seed, Section A
10Wallkill Valley 7-0No. 5 seed, Section B
11Belvidere 6-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Verona 2-4No. 6 seed, Section A
13Pompton Lakes 4-3No. 7 seed, Section A
14Park Ridge 4-3No. 7 seed, Section B
15Dayton 5-2No. 8 seed, Section B
16Brearley 5-2No. 8 seed, Section A
17Hawthorne 3-3Out
18Kittatinny 1-5Out
19Wallington 3-4Out
20Glen Ridge 2-5Out
21Roselle Park 3-4Out
22Whippany Park 2-4Out
23Weehawken 3-4Out
24North Arlington 2-4Out
25Saddle Brook 1-6Out
26Middlesex 1-5Out
27North Warren 2-5Out
28Hopatcong 2-5Out
29Secaucus 0-6Out
30Bogota 0-7Out
31Dunellen 1-5Out

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 1 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 →