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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
15Carteret4-316Hackensack3-3

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

Top seedsAMiddletown North5-0BRahway6-1Each 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 Highlands3Ridge4Teaneck
Section B
1Rahway2Roxbury3Morris Knolls4Summit
OutColonia, Fair Lawn, JFK, Newark Central, North Brunswick, North Hunterdon, Nutley, Orange, Palisades Park, Randolph, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Watchung Hills.
What decided itInto the top 16 on the last night: Hackensack. Out of it: Watchung Hills. Since Week 5.

The field

Projected · unofficial · official bracket Sunday · Round 1 · higher seed hosts
Section A
1Middletown North5-0
8Hackensack3-3
Fri Oct 30
4Teaneck4-2
5Mount Olive4-2
Fri Oct 30
3Ridge4-2
6Chatham4-3
Fri Oct 30
2Northern Highlands4-2
7Middletown South3-3
Fri Oct 30
Section B
1Rahway6-1
8Carteret4-3
Fri Oct 30
4Summit5-2
5Montgomery4-3
Fri Oct 30
3Morris Knolls6-1
6Garfield6-1
Fri Oct 30
2Roxbury5-2
7Woodbridge4-3
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
2Rahway6-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Roxbury5-2No. 2 seed, Section B
4Northern Highlands4-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Ridge4-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6Morris Knolls6-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Summit5-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Teaneck4-2No. 4 seed, Section A
9Mount Olive4-2No. 5 seed, Section A
10Montgomery4-3No. 5 seed, Section B
10Garfield6-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Chatham4-3No. 6 seed, Section A
13Middletown South3-3No. 7 seed, Section A
14Woodbridge4-3No. 7 seed, Section B
15Carteret4-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Hackensack3-3No. 8 seed, Section A
17Watchung Hills3-4Out
18Nutley2-5Out
19Newark Central3-4Out
20Colonia2-5Out
21Fair Lawn2-5Out
22Scotch Plains-Fanwood2-5Out
23Randolph0-7Out
24North Brunswick1-6Out
25Palisades Park1-6Out
26Orange1-6Out
27North Hunterdon0-7Out
28JFK0-7Out
1Middletown North 5-0No. 1 seed, Section A
2Rahway 6-1No. 1 seed, Section B
3Roxbury 5-2No. 2 seed, Section B
4Northern Highlands 4-2No. 2 seed, Section A
5Ridge 4-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6Morris Knolls 6-1No. 3 seed, Section B
7Summit 5-2No. 4 seed, Section B
8Teaneck 4-2No. 4 seed, Section A
9Mount Olive 4-2No. 5 seed, Section A
10Montgomery 4-3No. 5 seed, Section B
10Garfield 6-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Chatham 4-3No. 6 seed, Section A
13Middletown South 3-3No. 7 seed, Section A
14Woodbridge 4-3No. 7 seed, Section B
15Carteret 4-3No. 8 seed, Section B
16Hackensack 3-3No. 8 seed, Section A
17Watchung Hills 3-4Out
18Nutley 2-5Out
19Newark Central 3-4Out
20Colonia 2-5Out
21Fair Lawn 2-5Out
22Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2-5Out
23Randolph 0-7Out
24North Brunswick 1-6Out
25Palisades Park 1-6Out
26Orange 1-6Out
27North Hunterdon 0-7Out
28JFK 0-7Out

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 →