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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
15Park Ridge4-416Hawthorne4-3

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

Top seedsACedar Grove6-1BNewton8-0Each 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 Grove2Boonton3New Milford4Wallkill Valley
Section B
1Newton2Butler3Hasbrouck Heights4Wood-Ridge
OutBogota, Brearley, Dunellen, Glen Ridge, 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: Hawthorne. Out of it: Brearley. Since Week 6.

The field

Projected · unofficial · official bracket Sunday · Round 1 · higher seed hosts
Section A
1Cedar Grove6-1
8Hawthorne4-3
Fri Oct 30
4Wallkill Valley8-0
5Dayton6-2
Fri Oct 30
3New Milford6-2
6Mountain Lakes4-4
Fri Oct 30
2Boonton7-1
7Kinnelon4-4
Fri Oct 30
Section B
1Newton8-0
8Park Ridge4-4
Fri Oct 30
4Wood-Ridge7-1
5Pompton Lakes5-3
Fri Oct 30
3Hasbrouck Heights5-3
6Belvidere7-1
Fri Oct 30
2Butler6-1
7Verona2-5
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 Grove6-1No. 1 seed, Section A
2Newton8-0No. 1 seed, Section B
3Butler6-1No. 2 seed, Section B
4Boonton7-1No. 2 seed, Section A
5New Milford6-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6Hasbrouck Heights5-3No. 3 seed, Section B
7Wood-Ridge7-1No. 4 seed, Section B
8Wallkill Valley8-0No. 4 seed, Section A
9Dayton6-2No. 5 seed, Section A
10Pompton Lakes5-3No. 5 seed, Section B
10Belvidere7-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Mountain Lakes4-4No. 6 seed, Section A
13Kinnelon4-4No. 7 seed, Section A
14Verona2-5No. 7 seed, Section B
15Park Ridge4-4No. 8 seed, Section B
16Hawthorne4-3No. 8 seed, Section A
17Roselle Park4-4Out
18Glen Ridge2-5Out
19Kittatinny2-5Out
20Brearley5-3Out
21Whippany Park3-4Out
22Wallington3-5Out
23North Arlington2-5Out
24Weehawken3-5Out
25Saddle Brook2-6Out
26North Warren2-6Out
27Hopatcong2-6Out
28Middlesex1-6Out
29Secaucus0-7Out
30Bogota0-7Out
31Dunellen1-6Out
1Cedar Grove 6-1No. 1 seed, Section A
2Newton 8-0No. 1 seed, Section B
3Butler 6-1No. 2 seed, Section B
4Boonton 7-1No. 2 seed, Section A
5New Milford 6-2No. 3 seed, Section A
6Hasbrouck Heights 5-3No. 3 seed, Section B
7Wood-Ridge 7-1No. 4 seed, Section B
8Wallkill Valley 8-0No. 4 seed, Section A
9Dayton 6-2No. 5 seed, Section A
10Pompton Lakes 5-3No. 5 seed, Section B
10Belvidere 7-1No. 6 seed, Section B
12Mountain Lakes 4-4No. 6 seed, Section A
13Kinnelon 4-4No. 7 seed, Section A
14Verona 2-5No. 7 seed, Section B
15Park Ridge 4-4No. 8 seed, Section B
16Hawthorne 4-3No. 8 seed, Section A
17Roselle Park 4-4Out
18Glen Ridge 2-5Out
19Kittatinny 2-5Out
20Brearley 5-3Out
21Whippany Park 3-4Out
22Wallington 3-5Out
23North Arlington 2-5Out
24Weehawken 3-5Out
25Saddle Brook 2-6Out
26North Warren 2-6Out
27Hopatcong 2-6Out
28Middlesex 1-6Out
29Secaucus 0-7Out
30Bogota 0-7Out
31Dunellen 1-6Out

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 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 →