Playoff Picture · Final· Cutoff Oct 24 · 2025 season
North Group 3
27 public schools. The bracket is posted: the top 16 by power rank, in North 1, Group 3 and North 2, Group 3. Every final moves the winner forward and the loser to Out.
The field is set
The field
Official bracket, posted Oct 25 · Round 1 · higher seed hostsRound 1, higher seed hosts. The bracket as the NJSIAA posted it. 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| Rank | Team | Record | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tappan | 8-0 | No. 1 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 2 | West Essex | 8-1 | No. 1 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 3 | Wayne Hills | 8-1 | No. 2 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 4 | Cranford | 7-1 | No. 2 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 5 | Shabazz | 7-1 | No. 3 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 6 | Holmdel | 6-3 | No. 3 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 7 | River Dell | 7-2 | No. 4 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 8 | West Morris | 6-3 | No. 4 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 9 | Morris Hills | 8-1 | No. 5 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 10 | Montville | 6-3 | No. 5 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 11 | Somerville | 5-4 | No. 6 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 12 | Wayne Valley | 4-5 | No. 6 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 13 | Matawan | 4-5 | No. 7 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 14 | Parsippany Hills | 6-3 | No. 7 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 15 | Weequahic | 4-3 | No. 8 seed, North 2, Group 3 |
| 16 | Paramus | 5-4 | No. 8 seed, North 1, Group 3 |
| 17 | Pascack Valley | 3-6 | Out |
| 18 | Mendham | 3-6 | Out |
| 18 | South Plainfield | 4-5 | Out |
| 20 | West Milford | 2-7 | Out |
| 21 | Sparta | 2-6 | Out |
| 22 | North Plainfield | 5-4 | Out |
| 23 | Warren Hills | 2-7 | Out |
| 24 | Passaic Valley | 1-7 | Out |
| 24 | West Side | 4-5 | Out |
| 26 | Snyder | 1-8 | Out |
| 27 | Lincoln | 0-8 | Out |
The regular-season table set these seeds and stops moving. Final standings →
The top 16 eligible teams by power rank made it. The regular-season table set the seeds and stops moving.
North Group 3 final standings →Finals arrive as they do all season: from X, from Will's emails, from the enter page and from coaches. The winner moves forward on its own; the loser's page says who beat them.
Full bracket →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 →