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Playoff Picture · Through Week 8 · Non-public· 2025 season

Non-Public B

22 schools, statewide. A committee seeds non-public groups, so there are no playoff odds here: this is how we would seed it today, with our proposed formula.

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Everyone who enters is in

The fieldNo cut line. A committee seeds the bracket; this is how we would seed it today. Our bracket assumes 16 teams, so 6 schools sit outside it.
Top seeds1 Paul VI · 2 Paramus Catholic · 3 DePaul · 4 Red Bank Catholic
Game to watchNo. 9 St. John Vianney at No. 13 Pope John, Sat 12:00 PM.
How we seedHead-to-head first, then common opponents, then Strength Index.
EliminatedNone. There is no cut line.
What changedPaul VI climbed 3 to No. 1. DePaul fell 2 to No. 3. Since Week 7.

Projected bracket

First round · higher seed hosts · the number is the Strength Index
Top half
1Paul VI4-377.0
16Hudson Catholic4-553.2
8Holy Spirit4-475.0
9St. John Vianney3-670.9
5Donovan Catholic8-193.5
12St. Joseph-Hammonton3-660.1
4Red Bank Catholic7-293.9
13Pope John2-659.9
Bottom half
3DePaul4-480.4
14Morristown-Beard4-457.3
6St. Thomas Aquinas6-375.4
11Pingry6-263.1
7Immaculata6-372.5
10Notre Dame8-165.7
2Paramus Catholic5-476.2
15St. Mary3-652.6

First round, higher seed hosts. The number is the Strength Index. Assumes a 16-team field; 6 schools fall outside it today. Schools that choose not to enter come out and everyone below moves up.

Projected seeds

Strength Index, then head-to-head
SeedTeamStrength Index
1Paul VI 4-3Ahead of Paramus Catholic on Strength Index, 76.96 to 76.18; they haven't met.76.96
2Paramus Catholic 5-4Ahead of DePaul: beat them 21-7 on Oct 23.76.18
3DePaul 4-4Ahead of Red Bank Catholic: beat them 35-28 on Aug 27.80.43
4Red Bank Catholic 7-2Ahead of Donovan Catholic: beat them 24-10 on Oct 16.93.93
5Donovan Catholic 8-1Ahead of St. Thomas Aquinas on Strength Index, 93.49 to 75.37; they haven't met.93.49
6St. Thomas Aquinas 6-3Ahead of Immaculata on Strength Index, 75.37 to 72.52; they haven't met.75.37
7Immaculata 6-3Ahead of Holy Spirit on common opponents (glassboro-glassboro): Immaculata went 0-1 against them, Holy Spirit 0-1.72.52
8Holy Spirit 4-4Ahead of St. John Vianney on common opponents (cedar-creek-egg-harbor-city): Holy Spirit went 1-0 against them, St. John Vianney 1-0.75.03
9St. John Vianney 3-6Ahead of Notre Dame on Strength Index, 70.88 to 65.71; they haven't met.70.88
10Notre Dame 8-1Ahead of Pingry on Strength Index, 65.71 to 63.06; they haven't met.65.71
11Pingry 6-2Ahead of St. Joseph-Hammonton on Strength Index, 63.06 to 60.11; they haven't met.63.06
12St. Joseph-Hammonton 3-6Ahead of Pope John on Strength Index, 60.11 to 59.88; they haven't met.60.11
13Pope John 2-6Ahead of Morristown-Beard on Strength Index, 59.88 to 57.33; they haven't met.59.88
14Morristown-Beard 4-4Ahead of St. Mary on Strength Index, 57.33 to 52.63; they haven't met.57.33
15St. Mary 3-6Ahead of Hudson Catholic: beat them 27-20 on Oct 3.52.63
16Hudson Catholic 4-5Ahead of Bishop Eustace on Strength Index, 53.19 to 51.95; they haven't met.53.19
Outside a 16-team field
17Bishop Eustace 4-5Ahead of Camden Catholic: beat them 30-22 on Sep 11.51.95
18Camden Catholic 5-3Ahead of Montclair-Kimberley on Strength Index, 53.17 to 47.96; they haven't met.53.17
19Montclair-Kimberley 4-3Ahead of Holy Cross on Strength Index, 47.96 to 40.44; they haven't met.47.96
20Holy Cross 4-4Ahead of Morris Catholic on Strength Index, 40.44 to 36.3; they haven't met.40.44
21Morris Catholic 2-7Ahead of Gloucester Catholic on Strength Index, 36.3 to 8.72; they haven't met.36.30
22Gloucester Catholic 0-88.72

Games that matter

Week 9
Sat 12:00 PM
No. 9St. John Vianney
at No. 13Pope John
Sat 1:00 PM
No. 2Paramus Catholic
at St. Joseph-Montvale Non-Public A
Sat 1:00 PM
No. 3DePaul
at Bergen Catholic Non-Public A
Fri 7:00 PM
St. Peter's Prep Non-Public A
at No. 4Red Bank Catholic
Sat 1:00 PM
No. 5Donovan Catholic
at St. Joseph-Metuchen Non-Public A

All Week 9 games →

How we seed

Head-to-head first: a team sits above every team it beat. Then common opponents. Then Strength Index, the rating the NJSIAA publishes. A committee makes the real call.

How the seeding works →
A proposal, not the NJSIAA's method

A committee makes the real call. This is our proposal for it, and the Standings and team pages use the same projection.

Non-Public B standings →
Checked every week

Our Strength Index is checked against the official NJSIAA list each week.

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