Playoff Picture · Final· Cutoff Oct 24 · 2025 season

North Group 5

28 public schools. The bracket is posted: the top 16 by power rank, in North 1, Group 5 and North 2, Group 5. Every final moves the winner forward and the loser to Out.

Playoff picturePicture Bracket Clinches

The field is set

The field16 in · 12 out · official bracket, posted Oct 25

BracketSame as our field · all 8 Round 1 games, seeds and hosts.

Cut lineLast in: No. 16 Linden (4-4). First out: No. 17 Livingston (5-4).

Top seedsRamapo (North 1) · Elizabeth (North 2)

The field

Official bracket, posted Oct 25 · Round 1 · higher seed hosts

North 1, Group 5

1Ramapo5-3

8Franklin4-5

Fri Oct 30 · 6:30 PM

4Irvington5-4

5Perth Amboy7-2

Fri Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

3Piscataway7-2

6Bayonne6-3

Sat Oct 31 · 12:00 PM

2West Orange7-1

7Union5-4

Fri Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

North 2, Group 5

1Elizabeth9-0

8Linden4-4

Fri Oct 30 · 6:00 PM

4Passaic Tech6-3

5Bridgewater-Raritan7-2

Fri Oct 30 · 6:00 PM

3Phillipsburg6-2

6Ridgewood5-3

Fri Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

2East Orange6-2

7Union City4-5

Sat Oct 31 · 1:00 PM

Round 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	Elizabeth	9-0	No. 1 seed, North 2, Group 5
2	Ramapo	5-3	No. 1 seed, North 1, Group 5
3	West Orange	7-1	No. 2 seed, North 1, Group 5
4	East Orange	6-2	No. 2 seed, North 2, Group 5
5	Phillipsburg	6-2	No. 3 seed, North 2, Group 5
5	Piscataway	7-2	No. 3 seed, North 1, Group 5
7	Irvington	5-4	No. 4 seed, North 1, Group 5
8	Passaic Tech	6-3	No. 4 seed, North 2, Group 5
9	Bridgewater-Raritan	7-2	No. 5 seed, North 2, Group 5
10	Perth Amboy	7-2	No. 5 seed, North 1, Group 5
11	Bayonne	6-3	No. 6 seed, North 1, Group 5
12	Ridgewood	5-3	No. 6 seed, North 2, Group 5
13	Union City	4-5	No. 7 seed, North 2, Group 5
14	Union	5-4	No. 7 seed, North 1, Group 5
15	Franklin	4-5	No. 8 seed, North 1, Group 5
16	Linden	4-4	No. 8 seed, North 2, Group 5
17	Livingston	5-4	Out
18	Plainfield	3-6	Out
19	Morristown	2-7	Out
20	Bloomfield	3-6	Out
21	Clifton	4-4	Out
22	Passaic	3-6	Out
23	Montclair	2-7	Out
24	Westfield	1-8	Out
25	Columbia	1-8	Out
26	Eastside	3-6	Out
27	Barringer	1-7	Out
27	JP Stevens	2-7	Out

1Elizabeth 9-0No. 1 seed, North 2, Group 5

2Ramapo 5-3No. 1 seed, North 1, Group 5

3West Orange 7-1No. 2 seed, North 1, Group 5

4East Orange 6-2No. 2 seed, North 2, Group 5

5Phillipsburg 6-2No. 3 seed, North 2, Group 5

5Piscataway 7-2No. 3 seed, North 1, Group 5

7Irvington 5-4No. 4 seed, North 1, Group 5

8Passaic Tech 6-3No. 4 seed, North 2, Group 5

9Bridgewater-Raritan 7-2No. 5 seed, North 2, Group 5

10Perth Amboy 7-2No. 5 seed, North 1, Group 5

11Bayonne 6-3No. 6 seed, North 1, Group 5

12Ridgewood 5-3No. 6 seed, North 2, Group 5

13Union City 4-5No. 7 seed, North 2, Group 5

14Union 5-4No. 7 seed, North 1, Group 5

15Franklin 4-5No. 8 seed, North 1, Group 5

16Linden 4-4No. 8 seed, North 2, Group 5

17Livingston 5-4Out

18Plainfield 3-6Out

19Morristown 2-7Out

20Bloomfield 3-6Out

21Clifton 4-4Out

22Passaic 3-6Out

23Montclair 2-7Out

24Westfield 1-8Out

25Columbia 1-8Out

26Eastside 3-6Out

27Barringer 1-7Out

27JP Stevens 2-7Out

The regular-season table set these seeds and stops moving. Final standings →

The field is set

The top 16 eligible teams by power rank made it. The regular-season table set the seeds and stops moving.

North Group 5 final standings →

Every final moves the bracket

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 →

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 →