Standings · 2025 season · Through Week 3 · No official table for this week

North Group 5

24 public schools. The top 16 eligible teams make the playoffs. Cutoff Oct 25.

Through Week 3Week 3

Bridgewater-Raritan leads North Group 5, with West Orange and Piscataway right behind.

The standings

Ranked by power rank (UPR): lower is better

NJSIAA head-to-head rule. After the power rank, a team that beat the team directly above it moves ahead of it. The line under the team names the game.

Rank	Team	Record	Last game	Playoff odds	If it ended today
1	Bridgewater-Raritan	4-0	Beat Hunterdon Central 35–7	Lock	Out today
2	West Orange	3-1	Beat Livingston 34–12	Lock	Out today
3	Piscataway	3-1	Beat Ridgewood 16–8	Lock	Out today
4	East Orange Campus	3-0	Beat Montclair 48–0 (away)	Lock	Out today
5	Union City	1-2	Beat Bayonne 27–14 (away)	Lock	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
6	Elizabeth	2-2	Lost to St. Joseph (Met.) 41–20 (away)	Lock	Out today
7	Passaic County Tech	2-2	Beat Columbia 41–7	Lock	Out today
8	Morristown	2-2	Beat Clifton 8–0 (away)	95%	Out today
9	Irvington	2-2	Beat Bayonne 44–20 (away)	Lock	Out today
9	Bloomfield	3-1	Beat Barringer 27–6	93%	Out today
11	Livingston	2-2	Lost to West Orange 34–12 (away)	95%	Out today
12	Ridgewood	2-2	Lost to Piscataway 16–8 (away)	95%	Out today
13	Bayonne	1-3	Lost to Irvington 44–20	86%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
13	Linden	1-3	Beat Watchung Hills 28–21	68%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
15	Paterson Eastside	1-3	Lost to Hackensack 38–21 (away)	35%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
16	Columbia	2-1	Lost to Passaic County Tech 41–7 (away)	35%	Out today
17	Montclair	0-4	Lost to East Orange Campus 48–0	15%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
18	Plainfield	2-2	Beat Perth Amboy 33–7 (away)	90%	Out today
19	Paterson Kennedy	0-2	Lost to Wayne Hills 49–0 (away)	5%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
20	Passaic	1-3	Lost to Nutley 14–7	31%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
21	Union	0-4	Lost to Westfield 21–0 (away)	54%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	Barringer	0-3	Lost to Bloomfield 27–6 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	J.P. Stevens	0-4	Lost to Delaware Valley 48–0	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
24	Clifton	0-4	Lost to Morristown 8–0	4%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins

Grey rows are not yet eligible: a team needs two wins over NJSIAA schools. Playoff odds are chances, never a promise. Tap any number to see where it comes from.

RankTeamIf it ended today

1Bridgewater-Raritan 4-0Beat Hunterdon Central 35–7Out · Lock

2West Orange 3-1Beat Livingston 34–12Out · Lock

3Piscataway 3-1Beat Ridgewood 16–8Out · Lock

4East Orange Campus 3-0Beat Montclair 48–0 (away)Out · Lock

5Union City 1-2Beat Bayonne 27–14 (away)Not eligible yetLock to make it

6Elizabeth 2-2Lost to St. Joseph (Met.) 41–20 (away)Out · Lock

7Passaic County Tech 2-2Beat Columbia 41–7Out · Lock

8Morristown 2-2Beat Clifton 8–0 (away)Out · 95%

9Irvington 2-2Beat Bayonne 44–20 (away)Out · Lock

9Bloomfield 3-1Beat Barringer 27–6Out · 93%

11Livingston 2-2Lost to West Orange 34–12 (away)Out · 95%

12Ridgewood 2-2Lost to Piscataway 16–8 (away)Out · 95%

13Bayonne 1-3Lost to Irvington 44–20Not eligible yet86% to make it

13Linden 1-3Beat Watchung Hills 28–21Not eligible yet68% to make it

15Paterson Eastside 1-3Lost to Hackensack 38–21 (away)Not eligible yet35% to make it

16Columbia 2-1Lost to Passaic County Tech 41–7 (away)Out · 35%

17Montclair 0-4Lost to East Orange Campus 48–0Not eligible yet15% to make it

18Plainfield 2-2Beat Perth Amboy 33–7 (away)Out · 90%

19Paterson Kennedy 0-2Lost to Wayne Hills 49–0 (away)Not eligible yet5% to make it

20Passaic 1-3Lost to Nutley 14–7Not eligible yet31% to make it

21Union 0-4Lost to Westfield 21–0 (away)Not eligible yet54% to make it

22Barringer 0-3Lost to Bloomfield 27–6 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

23J.P. Stevens 0-4Lost to Delaware Valley 48–0Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

24Clifton 0-4Lost to Morristown 8–0Not eligible yet4% to make it

Tap a team for its page. Grey: not yet eligible (fewer than 2 NJSIAA wins).

How the rank works

Power rank blends two rankings: 60% opponent strength and 40% power points. Lower is better.

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If it ended today

The same seeds as the Playoff Picture and every team page, so the three never disagree.

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Checked every week

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