Standings · Through Week 5 · Every final through the week, by the NJSIAA formula

North Group 2

31 public schools. The top 16 eligible teams make the playoffs, seeded into two sections of eight. Cutoff Oct 24.

Through Week 5Week 5

Caldwell leads North Group 2, with Hoboken and Westwood right behind. Only 23 of the 31 teams are eligible so far.

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	Caldwell	5-0	Beat West Essex 32–28 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 1 seedSection A
2	Hoboken	5-1	Beat Dumont 40–0	Lock	No. 1 seedSection B
3	Westwood	4-1	Beat Hanover Park 13–12 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection B
3	Rutherford	6-0	Beat Glen Rock 38–7 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Bernards	4-2	Beat Hillside 20–19 (away)	Lock	No. 3 seedSection A
6	New Providence	5-0	Beat Dayton 41–21 (away)	Lock	No. 3 seedSection B
7	Lakeland	5-1	Lost to Wayne Hills 34–7 (away)	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
8	Waldwick	5-1	Beat Pompton Lakes 42–7	Lock	No. 4 seedSection A
9	High Point	5-1	Lost to Newton 41–27	Lock	No. 5 seedSection A
10	Mahwah★Beat Ramsey 31–28	3-2	Beat Ramsey 31–28 (away)	94%	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Ramsey	4-2	Lost to Mahwah 31–28	97%	No. 6 seedSection B
12	Becton	4-2	Beat Lyndhurst 19–7 (away)	99%	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Hackettstown	3-3	Beat Morris Catholic 34–6	65%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Indian Hills	4-2	Beat Hopatcong 24–8	77%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Vernon	3-3	Beat Jefferson 46–6 (away)	73%	No. 8 seedSection B
16	Hanover Park	2-4	Lost to Madison 28–15	46%	No. 8 seedSection A
17	Glen Rock	2-3	Lost to Rutherford 38–7	Eliminated	Out today
18	Dumont	1-4	Lost to Hoboken 40–0 (away)	13%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
19	Hillside	5-1	Lost to Bernards 20–19	81%	Out today
20	Lodi	4-2	Lost to Garfield 38–0 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
21	Madison	2-4	Beat Hanover Park 28–15 (away)	28%	Out today
22	Lenape Valley	4-2	Beat Whippany Park 35–21	26%	Out today
23	Elmwood Park	3-3	Beat Cresskill 19–6 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
24	Pequannock	1-5	Lost to Mountain Lakes 34–0	1%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
25	Jefferson	0-6	Lost to Vernon 46–6	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Voorhees	1-5	Lost to Delaware Valley 35–0	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	Cresskill	0-5	Lost to Elmwood Park 19–6	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
28	Parsippany	3-3	Lost to Kinnelon 14–0	Eliminated	Out today
29	Manchester Regional	1-5	Beat Palisades Park 37–6 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
30	Lyndhurst	0-6	Lost to Becton 19–7	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
31	Sussex Tech	0-6	Lost to North Warren 36–20 (away)	Eliminated	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

1Caldwell 5-0Beat West Essex 32–28 (away)No. 1 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

2Hoboken 5-1Beat Dumont 40–0No. 1 seedSection B · Lock

3Westwood 4-1Beat Hanover Park 13–12 (away)No. 2 seedSection B · Lock

3Rutherford 6-0Beat Glen Rock 38–7 (away)No. 2 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

5Bernards 4-2Beat Hillside 20–19 (away)No. 3 seedSection A · Lock

6New Providence 5-0Beat Dayton 41–21 (away)No. 3 seedSection B · Lock

7Lakeland 5-1Lost to Wayne Hills 34–7 (away)No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

8Waldwick 5-1Beat Pompton Lakes 42–7No. 4 seedSection A · Lock

9High Point 5-1Lost to Newton 41–27No. 5 seedSection A · Lock

10Mahwah 3-2★Beat Ramsey 31–28 (away)Beat Ramsey 31–28No. 5 seedSection B · 94%

11Ramsey 4-2Lost to Mahwah 31–28No. 6 seedSection B · 97%

12Becton 4-2Beat Lyndhurst 19–7 (away)No. 6 seedSection A · 99%

13Hackettstown 3-3Beat Morris Catholic 34–6No. 7 seedSection A · 65%

14Indian Hills 4-2Beat Hopatcong 24–8No. 7 seedSection B · 77%

15Vernon 3-3Beat Jefferson 46–6 (away)No. 8 seedSection B · 73%

16Hanover Park 2-4Lost to Madison 28–15No. 8 seedSection A · 46%

17Glen Rock 2-3Lost to Rutherford 38–7Out · Eliminated

18Dumont 1-4Lost to Hoboken 40–0 (away)Not eligible yet13% to make it

19Hillside 5-1Lost to Bernards 20–19Out · 81%

20Lodi 4-2Lost to Garfield 38–0 (away)Out · Eliminated

21Madison 2-4Beat Hanover Park 28–15 (away)Out · 28%

22Lenape Valley 4-2Beat Whippany Park 35–21Out · 26%

23Elmwood Park 3-3Beat Cresskill 19–6 (away)Out · Eliminated

24Pequannock 1-5Lost to Mountain Lakes 34–0Not eligible yet1% to make it

25Jefferson 0-6Lost to Vernon 46–6Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

26Voorhees 1-5Lost to Delaware Valley 35–0Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

27Cresskill 0-5Lost to Elmwood Park 19–6Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

28Parsippany 3-3Lost to Kinnelon 14–0Out · Eliminated

29Manchester Regional 1-5Beat Palisades Park 37–6 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

30Lyndhurst 0-6Lost to Becton 19–7Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

31Sussex Tech 0-6Lost to North Warren 36–20 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated 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

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

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