Standings · Through Week 3 · Strength Index checked against the official list

North Group 3

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

Through Week 3Week 3

Wayne Hills leads North Group 3, with Old Tappan and West Essex right behind. Only 18 of the 27 teams are eligible so far, so South Plainfield, No. 20 in the power rank, would be in because four teams ranked above it still need a second win over an NJSIAA school.

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	Wayne Hills	4-0	Beat Nutley 35–14 (away)	Lock	No. 1 seedSection A
2	Old Tappan	3-0	Beat River Dell 35–13	Lock	No. 1 seedSection B
3	West Essex	4-0	Beat Sparta 28–0 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Cranford	3-0	Beat Summit 29–0	Lock	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Shabazz	2-1	Lost to West Orange 13–6	Lock	No. 3 seedSection A
5	Weequahic	3-0	Beat Barringer 45–6 (away)	98%	No. 3 seedSection B
7	West Morris	4-0	Beat Roxbury 22–14 (away)	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
8	Montville	3-1	Beat Parsippany Hills 42–21	84%	No. 4 seedSection A
9	Holmdel	3-1	Beat St. John Vianney 28–14	Lock	No. 5 seedSection A
10	Somerville	3-1	Beat Watchung Hills 55–24	98%	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Morris Hills	3-1	Beat Pequannock 22–0	64%	No. 6 seedSection B
12	River Dell	2-2	Lost to Old Tappan 35–13 (away)	98%	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Mendham	2-2	Beat Randolph 21–7	42%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Sparta	1-2	Lost to West Essex 28–0	65%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
15	Wayne Valley	1-3	Lost to Northern Highlands 42–7 (away)	73%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
16	Parsippany Hills	2-2	Lost to Montville 42–21 (away)	19%	No. 7 seedSection B
17	Paramus	2-2	Beat Pascack Valley 28–14	29%	No. 8 seedSection B
18	Matawan	1-3	Lost to Freehold Twp. 27–24 (away)	44%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
19	West Milford	1-3	Beat Passaic Valley 16–0 (away)	62%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
20	South Plainfield	2-2	Lost to Bernards 34–14 (away)	55%	No. 8 seedSection A
21	Pascack Valley	1-3	Lost to Paramus 28–14 (away)	24%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	Warren Hills	1-3	Lost to Delaware Valley 24–21 (away)	21%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	West Side	2-2	Lost to Madison 28–13 (away)	6%	Out today
24	North Plainfield	2-2	Beat New Brunswick 25–0 (away)	6%	Out today
25	Passaic Valley	0-3	Lost to West Milford 16–0	14%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Snyder	0-4	Lost to Hudson Catholic 30–0 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	Lincoln	0-3	Lost to Glen Ridge 37–0 (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

1Wayne Hills 4-0Beat Nutley 35–14 (away)No. 1 seedSection A · Lock

2Old Tappan 3-0Beat River Dell 35–13No. 1 seedSection B · Lock

3West Essex 4-0Beat Sparta 28–0 (away)No. 2 seedSection B · Lock

4Cranford 3-0Beat Summit 29–0No. 2 seedSection A · Lock

5Shabazz 2-1Lost to West Orange 13–6No. 3 seedSection A · Lock

5Weequahic 3-0Beat Barringer 45–6 (away)No. 3 seedSection B · 98%

7West Morris 4-0Beat Roxbury 22–14 (away)No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

8Montville 3-1Beat Parsippany Hills 42–21No. 4 seedSection A · 84%

9Holmdel 3-1Beat St. John Vianney 28–14No. 5 seedSection A · Lock

10Somerville 3-1Beat Watchung Hills 55–24No. 5 seedSection B · 98%

11Morris Hills 3-1Beat Pequannock 22–0No. 6 seedSection B · 64%

12River Dell 2-2Lost to Old Tappan 35–13 (away)No. 6 seedSection A · 98%

13Mendham 2-2Beat Randolph 21–7No. 7 seedSection A · 42%

14Sparta 1-2Lost to West Essex 28–0Not eligible yet65% to make it

15Wayne Valley 1-3Lost to Northern Highlands 42–7 (away)Not eligible yet73% to make it

16Parsippany Hills 2-2Lost to Montville 42–21 (away)No. 7 seedSection B · 19%

17Paramus 2-2Beat Pascack Valley 28–14No. 8 seedSection B · 29%

18Matawan 1-3Lost to Freehold Twp. 27–24 (away)Not eligible yet44% to make it

19West Milford 1-3Beat Passaic Valley 16–0 (away)Not eligible yet62% to make it

20South Plainfield 2-2Lost to Bernards 34–14 (away)No. 8 seedSection A · 55%

21Pascack Valley 1-3Lost to Paramus 28–14 (away)Not eligible yet24% to make it

22Warren Hills 1-3Lost to Delaware Valley 24–21 (away)Not eligible yet21% to make it

23West Side 2-2Lost to Madison 28–13 (away)Out · 6%

24North Plainfield 2-2Beat New Brunswick 25–0 (away)Out · 6%

25Passaic Valley 0-3Lost to West Milford 16–0Not eligible yet14% to make it

26Snyder 0-4Lost to Hudson Catholic 30–0 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

27Lincoln 0-3Lost to Glen Ridge 37–0 (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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