Standings · Through Week 6 · Every final through the week, by the NJSIAA formula

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 6Week 6

Old Tappan leads North Group 3, with Shabazz and Cranford right behind. Only 21 of the 27 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	Old Tappan	6-0	Beat Hackensack 35–0	Lock · No. 1 99%+	No. 1 seedSection A
2	Shabazz	5-1	Beat Hudson Catholic 36–0 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 1 seedSection B
3	Cranford	6-0	Beat South Plainfield 14–0 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Wayne Hills	6-1	Beat Wayne Valley 42–7	Lock · home 99%+	No. 2 seedSection A
5	West Essex	6-1	Beat Newark Central 13–2 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 3 seedSection A
6	Montville	6-1	Beat West Milford 38–20	Lock · home 17%	No. 3 seedSection B
7	West Morris	5-2	Lost to Immaculata 46–38	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
8	River Dell	5-2	Beat Sparta 34–0	Lock	No. 4 seedSection A
9	Morris Hills	6-1	Beat Parsippany Hills 17–13 (away)	97%	No. 5 seedSection A
10	Somerville	4-3	Lost to Sayreville 23–16	Lock	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Holmdel	4-3	Lost to Wall 14–13 (away)	Lock	No. 6 seedSection B
12	Wayne Valley	3-4	Lost to Wayne Hills 42–7 (away)	98%	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Matawan	3-4	Beat Shore 26–10	96%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Weequahic	4-2	Lost to Hoboken 25–7 (away)	89%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Parsippany Hills	4-3	Lost to Morris Hills 17–13	51%	No. 8 seedSection B
16	South Plainfield	4-3	Lost to Cranford 14–0	67%	No. 8 seedSection A
17	Paramus★Beat Pascack Valley 28–14	4-3	Beat West Side 27–15	10%	Out today
18	Pascack Valley	3-4	Beat Fair Lawn 21–7	35%	Out today
19	Mendham	3-4	Lost to Chatham 34–17	47%	Out today
20	Sparta	1-5	Lost to River Dell 34–0 (away)	4%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
21	Passaic Valley	1-5	Lost to High Point 35–13 (away)	5%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	West Milford	1-6	Lost to Montville 38–20 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	North Plainfield	4-3	Lost to Hillside 26–0 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
24	West Side	3-4	Lost to Paramus 27–15 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
25	Warren Hills	1-6	Lost to Roxbury 38–14	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Snyder	1-6	Lost to Columbia 30–12	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	Lincoln	0-6	Lost to Dumont 48–6 (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

1Old Tappan 6-0Beat Hackensack 35–0No. 1 seedSection A · Lock · No. 1 99%+

2Shabazz 5-1Beat Hudson Catholic 36–0 (away)No. 1 seedSection B · Lock · home 99%+

3Cranford 6-0Beat South Plainfield 14–0 (away)No. 2 seedSection B · Lock · home 99%+

4Wayne Hills 6-1Beat Wayne Valley 42–7No. 2 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

5West Essex 6-1Beat Newark Central 13–2 (away)No. 3 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

6Montville 6-1Beat West Milford 38–20No. 3 seedSection B · Lock · home 17%

7West Morris 5-2Lost to Immaculata 46–38No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

8River Dell 5-2Beat Sparta 34–0No. 4 seedSection A · Lock

9Morris Hills 6-1Beat Parsippany Hills 17–13 (away)No. 5 seedSection A · 97%

10Somerville 4-3Lost to Sayreville 23–16No. 5 seedSection B · Lock

11Holmdel 4-3Lost to Wall 14–13 (away)No. 6 seedSection B · Lock

12Wayne Valley 3-4Lost to Wayne Hills 42–7 (away)No. 6 seedSection A · 98%

13Matawan 3-4Beat Shore 26–10No. 7 seedSection A · 96%

14Weequahic 4-2Lost to Hoboken 25–7 (away)No. 7 seedSection B · 89%

15Parsippany Hills 4-3Lost to Morris Hills 17–13No. 8 seedSection B · 51%

16South Plainfield 4-3Lost to Cranford 14–0No. 8 seedSection A · 67%

17Paramus 4-3★Beat West Side 27–15Beat Pascack Valley 28–14Out · 10%

18Pascack Valley 3-4Beat Fair Lawn 21–7Out · 35%

19Mendham 3-4Lost to Chatham 34–17Out · 47%

20Sparta 1-5Lost to River Dell 34–0 (away)Not eligible yet4% to make it

21Passaic Valley 1-5Lost to High Point 35–13 (away)Not eligible yet5% to make it

22West Milford 1-6Lost to Montville 38–20 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

23North Plainfield 4-3Lost to Hillside 26–0 (away)Out · Eliminated

24West Side 3-4Lost to Paramus 27–15 (away)Out · Eliminated

25Warren Hills 1-6Lost to Roxbury 38–14Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

26Snyder 1-6Lost to Columbia 30–12Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

27Lincoln 0-6Lost to Dumont 48–6 (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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