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

North Group 4

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

Through Week 3Week 3

Middletown North leads North Group 4, with Roxbury and Rahway right behind. Only 16 of the 28 teams are eligible so far, so Newark Central, 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	Middletown North	3-0	Beat Manasquan 21–14 (away)	Lock	No. 1 seedSection A
2	Roxbury	3-1	Lost to West Morris 22–14	Lock	No. 1 seedSection B
3	Rahway	4-0	Beat Linden 42–14 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Ridge	2-1	Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 7–3 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Mount Olive	3-0	Beat Chatham 21–14 (away)	Lock	No. 3 seedSection A
6	Garfield	3-1	Beat Lyndhurst 33–14	98%	No. 3 seedSection B
7	Morris Knolls	3-1	Beat Morristown 41–13	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
8	Northern Highlands	2-2	Beat Wayne Valley 42–7	Lock	No. 4 seedSection A
8	Teaneck	3-1	Beat Fair Lawn 33–7 (away)	97%	No. 5 seedSection A
10	Middletown South	2-2	Beat Shore 31–7	98%	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Woodbridge	2-2	Beat Plainfield 15–8 (away)	88%	No. 6 seedSection B
11	Summit	2-2	Lost to Cranford 29–0 (away)	84%	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Montgomery	2-2	Beat Colonia 28–21 (away)	85%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Carteret	2-2	Beat Scotch Plains-Fanwood 16–12	20%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Chatham	2-2	Lost to Mount Olive 21–14	94%	No. 8 seedSection B
16	Watchung Hills	1-3	Lost to Somerville 55–24 (away)	15%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
17	Hackensack	1-2	Beat Columbia 41–0 (away)	69%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
17	Fair Lawn	1-3	Lost to Teaneck 33–7	5%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
19	Randolph	0-4	Lost to Mendham 21–7 (away)	4%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
20	Newark Central	2-2	Beat Orange 47–0	58%	No. 8 seedSection A
21	Colonia	1-3	Lost to Montgomery 28–21	38%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	Nutley	1-3	Lost to Wayne Hills 35–14	43%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	Palisades Park	1-3	Lost to Becton 47–0 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
24	North Hunterdon	0-4	Lost to Hunterdon Central 42–0 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
24	North Brunswick	1-3	Lost to Edison 34–24 (away)	2%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Scotch Plains-Fanwood	0-4	Lost to Carteret 16–12 (away)	1%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	JFK	0-4	Lost to Governor Livingston 49–12 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
28	Orange	0-4	Lost to Newark Central 47–0 (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

1Middletown North 3-0Beat Manasquan 21–14 (away)No. 1 seedSection A · Lock

2Roxbury 3-1Lost to West Morris 22–14No. 1 seedSection B · Lock

3Rahway 4-0Beat Linden 42–14 (away)No. 2 seedSection B · Lock

4Ridge 2-1Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 7–3 (away)No. 2 seedSection A · Lock

5Mount Olive 3-0Beat Chatham 21–14 (away)No. 3 seedSection A · Lock

6Garfield 3-1Beat Lyndhurst 33–14No. 3 seedSection B · 98%

7Morris Knolls 3-1Beat Morristown 41–13No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

8Northern Highlands 2-2Beat Wayne Valley 42–7No. 4 seedSection A · Lock

8Teaneck 3-1Beat Fair Lawn 33–7 (away)No. 5 seedSection A · 97%

10Middletown South 2-2Beat Shore 31–7No. 5 seedSection B · 98%

11Woodbridge 2-2Beat Plainfield 15–8 (away)No. 6 seedSection B · 88%

11Summit 2-2Lost to Cranford 29–0 (away)No. 6 seedSection A · 84%

13Montgomery 2-2Beat Colonia 28–21 (away)No. 7 seedSection A · 85%

14Carteret 2-2Beat Scotch Plains-Fanwood 16–12No. 7 seedSection B · 20%

15Chatham 2-2Lost to Mount Olive 21–14No. 8 seedSection B · 94%

16Watchung Hills 1-3Lost to Somerville 55–24 (away)Not eligible yet15% to make it

17Hackensack 1-2Beat Columbia 41–0 (away)Not eligible yet69% to make it

17Fair Lawn 1-3Lost to Teaneck 33–7Not eligible yet5% to make it

19Randolph 0-4Lost to Mendham 21–7 (away)Not eligible yet4% to make it

20Newark Central 2-2Beat Orange 47–0No. 8 seedSection A · 58%

21Colonia 1-3Lost to Montgomery 28–21Not eligible yet38% to make it

22Nutley 1-3Lost to Wayne Hills 35–14Not eligible yet43% to make it

23Palisades Park 1-3Lost to Becton 47–0 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

24North Hunterdon 0-4Lost to Hunterdon Central 42–0 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

24North Brunswick 1-3Lost to Edison 34–24 (away)Not eligible yet2% to make it

26Scotch Plains-Fanwood 0-4Lost to Carteret 16–12 (away)Not eligible yet1% to make it

27JFK 0-4Lost to Governor Livingston 49–12 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

28Orange 0-4Lost to Newark Central 47–0 (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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