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

North Group 5

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

Through Week 3Week 3

Ramapo leads North Group 5, with Elizabeth and West Orange right behind. Only 18 of the 28 teams are eligible so far, so Livingston, No. 18 in the power rank, would be in because two 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	Ramapo	3-1	Beat Union City 34–20	Lock	No. 1 seedSection A
2	Elizabeth	4-0	Beat St. Joseph-Metuchen 62–35	Lock	No. 1 seedSection B
3	West Orange	3-1	Beat Shabazz 13–6 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Piscataway	4-0	Beat South Brunswick 41–17	Lock	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Phillipsburg	3-1	Beat Hillsborough 35–7 (away)	99%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
6	Irvington	3-1	Beat Passaic Tech 21–8	Lock	No. 3 seedSection A
7	Bridgewater-Raritan	3-1	Beat Ridge 7–3	Lock	No. 3 seedSection B
8	Passaic Tech	2-2	Lost to Irvington 21–8 (away)	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
9	East Orange	2-1	Beat Union City 32–29	96%	No. 4 seedSection A
10	Perth Amboy	3-1	Beat Spotswood 35–7	89%	No. 5 seedSection A
11	Ridgewood	3-1	Beat Eastside 36–0 (away)	99%	No. 5 seedSection B
12	Union	3-1	Beat Westfield 28–17	91%	No. 6 seedSection B
13	Bayonne	3-1	Beat Passaic 35–0	96%	No. 6 seedSection A
14	Montclair★Beat Bloomfield 14–13	2-2	Lost to Livingston 22–12 (away)	17%	No. 7 seedSection A
15	Union City	1-3	Lost to Ramapo 34–20 (away)	59%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
15	Bloomfield	2-2	Beat Clifton 41–7	53%	No. 7 seedSection B
17	Passaic	2-2	Lost to Bayonne 35–0 (away)	18%	No. 8 seedSection B
18	Livingston	2-2	Beat Montclair 22–12	42%	No. 8 seedSection A
19	Plainfield	1-3	Lost to Woodbridge 15–8	57%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
20	Linden	2-1	Lost to Rahway 42–14	44%	Out today
21	Westfield	1-3	Lost to Union 28–17 (away)	30%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	Morristown	0-4	Lost to Morris Knolls 41–13 (away)	2%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	Clifton	1-2	Lost to Bloomfield 41–7 (away)	2%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
24	JP Stevens	2-2	Lost to Dayton 36–0 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
25	Barringer	1-2	Lost to Weequahic 45–6	2%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Franklin	0-4	Lost to Sayreville 40–6	6%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	Columbia	0-4	Lost to Hackensack 41–0	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
28	Eastside	1-3	Lost to Ridgewood 36–0	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

1Ramapo 3-1Beat Union City 34–20No. 1 seedSection A · Lock

2Elizabeth 4-0Beat St. Joseph-Metuchen 62–35No. 1 seedSection B · Lock

3West Orange 3-1Beat Shabazz 13–6 (away)No. 2 seedSection B · Lock

4Piscataway 4-0Beat South Brunswick 41–17No. 2 seedSection A · Lock

5Phillipsburg 3-1Beat Hillsborough 35–7 (away)Not eligible yet99% to make it

6Irvington 3-1Beat Passaic Tech 21–8No. 3 seedSection A · Lock

7Bridgewater-Raritan 3-1Beat Ridge 7–3No. 3 seedSection B · Lock

8Passaic Tech 2-2Lost to Irvington 21–8 (away)No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

9East Orange 2-1Beat Union City 32–29No. 4 seedSection A · 96%

10Perth Amboy 3-1Beat Spotswood 35–7No. 5 seedSection A · 89%

11Ridgewood 3-1Beat Eastside 36–0 (away)No. 5 seedSection B · 99%

12Union 3-1Beat Westfield 28–17No. 6 seedSection B · 91%

13Bayonne 3-1Beat Passaic 35–0No. 6 seedSection A · 96%

14Montclair 2-2★Lost to Livingston 22–12 (away)Beat Bloomfield 14–13No. 7 seedSection A · 17%

15Union City 1-3Lost to Ramapo 34–20 (away)Not eligible yet59% to make it

15Bloomfield 2-2Beat Clifton 41–7No. 7 seedSection B · 53%

17Passaic 2-2Lost to Bayonne 35–0 (away)No. 8 seedSection B · 18%

18Livingston 2-2Beat Montclair 22–12No. 8 seedSection A · 42%

19Plainfield 1-3Lost to Woodbridge 15–8Not eligible yet57% to make it

20Linden 2-1Lost to Rahway 42–14Out · 44%

21Westfield 1-3Lost to Union 28–17 (away)Not eligible yet30% to make it

22Morristown 0-4Lost to Morris Knolls 41–13 (away)Not eligible yet2% to make it

22Clifton 1-2Lost to Bloomfield 41–7 (away)Not eligible yet2% to make it

24JP Stevens 2-2Lost to Dayton 36–0 (away)Out · Eliminated

25Barringer 1-2Lost to Weequahic 45–6Not eligible yet2% to make it

26Franklin 0-4Lost to Sayreville 40–6Not eligible yet6% to make it

27Columbia 0-4Lost to Hackensack 41–0Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

28Eastside 1-3Lost to Ridgewood 36–0Not 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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