Standings · Through Week 4 · Every final through the week, by the NJSIAA formula

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 4Week 4

Ramapo leads North Group 5, with West Orange and Elizabeth right behind. Only 21 of the 28 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	Ramapo	4-1	Beat Passaic Tech 17–14 (away)	Lock	No. 1 seedSection A
2	West Orange	4-1	Beat East Orange 34–13	Lock	No. 1 seedSection B
3	Elizabeth	5-0	Beat Ridge 28–23 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Phillipsburg	4-1	Beat St. Joseph-Metuchen 42–31 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Piscataway	4-1	Lost to Old Bridge 27–26 (away)	Lock	No. 3 seedSection A
6	Bridgewater-Raritan	4-1	Beat Westfield 20–0	Lock	No. 3 seedSection B
7	Irvington	4-1	Beat Columbia 56–0 (away)	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
8	Passaic Tech	2-3	Lost to Ramapo 17–14	Lock	No. 4 seedSection A
9	Union	4-1	Beat Hillsborough 42–13 (away)	99%	No. 5 seedSection A
10	East Orange	2-2	Lost to West Orange 34–13 (away)	97%	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Ridgewood	3-2	Lost to Northern Highlands 23–14	98%	No. 6 seedSection B
12	Perth Amboy	4-1	Beat Metuchen 40–0 (away)	84%	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Plainfield	2-3	Beat Linden 37–14 (away)	84%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Union City	2-3	Beat Eastside 40–6 (away)	67%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Bloomfield	3-2	Beat Barringer 34–0 (away)	68%	No. 8 seedSection B
16	Bayonne	3-2	Lost to Shabazz 20–0	91%	No. 8 seedSection A
17	Livingston	3-2	Beat Morristown 26–17 (away)	40%	Out today
18	Montclair	2-3	Lost to Hackensack 29–25	10%	Out today
19	Passaic	2-3	Lost to Paramus 27–6	5%	Out today
20	Linden	2-2	Lost to Plainfield 37–14	18%	Out today
21	Westfield	1-4	Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 20–0 (away)	26%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	Franklin	1-4	Beat North Brunswick 55–21	12%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	JP Stevens	2-3	Lost to Brearley 33–0 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
24	Morristown	0-5	Lost to Livingston 26–17	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
24	Clifton	1-3	Lost to Wayne Valley 34–28	1%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Columbia	0-5	Lost to Irvington 56–0	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Barringer	1-3	Lost to Bloomfield 34–0	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
28	Eastside	1-4	Lost to Union City 40–6	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 4-1Beat Passaic Tech 17–14 (away)No. 1 seedSection A · Lock

2West Orange 4-1Beat East Orange 34–13No. 1 seedSection B · Lock

3Elizabeth 5-0Beat Ridge 28–23 (away)No. 2 seedSection B · Lock

4Phillipsburg 4-1Beat St. Joseph-Metuchen 42–31 (away)No. 2 seedSection A · Lock

5Piscataway 4-1Lost to Old Bridge 27–26 (away)No. 3 seedSection A · Lock

6Bridgewater-Raritan 4-1Beat Westfield 20–0No. 3 seedSection B · Lock

7Irvington 4-1Beat Columbia 56–0 (away)No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

8Passaic Tech 2-3Lost to Ramapo 17–14No. 4 seedSection A · Lock

9Union 4-1Beat Hillsborough 42–13 (away)No. 5 seedSection A · 99%

10East Orange 2-2Lost to West Orange 34–13 (away)No. 5 seedSection B · 97%

11Ridgewood 3-2Lost to Northern Highlands 23–14No. 6 seedSection B · 98%

12Perth Amboy 4-1Beat Metuchen 40–0 (away)No. 6 seedSection A · 84%

13Plainfield 2-3Beat Linden 37–14 (away)No. 7 seedSection A · 84%

14Union City 2-3Beat Eastside 40–6 (away)No. 7 seedSection B · 67%

15Bloomfield 3-2Beat Barringer 34–0 (away)No. 8 seedSection B · 68%

16Bayonne 3-2Lost to Shabazz 20–0No. 8 seedSection A · 91%

17Livingston 3-2Beat Morristown 26–17 (away)Out · 40%

18Montclair 2-3Lost to Hackensack 29–25Out · 10%

19Passaic 2-3Lost to Paramus 27–6Out · 5%

20Linden 2-2Lost to Plainfield 37–14Out · 18%

21Westfield 1-4Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 20–0 (away)Not eligible yet26% to make it

22Franklin 1-4Beat North Brunswick 55–21Not eligible yet12% to make it

23JP Stevens 2-3Lost to Brearley 33–0 (away)Out · Eliminated

24Morristown 0-5Lost to Livingston 26–17Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

24Clifton 1-3Lost to Wayne Valley 34–28Not eligible yet1% to make it

26Columbia 0-5Lost to Irvington 56–0Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

26Barringer 1-3Lost to Bloomfield 34–0Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

28Eastside 1-4Lost to Union City 40–6Not 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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