Standings · Through Week 5 · 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 5Week 5

Ramapo leads North Group 5, with West Orange and Elizabeth right behind. Only 23 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	4-2	Lost to Northern Highlands 27–17	Lock · home 99%+	No. 1 seedSection A
2	West Orange	5-1	Beat Bloomfield 33–0 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 1 seedSection B
3	Elizabeth	6-0	Beat Linden 39–18	Lock · home 99%+	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Piscataway	5-1	Beat Franklin 46–6	Lock	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Bridgewater-Raritan	5-1	Beat Hunterdon Central 35–18	Lock	No. 3 seedSection A
6	Passaic Tech	3-3	Beat Mount Olive 34–6	Lock	No. 3 seedSection B
7	Phillipsburg	4-2	Lost to Ridge 14–13 (away)	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
8	East Orange	3-2	Beat Livingston 49–0	Lock	No. 4 seedSection A
9	Irvington	4-2	Lost to Shabazz 14–0	Lock	No. 5 seedSection A
10	Union	5-1	Beat Plainfield 24–0	Lock	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Union City	3-3	Beat Newark Central 42–0	98%	No. 6 seedSection B
12	Ridgewood	3-2	Lost to Northern Highlands 23–14	Lock	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Bayonne	4-2	Beat Morristown 35–14 (away)	95%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Plainfield	2-4	Lost to Union 24–0 (away)	79%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Bloomfield	3-3	Lost to West Orange 33–0	75%	No. 8 seedSection B
15	Perth Amboy	5-1	Beat New Brunswick 42–14	84%	No. 8 seedSection A
17	Livingston	3-3	Lost to East Orange 49–0 (away)	22%	Out today
18	Passaic★Beat Clifton 28–21	2-4	Lost to Hackensack 14–6 (away)	3%	Out today
19	Clifton	2-3	Beat Montclair 23–20 (away)	4%	Out today
20	Linden	2-3	Lost to Elizabeth 39–18 (away)	15%	Out today
21	Montclair	2-4	Lost to Clifton 23–20	3%	Out today
22	Westfield	1-5	Lost to Woodbridge 13–7 (away)	16%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	Franklin	1-5	Lost to Piscataway 46–6 (away)	7%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
24	JP Stevens	2-4	Lost to South Hunterdon 30–14	Eliminated	Out today
25	Morristown	0-6	Lost to Bayonne 35–14	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	Barringer	1-4	Lost to West Side 7–0	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	Columbia	0-6	Lost to Eastside 22–0	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
28	Eastside	2-4	Beat Columbia 22–0 (away)	Eliminated	Out today

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 4-2Lost to Northern Highlands 27–17No. 1 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

2West Orange 5-1Beat Bloomfield 33–0 (away)No. 1 seedSection B · Lock · home 99%+

3Elizabeth 6-0Beat Linden 39–18No. 2 seedSection B · Lock · home 99%+

4Piscataway 5-1Beat Franklin 46–6No. 2 seedSection A · Lock

5Bridgewater-Raritan 5-1Beat Hunterdon Central 35–18No. 3 seedSection A · Lock

6Passaic Tech 3-3Beat Mount Olive 34–6No. 3 seedSection B · Lock

7Phillipsburg 4-2Lost to Ridge 14–13 (away)No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

8East Orange 3-2Beat Livingston 49–0No. 4 seedSection A · Lock

9Irvington 4-2Lost to Shabazz 14–0No. 5 seedSection A · Lock

10Union 5-1Beat Plainfield 24–0No. 5 seedSection B · Lock

11Union City 3-3Beat Newark Central 42–0No. 6 seedSection B · 98%

12Ridgewood 3-2Lost to Northern Highlands 23–14No. 6 seedSection A · Lock

13Bayonne 4-2Beat Morristown 35–14 (away)No. 7 seedSection A · 95%

14Plainfield 2-4Lost to Union 24–0 (away)No. 7 seedSection B · 79%

15Bloomfield 3-3Lost to West Orange 33–0No. 8 seedSection B · 75%

15Perth Amboy 5-1Beat New Brunswick 42–14No. 8 seedSection A · 84%

17Livingston 3-3Lost to East Orange 49–0 (away)Out · 22%

18Passaic 2-4★Lost to Hackensack 14–6 (away)Beat Clifton 28–21Out · 3%

19Clifton 2-3Beat Montclair 23–20 (away)Out · 4%

20Linden 2-3Lost to Elizabeth 39–18 (away)Out · 15%

21Montclair 2-4Lost to Clifton 23–20Out · 3%

22Westfield 1-5Lost to Woodbridge 13–7 (away)Not eligible yet16% to make it

23Franklin 1-5Lost to Piscataway 46–6 (away)Not eligible yet7% to make it

24JP Stevens 2-4Lost to South Hunterdon 30–14Out · Eliminated

25Morristown 0-6Lost to Bayonne 35–14Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

26Barringer 1-4Lost to West Side 7–0Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

27Columbia 0-6Lost to Eastside 22–0Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

28Eastside 2-4Beat Columbia 22–0 (away)Out · Eliminated

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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