Standings · Through Week 6 · 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 6Week 6

Ramapo leads North Group 5, with West Orange and Elizabeth right behind. Only 24 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★Beat West Orange 13–12	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	7-0	Beat Hillsborough 44–0	Lock · home 99%+	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Piscataway	6-1	Beat St. Joseph-Metuchen 35–14	Lock · home 99%+	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Irvington★Beat Passaic Tech 21–8	5-2	Beat Bayonne 6–0	Lock · home 93%	No. 3 seedSection A
6	Passaic Tech	4-3	Beat Union City 48–26 (away)	Lock · home 99%	No. 3 seedSection B
7	Bridgewater-Raritan	6-1	Beat Union 28–7 (away)	Lock · home 19%	No. 4 seedSection B
8	East Orange	4-2	Beat Montclair 45–21 (away)	Lock · home 88%	No. 4 seedSection A
9	Phillipsburg	4-2	Lost to Ridge 14–13 (away)	Lock	No. 5 seedSection A
10	Union	5-2	Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 28–7	Lock	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Perth Amboy	6-1	Beat New Providence 39–34 (away)	Lock	No. 6 seedSection B
12	Union City	3-4	Lost to Passaic Tech 48–26	99%	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Bayonne	4-3	Lost to Irvington 6–0 (away)	95%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Ridgewood	3-3	Lost to Teaneck 27–26	97%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Plainfield	2-5	Lost to Rahway 35–6	69%	No. 8 seedSection B
16	Linden	3-3	Beat Colonia 28–21	42%	No. 8 seedSection A
17	Bloomfield	3-4	Lost to Nutley 20–17	50%	Out today
18	Livingston	4-3	Beat Barringer 43–14	29%	Out today
19	Passaic	3-4	Beat Eastside 50–14 (away)	7%	Out today
20	Franklin	2-5	Beat Edison 14–7	6%	Out today
21	Clifton	3-3	Beat Orange 37–6	3%	Out today
22	Westfield	1-6	Lost to Ridge 34–0 (away)	3%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	Montclair	2-5	Lost to East Orange 45–21	1%	Out today
24	Morristown	0-7	Lost to Mount Olive 40–7 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
25	Columbia	1-6	Beat Snyder 30–12 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	JP Stevens	2-5	Lost to Roselle Park 43–18 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
27	Eastside	2-5	Lost to Passaic 50–14	Eliminated	Out today
28	Barringer	1-5	Lost to Livingston 43–14 (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

1Ramapo 4-2★Lost to Northern Highlands 27–17Beat West Orange 13–12No. 1 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

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

3Elizabeth 7-0Beat Hillsborough 44–0No. 2 seedSection B · Lock · home 99%+

4Piscataway 6-1Beat St. Joseph-Metuchen 35–14No. 2 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

5Irvington 5-2★Beat Bayonne 6–0Beat Passaic Tech 21–8No. 3 seedSection A · Lock · home 93%

6Passaic Tech 4-3Beat Union City 48–26 (away)No. 3 seedSection B · Lock · home 99%

7Bridgewater-Raritan 6-1Beat Union 28–7 (away)No. 4 seedSection B · Lock · home 19%

8East Orange 4-2Beat Montclair 45–21 (away)No. 4 seedSection A · Lock · home 88%

9Phillipsburg 4-2Lost to Ridge 14–13 (away)No. 5 seedSection A · Lock

10Union 5-2Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 28–7No. 5 seedSection B · Lock

11Perth Amboy 6-1Beat New Providence 39–34 (away)No. 6 seedSection B · Lock

12Union City 3-4Lost to Passaic Tech 48–26No. 6 seedSection A · 99%

13Bayonne 4-3Lost to Irvington 6–0 (away)No. 7 seedSection A · 95%

14Ridgewood 3-3Lost to Teaneck 27–26No. 7 seedSection B · 97%

15Plainfield 2-5Lost to Rahway 35–6No. 8 seedSection B · 69%

16Linden 3-3Beat Colonia 28–21No. 8 seedSection A · 42%

17Bloomfield 3-4Lost to Nutley 20–17Out · 50%

18Livingston 4-3Beat Barringer 43–14Out · 29%

19Passaic 3-4Beat Eastside 50–14 (away)Out · 7%

20Franklin 2-5Beat Edison 14–7Out · 6%

21Clifton 3-3Beat Orange 37–6Out · 3%

22Westfield 1-6Lost to Ridge 34–0 (away)Not eligible yet3% to make it

23Montclair 2-5Lost to East Orange 45–21Out · 1%

24Morristown 0-7Lost to Mount Olive 40–7 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

25Columbia 1-6Beat Snyder 30–12 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

26JP Stevens 2-5Lost to Roselle Park 43–18 (away)Out · Eliminated

27Eastside 2-5Lost to Passaic 50–14Out · Eliminated

28Barringer 1-5Lost to Livingston 43–14 (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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