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

South Group 5

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

Through Week 3Week 3

Washington Twp. leads South Group 5, with Southern and Rancocas Valley right behind. Only 17 of the 27 teams are eligible so far, so East Brunswick, 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	Washington Twp.	4-0	Beat Atlantic City 21–19 (away)	Lock	No. 1 seedSection A
2	Southern	4-0	Beat Pt. Pleasant Boro 21–14 (away)	Lock	No. 1 seedSection B
3	Rancocas Valley	4-0	Beat Shawnee 36–6	Lock	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Toms River North	3-1	Lost to Brick Memorial 24–14 (away)	Lock	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Old Bridge	3-1	Beat St. Thomas Aquinas 26–24	Lock	No. 3 seedSection A
6	Eastern	3-1	Beat Northern Burlington 38–13	99%	No. 3 seedSection B
7	Jackson Twp.	2-2	Lost to Donovan Catholic 35–0 (away)	96%	No. 4 seedSection B
8	Vineland	3-1	Beat Cumberland 35–6 (away)	95%	No. 4 seedSection A
9	Manalapan	2-2	Lost to Red Bank Catholic 45–23	Lock	No. 5 seedSection A
9	Egg Harbor	3-1	Lost to Oakcrest 27–14	80%	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Williamstown	2-2	Beat Lenape 28–21 (away)	81%	No. 6 seedSection B
12	Lenape	2-2	Lost to Williamstown 28–21	55%	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Monroe	3-1	Beat East Brunswick 28–0 (away)	86%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Sayreville	3-1	Beat Franklin 40–6 (away)	98%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Freehold Twp.	2-2	Beat Matawan 27–24	48%	No. 8 seedSection B
16	Cherokee	1-3	Lost to Pleasantville 20–7	38%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
17	Kingsway	0-4	Lost to Millville 30–19	26%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
18	Trenton	1-3	Beat Allentown 49–14 (away)	64%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
19	Hillsborough	1-3	Lost to Phillipsburg 35–7	42%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
20	East Brunswick	2-2	Lost to Monroe 28–0	6%	No. 8 seedSection A
21	Edison	1-3	Beat North Brunswick 34–24	9%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	South Brunswick	1-3	Lost to Piscataway 41–17 (away)	12%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
23	Atlantic Tech	2-2	Lost to Lower Cape May 48–12	5%	Out today
24	Cherry Hill East	0-4	Lost to Pennsauken 28–21	35%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
25	Hunterdon Central	1-3	Beat North Hunterdon 42–0	26%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
26	West Windsor-Plainsboro	1-3	Lost to Pemberton 62–0 (away)	Eliminated	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	New Brunswick	0-4	Lost to North Plainfield 25–0	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

1Washington Twp. 4-0Beat Atlantic City 21–19 (away)No. 1 seedSection A · Lock

2Southern 4-0Beat Pt. Pleasant Boro 21–14 (away)No. 1 seedSection B · Lock

3Rancocas Valley 4-0Beat Shawnee 36–6No. 2 seedSection B · Lock

4Toms River North 3-1Lost to Brick Memorial 24–14 (away)No. 2 seedSection A · Lock

5Old Bridge 3-1Beat St. Thomas Aquinas 26–24No. 3 seedSection A · Lock

6Eastern 3-1Beat Northern Burlington 38–13No. 3 seedSection B · 99%

7Jackson Twp. 2-2Lost to Donovan Catholic 35–0 (away)No. 4 seedSection B · 96%

8Vineland 3-1Beat Cumberland 35–6 (away)No. 4 seedSection A · 95%

9Manalapan 2-2Lost to Red Bank Catholic 45–23No. 5 seedSection A · Lock

9Egg Harbor 3-1Lost to Oakcrest 27–14No. 5 seedSection B · 80%

11Williamstown 2-2Beat Lenape 28–21 (away)No. 6 seedSection B · 81%

12Lenape 2-2Lost to Williamstown 28–21No. 6 seedSection A · 55%

13Monroe 3-1Beat East Brunswick 28–0 (away)No. 7 seedSection A · 86%

14Sayreville 3-1Beat Franklin 40–6 (away)No. 7 seedSection B · 98%

15Freehold Twp. 2-2Beat Matawan 27–24No. 8 seedSection B · 48%

16Cherokee 1-3Lost to Pleasantville 20–7Not eligible yet38% to make it

17Kingsway 0-4Lost to Millville 30–19Not eligible yet26% to make it

18Trenton 1-3Beat Allentown 49–14 (away)Not eligible yet64% to make it

19Hillsborough 1-3Lost to Phillipsburg 35–7Not eligible yet42% to make it

20East Brunswick 2-2Lost to Monroe 28–0No. 8 seedSection A · 6%

21Edison 1-3Beat North Brunswick 34–24Not eligible yet9% to make it

22South Brunswick 1-3Lost to Piscataway 41–17 (away)Not eligible yet12% to make it

23Atlantic Tech 2-2Lost to Lower Cape May 48–12Out · 5%

24Cherry Hill East 0-4Lost to Pennsauken 28–21Not eligible yet35% to make it

25Hunterdon Central 1-3Beat North Hunterdon 42–0Not eligible yet26% to make it

26West Windsor-Plainsboro 1-3Lost to Pemberton 62–0 (away)Not eligible yetEliminated to make it

27New Brunswick 0-4Lost to North Plainfield 25–0Not 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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