Standings · Through Week 5 · Every final through the week, by the NJSIAA formula

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 5Week 5

Washington Twp. leads South Group 5, with Rancocas Valley and Old Bridge right behind. Only 21 of the 27 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	Washington Twp.	6-0	Beat Cherry Hill East 42–13	Lock · No. 1 99%+	No. 1 seedSection A
2	Rancocas Valley	6-0	Beat Millville 21–20 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 1 seedSection B
3	Old Bridge	5-1	Beat Sayreville 14–12	Lock	No. 2 seedSection B
4	Southern	5-1	Beat Central 28–3	Lock · home 99%+	No. 2 seedSection A
5	Toms River North	5-1	Beat Manalapan 29–23 (away)	Lock · home 99%+	No. 3 seedSection A
6	Eastern	4-2	Lost to Paul VI 35–7	Lock	No. 3 seedSection B
7	Williamstown	4-2	Beat Kingsway 15–14	Lock	No. 4 seedSection B
7	Sayreville	4-2	Lost to Old Bridge 14–12 (away)	Lock	No. 4 seedSection A
9	Vineland	3-2	Lost to Bridgeton 26–21 (away)	Lock	No. 5 seedSection A
10	Jackson Twp.	2-4	Lost to Howell 38–7	Lock	No. 5 seedSection B
11	Egg Harbor	4-2	Lost to St. Joseph-Hammonton 35–14 (away)	98%	No. 6 seedSection B
12	Manalapan	2-4	Lost to Toms River North 29–23	Lock	No. 6 seedSection A
13	Lenape	2-4	Lost to Shawnee 24–23	81%	No. 7 seedSection A
14	Monroe	4-2	Beat North Hunterdon 28–20 (away)	71%	No. 7 seedSection B
15	Freehold Twp.	3-3	Beat Freehold Boro 35–8	37%	No. 8 seedSection B
16	Kingsway	0-6	Lost to Williamstown 15–14 (away)	3%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
16	South Brunswick	2-4	Lost to Rahway 38–20 (away)	52%	No. 8 seedSection A
18	Cherokee	1-5	Lost to Cedar Creek 20–14 (away)	39%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
19	Edison	2-4	Beat East Brunswick 31–0	24%	Out today
20	Trenton	2-4	Lost to Pennsauken 17–8	62%	Out today
21	Hillsborough	1-5	Lost to Colonia 31–13	11%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
22	Atlantic Tech	2-4	Lost to Bridgeton 35–0	Eliminated	Out today
23	East Brunswick	3-3	Lost to Edison 31–0 (away)	1%	Out today
24	Cherry Hill East	0-6	Lost to Washington Twp. 42–13 (away)	15%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
25	West Windsor-Plainsboro	2-4	Beat Lindenwold 1–0 (away)	Eliminated	Out today
26	Hunterdon Central	1-5	Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 35–18 (away)	6%	Not yet eligibleFewer than 2 NJSIAA wins
27	New Brunswick	0-6	Lost to Perth Amboy 42–14 (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

1Washington Twp. 6-0Beat Cherry Hill East 42–13No. 1 seedSection A · Lock · No. 1 99%+

2Rancocas Valley 6-0Beat Millville 21–20 (away)No. 1 seedSection B · Lock · home 99%+

3Old Bridge 5-1Beat Sayreville 14–12No. 2 seedSection B · Lock

4Southern 5-1Beat Central 28–3No. 2 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

5Toms River North 5-1Beat Manalapan 29–23 (away)No. 3 seedSection A · Lock · home 99%+

6Eastern 4-2Lost to Paul VI 35–7No. 3 seedSection B · Lock

7Williamstown 4-2Beat Kingsway 15–14No. 4 seedSection B · Lock

7Sayreville 4-2Lost to Old Bridge 14–12 (away)No. 4 seedSection A · Lock

9Vineland 3-2Lost to Bridgeton 26–21 (away)No. 5 seedSection A · Lock

10Jackson Twp. 2-4Lost to Howell 38–7No. 5 seedSection B · Lock

11Egg Harbor 4-2Lost to St. Joseph-Hammonton 35–14 (away)No. 6 seedSection B · 98%

12Manalapan 2-4Lost to Toms River North 29–23No. 6 seedSection A · Lock

13Lenape 2-4Lost to Shawnee 24–23No. 7 seedSection A · 81%

14Monroe 4-2Beat North Hunterdon 28–20 (away)No. 7 seedSection B · 71%

15Freehold Twp. 3-3Beat Freehold Boro 35–8No. 8 seedSection B · 37%

16Kingsway 0-6Lost to Williamstown 15–14 (away)Not eligible yet3% to make it

16South Brunswick 2-4Lost to Rahway 38–20 (away)No. 8 seedSection A · 52%

18Cherokee 1-5Lost to Cedar Creek 20–14 (away)Not eligible yet39% to make it

19Edison 2-4Beat East Brunswick 31–0Out · 24%

20Trenton 2-4Lost to Pennsauken 17–8Out · 62%

21Hillsborough 1-5Lost to Colonia 31–13Not eligible yet11% to make it

22Atlantic Tech 2-4Lost to Bridgeton 35–0Out · Eliminated

23East Brunswick 3-3Lost to Edison 31–0 (away)Out · 1%

24Cherry Hill East 0-6Lost to Washington Twp. 42–13 (away)Not eligible yet15% to make it

25West Windsor-Plainsboro 2-4Beat Lindenwold 1–0 (away)Out · Eliminated

26Hunterdon Central 1-5Lost to Bridgewater-Raritan 35–18 (away)Not eligible yet6% to make it

27New Brunswick 0-6Lost to Perth Amboy 42–14 (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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