2025 NJSIAA Public School Football Official Playoff Brackets
Here are the official brackets for the 2025 NJSIAA football public school playoffs based on the calculations and United Power Rankings from Gridiron New Jersey. The brackets became official this afternoon.
A complete breakdown of the process and qualification standards can be found in the NJSIAA’s tournament regulations.
A total of 23 Shore Conference teams have qualified, including No. 1 seeds Brick Memorial and Holmdel. Earning No. 2 seeds in their respective brackets are Southern, Manalapan, Wall, and Shore.
Toms River North is the three-time defending Group 5 state champion while Rumson-Fair Haven is the defending Group 2 state champion.
Shore Conference teams are in bold.
GROUP 5
North 1
8- Passaic at 1- West Orange
5- Ridgewood at 4- Livingston
6- Bloomfield at 3- East Orange Campus
7- Morristown at 2- Passaic County Tech
North 2
8- Linden at 1- Bridgewater-Raritan
5- Irvington at 4- Union City
6- Bayonne at 3- Elizabeth
7- Plainfield at 2- Piscataway
Central
8- Howell at 1- Washington Township
5- Hillsborough at 4- Rancocas Valley
6- Freehold Township at 3- Old Bridge
7- Trenton at 2- Sayreville
South
8- Cherokee at 1- Atlantic City
5- Toms River North at 4- Cherry Hill East
6- Eastern at 3- Kingsway
7- Williamstown at 2- Southern
GROUP 4
North 1
8- Hackensack at 1- Ramapo
5- Chatham at 4- Wayne Valley
6- Nutley at 3- Mount Olive
7- Morris Knolls at 2- Northern Highlands
North 2
8- Newark Central at 1- Phillipsburg
5- Colonia at 4- Ridge
6- Westfield at 3- Montgomery
7- Rahway at 2- Woodbridge
Central
8- Marlboro at 1- Brick Memorial
5- Steinert at 4- Red Bank
6- Middletown South at 3- Middletown North
7- Hamilton at 2- Manalapan
South
8- Cumberland at 1- Winslow
5- Pennsauken at 4- Shawnee
6- Northern Burlington at 3- Central
7- Toms River East at 2- Millville
GROUP 3
North 1
8- River Dell at 1- Old Tappan
5- Montville at 4- West Milford
6- Pascack Valley at 3- Passaic Valley
7- Sparta at 2- Wayne Hills
North 2
8- Snyder at 1- West Morris
5- Cranford at 4- Roxbury
6- Mendham at 3- West Essex
7- Warren Hills at 2- Summit
Central
8- Cinnaminson at 1- Holmdel
5- Neptune at 4- Hopewell Valley
6- Ewing at 3- Seneca
7- Matawan at 2- Somerville
South
8- Timber Creek at 1- Burlington Township
5- Ocean City at 4- Mainland
6- Delsea at 3- Pleasantville
7- Triton at 2- Cedar Creek
GROUP 2
North 1
8- Newton at 1- Westwood
5- Dumont at 4- Caldwell
6- High Point at 3- Ramsey
7- Waldwick at 2- Glen Rock
North 2
8- Lyndhurst at 1- Shabazz
5- Hoboken at 4- Rutherford
6- Becton at 3- Hanover Park
7- Madison at 2- Bernards
Central
8- Voorhees at 1- Camden
5- A.L. Johnson at 4- Manasquan
6- Point Boro at 3- Rumson-Fair Haven
7- Bordentown at 2- Wall
South
8- Willingboro at 1- Haddonfield
5- Gloucester City at 4- Lower Cape May
6- Overbrook at 3- Delran
7- Camden Eastside at 2- West Deptford
GROUP 1
North 1
8- Hawthorne at 1- Butler
5- Bogota at 4- New Milford
6- Kittatinny at 3- Walkill Valley
7- Park Ridge at 2- Kinnelon
North 2
8- Brearley at 1- Mountain Lakes
5- Glen Ridge at 4- Cedar Grove
6- Secaucus at 3- New Providence
7- Wood-Ridge at 2- Hasbrouck Heights
Central
8- Bound Brook at 1- Burlington City
5- Asbury Park at 4- Manville
6- Point Beach at 3- Riverside
7- New Egypt at 2- Shore
South
8- Audubon at 1- Glassboro
5- Salem at 4- KIPP Cooper Norcross
6- Schalick at 3- Pennsville
7- Woodbury at 2- Paulsboro
