There's one week left in the New Jersey high school football season for public-school teams, but the playoff picture is becoming clear.
Below is a complete look at what the public school brackets would look like if the season ended today. The brackets are determined by the United Power Rankings, a formula that combines power points and Opponents Strength Index.
There are 32 teams that make the playoffs in each of the five groups. Those 32 are made up of the top 16 in each half of the state.
The top 16 teams in the North are "snaked" into either North 1 or North 2, while the top 16 teams in the South are "snaked" into either Central or South. So, teams currently listed in North 1 may end up in North 2 when the official brackets come out, and vice versa. Same with teams currently listed in Central or South.
Updated Monday, Oct. 21 at 10:25 a.m.
North 1, Group 1
(8) Wallkill Valley at (1) Butler
(5) Boonton at (4) Glen Ridge
(6) Pompton Lakes at (3) New Providence
(7) Lenape Valley (2) New Milford
North 2, Group 1
(8) Weehawken at (1) Cedar Grove
(5) Mountain Lakes at (4) Wood-Ridge
(6) Belvidere at (3) Verona
(7) Park Ridge at (2) Hasbrouck Heights
Central Group 1
(8) Audubon at (1) Woodstown
(5) Woodbury at (4) Haddon Township
(6) Pennsville at (3) Middlesex
(7) Clayton at (2) Shore
South Group 1
(8) Penns Grove at (1) Glassboro
(5) Burlington City at (4) Riverside
(6) New Egypt at (3) Schalick
(7) Manville at (2) Paulsboro
North 1, Group 2
(8) Lakeland at (1) Glen Rock
(5)Caldwell at (4) Becton
(6) Waldwick/Midland Park at (3) Ramsey
(7) Rutherford at (2) Hanover Park
North 2, Group 2
(8) Shabazz at (1) Westwood
(5) Madison at (4) High Point
(6) Newton at (3) Pequannock
(7) Lyndhurst at (2) Bernards
Central Group 2
(8) Spotswood at (1) Rumson-Fair Haven
(5) Delran at (4) Willingboro
(6) West Deptford at (3) Manchester Township
(7) Middle Township at (2) Point Pleasant Borough
South Group 2
(8) Gloucester City at (1) Camden
(5) Delaware Valley at (4) Johnson
(6) Hillside at (3) Haddonfield
(7) Metuchen at (2) Wall
North 1, Group 3
(8) Dwight Morrow at (1) Old Tappan
(5) Summit at (4) Passaic Valley
(6) Snyder at (3) Mendham
(7) River Dell at (2) West Morris
North 2, Group 3
(8) Weequahic at (1) West Essex
(5) Cranford at (4) Montville
(6) Wayne Hills at (3) Sparta
(7) West Milford at (2) Pascack Valley
Central Group 3
(8) Absegami at (1) Somerville
(5) Timber Creek at (4) Allentown
(6) Triton at (3) Cedar Creek
(7) Nottingham at (2) Burlington Township
South Group 3
(8) Delsea at (1) Hopewell Valley
(5) Seneca at (4) Ocean City
(6) Oakcrest at (3) Holmdel
(7) Barnegat at (2) Mainland
North 1, Group 4
(8) Watchung Hills at (1) Phillipsburg
(5) Westfield at (4) Wayne Valley
(6) Randolph at (3) Ramapo
(7) Nutley at (2) Morris Knolls
North 2, Group 4
(8) Colonia at (1) Ridge
(5) Newark Central at (4) Chatham
(6) Mount Olive at (3) Northern Highlands
(7) Rahway at (2) Woodbridge
Central Group 4
(8) Red Bank at (1) Millville
(5) Northern Burlington at (4) Pennsauken
(6) Jackson Memorial at (3) Shawnee
(7) Steinert at (2) Brick Memorial
South Group 4
(8) Princeton at (1) Winslow
(5) Marlboro at (4) Manalapan
(6) Toms River South at (3) Central
(7) Middletown South at (2) Middletown North
North 1, Group 5
(8) Passaic at (1) Ridgewood
(5) Irvington at (4) Piscataway
(6) Montclair at (3) Bridgewater-Raritan
(7) Linden at (2) Elizabeth
North 2, Group 5
(8) Newark East Side at (1) Union City
(5) East Orange at (4) Bayonne
(6) Morristown at (3) West Orange
(7) Plainfield at (2) Passaic Tech
Central Group 5
(8) Edison at (1) Washington Township
(5) Old Bridge at (4) Southern
(6) Freehold Township at (3) Howell
(7) Hunterdon Central at (2) Atlantic City
South Group 5
(8) Eastern at (1) Toms River North
(5) Kingsway at (4) Cherokee
(6) Cherry Hill East at (3) Hillsborough
(7) Franklin at (2) Rancocas Valley
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Football: Public playoff brackets with one week left in regular season
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