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NJ football rankings: Statewide Public Top 20, Non-Public Top 10 heading into a busy week

There will be four games this week that match up teams ranked in the Statewide Public Top 20 and Non-Public Top 10. See the rankings for this week here.

North Jersey football: Public Top 20 and Big Six rankings after Week 4

🔒 Here are the North Jersey Public Top 20 and Big Six non-public football rankings through Week 4. See them here.

Boys soccer: Latest North Jersey team rankings, individual stat leaders

🔒 Here is the latest edition of the North Jersey boys soccer rankings, plus a look at the stat leaders in the early going. See the rankings here.

Girls soccer: Latest North Jersey team rankings, individual stat leaders

🔒 See who made the cut in the North Jersey girls soccer rankings, plus our first compilation of stat leaders. Check it out here.

NJ football rankings: There's a new No. 1 team in the Statewide Public Top 20

For the first time this season, there's a new No. 1 team in the Statewide Public Top 20 rankings. There's also movement atop the Non-Public Top 10. See it all here.

North Jersey football: Public Top 20 and Big Six rankings after Week 3

🔒 Here are the North Jersey football Public Top 20 and Big Six non-public rankings after Week 3 games.

Boys soccer: New team takes over No. 1 spot in North Jersey Top 25 rankings after one week

🔒 Here are our first impressions from teams around North Jersey after one week of the boys soccer season.

Girls soccer: North Jersey Top 25 rankings, plus big winners from opening week

🔒 Here are our first impressions from teams around North Jersey after one week of the girls soccer season.

NJ football rankings: New team ascends to No. 1 spot in latest Non-Public Top 10

The biggest change in the statewide Public Top 20 and Non-Public Top 10 rankings comes on the non-public side, where there's a new No. 1 team. Check it out here.

North Jersey football: Public Top 20 and Big Six rankings after Week 2

See which teams reached the North Jersey Public Top 20 and the private Big Six rankings after Week 2 games here.

Boys soccer: Preseason Top 25 rankings, players to watch entering the 2023 season

🔒 The boys soccer season gets started this week across North Jersey. Here are the top players to watch, followed by our preseason Top 25 rankings. See them here.

NJ football rankings: 8 new teams join latest statewide Public Top 20, Non-Public Top 10

🔒 Thanks to some surprising results, there are five new teams in the Public Top 20 rankings and three new teams in the Non-Public Top 10 rankings. See the rankings here.

North Jersey football: Public Top 20 and Big Six rankings after Week 1

🔒 See which teams reached the North Jersey Public Top 20 and Big Six rankings after the opening weeks of the regular season. See the rankings here.

North Jersey football: Preseason Public Top 20 and Non-Public Big Six rankings

🔒 Here are the North Jersey football preseason Public Top 20 and Big Six Non-Public Top 6 rankings heading into the 2023 season. See the rankings here.

Baseball: Final North Jersey Top 25 rankings led by state champions

🔒 In the final rankings, championships matter the most, so each of the top six teams won or shared at least one title this season. See the full rankings here.

Boys lacrosse: Final North Jersey rankings and stat leaders for the 2023 season

🔒 Here are the final North Jersey boys lacrosse rankings for the 2023 season, plus a look at the stat leaders across the region. See the full rankings here.

Softball: Final Top 25 rankings have a familiar name on top

🔒The North Jersey softball season ends right back where we began, and it’s probably where we will start 2024 too. See the full story here.

Baseball: Top 25 rankings as state playoffs get into full swing

🔒 All the teams in the Top 25, plus those considered for the rankings, could make a move in the postseason. Check them out here.

Lacrosse: North Jersey rankings on the eve of the state tournament cutoff

🔒 Lacrosse teams will have one last chance to polish their résumés before the state cutoff. Here's a look at the balance of power in North Jersey.

Baseball: Surprise team surges in latest Top 25 rankings

🔒 This point in the spring is a time to take note of teams that have made major progress, and one Bergen County team is a prime example. See the full rankings.

Softball: New No. 1 team in latest North Jersey Top 25 rankings

🔒 The first Bergen County team to beat IHA in nearly two years is the new No. 1 in the North Jersey Top 25 rankings. See the rankings here.

Lacrosse: Latest Top 10 rankings, Q&A with Mahwah's newest 100-point scorer

🔒 The No. 1 teams in North Jersey lacrosse hung on to their spots after a wild championship weekend. Just barely. Read more here.

Softball: Latest North Jersey Top 25 rankings full of teams with a shot to make history

🔒 History could be made this weekend in the upcoming Bergen County Tournament quarterfinals. See the full rankings here.

Lacrosse: Top 10 rankings, tournament updates, Q&A with star goalie

🔒 We run through the top lacrosse teams in North Jersey and catch up with one of the top goalies in the region. Check it out here.

Baseball: Top 25 rankings as county tournaments get started

🔒 County baseball tournaments begin in earnest this week. Check out the latest North Jersey Top 25 rankings here.

Softball: At season's midway point, new contenders emerge in latest Top 25 rankings

🔒 There's no change among the top 5 this week, but it's tournament time and things are about to get interesting! Three new teams join the rankings this time, so be sure to check out the full rankings.

NJ baseball: Winning streaks impact latest Top 25 rankings

🔒 A win over a ranked opponent can go a long way toward bolstering a baseball team’s résumé. A head-to-head sweep carries even more weight. See the full rankings.

NJ baseball: North Jersey's winningest coaches of all time

🔒 Entering 2023, NorthJersey.com worked to build a definitive list of the winningest high school baseball coaches in the Big North and NJIC.

NJ baseball: Upsets bring big changes to latest Top 25 rankings

🔒 Baseball teams can go from “underrated” to “rated” rather quickly, as this week’s North Jersey Top 25 shows.

NJ softball: Top 25 rankings get jumbled after wild week

🔒 Just about every team in the North Jersey Top 25 rankings has been shuffled from last week, except for the top two.

NJ baseball: Opening week shakes up latest Top 25 rankings

🔒 A few teams vaulted up the rankings thanks to hot starts, including two Passaic County contenders that moved up 10 spots.

NJ softball: First week ushers in changes to Top 25 rankings

🔒 Five new teams broke into the North Jersey Top 25 rankings after the first week of the 2023 season.

Softball: North Jersey Top 25 rankings heading into 2023 season

🔒 There are years entering the North Jersey softball season when the top teams are clear. This is not one of those years. Read more.

NJ boys basketball: Final Top 25 rankings for 2022-23 season

🔒 Did one of North Jersey public school state champions finish atop the rankings? Or did a non-public power take the No. 1 spot?

NJ girls basketball: Final Top 25 rankings for 2022-23 season

🔒 There are seasons when determining the final No. 1 team in the North Jersey girls basketball Top 25 is easy. This is not one of those seasons.

DePaul Catholic NJ football: 2023 schedule breakdown

DePaul will face two out-of-state foes in 2023, including a state champion from Pennsylvania.

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