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Central Jersey Group 4 Football Rankings Ahead of the Cutoff Date

The final games that count toward playoff seeding are this weekend.

Saturday is the cutoff date for high school football teams looking to qualify for this year’s playoffs.

Teams ranked in the top eight in their group qualify following Saturday’s games qualify for the playoffs. Matchups are set on Sunday, and the playoffs begin Nov. 13.

Teams earn points based on the group classification of each team they beat throughout the season (5 points for defeating a Group 5 team, 4 points for beating a Group 4 team, etc.) plus one point for each win by that team. Power points are based on the best seven of a team’s first eight games in a season. The top eight teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. To read the NJSIAA’s full football playoff policy, click here.

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Below are the rankings for Central Jersey Group 4 for this week.

  1. Brick Memorial (6-2) 134;
  2. Brick Township (7-1) 124;
  3. Freehold Borough (6-2) 109;
  4. Allentown (4-4) 107;
  5. Steinert (5-2) 103;
  6. Burlington Township (6-1) 102;
  7. Jackson Memorial (5-3) 99;
  8. Jackson Liberty (4-4) 73;
  9. Northern Burlington (4-3) 65;
  10. Moorestown (2-6) 61;
  11. Hightstown (3-5) 56;
  12. Nottingham (2-6) 54;
  13. Neptune (2-5) 52;
  14. Colts Neck (1-7) 39;
  15. Pennsauken (0-7) 33.

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