OFFICIAL NJ Football Strength Index numbers for all teams following Week 7 action, now locked in for Cutoff Weekend

Cutoff Weekend is almost here in New Jersey, when the field will be set for all ten public school supersections. The Strength Index values are locked in, with a two-part goal: to make figuring out the seeding a whole lot easier, and to avoid teams shaving points to inflate their OSI.

Strength Index is how a team’s OSI is determined, and OSI is 60 percent of the NJ UPR playoff formula, with power points the other 40 percent.

To calculate OSI, teams get 100 percent of an opponent’s Strength Index (SI) value for a win, and 50 percent for a loss, with defeats at the hands of some non-public teams (multipliers) worth more, anywhere from 70 to 80 percent.

Despite the Strength Index “lock” this week, the numbers will continue to be tracked behind the scenes until a team’s season is completely over. They are only locked in for the final week of the regular season.

With all of it based on the Strength Index value of teams, once again this week, we’re the only place you can find all of the numbers in one, handy location.

The values below are all Central Jersey Sports Radio’s calculations through games played in Week Six, confirmed with the numbers for every single team in the state on NJ.com, which performs the official calculations for the NJSIAA. Below the chart, you can find the official values for all out-of-state teams that faced New Jersey public schools this season.

Each week, SI values change based on the final score and the rating of the two teams that played. Here’s an example. SI goes up or down depending on how a team did compared to the difference between the two teams. If Team A (80 SI) plays Team B (60 SI) and Team A wins by 20, there’s no change. If Team A wins by 10, they underperformed by 10 points, and Team B overperformed by 10 points. Team B increases by 2 points to become a 62, and Team A drops to a 78. Team A then gets the full value of Team B for its OSI (62) while Team B gets half the value of Team A (39).

Here are Central Jersey Sports Radio’s official Strength Index values after Week Seven play, now locked in for Week Eight:

OUT-OF-STATE OPPONENT SI VALUES (listed by NJ school played)

• Camden: Imhotep Charter (PA), 85.50; Permian (TX), 85.50 (yes, these are identical)
• Camden Eastside: Simon Gratz (PA), 80.69
• Hasbrouck Heights: Miller Place (NY), 63.44
• Hoboken: Dunbar (DC), 78.32
• Millville: Erasmus Hall (NY), 78.59
• Phillipsburg: Parkland (PA), 76.92; Emmaus (PA), 69.72; Freedom-Bethlehem (PA), 85.14
• Ramsey: Suffern (NY), 51.67
• Rumson: Tottenville (NY), 81.41
• Salem: Ironton (OH), 87.11
• South Hunterdon: New Hope-Solebury Prep (PA), 36.19
• Southern: Belmont Charter (PA), 59.60
• Trenton: Pennsbury (PA), 66.56
• Wayne Hills: Midland Christian (TX), 79.72
• West Deptford: West Nassau (FL), 77.44

Changes? NJ.com says that updates will push every morning at 6 am, if there are any. If an incorrect score has been confirmed and changed, that could affect the SI and OSI of multiple teams, depending on how many games have been played, if any, since the error.