Click the links below to find all NJSIAA Playoff Brackets from the beginning of the playoff era in 1974 right through the present!
For a thorough timeline of New Jersey football playoff history, and the many changes it has seen over the years in both format and formula – from the Colliton System to power points, and the NJ UPR – click the link below to read out story from 2022, the first year that saw the NJSIAA crown group champions in football:
(Note: We are still developing this page, and will be adding sections over the next several weeks. If the playoff section you’re looking for isn’t here, please check back later. If you notice any errors or omissions, please email mike@cjsportsradio.com and we’ll gladly make the correction. Recreating the brackets used multiple sources, including NJ.com, the Star-Ledger, the Bergen Record, The Courier News, the Home News/Home News Tribune, the Courier-Post, MaxPreps, Gridiron New Jersey, bergenpassaicfootball.com, and others.)
BIG CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Sectional Finals History (2021-present)
STATE FINAL BRACKETS
State Group Tournament – Group 1
State Group Tournament – Group 2
State Group Tournament – Group 3
State Group Tournament – Group 4
State Group Tournament – Group 5
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Central Jersey Group 1
Central Jersey Group 2
Central Jersey Group 3
Central Jersey Group 4
Central Jersey Group 5 (2012-present)
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 (2012-present)
North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1
North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2
North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3
North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4
North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 (2012-present)
South Jersey Group 1
South Jersey Group 2
South Jersey Group 3
South Jersey Group 4
South Jersey Group 5 (2012-present)
NON-PUBLIC/PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
Parochial North A (1975-1992)
Parochial South A (1975-1992)
Parochial North B (1975-1992)
Parochial South B (1975-1992)
*Note: Parochial champions in 1974 were declared by the NJSIAA with no playoffs.
Parochial/Non-Public Group 1 (1993-2019)
Parochial/Non-Public Group 2 (1993-2019)
Parochial/Non-Public Group 3 (1993-2019)
Parochial/Non-Public Group 4 (1993-2019)
Non-Public A (2021-present)
Non-Public B (2021-present)