Starting strength index

Gridiron New Jersey, the gatekeeper of the formula that determines that New Jersey high school football playoff field, released its starting strength index rating for the 2025 season Thursday.

The index is just one of the tools that go into determining the power rankings used for tournament seedings.

Listed below are the starting strength index ratings for the teams in the West Jersey Football League Diamond and Patriot Divisions that contain the Salem County teams as well as the ratings for South Jersey Group I.

The top 16 teams in the South Jersey Group I United Power Ratings (UPR) will make up the Group I South and Central Jersey brackets.

The complete can be found at the gridironnewjersey.com website.

WJFL

DIAMOND DIVISIONPATRIOT DIVISION
Glassboro91.44Paulsboro67.96
Woodstown70.84West Deptford65.00
Schalick66.30Camden Catholic64.80
Woodbury63.65Pennsville63,24
Penns Grove58.43Overbrook55.60
Salem47.47Audubon50.76
Collingswood44.22

South Jersey Group I

Glassboro91.44
Woodstown70.84
Paulsboro67.96
Schalick66.30
Shore63.79
Woodbury63.65
Pennsville63.24
Middlesex60.23
Manville60.10
Burlington City59.71
Pitman59.63
Penns Grove58.43
Riverside56.42
Clayton56.26
Asbury Park55.36
South Hunterdon54.73
KIPP Cooper Norcross52.16
Audubon50.76
Highland Park49.90
Haddon Twp.48.38
Gateway47.66
Salem47.47
Point Pleasant Beach46.63
Buena46.37
New Egypt46.37
Palmyra43.18
Maple Shade42.22
Bound Brook 41.95
Keyport41.09
Florence40.77
Keansburg38.68
Wildwood35.05

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