NJ high school football playoffs: 2024 brackets, schedule

The 2024 high school football playoff brackets are set for public schools.

The brackets became official on Sunday.

The public-school playoffs begin Friday, Nov. 1. Non-public teams play an extra week of the regular season, with playoffs beginning on Friday, Nov. 8. The non-public brackets will be seeded by a committee on Nov. 3 after all regular-season games are completed.

The full playoff schedule can be found at the bottom of this page.

Updated at 2:57 p.m. Sunday

(8) Weehawken at (1) Butler

(5) Pompton Lakes at (4) Glen Ridge

(6) Lenape Valley at (3) Mountain Lakes

(7) Park Ridge at (2) New Milford

(8) Wallkill Valley at (1) Cedar Grove

(5) Belvidere at (4) Verona

(6) Wood-Ridge at (3) Hasbrouck Heights

(7) Boonton at (2) New Providence

(8) KIPP Cooper Norcross at (1) Woodstown

(5) Pennsville at (4) Burlington City

(6) Woodbury at (3) Middlesex

(7) New Egypt at (2) Shore

(8) Point Pleasant Beach at (1) Glassboro

(5) Riverside at (4) Haddon Township

(6) Manville at (3) Paulsboro

(7) Audubon at (2) Schalick

(8) Lakeland at (1) Westwood

(5) Shabazz at (4) Caldwell

(6) Madison at (3) Pequannock

(7) Rutherford at (2) Bernards

(8) Waldwick/Midland Park at (1) Glen Rock

(5) Becton at (4) High Point

(6) Lyndhurst at (3) Ramsey

(7) Newton at (2) Hanover Park

(8) Spotswood at (1) Rumson-Fair Haven

(5) Delaware Valley at (4) Delran

(6) Hillside at (3) Haddonfield

(7) Haddon Heights at (2) Wall

(8) Middle Township at (1) Camden

(5) Willingboro at (4) Johnson

(6) West Deptford at (3) Manchester Township

(7) Gloucester City at (2) Point Pleasant Borough

(8) West Milford at (1) Pascack Valley

(5) Sparta at (4) Montville

(6) Snyder at (3) Passaic Valley

(7) River Dell at (2) Mendham

(8) Weequahic at (1) Old Tappan

(5) Summit at (4) Cranford

(6) Wayne Hills at (3) West Morris

(7) Dwight Morrow at (2) West Essex

(8) Absegami at (1) Somerville

(5) Allentown at (4) Ocean City

(6) Triton at (3) Cedar Creek

(7) Delsea at (2) Burlington Township

(8) Nottingham at (1) Hopewell Valley

(5) Timber Creek at (4) Seneca

(6) Oakcrest at (3) Holmdel

(7) Barnegat at (2) Mainland

(8) Colonia at (1) Morris Knolls

(5) Newark Central at (4) Mount Olive

(6) Randolph at (3) Ramapo

(7) Rahway at (2) Ridge

(8) Nutley at (1) Phillipsburg

(5) Chatham at (4) Wayne Valley

(6) Westfield at (3) Northern Highlands

(7) Watchung Hills at (2) Woodbridge

(8) Red Bank at (1) Millville

(5) Toms River South at (4) Marlboro

(6) Jackson Memorial at (3) Central

(7) Northern Burlington at (2) Brick Memorial

(8) Princeton at (1) Winslow

(5) Pennsauken at (4) Manalapan

(6) Middletown South at (3) Shawnee

(7) Steinert at (2) Middletown North

(8) Passaic at (1) Ridgewood

(5) Montclair at (4) East Orange

(6) Bayonne at (3) Piscataway

(7) Linden at (2) West Orange

(8) Newark East Side at (1) Union City

(5) Irvington at (4) Bridgewater-Raritan

(6) Plainfield at (3) Passaic Tech

(7) Morristown at (2) Elizabeth

(8) Hunterdon Central at (1) Washington Township

(5) Cherry Hill East at (4) Southern

(6) Cherokee at (3) Old Bridge

(7) Eastern at (2) Atlantic City

(8) Bridgeton at (1) Toms River North

(5) Kingsway at (4) Howell

(6) Freehold Township at (3) Hillsborough

(7) Edison at (2) Rancocas Valley

Nov. 1-2: Public first round

Nov. 8-9: Public second round, non-public first round

Nov. 15-16: Public sectional finals, non-public quarterfinals

Nov. 22-23: Public state semifinals, non-public semifinals

Nov. 29, Dec. 1, Dec. 4: Public and non-public state finals

The better seed hosts every game except for the state finals. The state finals on Nov. 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium, and the state finals on Dec. 1 and Dec. 4 will be held at Rutgers' SHI Stadium.