As we enter the final week of the New Jersey high school football regular season for public-school teams, here's a snapshot of the playoff picture.
A lot can change in the final week, but below is a complete look at what the public school brackets would look like if the season ended today.
There are 32 teams that make the playoffs in each of the five public-school groups. Those 32 are made up of the top 16 in each half of the state.
The NJSIAA changed the seeding process this year to strike a balance between placing teams in their traditional geographic sections and keeping the sections competitve with each other. Click here to learn more .
Note that teams need at least two wins to be eligible for the playoffs. Hammonton and Montclair are currently in the top 16 of their respective