Teams Banned From Individual Stat Recognition
April 15, 2023 NJP strives to be bring the most accurate statistics for both team and individual players. Almost all of our end of year awards are based on our "Player Rater" which brings overall value to each individuals contributions to
NJP Wind-Down Continues
February 20, 2023 The NJP coverage of NJ high school volleyball continues to wind down. In 2022, our coverage and features were much less than 2021 and this trend will continue in 2023. Here is our anticipated coverage level for 2023... This
NJP State Playoff Results vs Predictions
Updated 8:30PM Tuesday, May 30, 2023
State Playoff Game Predictions Quarterfinals
May 29, 2023 There are 64 teams that are still playing in the Spring 2023 Boys High School Volleyball season and we are getting down to the wire to award 8 sectional and 4 group state champion titles. NJP takes a
Updated Rankings, 5/29
Here is the latest ranking update for May 29, 2023 for boys high school volleyball in NJ for Spring:
Updates Analytical Standings 5/29
Here is the latest updated standing for NJ high school boys volleyball for Spring as of May 29, 2023.
Group 4 Analysis & Predictions
May 25, 2023 NJP takes a look at each of the sectional and group configurations and gives its insights on which teams will emerge from the tournaments... Let's look at Group 4 North 4 We have a very competitive North 4 sectional with Livingston
Group 3 Analysis & Predictions
May 25, 2023 NJP takes a look at each of the sectional and group configurations and gives its insights on which teams will emerge from the tournaments... Let's look at Group 3 North 3 Four top 10 team in one sectional is really impressive,
Group 2 Analysis and Predictions
May 23, 2023 NJP takes a look at each of the sectional and group configurations and gives its insights on which teams will emerge from the tournaments... Let's look at Group 2 North 2 This is a super competitive sectional with 8 seeds within
Group 1 – Assessing Group & Sectional Candidates
May 22, 2023 NJP takes a look at each of the sectional and group configurations and gives its insights on which teams will emerge from the tournaments... First up is Group 1! North 1 What a great job Coach Jordan Sarro has done Passaic
NJP Group and Sectional Rankings Leading into State Playoff Cutoff
NJP takes a look at each of the 8 sectionals with rankings and power points analysis as of 5-22...
Updated NJP Player Rater for 5-22
Here is an update for the NJ HS Boys Overall player rater at 5-22:
Updated Rankings for NJ High School Boys Volleyball as of 5-22
Here is the latest ranking update as of 5-22:
Updated Standings for Boys High School Spring Volleyball 5-22
Here are the latest standings as of 5-22-23:
New Jersey Boys High School Volleyball Makes Impact on National and Regional Rankings
May 15, 2023 New Jersey high school volleyball programs continue to have a strong presence outside of the state according to the USA Today/AVCA National Rankings this week. Three NJ high school programs received top 10 rankings in the Northeast Region
Updated NJ High School Volleyball Player Rater as of 5-15
Here is the latest Player Rater update for NJ high school boys volleyball...
Boys Updated High School Volleyball Rankings Spring 2023 – May 15
Here are the latest updated rankings as of 5-15-23:
Boys Updated NJ HS Volleyball Standings as of 5-15
Here is the latest updated analytical standings through May 14th...
Team Recaps by Strength of Schedule
May 7, 2023 Here is an NJP analysis, by team, of games played and results sorted by strength of schedule. This will give an indication of how teams fall out in the ranking algorithm.
Updated Game Table – May 8th
May 7, 2023 Here is the updated game table for the 2023 Spring boys high school volleyball season:
Boys Player Rater Update – May 8th
May 7, 2023 (Updated) Here is the latest boys high school volleyball player rater as of May 8th:
Updated Boys Standings – May 8th
May 7, 2023 Here are the latest analytical standings for Nj boys high school volleyball as of May 8th:
Updated Boys Rankings – May 8th
May 7, 2023 Here are the latest New Jersey boys high school volleyball rankings as of May 8, 2023:
NJP Player Rater Update 5/1/23
Here is the latest update for the NJP New Jersey high school volleyball player rater after the first month of the Spring season...
April Stat Recap
Here are some stat dumps from the first month of the NJ boys high school volleyball season: Rankings: There are just 2 teams that remain undefeated in NJ boys high school volleyball this Spring: Old Bridge and Hackensack Teams with the best "Set"
Analytical Standings Update 5/1/23
Here are the latest standing by each conference and division for all 185 teams in the New Jersey boys high school volleyball spring season:
Ranking Update 5/1/23
Here is the latest New Jersey Boys high school volleyball rankings for all 185 teams in the state:
Quick Set – Neil Ahlawat, Livingston Lancers
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Quick Set – Trevor van Valkenburgh, Jackson Liberty
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Old Bridge Invitational Yields Home Town Champs
April 23, 2023 Here are the participants in this years Knight's Invitational high school boys volleyball tournament held April 22 at Old Bridge High School: Teams/Schools in attendance include: Old Bridge, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Fair Lawn, St. Joseph's Metuchen, CBA (Christian Brothers Academy),
NJP Player Rater Update 4-23-23
Here is the latest player rater update for week three, April 23, 2023:
Analytical Standings April 23 Update
April 23, 2023 Here are the updated analytical standings for NJ Boys high school volleyball as of April 23rd.
NJP Boys High School Volleyball Ranking #2
April 23, 2023 Here are the latest Rankings for New Jersey high school boys volleyball as of April 23rd.
Quick Set – Nick Schmidt, SPF
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Quick Set – Jeff Molisani, Middletown South
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Player Rater for NJ Boys High School Volleyball Spring 2023
April 16, 2023 Here is the first player rater for the Spring season. NJP uses a proprietary formula that gives weight to individual stat categories and strength of schedule. It also factors in per set stats to give apples to apples
Analytical Standings Update, 4/16
Here are updated Standings as of April 16, 2023 for NJ high school boys volleyball...
NJP New Jersey Boys Volleyball Ranking #1
April 16, 2023 Here is the first computer ranking for the Spring Boys High School volleyball season. There have been over 400 games played over the first two weeks giving us enough of a sample size to have a valid ranking.
Missing Player Grad Years
April 16, 2023 We are soliciting your help to get database records as accurate as possible. Coaches and Players... there are a considerable amount of players who do not have grad years posted. We run many statistical reports by grad year
Quick Set – Jack Farah, St, John Vianney
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Quick Set – Oliver Hogan, Summit
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Quick Set – Max Baczynski, Ramapo Raiders
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Quick Set – Evan Weiner, Manchester
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Quick Set – Justin Hidalgo, Newark East Side Red Raiders
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Boys Blog, 4/6
April 6, 2023 Welcome to the NJ Spring 2023 Boys High School Volleyball season. We expect another great year of competitive high school volleyball across the state. The quality of volleyball in New Jersey continues to get better and better. And
Quick Set – Lucas Kean, Southern Rams
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
Quick Set – Tim Ennis, SPF Raiders
NJP has established a new feature called "Quick Set" where we ask NJ's best high school volleyball players a quick set of questions and feature the answers daily on the site. Congratulations to the players selected and we appreciate the
VB Stats Made Simple – Are You Scoring Correctly?
August 29, 2022 (Relaunched April 4, 2023)- By NJP We continue on our mission to have accurate reporting of statistical information on the NJ high school volleyball landscape. So let's kick off the season on the right note and
2023 Boys High School Volleyball
By NJP March 27, 2023 The Spring NJ Boys High School volleyball season is about to start and we thought we would rev up the season by showing off last years yearbook. It is filled with stories, stats, and data that will
Fall 2022, A Season to Remember…
We have another NJ Girl's High School volleyball season in the books and it certainly was a season to remember. The crazy high seen on the faces of championship teams compared to several extreme lows of losing members of our
NJP’s Final Girl’s Player Rater for the 2022 Season
November 15, 2022 After a fantastic fall 2022 season, we have compiled the full season player rater highlighting every NJ volleyball player at the high school level. We will be showing many splits of this data by class, by conference, etc...
Final Standings for NJ Girl’s Varsity Volleyball
November 14, 2022 Here are the final analytical standings for the NJ Girl's High School varsity volleyball season for 2022.
Final Rankings for NJ Girl’s High School Fall 2022 Volleyball
November 16, 2022 Here are the final ranking for the girl's varsity fall volleyball season. Sunday provided a great finish to the volleyball year with 6 teams taking home State Champion titles. Congrats to Immaculate Heart, Immaculate Conception Lodi, Westfield, Tenafly,
Sixteen Public Sectional Group Winners Now Focus on Group Finals
November 9, 2022 The final 16 public schools are ready to go to battle on Thursday and Sunday to decide Overall Group Champions for the NJ Girls High School Volleyball 2022 season. Here are the sectional group winners and matchups by
Puzzle Pieces Populating as Sectional Finals Conclude
November 8, 2022 Sixteen Public high school volleyball teams have high hopes to be added to the grid below showing the 16 Sectional Public Group Champions by the end of the day. Three have already been decided on Monday with Bogota
Bracketology Update and Girl’s Blog, 11/5
November 5, 2022 Here is the latest NJ State Playoff Bracket update for all groups of high school girls volleyball for the Fall 2022 season. Our ratings are noted in each grid as NJP again pits its algorithm against the seeding
Bracketology Update, 11/4
November 4, 2022 Here is the latest NJ State Playoff Bracket update for all groups of high school girls volleyball for the Fall 2022 season. Our ratings are noted in each grid as NJP again pits its algorithm against the seeding
Girl’s Blog, 11/2
November 2, 2022 In Progress... stay tuned for new content... Let's start tonight with some individual accolades from the past few nights... Angelina Buhler and Ashanna Caviness combined for 24 kills in Bogota's straight set win over Kinnelon Monday night... Sabrina Arcilla
Girl’s Blog, 10/31
October 31, 2022 We will be updating this blog all day and tonight through the ringing doorbells for Halloween so check in for new content often... We evaluated the state playoffs groups in our last two nights blogs with the exception of
Girl’s Blog, 10/30
October 30, 2022 This blog will updated throughout the day today so stay tuned and check back in for new content... The way we have structured our blog posts this season, it may seem more difficult to navigate to a past article
Girl’s Blog, 10/29
October 29, 2022 BLOG IN PROGRESS... Check back as we updated our blog tonight for new content... State playoffs are underway and we will check in on team progress thus far as well as those who are now done for the 2022
Updated Ranking prior to State Tournament
October 28, 2022 Here are the updated rankings as of the evening prior to the state tournament starting...
NJP Player Rater for Regular Season as of Night before State Tourney
October 28, 2022 Here is the updated player rater as of the night before the state tournament start...
Corey Romanak Winds Down Brilliant Career as Girl’s Head Coach for Bridgewater-Raritan
October 23, 2022 We have seen and interacted with so many coaches over the years in both hockey and volleyball. Many are former players who bring a wealth of knowledge about the technical side of the game and instill this content
Girl’s Blog, 10/24
October 24, 2022 The cutoff for state playoffs was Saturday and the announcement of seedings for the state playoffs will be made tomorrow, Tuesday, October 25. Stay tuned for those announcements based on Power Points and see how they compare to
Girl’s Blog, 10/21
October 21, 2022 The semi-finals of the Bergen County Tournament occurred today with two sets of NJP top 10 teams battles to see who will reach the finals. Bogota defeated River Dell and Immaculate Heart wrecked Bergen Tech, both matches going
The NJ Volleyball Community Mourns Passing of JP Stevens Head Coach Anthony White
October 21, 2022 New Jersey is filled with many passionate coaches who help guide junior, youth, and high school level athletes and students to learn and excel at the sport of volleyball. Today, we celebrate the life and contributions to the
Girl’s Blog, 10/20
October 20, 2022 BLOG IN PROGRESS TONS of tourney action and late season regular season games on the schedule today as schools prepare for state playoffs. The state cutoff is Saturday and final seeds will be set by Tuesday. The season end
Girl’s Blog, 10/19
October 19, 2022 Blog in process... On tonight's scoreboard: The Morris County tournament is now down to just 2 teams. The Montville Mustangs improved to 16-3 on the season and powered by Roxbury in three sets. It was the 8th win a row
Girl’s Blog, 10/18
October 18, 2022 An abbreviated version of the blog tonight... The Shore conference is in full swing with quarterfinal round matches today. Southern downed Brick Township for the second night in a row and advanced to the final 4. They will take
Girl’s Blog, 10/17
October 17, 2022 We will updating this blog throughout the night so stay tuned for new content through 1AM... We are truly saddened by the news of the passing of one of our NJ high school head coaches yesterday. Anthony White from
Detailed Team Recaps
October 17, 2022 See below for Updated detailed team recaps through October 16, 2022...
Top 30 Mini-Rank Progression
October 16, 2022 Here are the progression so you can follow the algorithm over the week of the season to see who was considered the 30 best teams in NJ for that time period...
NJP Player Rater Update, 10/16
October 16, 2022 Here is the updated player rater for almost 3,500 players in NJ high school volleyball...
Group/Section Ranking Update for 10/16
October 16, 2022 Here is the updated group/section rankings as of 10/16 along with Power Point updates...
Analytical Standings Update for NJ HS Girls Volleyball, 10/16
October 16, 2022 Here are the updated analytical standings as of 10/16. We have added a column for opponents error rate on average which represents the percentage of points that come from unforced opponents errors. Comments welcome... Updated
Updated Statewide Rankings for NJ High School Girl’s Volleyball at 10-16-22
October 16, 2022 Here are the latest overall rankings for every girls high school varsity volleyball program in the state as of 10/16...
Girl’s Blog, 10/15
October 15, 2022 Blog in progress... updates will continue until 1AM... More tournament analysis below as we start to prepare for our big data launch tomorrow with fresh rankings, ratings, analytical standings, player rater, and much more... some of today's matches certainly
Girl’s Blog, 10/14
October 14, 2022 We will be updating the blog throughout the night so stay tuned for more content... The NJP Predictor has started off the night losing 3 games already. May be a tough one. If you see an analytically focused
NJP Predictor, 10/14
October 14, 2022 The NJP Predictor has kept up a wicked pace of 93% winners in its previous "prognostications" this season. It's highly doubtful that we can keep that pace and the laws of averages will catch us soon. Maybe Friday?
Girl’s Blog, 10/13
October 13, 2022 We will updating the blog as the night progresses so check back for new content through 1AM… It's a Thursday night in week five of the NJ high school girls volleyball season which means the schedule will be filled
Girl’s Blog, 10/12
October 12, 2022 This blog will be updated throughout the evening so check back for new content... The Southern Rams took down Donovan Catholic in a battle of undefeated teams in Manahawkin. The Griffins came out strong winning the first set
Girl’s Blog, 10/11
October 11, 2022 We will updating the blog as the night progresses so check back for new content through 1AM... We have been attempting to communicate and educate on proper score keeping techniques and definitions of each individual stat and how they
Player Rater by Conference as of 10/10
October 11, 2022 We have applied our overall player rater with a split by conference below. See how you stack up next to your rivals...
Girl’s Blog, 10/10
October 10, 2022 We will be updating this blog throughout the day and evening so stay tuned for new content... Here is the link to the updated NJP Ratings and Rankings as of 10-9... https://njpowerranking.com/2022/10/10/player-rater-update-10-10-22/ Here is the link to the NJP Player
Top 50’s, Per Set Player Stats
October 10, 2022 Here are the top 50 players in per set statistics for NJ girls high school volleyball as of October 10, 2022...
Player Rater Update 10/10/22
October 10, 2022 Here is the latest player rater update for NJ high school girls volleyball as of 10/10...
Analytical Standings Update, 10/9
October 10, 2022 Here is the latest update of analytical standings by division for all NJ high school girls volleyball teams as of October 9, 2022...
Overall Power Point Rankings through 10/9
October 9, 2022 Here are the updated Power Point rankings for all NJ high school girls volleyball teams as of 10/9...
NJP Overall Group Rankings, 10/9
October 9, 2022 Here are the NJP Overall Group Rankings for the NJ high school girls volleyball season as of October 9, 2022...
Ranking Update, 10/9
October 9, 2022 Here is the updated ranking through all games on October 9th for the NJ Girls High School Volleyball season...
Girl’s Blog, 10/8
October 8, 2022 It's been a "Super Saturday" of NJ high school girls volleyball with tournaments, quads, and 4 unbeaten teams being taken down for the first time this season. The Bergen County tournament is underway and under the spotlight as
Essex County Tournament Seed and Ranking Analysis
October 8, 2022 Here is the Essex County Tournament seed and ranking analysis at the time of seeding...
Bergen County Tournament Seed and Ranking Analysis
October 8, 2022 Here is the Bergen County Tournament seed and ranking analysis at the time of seeding...
Girl’s Blog, 10/7
October 7, 2022 Friday night in week 4 means a packed schedule, preparation for County tournaments and the start of tourney games, lots of senior nights, and of course many "Dig Pink" events supporting breast cancer fundraising and awareness. This time
Union County Tournament Seeding and Ranking
October 7, 2022 Here are the preliminary seeding and NJP ranking for the Union County tournament...
Girl’s Blog, 10-6
October 6, 2022 The NJP Predictor is having amazing success thus far on our second night of game predictions. Last Friday, the algorithm got tested for the first time and came through rather unscathed finishing 44-3. Tonight, with 17 games left