3-Year NJP Effort Winding Down
January 1, 2022 Happy New Year to the entire New Jersey volleyball community. We set out three years ago to revitalize the NJP website, and this time, in favor of NJ high school volleyball. It has been a wonderful and educational
NJP Blog – Assessing the State Playoffs Seeds
May 16, 2022 The long awaited state playoff seeds were announced today in the 4 NJ sectionals for Boys volleyball. NJP will break down the grids to kick off the NJP bracketology for 2022. NORTH 1 NJP has Livingston, Fair Lawn and Jefferson
Player Rater update 5-16-22
As we head toward the state playoffs, many teams have already concluded their seasons. Here is the latest player rater update. We will do one more at the end of the year. OVERALL ATTACKERS BLOCKERS DEFENSE SETTERS SERVING
Sectional Ranking and State Playoff Seed Projections
Updated Sectional Rankings and Seed Projections as of 5-16-22 as we prepare for year-end bracketology for the NJ State Playoffs! North 1 North 2 Central South
Overall Ranking Update 05-16-22
Here are the updated NJ Boys High School volleyball rankings for May 16, 2022.
Sectional Ranking Update 05-09-22
Here is the updated Sectional Rankings as of the morning of 5-9-22... North 1 North 2 Central South
NJP Ranking Update 05-09-22
Here is the latest NJ Boys high school volleyball overall ranking as of Monday morning 5-9-22...
NJP Blog, 5/2
May 2, 2022 There is a new NJP ranking out for 5/1. The link is here... https://njpowerranking.com/2022/05/01/updated-nj-hs-volleyball-ranking-for-5-1/ Here is the link to the updated 5/1 Standings... https://njpowerranking.com/2022/05/01/updated-hs-volleyball-standings-for-5-1/ NJP also prepared the first Sectional Ranking of the season as of 5/1 at https://njpowerranking.com/2022/05/01/sectional-rankings-through-5-1/ Sectional
NJP Updated New Jersey High School Boys Volleyball Player Rater for 5/1
Here is the updated Player Rater algorithm for May 1, 2022...
Sectional Rankings through 5/1
May 1, 2022 Here are the NJP Sectional Rankings as we approach the state playoff cutoff next week. Highlighted ranks in green reflect teams eligible based on having as at least as many wins as losses if the season were to
Updated HS Volleyball Standings for 5/1
May 1, 2022 Here are updated standings and divisional rankings for NJ Boys High School Volleyball on 5/1/22...
Updated NJ HS Volleyball Ranking for 5/1
May 1, 2022 Here is the latest NJP Ranking for May 1, 2022 for NJ Boys High School Volleyball...
Old Bridge Tournament One Wild Affair
April 30, 2022 Old Bridge hosted an invitational tournament today that included many of states top teams. The Knights made the finals and ended up facing Hillsborough from their own Pool. It was an epic battle in the Championship with the
NJP Blog, 4/29
April 29, 2022 Lot's to talk about since our last blog post on the NJ volleyball landscape this past week. Let's get right to it... We will have a ranking and rating update this weekend. Stay tuned for that. Now that we
Updated Detailed Standings for 4/21/22
April 22, 2022 Ranking and Standings update through games of Wednesday night, April 20, 2022:
NJ High School Volleyball Player Rater
April 21, 2022 We are publishing our first version of the NJP player rater. The rater is meant to measure the overall contribution a player is making for his team in comparison to other players in the state. We use a
Some Tuesday Game Predictions UPDATED
April 19, 2022 (Original feature photo from Mary Freese Photography) It's Spring break week and there are a lot of early morning NJ boys high school volleyball games on the schedule today including some featured match-ups. Let's see what the
NJP Blog 4/18
April 18th, 2022 The NJ boys high school volleyball season is in full swing, and moving fast, as some teams are already through almost half of their regular season schedule. We continue to gather more and more data that will give
Updated Rankings and Notes for 4/18/22
April 18, 2022 Here is an updated boys NJ high school volleyball ratings and ranking along with some notes as of this Sunday...
Boys Blog, 4/13
April 13, 2022 Greetings NJ high school volleyball fans. The boys high school season continues to progress into week three and Tuesday night's scoreboard gave us many more indications of the power teams that will emerge come state playoff time. Tonight,
One Week Under Our Belts
April 8, 2022 We have one full week of the new boys high school volleyball season in the books in New Jersey and we are already starting to make some key observations for the season ahead. Let's jump right in... The NJP
Opening Weekend Blog
April 3, 2022 by NJP The new boys high school volleyball season is up and running and its time for some opening weekend observations. Like every season, we will see many of last years standouts move on to their college careers
NJP’s Fall 2021 Yearbook
Our Fall 2021 Girls High School Volleyball Yearbook is now available for downloading. The Yearbook is a compilation of hundreds, if not thousands, of memories, pictures, stats, and awards for the recently completed season. It's our holiday gift to the
Farewell to the TOC
December 14, 2021 - By NJP Williamstown, after a truly magical undefeated season, now has one more historic achievement to add to their record. They are now the "last" NJ Girls high school volleyball Tournament of Champion winner as the NJSIAA
Senior All-Star Game Results
December 7, 2021 - By Gary at NJP This past weekend, 4 groups of hand selected high school senior volleyball players came together for the senior all-star game at Livingston high school. A collection of 52 girls from various parts of
NJP Award Certificates
December 4, 2021 - By NJP As we finish up our Fall 2021 season NJ high school girls volleyball awards, we are attaching to this post Award Certificates for all of our NJP awards. There are almost 1,800 individual
NJP Award – Best Attacker Fall 2021
November 30, 2021 - By NJP NJP announces this years honor for "Best" in a statistical category. We applied our schedule strength factor against average stat/set data to derive a listing of the top 100 in each stat
NJP Award – Best Blocker Fall 2021
November 30, 2021 - By NJP NJP announces this years honor for "Best" in a statistical category. We applied our schedule strength factor against average stat/set data to derive a listing of the top 100 in each stat
NJP Award – Best Defender Fall 2021
November 30, 2021 - By NJP NJP announces this years honor for "Best" in a statistical category. We applied our schedule strength factor against average stat/set data to derive a listing of the top 100 in each stat
NJP Award – Best Setter Fall 2021
November 30, 2021 - By NJP NJP announces this years honor for "Best" in a statistical category. We applied our schedule strength factor against average stat/set data to derive a listing of the top 100 in each stat
NJP Award – Best Server Fall 2021
November 30, 2021 - By NJP NJP announces this years honor for "Best" in a statistical category. We applied our schedule strength factor against average stat/set data to derive a listing of the top 100 in each stat category. We also
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – Union County UCC
November 29, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the All-Conference teams in the UCC based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these Union County players for making an impact on their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – TriCounty
November 29, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the All-Conference teams in the Tri-County Conference based on our individual ranking algorithm. Tri-County is the home of the state champion Williamstown Braves! Congratulations to all of these South
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – Skyland Conference
November 29, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the All-Conference teams in the Skyland Conference based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these Hunterdon, Somerset, and Warren County players for making an impact on their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-State Teams – Senior Class 2022
November 29, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top senior players from the Class of 2022 based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these players who will be graduating and hopefully continuing their volleyball at
NJP AWARDS – All-State Teams – Junior Class 2023
November 28, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top junior players from the Class of 2023 based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these players who will no doubt be in the spotlight next season
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – SUPER ESSEX
November 28, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the Super Essex Conference based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these SEC players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – SHORE
November 28, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the Shore Conference based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these players down the shore for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – NJIC
November 28, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the NJIC based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these North Jersey players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – CAPE ATLANTIC
November 27, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the Cape Atlantic Conference based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these South Jersey players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – OLYMPIC
November 27, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the Olympic Conference based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these South Jersey players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – HCIAL
November 27, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the HCIAL based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these Hudson County players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – GMC
November 27, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the GMC based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these Middlesex County players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All-Conference Teams – NJAC
November 27, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the NJAC based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these Morris, Sussex & Warren County players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – All Conference Teams – BIG NORTH
November 26, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top players in the Big North Conference based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these Bergen and Passaic County players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
Williamstown Explodes to the Top Rank in Region 2 USA Today High School Volleyball Rankings
November 26, 2021 - By NJP The Williamstown Braves have finally caught the attention of the USA Today/AVCA ranking committee and have launched into the #1 slot in Region 2. Region two represents teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
NJP AWARDS – Turnaround Team of the Year: The Hoboken Redwings!
November 24, 2021 - By NJP There is nothing that most New Jerseyans love more than a Cinderella or underdog story. We had quite a few this season but none better than the Hoboken Redwings. Head Coach Felipe Fernades and Assistant
NJP AWARDS – All Conference Teams – BCSL
November 26, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top BCSL players in the state based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these Burlington County players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJP AWARDS – Non-Public All-State Teams
November 24, 2021 - By NJP Here is our presentation of the top Non-Public players in the state based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these private school players for outstanding contributions to their teams…
NJCU Looks to Repeat 2021 Success
November 24, 2021 - By NJP For the NJCU Gothic Knights, you can sum up their 2021 season in just two words... Salem, Virginia. Hmmm. What does that even mean? Well, Salem, Virginia was the site of last seasons NCAA D3
NJP AWARDS – Sophomore All-State Teams
November 23, 2021 – By NJP Here is our presentation of the top sophomores in the state based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these rising players for making an impact on their teams…
NJP AWARDS – Freshman All-State Teams
November 23, 2021 - By NJP Here is our presentation of the top freshman in the state based on our individual ranking algorithm. Congratulations to all of these first year players for making an impact on their teams...
NJP AWARDS – All State Teams
November 23, 2021 - By NJP Here are the NJP All State Teams as selected by the NJP computer ratings for the Fall 2021 NJ girls High School Volleyball season... Congratulations to all the players who made these teams...
Final NJ Girls High School Volleyball Ranking
November 22, 2021 - By NJP Here is the NJP Final Ranking for the Fall high school volleyball season of 2021. Congratulations to Williamstown for completing a "perfect" season at 37-0 and becoming The NJ State Champions.
NJP Clip of the Year Winners!!!
November 21, 2021 - By NJP Voting has now closed. We have tabulated up all of the votes and are pleased to announce our new winner!!!! In Group A.... Our Winner... with 25.2% of the votes in the Defense &
Boys SOVBC “Invitational Friendship” Club Tournament 11/20/21
November 21, 2021 - By NJP Here are the results from the SOVBC "Invitational Friendship" Tournament at Southern Regional High School on 11/20/21. Many thanks to tournament director Charlie Maxwell for compiling and sending this information: Pool "A" results 1.
TOC Final – Like Opponent Analysis
November 20, 2021 - By NJP We took a look at all of the matches that Paul VI and Williamstown had against like opponents during the season. Being both teams are from South Jersey, the Eagles and the Braves have 10
TOC Update
November 20, 2021 - By NJP Here is the grid update for the NJ High School girls volleyball Tournament of Champions: Impressive wins by both finalists. NJP has projected Williamstown to complete their remarkable year undefeated as state champions. But we
Stage is Set! TOC Semi-Final Predictor Picks locked in…
November 20, 2021 - By NJP No more hype. No more analysis. Just a great weekend to catch the Tournament of Champions semi-finals in Somerset, NJ at Franklin High School. It's #1 vs #2 in the first match with
Mendham Spreads Offense, Dominates Against Bogota
November 19, 2021 - By Josh Wilets Fresh off of claiming their Group 2 title, the Mendham Minutemen hosted the Bogota Bucs in a 4-seed vs. 5-seed matchup in the preliminary round of the NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament of Champions. In the
Girl’s Blog, 11/18
November 18, 2021 - By NJP The Final 4 is set for the NJ Girls high school volleyball TOC tournament!! Tonight, Mendham and Paul VI solidified their spots in the quad. Williamstown and North Hunterdon were waiting to see
Which Team Do NJ High School Volleyball Players Think Will Win The TOC?
November 17, 2021 - By NJP Who might be the best to know which team may be the Tournament of Champions winner? Players of course! We have reached out to a wide variety of some of NJ's best to get
Girl’s High School Volleyball Ranking Update, 11/16
November 16, 2021 - By NJP Here is the latest update for the NJ high school girls volleyball rankings as of November 16th, 2021 (just one ranking left... the FINAL NJP ranking will be published as part of the
TOC Grid and Predictor Picks for Thursday’s Preliminary Round
November 16, 2021 - By NJP Here is the Tournament of Champions playoff tournament grid for our Fall season finale. #2 Mendham is projected to defeat #6 Bogota on Thursday. We see this as a very close match-up due to
Boys 18U Club Tournament at Southern Regional, 11/20
November 16, 2021 - By NJP Here is the grid for the Southern VBC Friendship Tournament on Saturday, November 20, 2021. This is a Boys Junior Club 18 Under tourney...
Updated Player Stats and Rankings thru 11/15
November 15, 2021 - By NJP Here are updated stats through November 15th. Blue highlighted players are still active. PLEASE NOTE: THE ANALYSIS WAS UPDATED 11/15/21 10:15PM AS 8 TEAMS WERE LEFT OFF THE LAST REPORT. THOSE TEAMS ARE NOW
Girl’s Blog, 11/14
November 14, 2021 - By NJP Phew... what a day yesterday! I think my average heart rate jumped 25 beats a minute all day yesterday watching the the 6 Group State Championship matches for NJ girls volleyball. What an
Girl’s Blog, 11/13
November 13, 2021 - By NJP A message for today's players... We have seen some thrilling and emotional state playoff games this past week, and the schedule for tomorrow is like having six Super Bowl's in one day. The
Boys Club Tourney at Southern Regional, 11/13
November 12, 2021 - By NJP There is a club tournament for 16U Boys at Southern Regional High School on Saturday, November 13th featuring many of the top club teams in the area. As the girls season winds down,
NJP Clip of the Year VOTING
November 12, 2021 - By NJP The polls for voting in both Groups A and Groups B are now open. There will be a winner in each group so make sure to vote in both groups. You can vote
Potential TOC Matchups
November 12, 2021 - By NJP We took a look at how the seeds are determined for the Tournament of Champions by checking in with Al Stumpf, the extraordinary lead for girls high school volleyball at the NJSIAA. The
Thursday’s Grid and Selections
November 11, 2021 - By NJP Here are our Predictor Game selections for the Group Semifinal matches today... Visit the "Bracketology" page for the complete state playoff grid... https://njpowerranking.com/njp-spring-girls-bracketology/ GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS! BRACKET UPDATE AT https://njpowerranking.com/njp-spring-girls-bracketology/ NON-PUBLIC PUBLIC
NJP Clip of the Year FINALISTS
November 9, 2021 - By NJP Congratulations to all of the players and fans who have submitted entries to the NJP Clip of the Year Contest. There are some phenomenal clips and vids showcasing many of NJ's top talents on the
NJP Player Rater Update, 11/8
November 8, 2021 - By NJP The NJP Player Rater for 11/8 is below. The Player Rater is another “Look” at statistical performances of NJ Girl’s high school volleyball players. The Player Rater is formulaic and attempts to bring
Group 4 State Playoff Analysis
November 8, 2021 - By NJP Here are the Group 4 matchups... RIDGEWOOD VS. CLIFTON Ridgewood takes on Clifton in the North 1 Group 4 sectional championship... Ridgewood is 23-2. They lost opening day to #1 IHA, and then basically ran the
Hoboken’s Walia-Peters Twins Drive NJ’s Best Turnaround Season
November 8, 2021 - By NJP Morgan In the pre-COVID 2019-2020 NJ high school volleyball season, the Hoboken Redwings completed their season with a record of 1-16. This past Spring season, The Redwings went 0-4. But this year, there was
Group 3 State Playoff Analysis
November 6, 2021 - By NJP WAYNE VALLEY VS ROXBURY Roxbury and Wayne square off in the North 1 Group 3 championship. One of the premier matchups in the state tournament thus far. Roxbury has been one of the
Group 2 State Playoff Analysis
November 6, 2021 - By NJP RIVER DELL VS OLD TAPPAN River Dell and Old Tappan matchup in the North 1 Group 2 final. River Dell has been lurking in the NJP top 10 all season, waiting for the top teams
Group 1 State Playoff Analysis
November 6, 2021 - By NJP We are evaluating the games associated with Group 1 in this post. It includes all sections, gives analysis for the teams involved and projects what a next t round will look like as teams work
Girl’s Blog, 11/5
November 5, 2021 - By NJP Hi NJ Volleyball Fans... It was semi-final Friday and 16 more teams advance and 16 have had their season end. For the full "Bracketology" update, visit https://njpowerranking.com/njp-spring-girls-bracketology/ Some of you have been asking, what happens
Freshman Talia Snedeker Lifts Keyport’s Future
November 2, 2021 - By NJP Having two older brothers, and being the youngest of three, is often a challenge and a gift at the same time. For Keyport freshman Talia Snedeker, she has been pushed both academically and
Girl’s Blog, 11/4
November 4, 2021 - By NJP Hey NJ Volleyball Fans!!! Quite an evening of NJ high school volleyball. Tonight, we saw one of the top 5 teams in NJ eliminated from the state tournament. And to most of our surprise,
USA Today / AVCA High School Rankings
November 4, 2021 - By NJP Here is the latest Region 2 Rankings for High school Girl's Volleyball from USA Today. This region is represented by New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and DC. USA Today also puts out
Girl’s Blog, 11/3
November 3, 2021 - By NJP Greeting NJ volleyball fans and players... Great night of high school volleyball on Wednesday with top teams advancing to the semi-finals in the larger groups 3 and 4. In our blog last night, we projected 8
Vianney Senior Erin Gretsky Ready for State Playoff Run
November 3, 2021 - By NJP What a stellar season the St. John Vianney Lancers are having at the shore. After an opening day, 3-set loss to Donovan Catholic, the Lancers have run the table with just one exception,
Girl’s Blog, 11/2
November 2, 2021 - By NJP Greeting New Jersey Volleyball fans... What a massive and brilliant schedule in store for us on Wednesday in NJ. State playoff games continue to work through the grid and as expected, we have some
Clip of the Year Submissions – Girl’s Fall Season 2021
We will be populating all of the submissions for the NJP Clip of the Year in this post and will announce the finalists on Monday, November 8th. What's your favorite? You will be able to vote next Monday for your choice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv0XM-ltIi8 #1
Girl’s Blog, 11/1
November 1, 2021 - By NJP Greetings NJ Volleyball fans... For recaps and updated grid information on the NJ high school girl's state tournament, visit the NJP " Bracketology" page at https://njpowerranking.com/njp-spring-girls-bracketology/ An updated ranking was completed on Sunday, October 31.
Girl’s NJP Clip of the Year Contest
November 1, 2021 - By NJP We will be conducting our annual “NJP Clip of the Year” contest for the girl's high school season so get your best clips ready… Here are the rules… The clip must be from the Fall high school
NJP Ranking #8, 10/31
October 31, 2021 - By NJP Happy Halloween!!! Ranking #8 has been published below for the NJ high school girl's volleyball season through 10/31/21. The rating algorithm has reinserted Immaculate Heart Academy as the #1 team in NJ. The top
Girl’s Blog, 10/30
October 30, 2021 - By NJP Greetings NJ volleyball community... Two county tournament came to conclusion today in a grand manner as the Bergen County tournament and the Morris County tournament had their championship games. The first game on tap was
Girl’s Blog, 10/29
October 29, 2021 - By NJP Greeting's NJ volleyball fans... Tonight was another huge night in the NJ volleyball community as the girl's high school volleyball state tournament had its second day of first round matches. Our "Bracketology" page has
Girl’s Blog, 10/28
October 28, 2021 - By NJP Greeting's NJ volleyball fans... OK, who is dressing up like a volleyball player for Halloween on Sunday? Tonight was a huge night in the NJ volleyball community as the girl's high school volleyball state tournament got under
Tenafly’s Sofia Bell Finishing Impactful Junior Season
October 25, 2021 - By NJP It's been a breakout season for Tenafly junior Sofia Bell. She is a hitting machine that is equally effective from the middle or from the pins. She hits with power and can do
Girl’s Blog, 10/27
October 27, 2021 - By NJP Greeting NJ Volleyball fans... A very abbreviated blog tonight as most of our time was spent on the "Bracketology" page. That page is now live and will contain game scores, updates, and game recaps
Bracketology for the NJ Girl’s High School Volleyball Fall State Tournament
October 28, 2021 - By NJP With the state tournament about to start, we have re-launched our "Bracketology" page for the Fall State Tournament. This page will replace our nightly NJP Predictor selections and all game predictions through the
Girl’s Blog, 10/26
October 26, 2021 - By NJP Greetings NJ volleyball fans... We are just days away from the start of the state tournament and the excitement is building. For those participating, it's the most special time of the year. The anticipation,