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October 30, 2023 Huge schedule tomorrow of state playoff games. We will pick up where we left off on Friday and take you through the rest of the grids for North and South sectionals: North 1, Group 1: Glen Rock is the

October 27, 2023 State playoffs have begun and soon many teams will be dropping off with their seasons ending. This is one of the most exciting times of the year and also bittersweet. For seniors, most players will have their competitive

October 22, 2023 MORE TO COME IN THE BLOG LATER TONIGHT We start our blog on a slightly different topic than high school volleyball in New Jersey. We had the pleasure of watching the Big Ten Channels coverage of #1 and undefeated

October 22, 2023

October 22, 2023 Here is the updated NJP Player Rater for NJ high school girls volleyball through games of Saturday, October 21. The rankings are tightening up much like the team rankings but Demarest senior Taylor Miller is hanging on to

October 21, 2023 This week saw unprecedented movement near the top of the rankings and the tightest top 7 we have had in our history. The emergence of Morristown who was undefeated and then knocked off Sparta as well as winning

October 19, 2023 WE WILL BE UPDATING THE BLOG ALL NIGHT SO STAY TUNED FOR NEW CONTENT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. So much has happened in the last few days that will better define the Top 20 teams in the state as well as

October 18, 2023 NJP celebrates those who never take the path of least resistance and are true leaders, setting the stage to be amazing role models that open the eyes of the NJ Volleyball community. Many NJ high school players

October 15, 2023 Another week of NJ Girl's high school volleyball in the books. Here are the latest observations and learnings through games played today... Here is the latest ranking in top 30 mini format... Sparta has the slightest of edge over IHA

October 15, 2023 Here is the updated NJP Player Rater through games played October 14, 2023:

October 16, 2023 Here are the latest rankings as of 10/15/23:

October 12, 2023 The dynamic in the Girl's high school volleyball has shifted since our last blog on Monday. The Sparta Spartans flipped the script on Tuesday with a one sided victory over #1 IHA on the Blue Eagles home court.

October 9, 2023 Some great matches tonight... let's jump in. Sparta downed Westfield in a feature match up, improving to 15-0 on the season. Lea Tsamadias had 7 kills, 2 aces, and 4 blocks in yet another impressive accomplishment for the Spartans.

October 8, 2023 Let's take a look at some of the interesting data points from our ranking of the group and sectional seeds: Central 1: NJP currently sees both Dayton and Hoboken in a dead heat for the top spot in the

October 8, 2023 Here are the updated Girl's Volleyball rankings as of 10/8/23...

October 8, 2023

October 8, 2023 Here are the Sectional and Group Rankings as of October 8, 2023. We show these groups in order by highest NJP rating.

October 8, 2023 Here is the updated standings for NJ HS Girl's Volleyball as of 10/8/23...

October 6, 2023 From Bulldog to Bulldog... Audrey Leak continues to show herself as a true leader and a wonderful role model for every NJ high school player in the state. Audrey had so many accomplishments during her high school career

October 5, 2023 Anna Morris won the Gatorade NJ Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019 as she dominated the middle for the Blue Eagles as a 4 year varsity player. She won NJ State Championships all 4 years

October 4, 2023 Let's start tonight's blog with a look at key match-ups and results from the past few days, including tonight. These match-ups could have state playoff implications, conference/division impact or influence on the Top 20. This week, we saw

October 4, 2023 We love posting stories about former NJ players who have gone on to play at a high level past their high school career. Stay tuned for more updates on NJ high school stars from the past! Sabrina Skyers, the

October 2, 2023 We will be updating the blog all night long so stay tuned for new content... Verona celebrates above as they take down undefeated Livingston to improve to 13-1. Marley Kramer posted 30 assists and 19 digs in the epic

October 1, 2023 We are now in month 2 of three for the NJ high school girl's volleyball season. Most of the stages have been set from the first few weeks of play and we have clear definition on which teams

October 1, 2023 Here is the updated Player Rater using the NJP proprietary rating algorithm for NJ girl;s high school volleyball as of 10/1/23:

October 1, 2023 Here are updated standing for NJ High School Volleyball as of 10/1/23:

October 1, 2023 Here is the updated computer ranking for New Jersey High School Volleyball as of 10/1/23:

September 28, 2023 Let's jump right in on tonight's schedule... Emma Fowler powered Bogota past Mary Help of Christians today, posting 16 kills in a straight set win. It broke a two game losing streak for the Buccaneers (can't remember the last

September 25, 2023 The pie was delicious. We ate a big hunk of it late this afternoon. In yesterday's blog, we pointed out the outrageous score keeping of Middletown South in their game against Red Bank Catholic last week. The Eagles

September 24, 2023 Check back all day for new updates and additions. Lots of updates on the site this weekend. For our first team ranking of the year, click HERE. NJP's analytical conference and divisional standings are HERE. The first NJP Player Rater is out

September 24, 2023 Here is a list of the top freshman players in the NJP Player Rater as of 9/24/23. All of these players have achieved the 80th percentile and higher in their first year. Congrats to all.

September 24, 2023 Here is the first player rater of the season. Congrats to Taylor Miller of Demarest for first honors... and to all the players in NJ who love the game of volleyball.

September 24, 2023 Here is the latest analytical standings based on NJP ratings and rankings as of 9/24. It's the first publishing of standings and we could use your help to make sure we aligned all teams in the right divisions

September 24, 2023 After two weeks of gathering data, NJP is launching computer ranking #1. The ranking algorithm will get better and better, and more accurate as the season progresses and more data is accumulated. But the algorithm is now statistically

September 23, 2023 There are a few rules of thumb when analyzing game statistics. You can't have more assists than kills. Your kills, blocks, and aces can not be more than your total points scored. In fact, they should not be

September 21, 2023 We are two full weeks into the 2023 Fall NJ Girl's Volleyball season and you know what that means... The NJP rating and ranking algorithms now have enough data to be statistically viable and we will be launching

September 21, 2023 Games you will not want to miss today are noted below that will significant impact on ranking and league and conference standings: St. Mary's (Ruth) 7-0 @ Lyndhurst 5-1 MSDA 4-2 @ #17 Verona 5-1 #24 Governor Livingston 4-2 @ #8

September 19, 2023 Let's go around the league tonight and drop in on the happenings across the state: There were 643 games on the schedule tonight (just kidding, but it was a lot). Many influenced the NJP top 20 that will

September 16, 2023 A limited schedule on Saturday but some really significant games were played with top teams in the state. The Southern Rams were the big winners in a quad against North Hunterdon, St. John Vianney, and host Williamstown. The

September 15, 2023 We are now ten days into the season and still collecting data and information to educate us on where teams fit into the rankings. We will start with some crucial tidbits learned since Monday's blog: Two teams in the

September 13, 2023 In previous seasons, we have done the full blown analysis and profiles of each player leading up to opening day. The rating algorithm has formulated the chances of each team member being "Player of the Year". Our Elite

September 11, 2023 Some big individual performance on Monday night noted here by NJP: Sienna Socha-Soares tallies 9 aces as Howell rolls over Middletown North to stay unbeaten. Bria Morgan leads Lenape to their 4th win as they roll over Camden. 9

September 24, 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

September 11, 2023 We use a totally separate algorithm for going from final ranking to pre-season ranking for the next season. It factors in scoring and other statistical losses from the graduation of seniors and uses progression analysis on statistics of

September 10, 2023 Here are the states early leaders in overall stats. We are still investigating some aboritions in the data but we will publish these pending further review... Kill Leaders Block Leaders Assist Leaders Dig Leaders Ace Leaders

September 10, 2023 With just a few days of the season underway, we are starting to see which underclassman who have hit the ground running out of the gate. It's a big statement to just make a team as a freshman,

September 8, 2023 The 2023 girl's high school volleyball season is here with games starting this past Thursday. As every season comes and go, this year will see some new teams rising to the top of the rankings as well as

June 14, 2023 Here are the Spring 2023 Boys Volleyball "All State" Awards. Congratulations to these players.

June 14, 2023 Here are the Spring 2023 Boys Volleyball Senior Awards. Congratulations to these players.

June 13, 2023 NJP honors 14 coaches and their accomplishments for the Spring 2023 season. Congrats to these mentors of the game and their success this Spring.

June 13, 2023 This is "Page 84" from last years 2022 yearbook where NJP projected the 2023 Top 50. Remembering this is high school volleyball, with uncertainty being the only certain thing, we think we did pretty well. Here are the

June 13, 2023 Here are the Spring 2023 Boys Volleyball Junior Awards. Congratulations to these players.

June 12, 2023 Here are the Spring 2023 Boys Volleyball Sophomore Awards. Congratulations to these players.

June 12, 2023 Here are the Spring 2023 Boys Volleyball Freshman Awards. Congratulations to these players.

Another amazing finish for NJ high school boys volleyball today as we crowned 4 Group State Champions. Congratulations to St. John Vianney, St. Joe's Metuchen, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, and Southern Regional. Below is our final computer ranking for the season. It

Updated 8:30PM Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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

Here is the latest ranking update for May 29, 2023 for boys high school volleyball in NJ for Spring:

Here is the latest updated standing for NJ high school boys volleyball for Spring as of May 29, 2023.

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

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,

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

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 takes a look at each of the 8 sectionals with rankings and power points analysis as of 5-22...

Here is an update for the NJ HS Boys Overall player rater at 5-22:

Here is the latest ranking update as of 5-22:

Here are the latest standings as of 5-22-23:

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

Here is the latest Player Rater update for NJ high school boys volleyball...

Here are the latest updated rankings as of 5-15-23:

Here is the latest updated analytical standings through May 14th...

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.

May 7, 2023 Here is the updated game table for the 2023 Spring boys high school volleyball season:

May 7, 2023 (Updated) Here is the latest boys high school volleyball player rater as of May 8th:

May 7, 2023 Here are the latest analytical standings for Nj boys high school volleyball as of May 8th:

May 7, 2023 Here are the latest New Jersey boys high school volleyball rankings as of May 8, 2023:

Here is the latest update for the NJP New Jersey high school volleyball player rater after the first month of the Spring season...

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"

Here are the latest standing by each conference and division for all 185 teams in the New Jersey boys high school volleyball spring season:

Here is the latest New Jersey Boys high school volleyball rankings for all 185 teams in the state:

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

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

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),

Here is the latest player rater update for week three, April 23, 2023:

April 23, 2023 Here are the updated analytical standings for NJ Boys high school volleyball as of April 23rd.

April 23, 2023 Here are the latest Rankings for New Jersey high school boys volleyball as of April 23rd.

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

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

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

Here are updated Standings as of April 16, 2023 for NJ high school boys volleyball...

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.

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

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