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,

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

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

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...

November 14, 2022 Here are the final analytical standings for the NJ Girl's High School varsity volleyball season for 2022.

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 28, 2022 Here are the updated rankings as of the evening prior to the state tournament starting...

October 28, 2022 Here is the updated player rater as of the night before the state tournament start...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 17, 2022 See below for Updated detailed team recaps through October 16, 2022...

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...

October 16, 2022 Here is the updated player rater for almost 3,500 players in NJ high school volleyball...

October 16, 2022 Here is the updated group/section rankings as of 10/16 along with Power Point updates...

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

October 16, 2022 Here are the latest overall rankings for every girls high school varsity volleyball program in the state as of 10/16...

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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...

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

October 10, 2022 Here are the top 50 players in per set statistics for NJ girls high school volleyball as of October 10, 2022...

October 10, 2022 Here is the latest player rater update for NJ high school girls volleyball as of 10/10...

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...

October 9, 2022 Here are the updated Power Point rankings for all NJ high school girls volleyball teams as of 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...

October 9, 2022 Here is the updated ranking through all games on October 9th for the NJ Girls High School Volleyball season...

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

October 8, 2022 Here is the Essex County Tournament seed and ranking analysis at the time of seeding...

October 8, 2022 Here is the Bergen County Tournament seed and ranking analysis at the time of seeding...

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

October 7, 2022 Here are the preliminary seeding and NJP ranking for the Union County tournament...

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

October 6, 2022 NJP takes a shot at predicting the massive Thursday schedule (over 80 games) for this week... We fared well last Friday going 44-3. Hail to the algorithm. LOL. We will not be able to sustain anywhere near that rate

October 5, 2022 We will updating this blog as the night progresses so stay tuned for new content and additions... Of the 320 NJ high school girls volleyball teams, about 50 do not report on individual stats for their players. It leaves

October 4, 2022 We will updating this blog as the night progresses so stay tuned for new content and additions... Some big matches on the slate today that will bring better definition to seedings and top 20 rankings. The winds of change

October 2, 2022 Here is the NJP Player Rater sorted by Class Year...

October 2, 2022 Here is the latest Overall Player Rater as of 10/2/22:

October 2, 2022

October 2, 2022 Here are the group and sectional rankings for the 18 groups in the state of NJ. We have added power points to the presentation that will certainly reveal many differences between the NJP rankings and the PP calculations. Check

October 2, 2022 Here are the latest ratings and rankings for the NJ high school girl's volleyball season as of October 2, 2022. Many teams are closely rated so even though some teams rose or fell, the margin in the ratings

Here is the "Game Table" presentation that includes simplified game results and scores from the NJ high school girls volleyball Fall season as of Sunday, October 2, 2022.

September 30, 2022 Trying to catch up on the last few days... We will be updating this blog through the night on Friday so stay tuned for additional content... We debut the NJP Predictor tonight. We have just under 60 games that we

The Friday schedules are usually a bit lighter so we will debut the NJP Predictor tonight and plan to do this every Friday as the season continues (more if time allows). Based on the rating formula and algorithm, we put

September 26, 2022 Here is the player rater presentation broken out by class year (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) as of September 26 for NJ high school girl's volleyball:

September 26, 2022 Here we go on week three of the NJ girls high school volleyball season. Lot's of learnings thus far on teams and players. And the algorithms will close in on a higher level of accuracy as more data

September 26, 2022 NJP takes a look at "Kill" stats for the NJ high school girl's volleyball 2022 season through September 25, 2022. Left side is overall kill leaders and right side is kills/set leaders.

Here are the updated Sectional/Group Rankings for the NJ HS Girl's Volleyball season. A few reminders about state playoffs... There is no requirements to enter the year-end tournament such as finishing with a winning record. The seeding will be established by

September 25, 2022 Here are the updated computer rankings for the NJ high school girl's volleyball season.

September 25, 2022 Here is the latest game table update as of Sunday, September 25.