North Group 4 · Public
Hackensack Comets
4-32-1 in the Freedom Blue · Coach Brett Ressler
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
On the bubble
46% to make it
Win: 55%. Loss: under 1%.
- Waiting on
- vs Clifton, Fri 7:00 PM.
- Seed
- After Friday: No. 7 at best, or out.
- Can pass us
- Friday: 6 teams. See who ↓
Last game
Next game
- CarteretNo. 16 · 4-4Plays Monroe on Friday, Oct 23+84
- NutleyNo. 18 · 3-5Plays at West Essex on Friday, Oct 23+10
- Newark CentralNo. 20 · 3-4Plays at East Orange on Saturday, Oct 24+9
Before the cutoff · Friday, Oct 23
Who can still pass Hackensack?
Best caseNo. 7 seedWorst caseOut
Carteret4-4 · 16th todayPasses us if they beat Monroe. With a loss, passes us if we lose to Clifton.
Watchung Hills4-4 · 16th todayCan pass us whether they win or lose, with help from other results.
Nutley3-5 · 18th todayOnly if they beat West Essex and other results go their way.
Newark Central3-4 · 20th todayOnly if they beat East Orange and other results go their way.
Fair Lawn3-5 · 21st todayPasses us if they beat Wayne Hills and we lose to Clifton.
Colonia2-6 · 19th todayOnly if they beat South Brunswick, we lose to Clifton and other results go their way.
Can’t pass Hackensack: everyone else in North Group 4, whatever happens Friday. Checked against every way Friday’s games can go, and updated as each final comes in.
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | The line | Beat the line by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs Ridgewood | L0–33 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10 | vs Northern Highlands | L13–39 | ||
| 3 | Sep 19 | at Columbia | W41–0 | ||
| 4 | Sep 26 | at Montclair | W29–25 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | vs Passaic | W14–6 | ||
| 6 | Oct 8 | at Old Tappan | L0–35 | ||
| 7 | Oct 15 | at Eastside | W43–0 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 23 | vs Clifton | Fri 7:00 PM | Hackensack by 14 | |
| — | Nov 26 | at Teaneck | Nov 26 | Teaneck by 7.4 | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
vs CliftonHackensack by 14Fri 7:00 PM
Lines are today's Strength Index gap and move every week.
The numbers
How the ratings work →Strength Index after each week
Started the season at 64.51 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 64.51 | |
| Week 1 | 58.01 | down −6.50 |
| Week 2 | 56.35 | down −1.65 |
| Week 3 | 60.39 | up +4.04 |
| Week 4 | 59.07 | down −1.33 |
| Week 5 | 58.44 | down −0.63 |
| Week 6 | 58.52 | up +0.08 |
| Week 7 | 63.15 | up +4.63 |
What if?
Pick the result against Clifton. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If Hackensack wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 8Outout
Strength Index63.1563.15locked
Power points9.009.75+0.75
Opponent strength rank16th16thno change
Power rank (UPR)15.614.8better
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
4-42025 record162–158points for and against
Record book →Last meeting with this year's opponents