North Group 1 · Public
New Milford Knights
6-25-1 in the Meadowlands · Coach Bill Straub
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
Clinched
Playoff spot
Home game: 93%. A No. 3 seed today.
- Waiting on
- vs Pompton Lakes, Fri 6:30 PM.
- Seed
- After Friday: No. 2 to No. 6. · No. 4 or better hosts
- Can pass us
- Friday: 7 teams. See who ↓
They move ahead of Hasbrouck Heights: beat them 21–14. A team that beat the team directly ahead of it is placed ahead of it.
Last game
Next game
For coaches
New Milford is in. Here's what's next.
Updated Tue, Oct 20, 7:40 PM · refreshed after every final
Home game93%The top 8 in North Group 1 host a first-round game.
No. 1 seedOutThe top 2 are the No. 1 seeds and host every section game.
This weekvs Pompton Lakes: a win makes a home game 100%, a loss 32%.
- Root for Boonton over Mountain Lakes · home game +6
- Root for Hasbrouck Heights over Wood-Ridge · +5
- Root for Lenape Valley over Wallkill Valley · +5
Who to scout
Most likely playoff opponents.
First round
- Verona25%
- Hawthorne18%
- Mountain Lakes12%
- Kinnelon12%
- Belvidere10%
- Pompton Lakes8%
Second round, if you win
Before the cutoff · Friday, Oct 23
Who can still pass New Milford?
Best caseNo. 2 seedWorst caseNo. 6 seedFavorites winNo. 3 seed
Hasbrouck Heights5-3 · 6th todayCan pass us whether they win or lose, with help from other results.
Pompton Lakes5-3 · 10th todayPasses us if they beat us.
Wood-Ridge7-1 · 7th todayCan pass us if they beat Hasbrouck Heights and other results go their way. With a loss, only if we lose to Pompton Lakes, Mountain Lakes beats Boonton and other results go their way.
Wallkill Valley8-0 · 8th todayPasses us if they beat Lenape Valley and we lose to Pompton Lakes.
Mountain Lakes4-4 · 12th todayPasses us if they beat Boonton and we lose to Pompton Lakes.
Dayton6-2 · 9th todayOnly if they beat Manville, we lose to Pompton Lakes and other results go their way.
Belvidere7-1 · 10th todayOnly if they beat Delaware Valley, we lose to Pompton Lakes and other results go their way.
Can’t pass New Milford: everyone else in North Group 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aug 27 | vs Hasbrouck Heights | W21–14 | ||
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs North Arlington | W33–7 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11 | at Butler | L28–41 | ||
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs Secaucus | W54–6 | ||
| 4 | Sep 25 | at Mahwah | L21–28 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | at Saddle Brook | W20–7 | ||
| 6 | Oct 9 | vs Hawthorne | W47–14 | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | at St. Mary | W51–12 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 23 | vs Pompton Lakes | Fri 6:30 PM | New Milford by 17 | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
vs Pompton LakesNew Milford by 17Fri 6:30 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 61.20 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 61.20 | |
| Week 0 | 65.08 | up +3.88 |
| Week 1 | 64.89 | down −0.18 |
| Week 2 | 66.12 | up +1.23 |
| Week 3 | 71.12 | up +5.00 |
| Week 4 | 68.33 | down −2.80 |
| Week 5 | 66.31 | down −2.02 |
| Week 6 | 71.94 | up +5.63 |
| Week 7 | 76.86 | up +4.92 |
What if?
Pick the result against Pompton Lakes. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If New Milford wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 3No. 3no change
Strength Index76.8676.86locked
Power points11.2512.00+0.75
Opponent strength rank6th6thno change
Power rank (UPR)7.25.6better
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
1-02025 record14–6points for and against
Record book →