Sean Farrell, NorthJersey.com
Boys soccer is officially back.
While most teams won’t kick off until after Labor Day, a handful of North Jersey teams are starting their 2025 seasons this week.
Gauging the best of the best is always a tricky task each preseason. To put together the first set of rankings, NorthJersey.com weighs returning talent, program success and input from coaches as key factors.
Preseason Top 25 rankings
- Ramapo 17-4
- Clifton 17-3-2
- Bergen Catholic 14-7
- DePaul 13-4-1
- Ridgewood 18-5
- Garfield 17-5
- Don Bosco 14-6-1
- Waldwick 21-5-1
- Glen Rock 16-4-2
- Ramsey 13-3-3
- Old Tappan 10-6-1
- West Milford 17-3-3
- Dwight-Englewood 15-5-1
- Tenafly 12-8-1
- Mahwah 13-7
- Rutherford 15-5-2
- Lyndhurst 16-7-1
- Pompton Lakes 13-6-1
- Paramus 10-8-2
- Wallington 13-7
- Fort Lee 9-7-2
- Demarest 12-9-1
- Bergenfield 14-7-2
- Cliffside Park 11-9
- Indian Hills 13-7-1