Portrait of Sean Farrell 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

  1. Ramapo 17-4
  2. Clifton 17-3-2
  3. Bergen Catholic 14-7
  4. DePaul 13-4-1
  5. Ridgewood 18-5
  6. Garfield 17-5
  7. Don Bosco 14-6-1
  8. Waldwick 21-5-1
  9. Glen Rock 16-4-2
  10. Ramsey 13-3-3
  11. Old Tappan 10-6-1
  12. West Milford 17-3-3
  13. Dwight-Englewood 15-5-1
  14. Tenafly 12-8-1
  15. Mahwah 13-7
  16. Rutherford 15-5-2
  17. Lyndhurst 16-7-1
  18. Pompton Lakes 13-6-1
  19. Paramus 10-8-2
  20. Wallington 13-7
  21. Fort Lee 9-7-2
  22. Demarest 12-9-1
  23. Bergenfield 14-7-2
  24. Cliffside Park 11-9
  25. Indian Hills 13-7-1