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Girls 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. DePaul 19-1
  2. Ramsey 23-1-1
  3. Ramapo 16-2-1
  4. Immaculate Heart 14-6-1
  5. Old Tappan 14-4-1
  6. Ridgewood 12-12
  7. Saddle River Day 14-3
  8. Northern Highlands 18-4
  9. Mahwah 13-7-1
  10. Glen Rock 19-3-1
  11. Pascack Valley 13-7-2
  12. Westwood 11-6-2
  13. Wayne Valley 10-7-2
  14. Paramus Catholic 15-6-2
  15. Wayne Hills 10-9-2
  16. Lyndhurst 14-7-1
  17. Hasbrouck Heights 14-7
  18. Indian Hills 13-11
  19. Fair Lawn 10-8-3
  20. Saddle Brook 15-5
  21. Waldwick 13-7-1
  22. Paramus 13-10-2
  23. Demarest 10-10-1
  24. Tenafly 12-9-1
  25. North Arlington 13-6-2