The Record Sports North Jersey “Top 20” Preseason Football Poll
]20. NV/Demarest (2-6)
Season opener: vs. Paramus, Sept. 3
19. Waldwick/Midland Park (4-2)
Season opener: at Cresskill, Sept. 10
18. Pompton Lakes (5-3)
Season opener: vs. Butler, Sept. 11
17. Westwood (2-2)
Season opener: vs. Ramsey, Sept. 3
16. Becton (6-0)
Season opener: at Hawthorne, Sept. 3
15. Park Ridge (6-1)
Season opener: vs. Garfield, Sept. 10
14. NV/Old Tappan (3-4)
Season opener: vs. Randolph, Sept 3
13. Mahwah (5-2)
Season opener: vs. Passaic Valley, Sept. 10
12. Glen Rock (6-2)
Season opener: vs. Rutherford, Sept. 10
11. Hasbrouck Heights (4-2)
Season opener: at Rutherford, Sept. 2
10. Rutherford (3-3)
Season opener: vs. Hasbrouck Heights, Sept. 2
9. Eastside (5-3)
Season opener: vs. NV/Old Tappan, Sept. 9
8. Wayne Valley (3-3)
Season opener: at Woodland Hills (Pa.), Saturday
7. Ramsey (6-1)
Season opener: at Westwood, Sept. 3
6. Clifton (4-3)
Season opener: at Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), Sept. 3
5. Ridgewood (4-4)
Season opener: vs. North Bergen, Sept. 2
4. Ramapo (3-2)
Season opener: vs. West Essex, Sept. 3
3. Wayne Hills (5-2)
Season opener: at Harrisonville (Mo.), Friday
2. River Dell (6-1)
Season opener: at Parsippany Hills, Sept. 3
1. Northern Highlands (5-2)
Season opener: vs. Somerville, at Rutgers, Sept. 5
Also receiving votes: Hackensack (1-5), Paramus (3-4), Pascack Valley (2-3).
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