2025 NEW JERSEY FALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

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In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and in 2021, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states two years ago.

We went to all 50 states in winter of 2023 and now we add our friends from the North in Canada on top of dividing Texas into two regions, similar to what we did with California. No one has ever done that before…until now!

This is still a one-man operation for the most part, but we have some help with some partners on Instagram like good friends at OC Student Sections and Stadium Geeks with help from Maryland Student Section Rater, NorCal Student Sections and many more.

This year we plan to get several “barstool” pages that showcase Student Sections in their states. Some of those pages were very helpful last year as we get more accurate with our rankings.

I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

This past season, we several more Student Sections, including some big powerhouse ones that not only will be a top dawg in their state, but will be a big player in the National side!

We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

We continue with the 2025 Fall Student Section Season with a preview of New Jersey.

We discovered a lot of Student Sections this past year in New Jersey, but I still feel like were missing out on some Student Sections here. We’re hoping we discover some more Student Sections this Fall.

Last Football season, we had the Bergen Catholic Crusaders Crazies as the top Football Student Section in New Jersey. The Crusader Crazies had a big year last year. They did what they had to do to get the top spot and that was promote their Student Section on Instagram. That sold me, but they weren’t done yet as they took the top spot in the East Coast Region and made a run in the National Championship Bracket, losing in the semifinals. Will we see more of the same or perhaps send a National Championship Banner to New Jersey? We shall see!

In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that while they aren’t ranked super high or weren’t ranked high last year, they’re a Student Section to lookout for and for New Jersey, it’s Chatham Cougar Crazies. This is a solid Student Section that will have to promote themselves a lot more on Instagram in order to end the season near the top or perhaps at the top. If they don’t show off their Student Section on Instagram, it will drop them down in the rankings. I’m sure they want the good part in this situation.

Will the Cougar Crazies become the new powerhouse Student Section or will the Crusader Crazies take over more than just The Garden State? Let’s find out.

2025 NEW JERSEY FALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

  1. Bergen Catholic Crusaders Crazies (2024 Rank: 1)

The Crusader Crazies came close to getting to the National Football Student Section Championship, getting ousted in the semifinals. I expect the Crusader Crazies to promote their Student Section like crazy on Instagram and I can’t blame them. This is an insane Student Section. If they keep doing what they’re doing in the stands and on social media, then I expect them to repeat and make another run for that National Student Section Title!

  1. St. Augustine Prep Richland Rowdies (2024 Rank: 2)
  2. St. Thomas Aquinas Trojan Army (2024 Rank: 8)
  3. Chatham Cougar Crazies (2024 Rank: 4)
  4. St. Joseph’s Regional Knight Pit (2024 Rank: 3)
  5. Shawnee Blue Crew (2024 Rank: 6)
  6. Toms River North Pit (2024 Rank: 7)
  7. Northern Valley Old Tappan (2024 Rank: 9)
  8. Don Bosco Prep (2024 Rank: 12)
  9. Manasquan Squan Fans (2024 Rank: 38)
  10. Williamstown Chop House (2024 Rank: 5)
  11. Camden Catholic Squadron (2024 Rank: 14)
  12. Donovan Pit (2024 Rank: NR)
  13. Ramapo (2024 Rank: 10)
  14. Somerville Pioneer Pack (2024 Rank: 16)
  15. Toms River East Raider Nation (2024 Rank: 11)
  16. Cranford Cougar Den (2024 Rank: 13)
  17. Rumson-Fair Haven Dawgpound (2024 Rank: 40)
  18. Red Bank Catholic (2024 Rank: 24)
  19. Gill St. Bernard’s Blue Crew (2024 Rank: 17)
  20. Toms River South Tribe (2024 Rank: 15)
  21. New Providence Neer Nation (2024 Rank: 19)
  22. Pascack Valley (2024 Rank: 18)
  23. Rancocas Valley (2024 Rank: 20)
  24. Paul VI Flock (2024 Rank: 23)
  25. Union Catholic Blue Crew (2024 Rank: 22)
  26. Roselle Catholic Lions Den (2024 Rank: 29)
  27. Ewing Wackos (2024 Rank: 27)
  28. Raritan Rocket Nation (2024 Rank: 26)
  29. DePaul Catholic (2024 Rank: 31)
  30. Immaculata Spartan Nation (2024 Rank: 25)
  31. Lenape (2024 Rank: 30)
  32. Millville (2024 Rank: 32)
  33. Hudson Catholic Hawks Nest (2024 Rank: 28)
  34. Winslow Township (2024 Rank: 36)
  35. Morristown (2024 Rank: 21)
  36. Mainland Regional (2024 Rank: 33)
  37. Moorestown (2024 Rank: 34)
  38. Pope John XXIII (2024 Rank: 39)
  39. Holy Spirit (2024 Rank: NR)

HONORABLE MENTION: Delbarton, St. Peter’s Prep, Phillipsburg, Glassboro, Washington Township