The PowerPoints system rewards more than wins and losses. The report says each game total combines Quality Points and Residual Points before being adjusted by the opponent’s opponents’ winning percentage factor, or OOWP.
That gives the closing schedule added importance. A team facing strong opposition has opportunities to improve its profile, while results against struggling opponents may carry less weight. The wider records of those opponents also feed into the calculation, making the strength of schedule a significant factor in the final average.
For teams near a seeding boundary, the next few fixtures could therefore matter beyond the result itself.
The current update should not be treated as a final playoff list. Matches played after October 6 are expected to be included in later calculations, and the report says final PowerPoints are produced by adding each game’s total and dividing by the number of games played.
The NJSIAA also rounds the figures to three decimal places where required. That precision could make small changes important when teams are closely grouped.
The regular season is scheduled to close on October 24, leaving programmes with limited time to strengthen their records and schedule profiles. The official seeding meeting is set for October 28, when the definitive bracket positions are expected to be determined.
Until then, the central storyline is movement. A strong finish can improve a team’s draw, while a difficult result could send it into a tougher section of the postseason. The next PowerPoints update-and the final fixtures before the cutoff-will reveal which programmes have turned the late-season pressure into seeding gains.