Millburn football will compete in a brand-new division this fall after the Super Football Conference placed the Millers in the Ivy Gold, a third Ivy-tier league created for the 2026 season.

The move, announced at the 11th annual SFC Media Day on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at MetLife Stadium, slots Millburn alongside Belleville, Bergenfield, Bergen Tech, Dover and Paterson Kennedy. The six-team division will send two teams to the postseason.

Millburn went 4-6 overall during the 2025 season, according to MaxPreps.

The Millers went 0-4 in league play.

The Ivy Gold aids schools struggling with participation by removing state-postseason pressure and matching them against comparable programs. The SFC's Ivy concept enters its seventh year in 2026 and has expanded to a record 18 teams across three divisions, NorthJersey.com reported. The Ivy Red features Cliffside Park-Ridgefield, Dickinson, Ferris, Kearny, Memorial and North Bergen. The Ivy White includes Demarest, Dwight-Morrow, Fort Lee, Pascack Hills, Ridgefield Park and Tenafly.

In a preseason coaches' poll published by the Daily Record, Belleville was picked to win the Ivy Gold with 38.1% of the vote. Millburn and Dover tied for second at 19% each, followed by Bergenfield and Kennedy at 9.5% apiece and Bergen Tech at 4.8%.

Dover will face Millburn as a first-time opponent in 2026, one of several new matchups created by the realignment, according to the Daily Record. The conference realigns divisions every two years, so the Millers' placement reflects where the program stands after a stretch of lean seasons.

The SFC's NJ.com coverage of Media Day noted 12 new head coaches across the conference for 2026; Millburn was not among the programs with a coaching change. The Millers' full 2026 schedule, including the season opener, has not yet been published.