Girls volleyball rankings for Oct. 19

There's not much breathing room this week among the top teams in the state rankings, and there could be a major changeup in the week ahead.

Concord remains at No. 1 in the rankings once again, but Windham (No. 2) and Spaulding (No. 3) are getting closer, and the Red Raiders - who take on the Crimson Tide on Wednesday - could really shape things up. Dover moves back into the top five while Bishop Guertin dropped a spot after its loss to Spaulding.

Here are the full state-wide rankings and the rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

Team (record, division), rating (last week)

1. Concord (15-1, Division I), 24.13 (1)
2. Windham (15-0, Division II), 23.07 (3)
3. Spaulding (14-2, Division I), 21.25 (2)
4. Dover (13-3, Division I), 20.38 (6)
5. Bishop Guertin (13-3, Division I), 20.25 (4)
6. Gilford (12-2, Division II), 20.00 (5)
7. Nute (15-0, Division III), 18.93 (10)
8. Hollis Brookline (13-3, Division I), 18.75 (8)
9. Winnsiquam (14-1, Division III), 18.67 (11)
10. Alvirne (12-4, Division I), 18.38 (7)
11. St. Thomas (10-4, Division II), 16.14 (9)
12. Merrimack (11-5, Division I), 16.13 (12)
13. Salem (9-5, Division I), 15.57 (13)
14. Exeter (11-5, Division I), 15.38 (NR)
15. Kingswood (11-4, Division II), 15.33 (15)

Dropped out: Inter-Lakes (14).

How the rankings are done

We took the NHIAA’s football rating system, and gave it a little tweak. Instead of 10 points for a win, we weighted the wins by division, giving 12 for a win over a D1 team, 10 for a win over D2 and eight for a win over D3. Plus, every team got two points for a win by a beaten opponent. The two point totals were added together and divided by the number of games played.

Division I

1. Concord (15-1), 24.13
2. Spaulding (14-2), 21.25
3. Dover (13-3), 20.38
4. Bishop Guertin (13-3), 20.25
5. Hollis Brookline (13-3), 18.75
6. Alvirne (12-4), 18.38
7. Merrimack (11-5), 16.13
8. Salem (9-5), 15.57
9. Exeter (11-5), 15.38
10. Goffstown (9-7), 12.25
11. Bedford (7-9), 9.13
12. Nashua South (7-9), 8.63
13. Pinkerton (7-10), 7.41
14. Nashua North (6-9), 7.33
15. Timberlane (3-13), 2.88
16. Manchester Memorial (3-13), 2.75
17. Keene (2-14), 1.88
18. Londonderry (2-15), 1.88
19. Manchester Central (1-14), 1.07
20. Winnacunnet (1-15), 0.88

Division II

1. Windham (15-0), 23.07
2. Gilford (12-2), 20.00
3. St. Thomas (10-4), 16.14
4. Kingswood (11-4), 15.33
5. Somersworth (12-3), 14.93
6. John Stark (11-3), 14.29
7. Coe-Brown (9-5), 14.00
8. Milford (10-4), 12.29
9. Oyster River (8-6), 11.29
10. Laconia (8-5), 10.32
11. Plymouth (7-7), 6.29
12. ConVal (6-8), 6.00
13. Pelham (3-11), 3.71
14. Souhegan (3-11), 3.43
15. Hanover (3-11), 3.29
16. Portsmouth (3-11), 3.00
17. Manchester West (2-12), 1.57
18. Fall Mountain (1-13), 1.00
19. Kennett (0-14), 0.00

Division III

1. Nute (15-0), 18.93
2. Winnisquam (14-1), 18.67
3. Moultonborough (10-4), 15.29
4. Mascenic (11-3), 15.00
5. Inter-Lakes (11-3), 14.86
6. Farmington (11-3), 14.14
7. Campbell (9-5), 13.00
8. Belmont (9-5), 11.14
9. Epping (7-7), 9.71
10. Sunapee (11-4), 9.07
11. Portsmouth Christian (6-7), 7.23
12. Prospect Mountain (5-9), 5.00
13. Raymond (5-8), 4.62
14. Newfound (5-9), 4.43
15. Trinity (4-9), 3.54
16. Franklin (2-12), 1.43
17. Hillsboro-Deering (2-12), 1.43
18. Pittsfield (2-12), 1.43
19. Mascoma Valley (2-13), 1.07
20. Stevens (0-15), 0.00