Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 12)

Only eight days remain in the regular season and there is still a lot left to be decided in girls volleyball. Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup fo

Only eight days remain in the regular season and there is still a lot left to be decided in girls volleyball.

Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button below. Starting Monday, Oct. 15, they will be updated every day until playoff brackets are announced.

Note: For girls volleyball, Division I will have 15 teams, Division II will have 10 teams and Division III will have 14 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official pairings.

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating)

Hollis Brookline (14-0, 4.0000)
Nashua South (14-0, 4.0000)
Exeter (13-2, 3.4667)
Spaulding (12-2, 3.4286)
Bishop Guertin (12-2, 3.4286)
Dover (12-3, 3.2000)
Bedford (11-3, 3.1429)
Salem (11-4, 2.9333)
Pinkerton (9-6, 2.4000)
Portsmouth (9-6, 2.4000)
Concord (7-8, 1.8667)
Windham (6-8, 1.7143)
Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143)
Nashua North (6-9, 1.6000)
Londonderry (5-10, 1.3333)

Outside: Merrimack (4-11, 1.0667); Goffstown (4-11, 1.0667); Winnacunnet (3-11, 0.8571); Keene (1-14, 0.2667); Manchester Central (1-14, 0.2667); Alvirne (1-14, 0.2667); Manchester Memorial (0-15, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker for the top seed with Nashua South thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Guertin thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Windham wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

No. 9 Pinkerton at No. 8 Salem
No. 13 Timberlane at No. 4 Spaulding
No. 12 Windham at No. 5 Bishop Guertin
No. 15 Londonderry at No. 2 Nashua South
No. 10 Portsmouth at No. 7 Bedford
No. 14 Nashua North at No. 3 Exeter
No. 11 Concord at No. 6 Dover

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

Gilford (14-0, 4.0000)
Milford (12-1, 3.6923)
St. Thomas (11-2, 3.3846)
Oyster River (11-2, 3.3846)
Laconia (10-3, 3.0769)
Plymouth (9-4, 2.7692)
Kingswood (7-6, 2.1538)
John Stark (7-7, 2.0000)
Souhegan (6-7, 1.8462)
Coe-Brown (6-8, 1.7143)

Outside: Hanover (4-9, 1.2308); Somersworth (2-11, 0.6154); Pelham (1-11, 0.3333); ConVal (1-13, 0.2857); Manchester West (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

No. 9 John Stark at No. 8 Souhegan
No. 10 Coe-Brown at No. 7 Kingswood

Quarterfinals

John Stark/Souhegan winner at No. 1 Gilford
No. 5 Laconia at No. 4 Oyster River
Coe-Brown/Kingswood winner at No. 2 Milford
No. 6 Plymouth at No. 3 St. Thomas

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

Winnisquam (12-0, 4.0000)
Farmington (12-1, 3.6923)
Prospect Mountain (10-2, 3.3333)
Inter-Lakes (10-3, 3.0769)
Epping (9-3, 3.0000)
Mascenic (9-3, 3.0000)
Newfound (8-4, 2.6667)
Campbell (7-5, 2.3333)
Fall Mountain (8-6, 2.2857)
Belmont (7-6, 2.1538)
Moultonborough (6-6, 2.0000)
Mascoma Valley (6-7, 1.8462)
Nute (5-7, 1.6667)
Franklin (4-8, 1.3333)

Outside: Portsmouth Christian (3-9, 1.0000); Sunapee (3-9, 1.0000); Raymond (3-10, 0.9231); Trinity (3-10, 0.9231); Hillsboro-Deering (2-11, 0.6154); Kennett (1-12, 0.3077); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers