Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 16)

The final week of the regular season is here for girls volleyball and here is what the postseason in all three divisions would like if it started today.

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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)

1. Hollis Brookline (16-0, 4.0000)
2. Nashua South (15-1, 3.7500)
3. Exeter (15-2, 3.5294)
4. Bishop Guertin (14-2, 3.5000)
5. Spaulding (13-3, 3.2500)
6. Dover (13-3, 3.2500)
7. Bedford (12-4, 3.0000)
8. Salem (11-6, 2.5882)
9. Portsmouth (10-6, 2.5000)
10. Pinkerton (9-7, 2.2500)
11. Concord (8-8, 2.0000)
12. Timberlane (7-9, 1.7500)
13. Windham (7-9, 1.7500)
14. Nashua North (7-9, 1.7500)
15. Londonderry (5-11, 1.2500)

Outside: Merrimack (5-12, 1.1765); Goffstown (4-13, 0.9412); Winnacunnet (3-12, 0.8000); Keene (1-15, 0.2500); Manchester Central (1-15, 0.2500); Alvirne (1-15, 0.2500); Manchester Memorial (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

• Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Timberlane wins the three-way tiebreaker with Windham and Nashua North thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round bye

1. Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Portsmouth at No. 8 Salem
• No. 13 Windham at No. 4 Bishop Guertin
• No. 12 Timberlane at No. 5 Spaulding
• No. 15 Londonderry at No. 2 Nashua South
• No. 10 Pinkerton 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)

1. Gilford (14-0, 4.0000)
2. St. Thomas (12-2, 3.4286)
3. Oyster River (12-2, 3.4286)
4. Milford (12-2, 3.4286)
5. Laconia (10-4, 2.8571)
6. Plymouth (10-4, 2.8571)
7. Kingswood (8-6, 2.2857)
8. John Stark (8-7, 2.1333)
9. Coe-Brown (6-8, 1.7143)
10. Souhegan (6-8, 1.7143)

Outside: Hanover (4-10, 1.1429); Somersworth (3-11, 0.8571); Pelham (2-12, 0.5714); ConVal (1-14, 0.2667); Manchester West (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker between St. Thomas, Oyster River and Milford, St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Oyster River finishes ahead of Milford, also thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups

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

Quarterfinals

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

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Winnisquam (14-0, 4.0000)
2. Farmington (13-1, 3.7143)
3. Inter-Lakes (12-3, 3.2000)
4. Epping (12-3, 3.2000)
5. Prospect Mountain (12-3, 3.2000)
6. Newfound (9-4, 2.7692)
7. Mascenic (9-5, 2.5714)
8. Campbell (9-5, 2.5714)
9. Fall Mountain (9-7, 2.2500)
10. Moultonborough (7-6, 2.1538)
11. Nute (7-7, 2.0000)
12. Belmont (7-7, 2.0000)
13. Mascoma Valley (6-9, 1.6000)
14. Franklin (4-9, 1.2308)

Outside: Sunapee (4-10, 1.1429); Portsmouth Christian (3-11, 0.8571); Hillsboro-Deering (3-11, 0.8571); Raymond (3-12, 0.8000); Trinity (3-12, 0.8000); Kennett (1-14, 0.2667); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker between Inter-Lakes, Epping and Prospect Mountain, Inter-Lakes finishes first thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Epping finishes ahead of Prospect Mountain, also thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Campbell thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Nute wins the tiebreaker with Belmont thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round byes

1. Winnisquam
2. Farmington

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Fall Mountain at No. 8 Campbell
• No. 13 Mascoma Valley at No. 4 Epping
• No. 12 Belmont at No. 5 Prospect Mountain
• No. 10 Moultonborough at No. 7 Mascenic
• No. 14 Franklin at No. 3 Inter-Lakes
• No. 11 Nute at No. 6 Newfound