Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 18)

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 (17-0, 4.0000)
2. Nashua South (16-1, 3.7647)
3. Bishop Guertin (15-2, 3.5294) ⇑
4. Exeter (15-3, 3.3333) ⇓
5. Spaulding (14-3, 3.2941)
6. Dover (14-3, 3.2941)
7. Bedford (13-4, 3.0588)
8. Portsmouth (11-6, 2.5882) ⇑
9. Salem (11-7, 2.4444) ⇓
10. Pinkerton (10-7, 2.3529)
11. Concord (8-9, 1.8824)
12. Timberlane (7-10, 1.6471)
13. Windham (7-10, 1.6471)
14. Nashua North (7-10, 1.6471)
15. Londonderry (6-11, 1.4118)

Eliminated: Merrimack (5-13, 1.1111); Winnacunnet (4-13, 0.9412); Goffstown (4-14, 0.8889); Alvirne (2-15, 0.4706); Keene (1-16, 0.2354); Manchester Central (1-16, 0.2354); Manchester Memorial (1-16, 0.2354).

Tiebreakers

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

Remaining Schedule

• Thursday: None.
• Friday: Alvirne at Manchester Memorial, 5:15 p.m.; Spaulding at Concord, 5:15 p.m.; Pinkerton at Windham, 5:45 p.m.; Dover at Bedford, 6 p.m.; Nashua South at Bishop Guertin, 6:15 p.m.; Nashua North at Keene, 6:15 p.m.; Londonderry at Hollis Brookline, 6:15 p.m.; Timberlane at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.

First-round bye (changes in bold)

1. Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Salem at No. 8 Portsmouth
• No. 13 Windham at No. 4 Exeter
• 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 Bishop Guertin
• No. 11 Concord at No. 6 Dover

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Gilford (15-0, 4.0000)
2. Oyster River (13-2, 3.4667)
3. St. Thomas (13-2, 3.4667)
4. Milford (13-2, 3.4667)
5. Laconia (11-4, 2.9333)
6. Plymouth (10-5, 2.6667)
7. John Stark (9-7, 2.2500)
8. Kingswood (8-7, 2.1333)
9. Souhegan (7-8, 1.8667)
10. Coe-Brown (6-9, 1.6000)

Eliminated: Hanover (4-11, 1.0667); Somersworth (3-12, 0.8000); Pelham (2-13, 0.5333); ConVal (1-14, 0.2667); Manchester West (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker between St. Thomas, Oyster River and Milford, St. Thomas and Oyster River finish ahead of Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Oyster River then finishes ahead of St. Thomas thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

Remaining Schedule

• Thursday: Gilford at Manchester West, 5:15 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Plymouth, 5:45 p.m.; Somersworth at ConVal, 5:45 p.m.; Kingswood at Pelham, 5:45 p.m.; Souhegan at Laconia, 5:45 p.m.
• Friday: Hanover at Oyster River, 5:45 p.m.; Milford at St. Thomas, 5:45 p.m.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

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

Quarterfinals

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

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Winnisquam (15-0, 4.0000)
2. Farmington (14-1, 3.7333)
3. Inter-Lakes (12-3, 3.2000)
4. Epping (12-3, 3.2000)
5. Prospect Mountain (12-3, 3.2000)
6. Newfound (10-5, 2.6667)
7. Mascenic (10-5, 2.6667)
8. Campbell (10-5, 2.6667)
9. Fall Mountain (9-7, 2.2500) ⇑
10. Nute (8-7, 2.1333) ⇑
11. Moultonborough (8-7, 2.1333) ⇓
12. Belmont (7-8, 1.8667) ⇓
13. Mascoma Valley (6-9, 1.6000)
14. Sunapee (4-10, 1.1429)

Outside: Franklin (4-11, 1.0667); Trinity (4-12, 1.0000); Portsmouth Christian (3-11, 0.8571); Hillsboro-Deering (3-11, 0.8571); Raymond (3-12, 0.8000); Kennett (1-14, 0.2667); Stevens (0-15, 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.
• In a three-way tiebreaker between Newfound, Mascenic and Campbell, Newfound finishes first thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Mascenic finishes ahead of Campbell thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Nute wins the tiebreaker with Moultonborough thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining Schedule

• Thursday: Franklin at Stevens, 6:15 p.m.; Raymond at Sunapee, 6:15 p.m.
• Friday: Inter-Lakes at Prospect Mountain, 5:45 p.m.; Epping at Belmont, 6 p.m.; Campbell at Newfound, 6:15 p.m.; Mascoma Valley at Hillsboro-Deering, 6:15 p.m.; Kennett at Moultonborough, 6:15 p.m.; Winnisquam at Mascenic, 6:15 p.m.; Sunapee at Portsmouth Christian, 6:15 p.m.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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 Nute at No. 7 Mascenic
• No. 14 Sunapee at No. 3 Inter-Lakes
• No. 11 Moultonborough at No. 6 Newfound