Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 19)

(Updated Oct. 19) 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. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button

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.

These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button below. 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 (17-0, 4.0000)
Nashua South (16-1, 3.7647)
Bishop Guertin (15-2, 3.5294)
Exeter (15-3, 3.3333)
Spaulding (14-3, 3.2941)
Dover (14-3, 3.2941)
Bedford (13-4, 3.0588)
Portsmouth (11-6, 2.5882)
Salem (11-7, 2.4444)
Pinkerton (10-7, 2.3529)
Concord (8-9, 1.8824)
Timberlane (7-10, 1.6471)
Windham (7-10, 1.6471)
Nashua North (7-10, 1.6471)
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

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.

Scenarios for top 8

Hollis Brookline gets the No. 1 seed with a win over Londonderry, or a loss and a Nashua South loss to Bishop Guertin.
Nashua South gets the No. 1 seed with a win over Bishop Guertin and a Hollis Brookline loss to Londonderry.
Bishop Guertin gets the No. 2 seed with a win over Nashua South. The Cardinals can finish no lower than No. 3.
Exeter gets the No. 4 seed with a loss by Spaulding and Dover. The Blue Hawks can finish no lower than sixth.
Spaulding gets the No. 4 seed with a win over Concord. The Red Raiders can finish no lower than sixth.
Dover gets the No. 4 seed with a win over Bedford and a Spaulding loss to Concord. The Green Wave can finish no lower than seventh.
Bedford gets the No. 6 seed with a win over Dover. The Bulldogs can finish no lower than seventh.
Portsmouth gets the No. 8 seed with a win over Winnacunnet, or a Pinkerton loss to Windham.
Pinkerton gets the No. 8 seed with a win over Windham and a Portsmouth loss.

First-round bye (changes in bold)

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)

Gilford (16-0, 4.0000)
Oyster River (13-2, 3.4667)
St. Thomas (13-2, 3.4667)
Milford (13-2, 3.4667)
Laconia (12-4, 3.0000)
Plymouth (10-6, 2.5000)
Kingswood (9-7, 2.2500) ⇑
John Stark (9-7, 2.2500) ⇓
Coe-Brown (7-9, 1.7500) ⇑
Souhegan (7-9, 1.7500) ⇓

Eliminated: Hanover (4-11, 1.0667); Somersworth (4-12, 1.0000); Pelham (2-13, 0.5333); ConVal (1-15, 0.2500); Manchester West (0-14, 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.
Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining Schedule

Friday: Hanover at Oyster River, 5:45 p.m.; Milford at St. Thomas, 5:45 p.m.

Scenarios for top 4

Gilford has clinched the No. 1 seed.
St. Thomas gets the No. 2 seed with a win over Milford.
Oyster River gets the No. 2 seed with a win over Hanover and a St. Thomas loss to Milford.
Milford gets the No. 2 seed with a win over St. Thomas and an Oyster River loss to Hanover.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

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 Oyster River
No. 6 Plymouth at No. 3 St. Thomas

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

Winnisquam (15-0, 4.0000)
Farmington (14-1, 3.7333)
Inter-Lakes (12-3, 3.2000)
Epping (12-3, 3.2000)
Prospect Mountain (12-3, 3.2000)
Newfound (10-5, 2.6667)
Mascenic (10-5, 2.6667)
Campbell (10-5, 2.6667)
Fall Mountain (9-7, 2.2500)
Nute (8-7, 2.1333)
Moultonborough (8-7, 2.1333)
Belmont (7-8, 1.8667)
Mascoma Valley (6-9, 1.6000)
Sunapee (5-10, 1.3333)

Eliminated: Franklin (5-11, 1.2500), Trinity (4-12, 1.0000); Portsmouth Christian (3-12, 0.8000); Hillsboro-Deering (3-12, 0.8000); Raymond (3-13, 0.7500); Kennett (1-14, 0.2667); Stevens (0-16, 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

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.

Scenarios for the top 8

Winnisquam has clinched the No. 1 seed.
Farmington has clinched the No. 2 seed.
Inter-Lakes gets the No. 3 seed with a win over Prospect Mountain.
Epping gets the No. 3 seed with a win over Belmont and an Inter-Lakes loss to Prospect Mountain.
Prospect Mountain gets the No. 3 seed with a win over Inter-Lakes and an Epping loss to Belmont.
Newfound gets the No. 6 seed with a win over Campbell.
Mascenic gets the No. 6 seed with a win over Winnisquam and a Newfound loss to Campbell.
Campbell gets the No. 6 seed with a win over Newfound and a Mascenic loss to Winnisquam.

First-round byes (changes in bold)