Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 5)

With just a little more than two weeks left in the regular season, teams are still battling for playoff positions all across the board.

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.

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 (13-0, 4.0000)
2. Nashua South (13-0, 4.0000)
3. Exeter (12-2, 3.4286)
4. Spaulding (10-2, 3.3333)
5. Bedford (10-2, 3.3333)
6. Bishop Guertin (10-2, 3.3333)
7. Dover (10-3, 3.0769)
8. Salem (10-3, 3.0769)
9. Pinkerton (8-5, 2.4615)
10. Portsmouth (6-6, 2.0000)
11. Nashua North (6-8, 1.7143)
12. Timberlane (5-7, 1.6667)
13. Concord (5-8, 1.5385)
14. Londonderry (5-8, 1.5385)
15. Goffstown (4-9, 1.2308)

Outside: Merrimack (4-9, 1.2308); Windham (3-8, 1.0909); Winnacunnet (2-10, 0.6667); Keene (1-11, 0.3333); Manchester Central (1-12, 0.3077); Alvirne (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Memorial (0-11, 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 three-way tiebreaker with Bedford and Bishop Guertin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Guertin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Dover wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Concord wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

1. Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Gilford (13-0, 4.0000)
2. Milford (11-1, 3.6667)
3. Oyster River (10-2, 3.3333)
4. St. Thomas (9-2, 3.2727)
5. Laconia (10-3, 3.0769)
6. Plymouth (8-3, 2.9091)
7. Kingswood (7-6, 2.1538)
8. Souhegan (6-6, 2.0000)
9. John Stark (6-7, 1.8462)
10. Coe-Brown (4-8, 1.3333)

Outside: Hanover (4-8, 1.3333); Somersworth (2-9, 0.7273); Pelham (1-10, 0.3636); ConVal (1-12, 0.0000); Manchester West (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Hanover for the final playoff spot thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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 St. Thomas
• Coe-Brown/Kingswood winner at No. 2 Milford
• No. 6 Plymouth at No. 3 Oyster River

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Farmington (9-0, 4.0000)
2. Winnisquam (9-0, 4.0000)
3. Inter-Lakes (9-2, 3.2727)
4. Prospect Mountain (9-2, 3.2727)
5. Mascenic (8-3, 2.9091)
6. Epping (8-3, 2.9091)
7. Fall Mountain (8-4, 2.6667)
8. Newfound (6-4, 2.4000)
9. Campbell (6-4, 2.4000)
10. Mascoma Valley (6-5, 2.1818)
11. Nute (5-5, 2.0000)
12. Moultonborough (5-6, 1.8182)
13. Belmont (3-5, 1.5000)
14. Sunapee (3-7, 1.2000)

Outside: Franklin (3-7, 1.2000); Raymond (3-8, 1.0909); Hillsboro-Deering (2-9, 0.7273); Trinity (2-9, 0.7273); Portsmouth Christian (1-8, 0.4444); Kennett (1-10, 0.3636); Stevens (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Farmington wins the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed with Winnisquam thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Inter-Lakes wins the tiebreaker with Prospect Mountain thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Newfound wins the tiebreaker with Campbell thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Sunapee wins the tiebreaker with Franklin for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

1. Farmington
2. Winnisquam

First-round matchups

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