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Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 6)

There's only a few weeks left in the New Hampshire high school girls volleyball season and teams are battling for the top spots in the standings. Here’s a look at where each team in all three divisions stands through Thursday night’s action. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Oct. 6)

There's only a few weeks left in the New Hampshire high school girls volleyball season and teams are battling for the top spots in the standings. Here’s a look at where each team in all three divisions stands through Thursday night’s action.

These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

Note: Division I and III will have 14 teams in the playoffs and Division II will have 13. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field

  1. Hollis Brookline (12-0, 4.0000)
  2. Pinkerton (11-2, 3.3846)
  3. Bishop Guertin (11-2, 3.3846)
  4. Salem (10-2, 3.3333)
  5. Concord (10-2, 3.3333)
  6. Nashua South (9-3, 3.0000)
  7. Dover (9-3, 3.0000)
  8. Spaulding (8-4, 2.6667)
  9. Bedford (7-5, 2.3333)
  10. Exeter (7-5, 2.3333)
  11. Timberlane (6-7, 1.8462)
  12. Nashua North (5-6, 1.8182)
  13. Winnacunnet (3-8, 1.0909)
  14. Alvirne (3-9, 1.0000)

Outside: Goffstown (3-9, 1.0000); Keene (3-9, 1.0000); Londonderry (3-10, 0.9231); Merrimack (1-11, 0.3333); Manchester Memorial (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Central (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Guertin thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Salem wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head win over the Crimson Tide.
  • Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a head-to-head win over the Blue Hawks.
  • Alvirne wins the three-way tiebreaker with Goffstown and Keene for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Hollis Brookline
  • No. 2 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Bedford at No. 8 Spaulding
  • No. 13 Winnacunnet at No. 4 Salem
  • No. 12 Nashua North at No. 5 Concord
  • No. 14 Alvirne at No. 3 Bishop Guertin
  • No. 10 Exeter at No. 7 Dover
  • No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Nashua South

Key games next week: Salem at Bedford (Oct. 10, 6 p.m.); Hollis Brookline at Nashua South (Oct. 11, 6:15 p.m.); Bishop Guertin at Pinkerton (Oct. 13, 5:15 p.m.); Hollis Brookline at Salem (Oct. 13, 5:15 p.m.).

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Milford (11-0, 4.0000)
  2. St. Thomas (12-0, 4.000)
  3. Gilford (9-2, 3.2727)
  4. Windham (8-2, 3.2000)
  5. Portsmouth (8-2, 3.2000)
  6. Plymouth (9-3, 3.0000)
  7. John Stark (8-3, 2.9091)
  8. Laconia (6-3, 2.6667)
  9. Coe-Brown (7-6, 2.1538)
  10. Oyster River (6-5, 2.1818)
  11. ConVal (5-6, 1.8182)
  12. Souhegan (4-6, 1.6000)
  13. Hanover (4-7, 1.4545)

Outside: Somersworth (3-9, 1.0000); Fall Mountain (2-9, 0.7272); Pelham (1-10, 0.3636); Kingswood (1-10, 0.3636); Manchester West (1-11, 0.3333); Kennett (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Milford wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas for the No. 1 seed thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Windham wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a head-to-head win over the Clippers.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Milford
  • No. 2 St. Thomas
  • No. 3 Gilford

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Laconia
  • No. 13 Hanover at No. 4 Windham
  • No. 12 Souhegan at No. 5 Portsmouth
  • No. 10 Oyster River at No. 7 John Stark
  • No. 11 ConVal at No. 6 Plymouth

Key games next week: Oyster River at St. Thomas (Oct. 11, 5:45 p.m.); Windham at Coe-Brown (Oct. 11, 6 p.m.); Souhegan at ConVal (Oct. 11, 5:15 p.m.); Laconia at Windham (Oct. 12, 5:15 p.m.); Gilford at John Stark (Oct. 13, 5:45 p.m.).

Division III

Playoff field

  1. Winnisquam (12-0, 4.0000)
  2. Inter-Lakes (11-0, 4.0000)
  3. Farmington (9-0, 4.0000)
  4. Campbell (10-1, 3.6364)
  5. Newfound (7-4, 2.5455)
  6. Epping (6-5, 2.1818)
  7. Mascenic (6-5, 2.1818)
  8. Sunapee (6-5, 2.1818)
  9. Belmont (5-5, 2.0000)
  10. Nute (5-5, 2.0000)
  11. Prospect Mountain (5-6, 1.8182)
  12. Moultonborough (5-7, 1.6667)
  13. Portsmouth Christian (4-6, 1.6000)
  14. Pittsfield (3-5, 1.5000)

Outside: Trinity (3-5, 1.5000); Mascoma Valley (3-8, 1.0909); Hillsboro-Deering (3-8, 1.0909); Raymond (2-8, 0.8000); Stevens (0-11, 0.0000); Franklin (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Winnisquam wins the three-way tiebreaker for the No. 1 with Inter-Lakes and Farmington thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Inter-Lakes wins the tiebreaker with Farmkington thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Epping wins the three-way tiebreaker with Mascenic and Sunapee thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Sunapee thanks to a head-to-head win.
  • Belmont wins the tiebreaker with Nute thanks to a head-to-head win.
  • Pittsfield wins the tiebreaker with Trinity for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Winnisquam
  • No. 2 Inter-Lakes

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Belmont at No. 8 Sunapee
  • No. 13 Portsmouth Christian at No. 4 Campbell
  • No. 12 Moultonborough at No. 5 Newfound
  • No. 14 Pittsfield at No. 3 Farmington
  • No. 10 Nute at No. 7 Mascenic
  • No. 11 Prospect Mountain at No. 6 Epping

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