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Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Sept. 21)

It's the third Friday of the girls volleyball season, and only four weeks remain in the regular season, so it feels like a good time to start talking about the playoffs. There's still a lot to be decided between now and when the postseason begins in the next-to-last week of October, but it doesn't h

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Volleyball (Sept. 21)

It's the third Friday of the girls volleyball season, and only four weeks remain in the regular season, so it feels like a good time to start talking about the playoffs.

There's still a lot to be decided between now and when the postseason begins in the next-to-last week of October, but it doesn't hurt to start thinking about where some teams will end up now.

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 (7-0, 4.0000)
  2. Nashua South (7-0, 4.0000)
  3. Spaulding (6-0, 4.0000)
  4. Dover (7-1, 3.5000)
  5. Exeter (6-1, 3.4286)
  6. Salem (6-1, 3.4286)
  7. Bishop Guertin (5-1, 3.3333)
  8. Bedford (4-1, 3.2000)
  9. Pinkerton (5-2, 2.8571)
  10. Nashua North (4-3, 2.2857)
  11. Londonderry (4-3, 2.2857)
  12. Timberlane (3-3, 2.0000)
  13. Portsmouth (3-4, 1.7143)
  14. Goffstown (3-4, 1.7143)
  15. Concord (2-5, 1.1429)

Outside: Merrimack (2-6, 1.0000); Windham (1-5, 0.6667); Winnacunnet (1-6, 0.6667); Manchester Memorial (0-7, 0.0000); Manchester Central (0-7, 0.0000); Keene (0-7, 0.0000); Alvirne (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Hollis Brookline wins the three-way tiebreaker for the top seed with Nashua South and Spaulding thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Spaulding thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • The tie between Nashua North and Londonderry cannot be broken at this time. For these purposes, we broke the tie based on set records, which is not an official NHIAA tiebreaker.
  • Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

  1. Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

  1. Gilford (7-0, 4.0000)
  2. St. Thomas (7-0, 4.0000)
  3. Oyster River (6-1, 3.4286)
  4. Milford (6-1, 3.4286)
  5. Kingswood (5-2, 2.8571)
  6. Plymouth (4-2, 2.6667)
  7. Laconia (4-3, 2.2857)
  8. John Stark (3-4, 1.7143)
  9. Coe-Brown (3-4, 1.7143)
  10. Somersworth (2-4, 1.3333)

Outside: Souhegan (2-4, 1.3333); Hanover (1-5, 0.6667); Pelham (1-6, 0.5714); Manchester West (0-5, 0.0000); ConVal (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Gilford wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Somersworth wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a win over a higher rated team.

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 John Stark
  • No. 10 Somersworth at No. 7 Laconia

Quarterfinals

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

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

  1. Farmington (4-0, 4.0000)
  2. Winnisquam (5-0, 4.0000)
  3. Prospect Mountain (5-0, 4.0000)
  4. Moultonborough (5-1, 3.3333)
  5. Campbell (4-1, 3.2000)
  6. Mascenic (4-1, 3.2000)
  7. Inter-Lakes (4-1, 3.2000)
  8. Epping (4-2, 2.6667)
  9. Fall Mountain (4-3, 2.2857)
  10. Raymond (3-3, 2.0000)
  11. Nute (3-3, 2.0000)
  12. Belmont (2-3, 1.6000)
  13. Newfound (2-4, 1.3333)
  14. Trinity (2-4, 1.3333)

Outside: Franklin (1-3, 1.0000); Sunapee (1-3, 1.0000); Mascoma Valley (1-4, 0.8000); Hillsboro-Deering (0-5, 0.0000); Stevens (0-5, 0.0000); Kennett (0-5, 0.0000); Portsmouth Christian (0-6, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Farmington wins the three-way tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed with Winnisquam and Prospect Mountain thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Winnisquam wins the tiebreaker with Prospect Mountain thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Campbell wins the three-way tiebreaker with Mascenic and Inter-Lakes thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Raymond wins the tiebreaker with Nute thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Newfound wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  1. Farmington
  2. Winnisquam

First-round matchups

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

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