MIAA girls soccer power rankings (Oct. 9): Douglas jumps to No. 1

Douglas takes over No. 1 in Division 4, Wellesley moves into the Division 1 top five, and the No. 32 line shifts in four of the five divisions in the MIAA’s Oct. 9 release.

Mass Pitch Staff · 2026-10-09

Douglas (No. 1, Division 4) is the new No. 1 in Division 4, Wellesley (No. 4, Division 1) moved into the Division 1 top five, and Bishop Feehan (No. 1, Division 1), Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2), Medfield (No. 1, Division 3) and Granby (No. 1, Division 5) held the top spot in their divisions in the MIAA’s latest girls soccer power rankings, released Friday and including scores entered into Arbiter as of Oct. 9 at 4 a.m.

Here is where every division stands, who moved the most since the MIAA’s Oct. 6 release, and which teams sit right on the tournament line with less than four weeks to the cutoff. All ranks, records and ratings below are the MIAA’s official numbers. For full tables, see the MIAA playoff hub.

How qualifying works (2026)

• The top 32 teams in the MIAA power rankings in each division qualify for the state tournament, regardless of record.
• Teams ranked 33rd or lower qualify for a preliminary-round play-in game if they have a .500 or better record.
• A team’s MIAA rating is its average margin of victory (capped at 3 goals either way in any one game) plus the average rating of its opponents. That is why a strong schedule can lift a team with a modest record.

Source: the MIAA’s Oct. 9 girls soccer power-ranking tables and its 2026 soccer tournament format.

Key dates: The rankings cutoff is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Brackets come out Thursday, Nov. 5, and the tournament starts Friday, Nov. 6. The MIAA updates the rankings every Tuesday and Friday until then.

Division 1

Bishop Feehan (No. 1, Division 1) (8-0-1) holds No. 1 with a 4.9881 rating after a 6-0 win over Westwood (No. 22, Division 2). Concord-Carlisle (No. 2, Division 1) (8-1-0) stays second after a 2-0 win over Waltham (No. 38, Division 1), and Franklin (No. 3, Division 1) moved up from No. 4 to No. 3 after beating Taunton (No. 40, Division 1) 2-0 and North Attleborough (No. 18, Division 2) 5-1. Wellesley (No. 4, Division 1) climbed from No. 6 into the top five on 3-0 shutouts of Brookline (No. 15, Division 1) and Walpole (No. 29, Division 2), while Belmont (No. 5, Division 1) fell from No. 3 to No. 5 after a 2-1 loss at Lexington (No. 13, Division 1). Needham (No. 6, Division 1) slipped out of the top five after a 2-2 draw with Braintree (No. 18, Division 1); its 2-0 win over Newton North (No. 17, Division 1) on Thursday is not yet counted in the MIAA’s Oct. 9 numbers. 49 teams are ranked.

Biggest movers: Bridgewater-Raynham (No. 31, Division 1) made the biggest jump, seven spots from No. 38 to No. 31 and into the top 32, after road wins of 5-1 at Sandwich (No. 11, Division 4) and 5-0 at Dartmouth (No. 49, Division 2). Lexington (No. 13, Division 1) rose five places, from No. 18 to No. 13, after a 2-1 win over Belmont (No. 5, Division 1), and Westborough (No. 26, Division 1) climbed from No. 31 to No. 26 after a scoreless draw with Grafton (No. 6, Division 2) and a 2-1 win over Nashoba (No. 24, Division 2). Braintree (No. 18, Division 1) moved from No. 22 to No. 18 after a 2-2 draw at Needham (No. 6, Division 1) and a 4-0 win over Framingham (No. 36, Division 1), and Natick (No. 23, Division 1) from No. 27 to No. 23 after a 1-1 draw with Newton North (No. 17, Division 1) and a 1-0 win over Milton (No. 13, Division 2). Going the other way, Boston Latin (No. 24, Division 1) fell five spots, from No. 19 to No. 24, after a 5-0 loss at Newton South (No. 10, Division 1), Arlington (No. 20, Division 1) dropped from No. 16 to No. 20 after a 1-1 draw with Woburn (No. 30, Division 1) and a 2-0 loss at Acton-Boxborough (No. 11, Division 1), and Andover (No. 27, Division 1) fell from No. 23 to No. 27 after a 1-1 draw at Billerica (No. 25, Division 2) and a 5-1 home loss to Central Catholic (No. 9, Division 1).

On the bubble: Bridgewater-Raynham (No. 31, Division 1) moved inside the top 32, while Cambridge Rindge & Latin (No. 33, Division 1) slipped just outside after a 6-3 loss at Lincoln-Sudbury (No. 21, Division 1). Plymouth North (No. 32, Division 1) held on at the line, falling from No. 30 to No. 32 after a 5-3 loss at North Quincy (No. 27, Division 2) and a 2-1 home loss to Silver Lake (No. 14, Division 2). None of the teams ranked 33 to 36 is currently at .500 or better.

Division 2

Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2) (10-0-2) holds No. 1 with a 4.3767 rating after a 9-0 win at Quincy (No. 51, Division 2) and a 5-1 win at Marshfield (No. 33, Division 2). Masconomet (No. 2, Division 2) (10-0-1) stays second after a scoreless draw at Marblehead (No. 8, Division 2), Hingham (No. 3, Division 2) (10-1-0) stays third after 1-0 road wins at Scituate (No. 26, Division 3) and Whitman-Hanson (No. 12, Division 2), and King Philip (No. 4, Division 2) stays fourth after a 2-2 draw at North Attleborough (No. 18, Division 2) and a 4-0 win at Taunton (No. 40, Division 1). Minnechaug (No. 5, Division 2) (8-1-1) holds fifth after a 1-1 draw at Longmeadow (No. 15, Division 2) and a 1-0 win over previously unbeaten Pope Francis (No. 2, Division 3). 63 teams are ranked.

Biggest movers: Bedford (No. 28, Division 2) made the biggest jump in the state, 11 spots from No. 39 to No. 28, after a 3-0 win at Waltham (No. 38, Division 1) and a 1-1 draw with Weston (No. 17, Division 3). Sharon (No. 19, Division 2) rose 10 places, from No. 29 to No. 19, after shutting out Stoughton (No. 41, Division 2) 4-0 and Canton (No. 38, Division 2) 3-0, and Walpole (No. 29, Division 2) climbed eight, from No. 37 to No. 29, after a 4-1 win at Framingham (No. 36, Division 1), even with a 3-0 loss at Wellesley (No. 4, Division 1). Westfield (No. 31, Division 2) moved from No. 38 to No. 31 with its first win of the season, 3-0 over East Longmeadow (No. 32, Division 2), and unbeaten Wayland (No. 7, Division 2) climbed from No. 13 to No. 7 after a 2-1 win over Acton-Boxborough (No. 11, Division 1). Wakefield (No. 35, Division 2) had the biggest drop, eight spots from No. 27 to No. 35, even after a 2-1 win at Watertown (No. 43, Division 3), because its opponents’ average rating fell from 1.9351 to 1.6004. Somerville (No. 43, Division 2) fell seven, from No. 36 to No. 43, despite a 9-0 win at Lynn English (No. 49, Division 1), as its opponent rating dropped from -0.4407 to -0.9144, and East Longmeadow (No. 32, Division 2) slid from No. 26 to No. 32 after the 3-0 loss at Westfield (No. 31, Division 2).

On the bubble: Bedford (No. 28, Division 2), Walpole (No. 29, Division 2) and Westfield (No. 31, Division 2) moved inside the top 32, while Marshfield (No. 33, Division 2), Ashland (No. 34, Division 2) and Wakefield (No. 35, Division 2) slipped just outside. Marshfield (No. 33, Division 2) split a 1-0 win at Hanover (No. 10, Division 3) and a 5-1 home loss to Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2), and Ashland (No. 34, Division 2) drew 1-1 at Millis (No. 16, Division 4). Among the teams ranked 33 to 36, Wakefield (No. 35, Division 2) (3-3-2) would currently meet the .500 mark for a play-in game.

Division 3

Medfield (No. 1, Division 3) (9-0-0) stays No. 1 with a 5.1009 rating, the highest in any division, after a 4-0 win at Dover-Sherborn (No. 4, Division 3). Pope Francis (No. 2, Division 3) (10-1-0) holds second despite its first loss, 1-0 at Minnechaug (No. 5, Division 2). Norwell (No. 3, Division 3) moved up from No. 4 to No. 3 without a new result, swapping places with Dover-Sherborn (No. 4, Division 3), which dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 after the loss to Medfield (No. 1, Division 3). Cardinal Spellman (No. 5, Division 3) (10-0-1) stays fifth after a 4-0 win over Bishop Stang (No. 50, Division 2). 74 teams are ranked.

Biggest movers: Groton-Dunstable (No. 34, Division 3) climbed seven spots, from No. 41 to No. 34, after a 1-0 win at North Middlesex (No. 28, Division 3) and a 4-1 win at Marlborough (No. 49, Division 3), and Tantasqua (No. 46, Division 3) also rose seven, from No. 53 to No. 46, after a 3-0 win at Blackstone Valley RVT (No. 55, Division 3). Hudson (No. 13, Division 3) moved from No. 18 to No. 13 after a 4-0 win over Lunenburg (No. 9, Division 4) and a 3-0 win at Bromfield (No. 33, Division 4). Apponequet (No. 33, Division 3) fell six spots, from No. 27 to No. 33 and out of the top 32, after a 3-1 loss at West Bridgewater (No. 19, Division 4), Fairhaven (No. 54, Division 3) also dropped six, from No. 48 to No. 54, after a 4-1 loss at Seekonk (No. 43, Division 4), and previously unbeaten Greater Lowell Tech (No. 25, Division 3) fell from No. 20 to No. 25 after a 4-0 home loss to Tyngsborough (No. 8, Division 4).

On the bubble: St. Mary's (No. 32, Division 3) moved inside the top 32 after a 1-0 win over Malden Catholic (No. 39, Division 1), while Apponequet (No. 33, Division 3) slipped just outside. Nauset (No. 35, Division 3) slid from No. 33 to No. 35 despite a 4-0 win over Saint John Paul II (No. 23, Division 5) and a 2-0 win at Nantucket (No. 62, Division 3), as its opponent rating fell from -0.1752 to -0.6599. Among the teams ranked 33 to 36, Apponequet (No. 33, Division 3) (5-3-0), Groton-Dunstable (No. 34, Division 3) (4-4-1), Nauset (No. 35, Division 3) (6-1-2) and Falmouth (No. 36, Division 3) (7-2-2) would currently meet the .500 mark for a play-in game.

Division 4

Douglas (No. 1, Division 4) (7-1-0) is the new No. 1, up from No. 3 with a 3.2184 rating, after a 2-0 win at Sutton (No. 3, Division 4), which fell from No. 2 to No. 3. Cohasset (No. 2, Division 4) (10-0-1) is still unbeaten but slipped from No. 1 to No. 2 even after a 6-0 win at Martha's Vineyard (No. 44, Division 3), because its opponents’ average rating fell from 0.9377 to 0.6913. Hampshire (No. 4, Division 4) holds fourth after a 1-0 win over Amherst-Pelham (No. 39, Division 2) and a 4-1 win at Frontier (No. 20, Division 4), and Wahconah (No. 5, Division 4) holds fifth after a 4-0 win over Drury (No. 7, Division 5). 74 teams are ranked.

Biggest movers: Unbeaten Bay Path RVT (No. 23, Division 4) climbed five spots, from No. 28 to No. 23, after a 4-0 win at David Prouty (No. 14, Division 5) and a 3-1 win at Notre Dame of Worcester (No. 60, Division 3). Maynard (No. 31, Division 4) rose from No. 36 to No. 31 after a 2-0 loss to Littleton (No. 10, Division 4) and a 3-1 win over Tahanto (No. 35, Division 4), and Clinton (No. 32, Division 4) from No. 37 to No. 32 after a 3-2 win at Ayer Shirley (No. 50, Division 4) and a 3-0 win over Narragansett (No. 53, Division 4). Sturgis Charter West (No. 36, Division 4) had the biggest fall, six spots from No. 30 to No. 36, after a 2-1 loss at Rising Tide (No. 15, Division 5); two earlier wins, 7-1 over Dennis-Yarmouth (No. 72, Division 3) and 3-0 over Sturgis Charter East (No. 47, Division 4), were also entered in this window, but its opponents’ average rating fell from -1.5781 to -2.0663. Georgetown (No. 17, Division 4) dropped from No. 12 to No. 17 after a 3-2 home loss to Ipswich (No. 27, Division 4) and a 2-1 loss at Hamilton-Wenham (No. 18, Division 4), and Mashpee (No. 39, Division 4) fell five, from No. 34 to No. 39, without playing, as its opponent rating slipped from -0.1835 to -0.2866.

On the bubble: Maynard (No. 31, Division 4) and Clinton (No. 32, Division 4) moved inside the top 32, while O'Bryant (No. 34, Division 4) slipped out after a scoreless draw with Malden (No. 57, Division 2) and Sturgis Charter West (No. 36, Division 4) fell out after its loss at Rising Tide (No. 15, Division 5). Unbeaten Blue Hills RVT (No. 29, Division 4) (10-0-1) is closer to the line than its record suggests: it slid from No. 25 to No. 29 despite a 6-0 win at Upper Cape Cod RVT (No. 44, Division 5) and a 2-0 win over Southeastern RVT (No. 60, Division 2), as its opponents’ average rating fell to -1.9337. Among the teams ranked 33 to 36, O'Bryant (No. 34, Division 4) (6-2-2) and Sturgis Charter West (No. 36, Division 4) (5-2-0) would currently meet the .500 mark for a play-in game.

Division 5

Granby (No. 1, Division 5) (7-0-3) stays No. 1 with a 2.6626 rating after 1-0 road wins at Amherst-Pelham (No. 39, Division 2) and Monson (No. 6, Division 5). Hopedale (No. 2, Division 5) and Hull (No. 3, Division 5) held second and third without a new result, and Hopkins Academy (No. 4, Division 5) (9-0-1) stays fourth after a 7-0 win over Holyoke (No. 63, Division 3). Lenox (No. 5, Division 5) moved into the top five from No. 7 after a 3-1 win over Smith Vo-Tech (No. 10, Division 5), even with a 6-0 loss at Mount Greylock (No. 6, Division 4), while Monson (No. 6, Division 5) slipped out after a 2-1 loss at Palmer (No. 9, Division 5) and the 1-0 loss to Granby (No. 1, Division 5). 59 teams are ranked.

Biggest movers: Palmer (No. 9, Division 5) climbed four spots, from No. 13 to No. 9, after a 3-2 home loss to Easthampton (No. 24, Division 4) and a 2-1 win over Monson (No. 6, Division 5), as its opponents’ average rating rose from -1.2384 to -0.9341. Rising Tide (No. 15, Division 5) also rose four, from No. 19 to No. 15, after a 2-1 win over Sturgis Charter West (No. 36, Division 4) and a 1-0 win at Carver (No. 56, Division 4), and Abby Kelley Foster (No. 35, Division 5) moved from No. 38 to No. 35 after its 10-1 win at Sizer School (No. 50, Division 5) on Sept. 14 was entered, even with a 3-2 loss at Burncoat (No. 68, Division 3). Academy of Notre Dame (No. 18, Division 5) fell three spots, from No. 15 to No. 18, after a 1-0 loss at Innovation Academy Charter (No. 29, Division 5), Tech Boston Academy (No. 36, Division 5) slipped from No. 33 to No. 36 after a 2-1 loss at Boston International (No. 31, Division 5), and Hoosac Valley (No. 38, Division 5) dropped from No. 35 to No. 38 after a 3-0 loss at Springfield International Charter (No. 55, Division 4) and a 2-1 loss at McCann Tech (No. 40, Division 5).

On the bubble: The top-32 line held steady this release. Bristol County Agricultural (No. 32, Division 5) stayed at No. 32 after a 5-4 win at Cape Cod RVT (No. 43, Division 5), and Greenfield (No. 33, Division 5) is just 0.0033 behind it at No. 33. Among the teams ranked 33 to 36, Gateway (No. 34, Division 5) (5-1-3), which won 3-2 at Mount Everett (No. 41, Division 5), and Tech Boston Academy (No. 36, Division 5) (4-3-0) would currently meet the .500 mark for a play-in game.

What’s next

The MIAA posts its next update on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and The Mass Pitch will have the new top fives, movers and bubble then. Every division page on the MIAA playoff hub carries the MIAA’s full table, and each school’s Mass Pitch team page has its schedule and results.

Source: MIAA 2026 girls soccer power rankings, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 4 and Division 5, including scores entered into Arbiter as of Oct. 9, 4 a.m. Ratings are the MIAA’s, not The Mass Pitch’s.