MIAA girls soccer projected brackets (Oct. 13): if the tournament started today

Bishop Feehan, Duxbury, Medfield, Douglas and Granby would be the No. 1 seeds, and 48 play-in games would fill out the five fields, based on the MIAA's official Oct. 13 power rankings.

Mass Pitch Staff · 2026-10-13

If the MIAA girls soccer tournament started today, Bishop Feehan (No. 1, Division 1), Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2), Medfield (No. 1, Division 3), Douglas (No. 1, Division 4) and Granby (No. 1, Division 5) would be the top seeds, and 48 play-in games would decide the last spots in the five fields.

This is a projection, not the official bracket. Based on the official MIAA power rankings as of Oct. 13. It changes every Tuesday and Friday. The official bracket comes out Nov. 5.

How the field works: the top 32 teams in each division's MIAA power rankings qualify no matter their record. Teams ranked No. 33 or lower get a preliminary (play-in) game only if they are .500 or better (wins at least equal to losses; ties do not count against them). Play-in teams are seeded in ranking order behind the top 32, and the pairings add up to 65: the 32nd seed hosts the 33rd seed, the 31st hosts the 34th, and so on. Because losing-record teams drop out, a play-in team's projected seed can be different from its MIAA rank. Below, "No." always means the official MIAA power rank; where a team's projected seed is different, it is listed as "seed."

Every division's full projected bracket is on its page on the MIAA tournament hub, and the full tables are on our rankings page.

Division 1 projected bracket

The top four seeds would be Bishop Feehan (No. 1, Division 1), Franklin (No. 2, Division 1), Wellesley (No. 3, Division 1) and Needham (No. 4, Division 1). Bishop Feehan (No. 1, Division 1) would open against the winner of Woburn Memorial (No. 32, Division 1) and Everett (seed 33; No. 44, Division 1).

Play-in games (1): Woburn Memorial (No. 32, Division 1) vs. Everett (seed 33; No. 44, Division 1).

The closest first-round matchup on paper: Westford Academy (No. 16, Division 1) vs. Braintree (No. 17, Division 1). Defending Division 1 champion Natick (No. 22, Division 1) would play at Acton-Boxborough (No. 11, Division 1).

Division 2 projected bracket

The top four seeds would be Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2), King Philip (No. 2, Division 2), Masconomet (No. 3, Division 2) and Hingham (No. 4, Division 2). Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2) would open against the winner of Canton (No. 32, Division 2) and Somerset Berkley Regional (seed 33; No. 35, Division 2).

Play-in games (7): Canton (No. 32, Division 2) vs. Somerset Berkley Regional (seed 33; No. 35, Division 2); Bedford (No. 31, Division 2) vs. Archbishop Williams (seed 34; No. 38, Division 2); Mansfield (No. 30, Division 2) vs. Shepherd Hill Regional (seed 35; No. 39, Division 2); Ashland (No. 29, Division 2) vs. Somerville (seed 36; No. 45, Division 2); North Quincy (No. 28, Division 2) vs. Bristol-Plymouth RVT (seed 37; No. 51, Division 2); Walpole (No. 27, Division 2) vs. Diman RVT (seed 38; No. 54, Division 2); Melrose (No. 26, Division 2) vs. Chelsea (seed 39; No. 56, Division 2).

The closest first-round matchup on paper: Holliston (No. 16, Division 2) vs. North Attleborough (No. 17, Division 2).

Division 3 projected bracket

The top four seeds would be Medfield (No. 1, Division 3), Pope Francis (No. 2, Division 3), Dover-Sherborn (No. 3, Division 3) and Norwell (No. 4, Division 3). Medfield (No. 1, Division 3) would open against the winner of Groton-Dunstable (No. 32, Division 3) and Nauset Regional (No. 33, Division 3).

Play-in games (14): Groton-Dunstable (No. 32, Division 3) vs. Nauset Regional (No. 33, Division 3); Apponequet Regional (No. 31, Division 3) vs. St. Mary's (No. 34, Division 3); Greater Lowell Tech (No. 30, Division 3) vs. Falmouth (No. 35, Division 3); Salem (No. 29, Division 3) vs. Old Rochester Regional (No. 36, Division 3); Scituate (No. 28, Division 3) vs. Dighton-Rehoboth (seed 37; No. 38, Division 3); Auburn (No. 27, Division 3) vs. Martha's Vineyard Regional (seed 38; No. 41, Division 3); Ludlow (No. 26, Division 3) vs. Pittsfield (seed 39; No. 44, Division 3); Pembroke (No. 25, Division 3) vs. Fitchburg (seed 40; No. 48, Division 3); North Middlesex Regional (No. 24, Division 3) vs. Boston Latin Academy (seed 41; No. 51, Division 3); Quabbin Regional (No. 23, Division 3) vs. Fairhaven (seed 42; No. 52, Division 3); Swampscott (No. 22, Division 3) vs. Montachusett RVT (seed 43; No. 57, Division 3); North Reading (No. 21, Division 3) vs. Chicopee (seed 44; No. 58, Division 3); Medway (No. 20, Division 3) vs. Shawsheen Valley Tech (seed 45; No. 61, Division 3); Wilmington (No. 19, Division 3) vs. Revere (seed 46; No. 65, Division 3).

The closest first-round matchup on paper: Weston (No. 16, Division 3) vs. East Bridgewater (No. 17, Division 3).

Division 4 projected bracket

The top four seeds would be Douglas (No. 1, Division 4), Sutton (No. 2, Division 4), Cohasset (No. 3, Division 4) and Hampshire Regional (No. 4, Division 4). Douglas (No. 1, Division 4) would open against the winner of Manchester Essex (No. 32, Division 4) and Greater Lawrence Tech (No. 33, Division 4).

Play-in games (18): Manchester Essex (No. 32, Division 4) vs. Greater Lawrence Tech (No. 33, Division 4); Maynard (No. 31, Division 4) vs. O'Bryant (seed 34; No. 35, Division 4); Clinton (No. 30, Division 4) vs. Keefe Tech (seed 35; No. 38, Division 4); Easthampton (No. 29, Division 4) vs. Blackstone-Millville (seed 36; No. 39, Division 4); Monument Mountain (No. 28, Division 4) vs. Sturgis Charter West (seed 37; No. 40, Division 4); Uxbridge (No. 27, Division 4) vs. Westport (seed 38; No. 41, Division 4); Blue Hills RVT (No. 26, Division 4) vs. Millbury (seed 39; No. 42, Division 4); Gardner (No. 25, Division 4) vs. Sturgis Charter East (seed 40; No. 47, Division 4); Ipswich (No. 24, Division 4) vs. Tri-County RVT (seed 41; No. 48, Division 4); Abington (No. 23, Division 4) vs. Lynn Vo-Tech (seed 42; No. 49, Division 4); Bay Path RVT (No. 22, Division 4) vs. St. Bernard's (seed 43; No. 52, Division 4); West Bridgewater (No. 21, Division 4) vs. Lowell Catholic (seed 44; No. 53, Division 4); Leicester (No. 20, Division 4) vs. Springfield International Charter (seed 45; No. 55, Division 4); Frontier Regional (No. 19, Division 4) vs. Cathedral (seed 46; No. 62, Division 4); Northbridge (No. 18, Division 4) vs. Excel Academy Charter (seed 47; No. 63, Division 4); Georgetown (No. 17, Division 4) vs. Athol (seed 48; No. 64, Division 4); Hamilton-Wenham (No. 16, Division 4) vs. Westfield Technical Academy (seed 49; No. 67, Division 4); Millis (No. 15, Division 4) vs. Brooke Charter (seed 50; No. 71, Division 4).

The closest first-round matchup on paper: Hamilton-Wenham (No. 16, Division 4) vs. Georgetown (No. 17, Division 4).

Division 5 projected bracket

The top four seeds would be Granby (No. 1, Division 5), Hopedale (No. 2, Division 5), Hull (No. 3, Division 5) and Hopkins Academy (No. 4, Division 5). Granby (No. 1, Division 5) would open against the winner of Innovation Academy Charter (No. 32, Division 5) and Boston International (No. 33, Division 5).

Play-in games (8): Innovation Academy Charter (No. 32, Division 5) vs. Boston International (No. 33, Division 5); Franklin County Tech (No. 31, Division 5) vs. Avon (seed 34; No. 38, Division 5); Gateway Regional (No. 30, Division 5) vs. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (seed 35; No. 39, Division 5); Bristol County Agricultural (No. 29, Division 5) vs. Mount Everett Regional (seed 36; No. 40, Division 5); Old Colony RVT (No. 28, Division 5) vs. Tech Boston Academy (seed 37; No. 42, Division 5); Boston Collegiate Charter (No. 27, Division 5) vs. Pathfinder RVT (seed 38; No. 45, Division 5); West Boylston (No. 26, Division 5) vs. South Shore Charter (seed 39; No. 46, Division 5); Academy of Notre Dame (No. 25, Division 5) vs. Hampden Charter School (seed 40; No. 47, Division 5).

The closest first-round matchup on paper: Rising Tide Charter (No. 16, Division 5) vs. Rockport (No. 17, Division 5). Hull (No. 3, Division 5) won the 2025 Division 5 title.

The MIAA's next power rankings come out Friday, Oct. 16. The Mass Pitch will update these projections after each Friday release until the official bracket posts. The regular-season cutoff is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Source: MIAA 2026 girls soccer power rankings, including scores entered into Arbiter as of Oct. 13, 4 a.m. Seeds and pairings are The Mass Pitch's projection from those official ranks and the MIAA's qualifying rules, not MIAA seeds.

Corrections: editorial@themasspitch.com.