MIAA girls soccer projected brackets (Oct. 30): if the tournament started today

Wellesley, Duxbury, Medfield, Cohasset and Granby would be the No. 1 seeds, unbeaten Bishop Feehan would be the fifth seed in Division 1, and 48 play-in games would fill out 208-team fields, based on the MIAA's official Oct. 30 power rankings.

Mass Pitch Staff · 2026-10-30

Update, Nov. 6: MIAA has released the official brackets, and the tournament has begun. See the official bracket story and the MIAA tournament hub, with seeds and results for Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 4 and Division 5. The projections below reflect the rankings available when this article was published.

If the MIAA girls soccer tournament had started with the Oct. 30 rankings, Wellesley (No. 1, Division 1), Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2), Medfield (No. 1, Division 3), Cohasset (No. 1, Division 4) and Granby (No. 1, Division 5) would be the No. 1 seeds in the five divisions, and 48 play-in games would decide the last spots in fields that add up to 208 teams. Since our last published projection on Oct. 13, Wellesley (No. 1, Division 1) has replaced Bishop Feehan (No. 5, Division 1) as the top seed in Division 1 and Cohasset (No. 1, Division 4) has replaced Douglas (No. 3, Division 4) in Division 4. The play-in count is the same as on Oct. 13.

This is a projection, not the official bracket. It is based on the official MIAA power rankings as of Oct. 30 at 4 a.m. and changes every Tuesday and Friday when the MIAA posts new rankings. This is the last Friday edition. Games through Tuesday, Nov. 3, the rankings cutoff, still count. The MIAA releases the official bracket on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m., and the tournament starts Friday, Nov. 6.

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-round (play-in) game only if they are .500 or better, with at least as many wins as 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 plays the 33rd seed, the 31st plays the 34th, and so on. Because teams with losing records 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. Pairings below match the live division pages as of the Oct. 30 release.

Division 1 projected bracket The top four seeds would be Wellesley (No. 1, Division 1), Needham (No. 2, Division 1), Concord-Carlisle (No. 3, Division 1) and Franklin (No. 4, Division 1). Wellesley (No. 1, Division 1) (12-1-3), which drew 1-1 at Brookline (No. 8, Division 1) on Thursday, holds the top seed by 0.0554 in the MIAA rating. It would open against the winner of Andover (No. 32, Division 1) and North Andover (No. 33, Division 1), who drew 0-0 on Tuesday, are 0.0048 apart in the MIAA rating and have no games left on the MIAA schedule. Bishop Feehan (No. 5, Division 1) (13-0-3), the only Division 1 team without a loss, would be the fifth seed and open against Westborough (No. 28, Division 1).

Play-in games (3): Andover (No. 32, Division 1) vs. North Andover (No. 33, Division 1); Chelmsford (No. 31, Division 1) vs. Brockton (seed 34; No. 41, Division 1); Plymouth North (No. 30, Division 1) vs. Everett (seed 35; No. 45, Division 1).

Defending Division 1 champion Natick (No. 19, Division 1) (6-8-2), which beat Franklin (No. 4, Division 1) 4-2 in last year's final, would be the 19th seed and face Shrewsbury (No. 14, Division 1). Plymouth North (No. 30, Division 1), which moved into the top 32 on Friday, would play Everett (seed 35; No. 45, Division 1) for a game against Concord-Carlisle (No. 3, Division 1). The closest first-round matchup on paper is Arlington (No. 16, Division 1) vs. Westford Academy (No. 17, Division 1).

Division 2 projected bracket The top four seeds would be Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2), Hingham (No. 2, Division 2), King Philip Regional (No. 3, Division 2) and Masconomet Regional (No. 4, Division 2). Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2) (14-0-4), the defending Division 2 champion, would open against the winner of Nashoba Regional (No. 32, Division 2) and Shepherd Hill Regional (seed 33; No. 37, Division 2). Nashoba Regional (No. 32, Division 2) moved into the top 32 on Friday after 1-0 wins over Grafton (No. 10, Division 2) and at Wayland (No. 19, Division 2). Milford (No. 33, Division 2) (6-10-2), No. 30 on Tuesday, dropped below the line, and at under .500 it is not in this projection.

Play-in games (9): Nashoba Regional (No. 32, Division 2) vs. Shepherd Hill Regional (seed 33; No. 37, Division 2); Longmeadow (No. 31, Division 2) vs. Archbishop Williams (seed 34; No. 38, Division 2); Mansfield (No. 30, Division 2) vs. Dartmouth (seed 35; No. 45, Division 2); Ashland (No. 29, Division 2) vs. Somerville (seed 36; No. 46, Division 2); Canton (No. 28, Division 2) vs. Middleborough (seed 37; No. 47, Division 2); Melrose (No. 27, Division 2) vs. Bristol-Plymouth RVT (seed 38; No. 50, Division 2); Billerica Memorial (No. 26, Division 2) vs. Diman RVT (seed 39; No. 55, Division 2); Somerset Berkley Reg. (No. 25, Division 2) vs. Malden (seed 40; No. 57, Division 2); Marshfield (No. 24, Division 2) vs. Chelsea (seed 41; No. 58, Division 2).

Longmeadow (No. 31, Division 2), which lost 3-1 to Duxbury (No. 1, Division 2) in last year's final, would be in a play-in game against Archbishop Williams (seed 34; No. 38, Division 2), with the winner facing Hingham (No. 2, Division 2). The closest first-round matchup on paper is Westwood (No. 16, Division 2) vs. Danvers (No. 17, Division 2).

Division 3 projected bracket The top four seeds would be Medfield (No. 1, Division 3), Dover-Sherborn (No. 2, Division 3), Norwell (No. 3, Division 3) and Pope Francis (No. 4, Division 3). Medfield (No. 1, Division 3) (17-0-0), the defending Division 3 champion, would open against the winner of Falmouth (No. 32, Division 3) and St. Mary's (No. 33, Division 3). Falmouth (No. 32, Division 3) hosts Old Rochester Regional (seed 34; No. 35, Division 3) on Friday; in this projection Old Rochester Regional (seed 34; No. 35, Division 3) would play Groton-Dunstable (No. 31, Division 3). Quabbin Regional (No. 28, Division 3) (14-1-1), the 28th seed after its first loss on Tuesday, would play Martha's Vineyard Reg. (seed 37; No. 40, Division 3), and Greater Lowell Tech (seed 35; No. 36, Division 3) (13-1-0) would play Nauset Regional (No. 30, Division 3) (11-3-2).

Play-in games (11): Falmouth (No. 32, Division 3) vs. St. Mary's (No. 33, Division 3); Groton-Dunstable (No. 31, Division 3) vs. Old Rochester Regional (seed 34; No. 35, Division 3); Nauset Regional (No. 30, Division 3) vs. Greater Lowell Tech (seed 35; No. 36, Division 3); Apponequet Regional (No. 29, Division 3) vs. Dighton-Rehoboth (seed 36; No. 39, Division 3); Quabbin Regional (No. 28, Division 3) vs. Martha's Vineyard Reg. (seed 37; No. 40, Division 3); Nipmuc Regional (No. 27, Division 3) vs. Pittsfield (seed 38; No. 45, Division 3); North Middlesex Reg. (No. 26, Division 3) vs. Boston Latin Academy (seed 39; No. 50, Division 3); Salem (No. 25, Division 3) vs. Fitchburg (seed 40; No. 53, Division 3); Ludlow (No. 24, Division 3) vs. Chicopee (seed 41; No. 55, Division 3); Scituate (No. 23, Division 3) vs. Montachusett RVT (seed 42; No. 59, Division 3); Pembroke (No. 22, Division 3) vs. Revere (seed 43; No. 64, Division 3).

Nipmuc Regional (No. 27, Division 3) (4-10-3), which lost 1-0 to Medfield (No. 1, Division 3) in last year's final, would face Pittsfield (seed 38; No. 45, Division 3) in a play-in game. The closest first-round matchup on paper is Wilmington (No. 16, Division 3) vs. East Bridgewater (No. 17, Division 3).

Division 4 projected bracket The top four seeds would be Cohasset (No. 1, Division 4), Sutton (No. 2, Division 4), Douglas (No. 3, Division 4) and Hampshire Regional (No. 4, Division 4). Cohasset (No. 1, Division 4) (15-0-1) would open against the winner of Millbury (No. 32, Division 4) and Sturgis Charter West (seed 33; No. 34, Division 4). Division 4 has the most play-in games, 17, and they reach up to the 16th and 17th seeds, so there is no straight 16-vs-17 first-round game: Millis (No. 16, Division 4) would play Brooke Charter (seed 49; No. 71, Division 4), and Georgetown (No. 17, Division 4) would play Westfield Technical Acad. (seed 48; No. 66, Division 4), with the winners meeting in the first round.

Play-in games (17): Millbury (No. 32, Division 4) vs. Sturgis Charter West (seed 33; No. 34, Division 4); O'Bryant (No. 31, Division 4) vs. Easthampton (seed 34; No. 35, Division 4); Mashpee (No. 30, Division 4) vs. Greater Lawrence Tech (seed 35; No. 37, Division 4); Gardner (No. 29, Division 4) vs. Westport (seed 36; No. 40, Division 4); Seekonk (No. 28, Division 4) vs. Blackstone-Millville (seed 37; No. 41, Division 4); Manchester Essex (No. 27, Division 4) vs. Tri-County RVT (seed 38; No. 42, Division 4); Uxbridge (No. 26, Division 4) vs. Sturgis Charter East (seed 39; No. 45, Division 4); Abington (No. 25, Division 4) vs. Keefe Tech (seed 40; No. 46, Division 4); Blue Hills RVT (No. 24, Division 4) vs. St. Bernard's (seed 41; No. 47, Division 4); Bay Path RVT (No. 23, Division 4) vs. Lynn Vo-Tech (seed 42; No. 51, Division 4); Ipswich (No. 22, Division 4) vs. Springfield Int'l Charter (seed 43; No. 52, Division 4); Frontier Regional (No. 21, Division 4) vs. Lowell Catholic (seed 44; No. 54, Division 4); Leicester (No. 20, Division 4) vs. Athol (seed 45; No. 61, Division 4); Southwick Regional (No. 19, Division 4) vs. Cathedral (seed 46; No. 63, Division 4); Northbridge (No. 18, Division 4) vs. Excel Academy Charter (seed 47; No. 64, Division 4); Georgetown (No. 17, Division 4) vs. Westfield Technical Acad. (seed 48; No. 66, Division 4); Millis (No. 16, Division 4) vs. Brooke Charter (seed 49; No. 71, Division 4).

Defending Division 4 champion Sutton (No. 2, Division 4) would be the second seed and open against the winner of O'Bryant (No. 31, Division 4) and Easthampton (seed 34; No. 35, Division 4). Littleton (No. 10, Division 4), which lost 1-0 to Sutton (No. 2, Division 4) in last year's final, would be the 10th seed and face the winner of Bay Path RVT (No. 23, Division 4) and Lynn Vo-Tech (seed 42; No. 51, 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) (15-0-3) would open against the winner of Gateway Regional (No. 32, Division 5) and Collegiate Charter of Low. (seed 33; No. 36, Division 5). Granby (No. 1, Division 5) hosts Hopkins Academy (No. 4, Division 5) on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Play-in games (8): Gateway Regional (No. 32, Division 5) vs. Collegiate Charter of Low. (seed 33; No. 36, Division 5); Hoosac Valley (No. 31, Division 5) vs. Avon (seed 34; No. 40, Division 5); Bristol County Agricultural (No. 30, Division 5) vs. Boston International (seed 35; No. 42, Division 5); Franklin County Tech (No. 29, Division 5) vs. Pathfinder RVT (seed 36; No. 43, Division 5); Old Colony RVT (No. 28, Division 5) vs. Mount Everett Regional (seed 37; No. 44, Division 5); Trivium School (No. 27, Division 5) vs. South Shore Charter (seed 38; No. 45, Division 5); Mahar Regional (No. 26, Division 5) vs. Tech Boston Academy (seed 39; No. 46, Division 5); Lee (No. 25, Division 5) vs. Codman Academy Charter (seed 40; No. 51, Division 5).

Hull (No. 3, Division 5), the defending Division 5 champion, would be the third seed at 7-5-2 and face the winner of Bristol County Agricultural (No. 30, Division 5) and Boston International (seed 35; No. 42, Division 5). Monson (No. 5, Division 5), which lost 3-1 to Hull (No. 3, Division 5) in last year's final, would be the fifth seed at 4-14-0. The closest first-round matchup on paper is Saint John Paul II (No. 16, Division 5) vs. Pioneer Valley Regional (No. 17, Division 5).

What's next The MIAA's next update is due Tuesday, Nov. 3, the day of the cutoff, and the live division pages update with it. For who moved this week and why, see the Oct. 30 power rankings.

Source: MIAA 2026 girls soccer power rankings, including scores entered into Arbiter as of Oct. 30, 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. Verified against the live projected-bracket sections on each division page. 2025 final results from the MIAA's 2025 championships, as listed on each division page; 2026 dates from the MIAA's 2026 soccer format and Oct. 27 bracket schedule. Background photo: Liane Metzler via Unsplash / Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Corrections: editorial@themasspitch.com.