MIAA Power rankings: See where your Greater Fall River softball teams stack up

Steven Sanchez
·3 min read

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released its fourth tournament softball power rankings for the spring season last Thursday.

Teams finishing in the top 32 of these rankings qualify for the state tournament.

Here's a look at where Greater Fall River area softball teams stack up against teams from across Massachusetts for the week ending May 19.

Case’s Olivia Silva looks toward her teammates after hitting a triple during Thursday’s game against New Bedford.
Case’s Olivia Silva looks toward her teammates after hitting a triple during Thursday’s game against New Bedford.

Division 1

1. Bishop Feehan

2. Wachusett Regional

3. Lowell

4. King Philip

5. Taunton

6. Central Catholic

7. Methuen

8. Attleboro

9. Reading Memorial

10. Peabody Veterans Memorial

11. North Andover

12. Bridgewater-Raynham

13. Westford Academy

14. Franklin

15. Newton North

16. Woburn Memorial

17. Saint Paul Diocesan

18. Needham

19. Beverly

20. Haverhill

21. Chelmsford

22. Lexington

23. Doherty Memorial

24. Arlington

25. Hingham

26. New Bedford

27. Braintree

28. Newton South

29. Natick

30. Lynn Classical

31. Marshfield

32. Lincoln-Sudbury

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: none

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Durfee (44).

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Division 2

1. Billerica Memorial

2. Tewksbury Memorial

3. Walpole

4. Westfield

5. Somerset Berkley

6. North Attleboro

7. Silver Lake

8. Burlington

9. Agawam

10. Plymouth North

11. Grafton

12. Bedford

13. Dracut

14. Milton

15. Dartmouth

16. Mansfield

17. Leominster

18. Stoughton

19. Pembroke

20. Wakefield Memorial

21. Shepherd Hill

22. Masconomet

23. Notre Dame Academy

24. Oliver Ames

25. Minnechaug

26. Danvers

27. Holliston

28. East Longmeadow

29. Plymouth South

30. Westborough

31. Nashoba Regional

32. Ludlow

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: Somerset Berkley (5).

Locals currently outside of the tournament: none.

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Division 3

1. St. Mary's (Lynn)

2. Greater New Bedford

3. Dighton-Rehoboth

4. Austin Prep

5. Hudson

6. Middleborough

7. Arlington Catholic

8. Foxborough

9. Triton

10. Gloucester

11. Bishop Fenwick

12. Apponequet

13. Pittsfield

14. Fairhaven

15. North Reading

16. Norton

17. Tantasqua

18. Dedham

19. Hanover

20. Oakmont Regional

21. Newburyport High School

22. Cardinal Spellman

23. Montachusett

24. Southeastern

25. Diman

26. Bishop Stang

27. East Bridgewater

28. Pentucket

29. Saugus

30. Auburn

31. Shawsheen Valley

32. Norwell

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: Diman (25), Bishop Stang (26).

Locals currently outside of the tournament: none.

Division 4

1. Hampshire

2. Amesbury

3. Wahconah

4. Joseph Case

5. Archbishop Williams

6. Advanced Math & Science

7. Tyngsborough

8. Abington

9. Littleton

10. Easthampton

11. Whittier Regional

12. Seekonk

13. Blackstone-Millville

14. Millbury Memorial

15. Nipmuc Regional

16. Malden Catholic

17. Southwick

18. Northbridge

19. Bay Path

20. Clinton

21. Monomoy

22. Blackstone Valley

23. Lunenburg

24. Wareham

25. South Hadley

26. West Bridgewater

27. Ipswich

28. Bartlett

29. Quabbin

30. Lynnfield

31. Tri-County

32. Ayer Shirley

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: Joseph Case (4)

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Bishop Connolly (46).

Division 5

1. Greenfield

2. West Boylston

3. Turners Falls

4. Mount Greylock

5. Franklin County

6. Holbrook Jr/Sr High School

7. Tahanto

8. Hoosac Valley

9. Hopedale

10. Rockport

11. Taconic

12. Bristol County Agricultural

13. Monson

14. Douglas

15. Athol

16. Academy of Notre Dame

17. Maynard

18. Saint Joseph Prep Boston

19. Hopkins Academy

20. Frontier

21. Drury

22. Narragansett Regional

23. Bourne

24. Westfield Technical Academy

25. Millis

26. Lee

27. Carver

28. South Shore

29. Norfolk County Agricultural

30. Oxford

31. Smith Academy

32. Georgetown

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: none.

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Westport (39).

Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette sports editor Steven Sanchez can be reached at ssanchez@heraldnews.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @Chezsports. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Herald News today.

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