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MIAA releases updated tournament power rankings for high school softball (May 13)

eric mchugh, the patriot ledger
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The MIAA released its third tournament power rankings for the spring season on Friday.

This will be the spring season's first foray into the statewide tournament that debuted in the Fall of 2021. Teams outside the top 32 can still qualify for the playoffs by finishing .500 or better.

Archbishop Williams is the area's highest-ranked team, coming in at No. 4 in Div. 4. Silver Lake is No. 5 in Div. 2.

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The rankings reflect records of teams that were properly entered as of 8 a.m. on Friday, May 13. Here are how the power rankings break down:

Div. 1

1. Bishop Feehan

2. Wachusett Regional

3. Taunton

4. Central Catholic

5. King Philip Regional

6. Lowell

7. Methuen

8. Attleboro

9. Reading

10. Peabody

11. North Andover

12. Bridgewater‐Raynham (6-7)

13. Westford Academy

14. Saint Paul Diocesan

15. Newton North

16. Franklin

Braintree's Catherine McPhee throws out a runner during a game against Milton on Monday, May 9, 2022.
Braintree's Catherine McPhee throws out a runner during a game against Milton on Monday, May 9, 2022.

17. Doherty

18. Woburn

19. Chelmsford

20. Beverly

21. Hingham (9-3)

22. Needham

23. Haverhill

24. Arlington

25. Braintree (6-7)

26. New Bedford

27. Lexington

28. Newton South

29. Lynn Classical

30. Natick

31. Lincoln‐Sudbury

32. Marshfield (8-7)

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: None

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Brockton (38), North Quincy (52), Weymouth (56)

Silver Lake's Jayme Carr drives in a run with a single in the top of the fifth inning to cut the Hingham lead to 11-7 during their game against Hingham at Hingham High on Thursday, April 12, 2022.
Silver Lake's Jayme Carr drives in a run with a single in the top of the fifth inning to cut the Hingham lead to 11-7 during their game against Hingham at Hingham High on Thursday, April 12, 2022.

Div. 2

1. Tewksbury

2. Billerica

3. Westfield

4. Walpole

5. Silver Lake (14-1)

6. Somerset Berkley Regional

7. North Attleboro

8. Burlington

9. Plymouth North (11-1)

10. Agawam

11. Bedford

12. Dracut

13. Grafton

14. Stoughton (8-6)

15. Mansfield

16. Dartmouth

Milton's Shakura Lynch rounds the bases during a game against Braintree on Monday, May 9, 2022.
Milton's Shakura Lynch rounds the bases during a game against Braintree on Monday, May 9, 2022.

17. Leominster

18. Milton (7-4)

19. Minnechaug Regional

20. Notre Dame Academy-Hingham (8-3)

21. Westborough

22. Pembroke (9-4)

23. Wakefield

24. Oliver Ames (6-10)

25. Holliston

26. Shepherd Hill Regional

27. Masconomet Regional

28. East Longmeadow

29. Ursuline Academy

30. Nashoba Regional

31. Danvers

32. Ludlow

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: Plymouth South (33)

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Canton (37), Whitman-Hanson (39), Quincy (40), Duxbury (51), Scituate (55)

Div. 3

1. St. Mary's-Lynn

2. Greater New Bedford Voke

3. Dighton‐Rehoboth Regional

4. Hudson

5. Austin Prep

6. Arlington Catholic

7. Middleboro (10-3)

8. Pittsfield

9. Foxboro

10. Triton Regional

11. Apponequet Regional

12. North Reading

13. Gloucester

14. Bishop Fenwick

15. Fairhaven

16. Hanover (9-4)

17. Dedham

18. Norton

19. Oakmont Regional

20. Tantasqua Regional

21. Montachusett Regional

22. Newburyport

23. Cardinal Spellman (7-8)

24. Southeastern (8-4)

25. Bishop Stang

26. Auburn

27. East Bridgewater (7-6)

28. Diman Regional

29. Pentucket Regional

30. Shawsheen Valley Voke

31. Sturgis Charter School East

32. Bristol Plymouth Regional

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: Norwell (37)

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Fontbonne (38), South Shore Christian Academy (61)

Div. 4

1. Hampshire Regional

2. Amesbury

3. Wahconah Regional

4. Archbishop Williams (10-4)

5. Joseph Case

6. Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter

7. Littleton

8. Abington (10-1)

9. Tyngsborough

10. Easthampton

11. Nipmuc Regional

12. Whittier Regional Voke

13. Seekonk

14. Blackstone‐Millville Regional

15. Millbury

16. Southwick Regional

17. Malden Catholic

18. Northbridge

19. Clinton

20. Bay Path Regional Voke

21. Lunenburg

22. Blackstone Valley Regional

23. South Hadley

24. Wareham

25. Monomoy Regional

26. Ayer Shirley Regional

27. Ipswich

28. West Bridgewater (7-8)

29. Quabbin

30. Lynnfield

31. Tri‐County Regional

32. Notre Dame Academy-Worcester

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: None

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Rockland (38), Hull (45)

Div. 5

1. Greenfield

2. Turners Falls

3. West Boylston

4. Franklin County Tech

5. Mount Greylock Regional

6. Tahanto Regional

7. Hopedale

8. Taconic

9. Holbrook (14-1)

10. Rockport

11. Hoosac Valley

12. Monson

13. Bristol County Aggie

14. Maynard

15. Douglas

16. Hopkins Academy

17. Athol

18. Saint Joseph Prep-Boston

19. Drury

20. Academy of Notre Dame-Tyngsboro

21. Lee

22. Westfield Technical Academy

23. Bourne

24. Frontier Regional

25. Narragansett Regional

26. South Shore Tech (8-5)

27. Norfolk County Aggie

28. Carver (5-8)

29. Millis

30. Georgetown

31. Gateway Regional

32. Oxford

Locals outside the top 32 that would currently qualify: None

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Blue Hills (43), Rising Tide (61), Avon (65), Randolph (71)

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