MIAA released 2026 boys soccer Division 3 tournament seeds

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The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) released the tournament seeds and matchups for the 2026 MIAA Boys Soccer Division 3 State Tournament on Thursday at 1 p.m., capping off a week of state tournament announcements. The tournament field was set with 43 teams, seeded from 1 to 43.

Division 3 Tournament Field

The top-seeded team in the Division 3 bracket is Medfield (17-1-0), followed by Pope Francis (16-1-2) at No. 2 and Norwell (13-3-2) at No. 3. The complete list of seeds, as released by the MIAA, is as follows:

  • 1. Medfield (17-1-0)
  • 2. Pope Francis (16-1-2)
  • 3. Norwell (13-3-2)
  • 4. Pembroke (15-2-1)
  • 5. Chicopee (12-4-2)
  • 6. Greater New Bedford (14-2-1)
  • 7. Weston (7-5-5)
  • 8. Nantucket (12-4-2)
  • 9. Fairhaven (12-3-2)
  • 10. Greater Lowell Tech (15-2-1)
  • 11. Scituate (12-4-2)
  • 12. St. Mary’s (15-0-3)
  • 13. East Boston (10-3-5)
  • 14. Assabet Valley RVT (12-5-0)
  • 15. Pittsfield (8-8-2)
  • 16. Foxborough (8-6-4)
  • 17. Dighton-Rehoboth (11-4-3)
  • 18. Dedham (9-4-5)
  • 19. Blackstone Valley RVT (10-5-3)
  • 20. Martha’s Vineyard Reg. (10-4-4)
  • 21. Boston Latin Academy (8-4-5)
  • 22. Auburn (14-3-1)
  • 23. Falmouth (9-6-3)
  • 24. Dover-Sherborn (8-9-1)
  • 25. Pentucket Regional (11-3-4)
  • 26. Nauset Regional (10-5-3)
  • 27. Belchertown (5-11-2)
  • 28. Tewksbury Memorial (12-4-2)
  • 29. Hanover (8-7-3)
  • 30. Watertown (5-10-4)
  • 31. North Reading (12-6-0)
  • 32. Old Rochester Regional (9-8-1)
  • 33. Fitchburg (11-4-3)
  • 34. Nipmuc Regional (8-8-2)
  • 35. Essex North Shore (10-7-1)
  • 36. Quabbin Regional (10-2-4)
  • 37. Bishop Fenwick (9-7-3)
  • 38. Salem (10-5-3)
  • 39. Gloucester (9-8-1)
  • 40. Winthrop (9-8-1)
  • 41. Montachusett RVT (9-6-3)
  • 42. Burncoat (6-6-6)
  • 43. HS of Commerce (10-6-2)

Preliminary Matchups

The initial bracket reveals several preliminary matchups, though specific first-round pairings for the entire 43-team field are not yet detailed in the public release. The MIAA website provides an initial PDF bracket for the tournament.

Historical Context

Norwell was the lone South Shore boys soccer team to win a state title last season, claiming the Division 3 crown for the third time since 2021. The other state champions in 2025 were Natick (Division 1), West Springfield (Division 2), Bromfield (Division 4), and Springfield International (Division 5).

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