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# Bedford, Londonderry remain in top spots in New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bedford-londonderry-remain-in-top-spots-in-new-hampshire-orthopaedic-center-nhhssports-field-hockey-coaches-poll/
- Published: 2025-09-29T17:56:58.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-29T17:56:58.000Z
- Description: For the fifth week in a row, the Bedford High School field hockey team held on to the top spot in the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Coaches Poll.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Fall Sports, Coaches Poll, Division I, Division II, Division III, field hockey, New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

For the fifth week in a row, the Bedford High School field hockey team held on to the top spot in the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Coaches Poll.

The Bulldogs received six first-place votes to hold off undefeated Londonderry for the No. 1 position. The Lancers received four first-place votes and finished four points behind Bedford; the two teams will play on Friday at Londonderry.

Keene remained at No. 3 for the second week in a row while Pinkerton narrowly held off Winnacunnet to keep the No. 4 spot. The Warriors moved up one place to round out the top five.

Oyster River, the lone undefeated team remaining in Division II, moved up one spot to No. 6 this week, while Souhegan, which lost its first game to the Bobcats last week, dropped two spots to No. 7.

Dover held on at No. 8 this week, while Timberlane moved back into the top 10, finishing in a tie for No. 9 with John Stark, which was 10th a week ago. Salem dropped out of the top 10.

Here is the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll for this week. These are the top 10 field hockey teams in the state, with record, first-place votes/points (T=tie) and last week’s ranking.

1. Bedford (8-1), 6/95, 1st
2. Londonderry (9-0), 4/91, 2nd
3. Keene (7-1-1), 75, 3rd
4. Pinkerton (6-3), 66, 4th
5. Winnacunnet (7-1-1), 65, 6th
6. Oyster River (9-0), 40, 7th
7. Souhegan (8-1), 36, 5th
8. Dover (6-4), 29, 8th
9. T-Timberlane (6-3), 13, NR
10. T-John Stark (8-1-1), 13, 10th

**Dropped Out:** Salem.

**Others receiving votes:** Bishop Guertin (6-3), 12; Salem (5-4), 9, 9th; Concord (5-3-1), 1; St. Thomas (6-0), 1; Exeter (4-6), 1.

The coaches poll is voted on by field hockey coaches from around the state and members of the media. The poll will be updated every Monday throughout the regular season.

*This fall, the coaches poll is sponsored by the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center.* [*Learn more about them by going here.* ](https://nhoc.com/?ref=nh-highschoolsports.com)