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# Bottom 5 gets shaken up in this week's New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bottom-5-gets-shaken-up-in-this-weeks-new-hampshire-orthopaedic-center-nhhssports-field-hockey-coaches-poll/
- Published: 2026-10-12T18:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T18:44:59.000Z
- Description: As the final week of the regular season begins, there was a shakeup among the bottom five times in the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: field hockey, Coaches Poll, New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center, Division I, Division II, Division III

As the final week of the regular season begins, there was a shakeup among the bottom five times in the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center/NHHSSports Field Hockey Coaches Poll. 

The top half of the poll remained largely the same, with Winnacunnet getting six first-place votes to remain at No. 1 for the fourth week in a row. The Warriors look to complete an undefeated and untied regular season on Wednesday. 

Souhegan, which received a first-place vote, and Pinkerton finished in a tie for No. 2 a week after the Sabers had moved ahead of the Astros for that spot. Keene remained at No. 4 and Bow once again rounded out the top five. 

A week after trading places, Merrimack and Bedford swapped back again, with the Tomahawks moving back up to No. 6 and the Bulldogs coming in at No. 7\. 

Dover moved up two spots to finish at No. 8 this week, while bumping Hanover and Londonderry down a spot each, to Nos. 9 and 10, respectively. 

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

1. Winnacunnet (14-0), 6/68, 1st
2. T-Souhegan (13-0-2), 1/56, 2nd
3. T-Pinkerton (11-1-2), 56, 3rd
4. Keene (11-2), 51, 4th
5. Bow (12-1), 36, 5th
6. Merrimack (10-4), 29, 7th
7. Bedford (9-6), 27, 6th
8. Dover (8-6), 19, 10th
9. Hanover (11-2-1), 18, 8th
10. Londonderry (7-6-1), 13, 9th

**Others receiving votes:** Bishop Guertin (6-7-1), 5; Gilford (13-0-1), 4; St. Thomas (8-5) 1; Mascenic (10-1-1), 1; Timberlane (7-7), 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)