Final football rankings for 2015

The high school football season has come to an end. Here's a look at the top 15 teams in the state and where each team finished up in their respective divisions.

How the rankings are done

We took the NHIAA’s football rating system, and gave it a little tweak. Instead of 10 points for a win, we weighted the wins by division, giving 12 for a win over a D1 team, 10 for a win over D2, and eight for a win over D3. Plus, every team got two points for a win by a beaten opponent. The two point totals were added together and divided by the number of games played.

New Hampshire Top 15

Team (record, division), rating (previous)

1. Goffstown (12-0, Division I), 22.17 (1)
2. St. Thomas (11-0, Division II), 18.18 (3)
3. Newport (11-0, Division III), 16.55 (13)
4. Bedford (9-2, Division I), 16.00 (2)
5. Exeter (9-3, Division I), 15.83 (5)
6. Windham (9-2, Division II), 15.45 (4)
7. Pinkerton (8-3, Division I), 14.91 (8)
8. Milford (8-2, Division II), 14.60 (9)
9. Kennett (8-2, Division II), 14.20 (6)
10. Winnisquam (9-1, Division III), 13.60 (7)
11. Timberlane (7-3, Division I), 13.40 (11)
12. Salem (7-3, Division I), 13.20 (10)
13. Souhegan (7-2, Division II), 13.11 (12)
14. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (9-2, Division III), 12.73 (NR)
15. Winnacunnet (6-3, Division I), 12.22 (15)
16. Plymouth (5-4, Division II), 12.22 (NR)

Division I

1. Goffstown (12-0), 22.17
2. Bedford (9-2), 16.00
3. Exeter (9-3), 15.83
4. Pinkerton (8-3), 14.91
5. Timberlane (7-3), 13.40
6. Salem (7-3), 13.20
7. Winnacunnet (6-3), 12.22
8. Bishop Guertin (6-4), 10.60
9. Nashua North (6-4), 10.40
10. Merrimack (5-4), 10.00
11. Concord (5-4), 9.33
12. Manchester Central (5-4), 8.89
13. Keene (3-6), 4.67
14. Londonderry (3-6), 4.67
15. Nashua South (2-7), 2.89
16. Dover (2-7), 2.89
17. Portsmouth (1-8), 1.33
18. Alvirne (1-8), 1.33
19. Spaulding (0-9), 0.00
20. Manchester Memorial (0-9), 0.00

Division II

1. St. Thomas (11-0), 18.18
2. Windham (9-2), 15.45
3. Milford (8-2), 14.60
4. Kennett (8-2), 14.20
5. Souhegan (7-2), 13.11
6. Plymouth (5-4*), 12.22
7. Kearsarge (6-3), 11.33
8. Lebanon (6-4*), 10.00
9. John Stark (5-3), 8.25
10. Monadnock (5-5#), 7.60
11. Trinity (4-4), 6.50
12. Laconia (4-5#), 6.22
13. Sanborn (3-5), 5.50
14. Merrimack Valley (3-5), 4.75
15. Kingswood (3-5), 4.50
16. Hanover (2-6), 3.50
17. Hollis Brookline (2-6), 3.25
18. ConVal (2-7*), 2.67
19. Pembroke (1-7), 1.25
20. Manchester West (0-8), 0.00
21. Pelham (0-8), 0.00

*includes games against out-of-state competition.

#Laconia and Monadnock played a ninth game that counted in the standings.

Division III

1. Newport (11-0), 16.55
2. Winnisquam (9-1), 13.60
3. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (9-2), 12.73
4. Bow (8-2), 11.60
5. Stevens (6-3), 8.00
6. Bishop Brady (5-4), 7.33
7. Somersworth (4-5), 6.00
8. Campbell (3-5), 5.00
9. Franklin (4-5), 4.89
10. Farmington-Nute (3-5), 4.00
11. Mascoma Valley (3-5), 3.75
12. Epping-Newmarket (2-6), 3.00
13. Gilford (2-6), 2.25
14. Raymond (1-7), 1.00
15. Newfound (1-7), 1.00
16. Fall Mountain (0-8), 0.00