Football rankings for Oct. 16

For the second week in a row, the top two teams in the state rankings remained the same.

Bedford held on to the top spot after a blowout win over Manchester Memorial, and Windham did the same at No. 2 after a convincing win over Lebanon. Exeter moved up a spot to take over the No. 3 position in the rankings, while John Stark jumped from eighth to fourth after its win over Plymouth. Merrimack rounded out the top five.

Here are the complete statewide rankings, along with the rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

Team (record, division), rating (last week)

1. Bedford (7-0, Division I), 17.71 (1)
2. Windham (7-0, Division II), 16.86 (2)
3. Exeter (6-1, Division I), 15.43 (4)
4. John Stark (7-0, Division II), 14.86 (8)
5. Merrimack (6-1, Division I), 14.57 (6)
6. Bishop Guertin (6-1, Division I), 14.57 (3)
7. Hanover (7-0, Division II), 13.71 (7)
8. Salem (6-1, Division I), 13.14 (9)
9. Goffstown (6-1, Division I), 13.14 (11)
10. Monadnock (6-0, Division III), 13.00 (12)
11. Plymouth (6-1, Division II), 12.57 (5)
12. Nashua North (5-2, Division I), 12.29 (T-15)
13. Dover (5-2, Division I), 12.00 (13)
14. ConVal (6-1, Division II), 11.71 (T-15)
15. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (5-1, Division III), 11.67 (NR)

Dropped out: Stevens (10), Portsmouth (14).

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.

Division I

1. Bedford (7-0), 17.71
2. Exeter (6-1), 15.43
3. Merrimack (6-1), 14.57
4. Bishop Guertin (6-1), 14.57
5. Salem (6-1), 13.14
6. Goffstown (6-1), 13.14
7. Nashua North (5-2), 12.29
8. Dover (5-2), 12.00
9. Portsmouth (4-3), 10.00
10. Nashua South (4-3), 8.14
11. Pinkerton (3-4), 6.29
12. Manchester Central (3-4), 5.71
13. Keene (2-5), 5.14
14. Winnacunnet (2-5), 3.71
15. Concord (2-5), 3.71
16. Londonderry (1-6), 2.00
17. Timberlane (1-6), 1.71
18. Alvirne (1-6), 1.71
19. Spaulding (0-7), 0.00
20. Manchester Memorial (0-7), 0.00

Division II

1. Windham (7-0), 16.86
2. John Stark (7-0), 14.86
3. Hanover (7-0), 13.71
4. Plymouth (6-1), 12.57
5. ConVal (6-1), 11.71
6. St. Thomas (5-2), 11.14
7. Bow (6-1), 10.86
8. Milford (5-2), 10.29
9. Hollis Brookline (5-2), 9.14
10. Lebanon (4-3), 8.00
11. Kennett (3-4), 6.29
12. Sanborn (3-4), 5.43
13. Laconia (3-4), 5.43
14. Pelham (2-5), 3.71
15. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (2-5), 3.14
16. Souhegan (2-5), 3.14
17. Trinity (1-6), 2.00
18. Gilford-Belmont (1-6), 1.71
19. Pembroke (1-6), 1.43
20. Merrimack Valley (1-6), 1.43
21. Kingswood (0-6), 0.00
22. Manchester West (0-6), 0.00

Division III

1. Monadnock (6-0), 13.00
2. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (5-1), 11.67
3. Stevens (5-1), 11.00
4. Bishop Brady (5-1), 10.33
5. Newport (4-2), 8.00
6. Campbell (4-2), 7.67
7. Winnisquam (4-2), 7.33
8. Somersworth (3-3), 6.00
9. Kearsarge (3-3), 5.33
10. Epping-Newmarket (3-3), 5.00
11. Franklin (2-4), 3.67
12. Newfound (2-4), 3.00
13. Raymond (1-5), 1.33
14. Mascoma Valley (1-5), 1.33
15. Fall Mountain (0-6), 0.00
16. Farmington-Nute (0-6), 0.00