Football rankings for Oct. 3

There was a bit of a shakeup in the football rankings this week, but the top spot remained the same.

For the third week in a row, Bedford takes the top spot in the statewide rankings as the Bulldogs are the last undefeated team in Division I. Coming in behind Bedford are two teams from Division II, Windham and Plymouth, which are both 5-0. Merrimack, off its big win over Salem, jumps up to fourth in the rankings, while Bishop Guertin is one of six teams tied for the fifth spot.

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 (5-0, Division I), 16.80 (1)
2. Windham (5-0, Division II), 15.60 (4)
3. Plymouth (5-0, Division II), 13.60 (5)
4. Merrimack (4-1, Division I), 12.80 (11)
5. Bishop Guertin (4-1, Division I), 12.40 (12)
6. Salem (4-1, Division I), 12.40 (2)
7. Portsmouth (4-1, Division I), 12.40 (NR)
8. Hanover (5-0, Division II), 12.40 (7)
9. John Stark (5-0, Division II), 12.40 (8)
10. Stevens (5-0, Division III), 12.40 (10)
11. Nashua North (4-1, Division I), 12.00 (14)
12. Exeter (4-1, Division I), 11.60 (3)
13. Monadnock (5-0, Division III), 11.60 (15)
14. Goffstown (4-1, Division I), 11.20 (13)
15. Milford (4-1, Division II), 10.40 (NR)

Dropped out: Dover, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough.

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 (5-0), 16.80
2. Merrimack (4-1), 12.80
3. Bishop Guertin (4-1), 12.40
4. Salem (4-1), 12.40
5. Portsmouth (4-1), 12.40
6. Nashua North (4-1), 12.00
7. Exeter (4-1), 11.60
8. Goffstown (4-1), 11.20
9. Dover (3-2), 10.40
10. Nashua South (3-2), 8.00
11. Manchester Central (3-2), 8.00
12. Pinkerton (2-3), 5.60
13. Keene (1-4), 4.00
14. Winnacunnet (1-4), 2.80
15. Londonderry (1-4), 2.80
16. Concord (1-4), 2.40
17. Timberlane (1-4), 2.40
18. Alvirne (1-4), 2.40
19. Spaulding (0-5), 0.00
20. Manchester Memorial (0-5), 0.00

Division II

1. Windham (5-0), 15.60
2. Plymouth (5-0), 13.60
3. Hanover (5-0), 12.40
4. John Stark (5-0), 12.40
5. Milford (4-1), 10.40
6. Hollis Brookline (4-1), 10.00
7. Bow (4-1), 9.20
8. ConVal (4-1), 9.20
9. St. Thomas (3-2), 7.60
10. Lebanon (3-2), 7.60
11. Kennett (3-2), 7.20
12. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (2-3), 4.40
13. Laconia (2-3), 4.40
14. Sanborn (2-3), 4.40
15. Souhegan (1-4), 2.40
16. Trinity (1-4), 2.40
17. Pelham (1-4), 2.00
18. Pembroke (1-4), 2.00
19. Manchester West (0-5), 0.00
20. Gilford-Belmont (0-5), 0.00
21. Kingswood (0-5), 0.00
22. Merrimack Valley (0-5), 0.00

Division III

1. Stevens (5-0), 12.40
2. Monadnock (5-0), 11.60
3. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-1), 9.60
4. Bishop Brady (4-1), 9.20
5. Newport (3-2), 7.20
6. Winnisquam (3-2), 7.20
7. Somersworth (3-2), 6.80
8. Kearsarge (3-2), 6.00
9. Campbell (3-2), 6.00
10. Franklin (2-3), 4.00
11. Epping-Newmarket (2-3), 3.60
12. Newfound (1-4), 2.00
13. Raymond (1-4), 1.60
14. Mascoma Valley (1-4), 1.60
15. Fall Mountain (0-5), 0.00
16. Farmington-Nute (0-5), 0.00