Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Division I football

Mike Vailas and Bedford clinched home field advantage for the North Conference championship game.

Four of the eight spots in the conference championship games have been clinched, and three more could be after this week's games. Here's a look at where every team stands, how they might be able to get into the postseason and some important games down the stretch in Division I.

East Conference

Exeter (5-2, 9.71)
Portsmouth (5-2, 10.00)
Spaulding (2-5, 3.14)
Winnacunnet (1-6, 1.71)
Dover (0-7, 0.00)

If the conference title game was this week: Portsmouth at Exeter. Although Portsmouth has the better rating, the game would be played at Exeter thanks to the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Clinched: Exeter and Portsmouth have locked up a spot in the conference championship game, location still to be determined.

Eliminated: Spaulding, Winnacunnet, Dover.

North Conference

Bedford (7-0, 16.57)
Manchester Memorial (5-2, 9.71)
Concord (5-2, 9.14)
Goffstown (3-4, 6.28)
Manchester Central (2-5, 3.71)

If the conference title game was this week: Manchester Memorial at Bedford. The two teams met in Manchester in Week 1, with Bedford wining 41-7.

Clinched: Bedford has wrapped up a spot in the title game and will host it.

Can clinch this week if: Bedford is already in and hosting the game. Memorial would join the Bulldogs with a win at Exeter, and a loss by Concord against Portsmouth. Memorial holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with Concord. Goffstown needs to win its two final games, and have both Memorial and Concord lose out, and would need to have a better rating than the two.

Eliminated: Manchester Central.

South Conference

Pinkerton (7-0, 16.28)
Salem (6-1, 12.28)
Londonderry (6-1, 11.71)
Merrimack (2-5, 3.14)
Timberlane (2-5, 3.14)

If the conference title game was this week: Salem at Pinkerton. Salem gets the nod for now because it has a better rating than Londonderry.

Clinched: Pinkerton has a spot in the title game and will host it.

Can clinch this week if: Neither Salem nor Londonderry can clinch the other spot in the title game this week. Regardless of what happens this week - Salem plays at Nashua North, Londonderry hosts Nashua South - that final spot will come down to the regular-season finale between the Blue Devils and Lancers, which will be played in Salem.

Eliminated: Merrimack, Timberlane.

West Conference

Alvirne (4-3, 8.00)
Nashua South (4-3, 7.42)
Bishop Guertin (2-5, 3.42)
Nashua North (2-5, 4.00)
Keene (0-7, 0.00)

If the conference title game was this week: Nashua South at Alvirne. The Broncos get to host the game thanks to the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Clinched: None.

Can clinch this week if: Alvirne would not only clinch a spot with a win over Bishop Guertin this week, but would eliminate the Cardinals in the process. South would also clinch a spot with a win over Londonderry. Bishop Guertin still has a chance to clinch a spot, but needs to beat Alvirne and South in the final two games, and have one or both lose out.

Eliminated: Nashua North, Keene.