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# Playoff Picture: Division I Football (Oct. 23)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-division-i-football-oct-23/
- Published: 2018-10-23T17:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2018-10-23T17:00:51.000Z
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, football, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Here’s a look at what the postseason field would look like in Division I football, if the playoffs started this week.

The conference winners in each cluster are seeded Nos. 1 and 2\. The next two best teams in the cluster, based on won/loss record, are seeded Nos. 3 and 4\. There will be a full list of playoff scenarios on Friday.

## South/East Cluster

### East Conference

1. Winnacunnet (6-2), 11.2500
2. Dover (4-4), 6.5000
3. Exeter (4-4), 6.7500
4. Portsmouth-Oyster River (1-7), 1.2500
5. Spaulding (0-8), 0.0000

### South Conference

1. Londonderry (7-1), 14.5000
2. Salem (6-2), 12.0000
3. Pinkerton (6-2), 11.7500
4. Windham (5-3), 10.5000
5. Timberlane (1-7), 1.5000

**Tiebreakers**

- Salem wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**Playoff teams:** Londonderry, Winnacunnet, Salem, Pinkerton.

**In the hunt:** Windham.

**Quarterfinals:** No. 4 Pinkerton at No. 1 Londonderry; No. 3 Salem at No. 2 Winnacunnet.

**Remaining schedule:** Salem at Dover, Friday, 7 p.m.; Londonderry at Exeter, Friday, 7 p.m.; Pinkerton at Winnacunnet, Friday, 7 p.m.; Timberlane at Spaulding, Friday, 7 p.m.; Portsmouth-Oyster River at Windham, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

## North/West Cluster

### North Conference

1. Bedford (8-0), 16.2500
2. Goffstown (5-3), 9.5000
3. Manchester Central (5-3), 9.5000
4. Concord (4-4), 6.2500
5. Manchester Memorial (0-8), 0.0000

### West Conference

1. Merrimack (7-1), 13.7500
2. Nashua North (6-2), 11.2500
3. Nashua South (3-5), 4.2500
4. Bishop Guertin (1-7), 1.5000
5. Keene (1-7), 1.2500

**Tiebreakers**

- Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**Playoff teams:** Bedford, Merrimack, Nashua North, Goffstown.

**In the hunt:** Manchester Central.

**Quarterfinals:** No. 4 Goffstown at No. 1 Bedford; No. 3 Nashua North at No. 2 Merrimack.

**Remaining schedule:** Concord at Nashua North, Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack at Bedford, Friday, 7 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Manchester Memorial, Friday, 7 p.m.; Nashua South at Manchester Central, Friday, 7 p.m.; Keene at Goffstown, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.