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Playoff Picture: Division I Football (Oct. 23)

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Division I Football (Oct. 23)

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.

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