Playoff Picture: Division I Football (Oct. 27)

The Division I football regular season is just about in the books. Here is a projected look at the playoff field.

The top two teams in each conference are seeded Nos. 1 and 2 in the cluster, with the next two best teams, based on win/loss record, seeded Nos. 3 and 4. Official pairings will be released by the NHIAA on Monday.

South/East Cluster

East Conference

1. x-Winnacunnet (6-3, 10.4444)
2. Dover (4-5, 6.0000)
3. Exeter (4-5, 6.2222)
4. Portsmouth (1-8, 1.3333)
5. Spaulding (1-8, 1.3333)

South Conference

1. x-Londonderry (8-1, 15.3333)
2. x-Salem (7-2, 13.1111)
3. x-Pinkerton (7-2, 13.5556)
4. Windham (6-3, 11.3333)
5. Timberlane (1-8, 1.3333)

Playoff field: Londonderry, Winnacunnet, Salem, Pinkerton.

Tiebreakers

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

Quarterfinals (Saturday, Nov. 3)

• No. 4 Pinkerton at No. 1 Londonderry
• No. 3 Salem at No. 2 Winnacunnet

North/West Cluster

North Conference

1. x-Bedford (9-0, 18.0000)
2. x-Goffstown (6-3, 10.2222)
3. Manchester Central (5-4, 8.6667)
4. Concord (4-5, 6.0000)
5. Manchester Memorial (0-9, 0.0000)

West Conference

1. x-Merrimack (7-2, 13.1111)
2. x-Nashua North (7-2, 12.6667)
3. Nashua South (4-5, 6.2222)
4. Bishop Guertin (2-8, 2.4444)
5. Keene (1-8, 1.1111)

Playoff field: Bedford, Merrimack, Nashua North, Goffstown.

Tiebreakers

• Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinals (Saturday, Nov. 3)

• No. 4 Goffstown at No. 1 Bedford
• No. 3 Nashua North at No. 2 Merrimack