Playoff Picture: Division I football

With four weeks remaining in the regular season, its time to start thinking about the postseason. Here's a look at where Division I football teams stand, who still has a shot and which games will be important down the stretch.

East Conference

1. Portsmouth (4-1, 10.8 rating)
2. Exeter (3-2, 7.2)
3. Spaulding (2-3, 4.0)
4. Winnacunnet (1-4, 2.0)
5. Dover (0-5, 0.0)

If the conference title game was this week: Exeter at Portsmouth. Those two do play this weekend, Friday at Exeter.

Head-to-head tiebreakers: Portsmouth over Spaulding; Exeter over Spaulding, Winnacunnet; Spaulding and Winnacunnet over Dover.

North Conference

1. Bedford (5-0, 15.2)
2. Concord (4-1, 9.2)
3. Goffstown (3-2, 7.6)
4. Manchester Memorial (3-2, 7.6)
5. Manchester Central (0-5, 0.0)

If the conference title game was this week: Concord at Bedford. They will play on Oct. 17 in Bedford.

Head-to-head tiebreakers: Bedford over Manchester Memorial; Concord over Goffstown, Manchester Central; Manchester Memorial over Concord.

South Conference

1. Pinkerton (5-0, 16.0)
2. Salem (4-1, 10.8)
3. Londonderry (4-1, 9.6)
4. Merrimack (2-3, 4.4)
5. Timberlane (1-4, 2.4)

If the conference title game was this week: Salem at Pinkerton.* The Astros defeated Salem 14-7 on Sept. 20.

Head-to-head tiebreakers: Pinkerton over Salem, Londonderry; Salem and Londonderry over Timberlane.

West Conference

1. Nashua South (3-2, 8.0)
2. Alvirne (3-2, 7.6)
3. Nashua North (2-3, 5.2)
4. Bishop Guertin (1-4, 2.0)
5. Keene (0-5, 0.0)

If the conference title game was this week: Alvirne at Nashua South.* The two will play Friday at Alvirne.

Head-to-head tiebreakers: Nashua South over Nashua North; Alvirne over Nashua North, Keene; Bishop Guertin over Keene.

Key remaining games

• Friday, Oct. 10: Portsmouth at Exeter, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 10: Nashua South at Alvirne, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 11: Goffstown at Bedford, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 17: Concord at Bedford, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 17: Londonderry at Alvirne, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 18: Bishop Guertin at Nashua North, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 24: Manchester Memorial at Exeter, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 24: Portsmouth at Concord, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 24: Nashua South at Londonderry, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 31: Concord at Exeter, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 31: Londonderry at Salem, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 1: Manchester Memorial at Goffstown, 1 p.m.

*Football Point Rating was used to break ties here to determine conference title game opponents, however, head-to-head competition will be used by the NHIAA at the end of the regular season to determine participants for championship games.