Division II

Playoff Picture: Division II football

Here's where the teams in Division II football stand after seven weeks.

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Division II football

When the regular season is only eight games long, it's never too early to start thinking of the playoffs. Here's where the teams in Division II football stand after seven weeks.

Note: The four conference winners automatically make the postseason, and the NHIAA will be using football rating to pick the remaining four teams. Teams are then seeded by football rating.

East Conference

  1. St. Thomas (7-0, 13.71)
  2. Kingswood (2-4, 4.33)
  3. Merrimack Valley (2-4, 4.00)
  4. Pembroke (1-6, 1.43)
  5. Manchester West (0-6, 0.0)

North Conference

  1. Kennett (5-1, 12.67)
  2. Lebanon (4-2, 10.00)*
  3. Kearsarge (4-2, 9.67)
  4. Laconia (4-3, 7.43)
  5. Plymouth (2-4, 6.33)*
  6. Hanover (2-4, 4.33)

South Conference

  1. Windham (6-0, 15.33)
  2. Souhegan (5-1, 13.67)
  3. Milford (5-1, 12.67)
  4. Trinity (3-3, 5.67)
  5. Pelham (0-6, 0.0)

West Conference

  1. Monadnock (4-3, 8.57)
  2. John Stark (4-3, 8.33)
  3. Sanborn (2-4, 5.33)
  4. ConVal (2-4, 4.00)*
  5. Hollis Brookline (2-5, 3.43)

* - teams played an out-of-state opponent, which does not count in division standings.

Overall standings

  1. x-Windham (15.33)
  2. x-St. Thomas (13.71)
  3. y-Souhegan (13.67)
  4. x-Kennett (12.67)
  5. y-Milford (12.67)
  6. y-Lebanon (10.00)
  7. y-Kearsarge (9.67)
  8. x-Monadnock (8.57)
  9. John Stark (8.33)
  10. Laconia (7.43)
  11. Plymouth (6.33)
  12. Trinity (5.67)
  13. Sanborn (5.33)
  14. Hanover (4.33)
  15. Kingswood (4.33)
  16. Merrimack Valley (4.00)
  17. ConVal (4.00)
  18. Hollis Brookline (3.43)
  19. Pembroke (1.43)
  20. Pelham (0.00)
  21. Manchester West (0.00)

x-conference leader; y-wild card team.

Conference winners: Windham (15.33), St. Thomas (13.71), Kennett (12.67) and Monadnock (8.57).

Next four: Souhegan (13.67), Milford (12.67), Lebanon (10.00) and Kearsarge (9.67). It's again the same four teams into the postseason, but Laconia, John Stark, Plymouth and Trinity could still find a way to get into the playoffs.

Quarterfinals: Monadnock at Windham; Kearsarge at Souhegan; Lebanon at St. Thomas; Milford at Kennett.

Key games this week: Milford at Windham; Kearsarge at Lebanon; Kennett at Laconia.

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