Playoff Picture: Division III football
It's the bye week for all of Division III and the teams at the top of each conference maybe aren't the ones that many would be there at this point. Monadnock, coming off a big win over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, remains undefeated, but its Stevens, which picked up a close win over Keasarge last wee
It's the bye week for all of Division III and the teams at the top of each conference maybe aren't the ones that many would be there at this point.
Monadnock, coming off a big win over Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, remains undefeated, but its Stevens, which picked up a close win over Keasarge last week, that holds down the No. 1 seed in the North Conference.
In the South, Bishop Brady, which has one of the smallest rosters in the state, convincingly won a showdown with Campbell last week that saw the Giants take a hold of the top spot on the South Conference.
One other thing to watch as the regular season comes to a conclusion is who will grab the top two seeds in each conference, and the home quarterfinal games that come with them.
Right now, the first three teams in the North have the highest football ratings in the division, which would potentially mean the third best team in the division would be playing at the fifth best team in the playoffs.
Here is a look at what the Division III postseason would like if the playoffs started this week.
North Conference
- x-Stevens (5-0), 14.40
- x-Monadnock (5-0), 13.60
- x-Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-1), 11.20
- x-Newport (3-2), 8.40
- Kearsarge (3-2), 7.20
- Newfound (1-4), 2.40
- Mascoma Valley (1-4), 2.00
- Fall Mountain (0-5), 0.00
South Conference
- x-Bishop Brady (4-1), 10.80
- x-Winnisquam (3-2), 8.40
- x-Somersworth (3-2), 8.00
- x-Campbell (3-2), 7.20
- Franklin (2-3), 4.80
- Epping-Newmarket (2-3), 4.40
- Raymond (1-4), 2.00
- Farmington-Nute (0-5), 0.00
Playoff teams: Bishop Brady, Campbell, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, Monadnock, Newport, Somersworth, Stevens, Winnisquam.
Quarterfinal matchups: No. 4-S Campbell at No. 1-N Stevens; No. 3-S Somersworth at No. 2-N Monadnock; No. 4-N Newport at No. 1-S Bishop Brady; No. 3-N Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 2-S Winnisquam.
Scenarios: This week, Newport swaps spots with Kearsarge in the North Conference. And with Monadnock beating ILM, Stevens moves up to the No. 1 spot in the North. Campbell's loss to Bishop Brady dropped the Cougars down to fourth in the South Conference.
Games to watch this week: No games this week.
