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# Playoff Picture: Division III & IV Football (Sept. 25)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-division-iii-iv-football-sept-25/
- Published: 2018-09-25T15:00:03.000Z
- Updated: 2018-09-25T15:00:03.000Z
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Fall Sports, Division III, Division IV, football, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Here’s a look at what the postseason fields would look like in Division III and IV football, if the playoffs started this week.

## Division III

This season, the top eight teams, based on football rating, make the postseason and are seeded 1-8.

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Monadnock (4-0, 13.0000)
2. Campbell (4-0, 11.5000)
3. Stevens (4-0, 11.0000)
4. Trinity (3-1, 9.0000)
5. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (3-1, 8.5000)
6. Lebanon (2-2, 5.0000)
7. Laconia (2-2, 5.0000)
8. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-3, 4.0000)

**Outside:** Epping-Newmarket (1-3, 3.0000); Somersworth (0-4, 0.0000); Kearsarge-Mount Royal (0-4, 0.0000); Newport (0-4, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a better football rating in home games against division opponents.

**Quarterfinals**

- No. 8 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 1 Monadnock
- No. 5 Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton at No. 4 Trinity
- No. 7 Laconia at No. 2 Campbell
- No. 6 Lebanon at No. 3 Stevens

**Games to watch:** Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton at Lebanon, Friday, 7 p.m.; Trinity at Campbell, Saturday, 7 p.m.

## Division IV

This season, the top four teams, based on football rating, make the postseason and are seeded 1-4.

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Winnisquam (3-0, 11.3333)
2. Franklin (3-0, 10.6667)
3. Newfound (2-1, 8.6667)
4. Raymond (2-1, 7.3333)

**Outside:** Bishop Brady (1-2, 4.0000); Mascoma Valley (1-2, 3.3333); Fall Mountain (0-3, 0.0000); Farmington-Nute (0-3, 0.0000).

**Semifinals**

- No. 4 Raymond at No. 1 Winnisquam
- No. 3 Newfound at No. 2 Franklin

**Games to** **watch:** Raymond at Winnisquam, Friday, 7 p.m.; Farmington-Nute at Fall Mountain, 7 p.m.