Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 10)

The final week of the field hockey regular season is here. There is still a lot to be determined, but the playoff field for each division is taking shape.

Here is what the standings and matchups look like heading into the start of the week. These will be updated every day this week.

Note: For field hockey, Division I will have 11 teams, Division II will have 14 teams and Division III will have 11 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official standings or pairings.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Dover (13-0-1, 3.8571, 1st)
2. Windham (13-0-1, 3.8571, 2nd)
3. Bishop Guertin (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Pinkerton (9-3-2, 2.8571, 4th)
5. Exeter (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. Concord (8-5, 2.4615, 6th)
7. Winnacunnet (8-5-1, 2.4286, 7th)
8. Bedford (8-5-2, 2.4000, 8th)
9. Keene (7-5-1, 2.3077, 9th)
10. Londonderry (7-8, 1.8667, 10th)
11. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)

Outside: Salem (4-9, 1.2308); Nashua South (4-10, 1.1429).

Eliminated: Merrimack (2-11-1, 0.7143); Manchester Central-West (2-13, 0.5333); Manchester Memorial (1-12-1, 0.4286); Nashua North (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Dover wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Dover
• No. 2 Windham
• No. 3 Bishop Guertin
• No. 4 Pinkerton
• No. 5 Exeter

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Bedford
• No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Concord

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, Oct. 10: Keene at Salem, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Nashua North, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 11: Londonderry at Concord, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Dover, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Windham, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Keene, 4:30 p.m.; Timberlane at Bishop Guertin, 6 p.m.; Bedford at Salem, 7 p.m.; Pinkerton at Manchester Central-West, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 12: Concord at Merrimack, 4 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 13: Dover at Windham, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Concord at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Keene at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Salem at Merrimack, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Manchester Memorial, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 14: Bishop Guertin at Nashua South, 2 p.m.

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. John Stark (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
2. Oyster River (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd)
3. Kennett (10-2, 3.3333, 3rd)
4. Hollis Brookline (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
5. Souhegan (8-2-2, 3.0000, 6th)
6. Goffstown (9-3-1, 2.9231, 5th)
7. Bow (8-4, 2.6667, 7th)
8. Merrimack Valley (6-4-2, 2.3333, 8th)
9. Portsmouth (7-5-1, 2.3077, 9th)
10. Pelham (6-5-1, 2.1667, 10th)
11. Hanover (6-5-3, 2.1429, 11th)
12. Lebanon (4-7-1, 1.5000, 12th)
13. Kingswood (4-8-1, 1.3846, 14th)
14. Derryfield (3-7-2, 1.3333, 13th)

Outside: Laconia (4-8, 1.3333); Pembroke (4-9, 1.2308, 14th).

Eliminated: Plymouth (1-8-2, 0.7273); Milford (1-11, 0.3333); ConVal (1-11, 0.3333); Sanborn (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Laconia for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 John Stark
• No. 2 Oyster River

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Portsmouth at No. 8 Merrimack Valley
• No. 12 Lebanon at No. 5 Souhegan
• No. 13 Derryfield at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
• No. 10 Pelham at No. 7 Bow
• No. 11 Hanover at No. 6 Goffstown
• No. 14 Kingswood at No. 3 Kennett

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, Oct. 10: Derryfield at Lebanon, 3:45 p.m.; Kingswood at John Stark, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Milford at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at Sanborn, 4 p.m.; Hanover at ConVal, 4:30 p.m.; Bow at Laconia, 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 11: Plymouth at Milford, 4 p.m.; Oyster River at Goffstown, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 12: Laconia at ConVal, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Kennett, 4 p.m.; Sanborn at Milford, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Souhegan, 6 p.m.; Portsmouth at Kingswood, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 13: Lebanon at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Hanover, 6:15 p.m.; Bow at Hollis Brookline, 6:30 p.m.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Gilford (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
2. Newport (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Stevens (9-2-1, 3.1667, 3rd)
4. Newfound (9-3, 3.0000, 4th)
5. Bishop Brady (8-3, 2.9091, 5th)
6. Mascoma Valley (8-4, 2.7500, 6th)
7. Berlin (8-5, 2.5385, 7th)
8. Conant (6-5, 2.1818, 8th)
9. Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 9th)
10. White Mountains (5-6, 1.8182, 11th)
11. Hopkinton (5-7, 1.6667, 10th)

Outside: Winnisquam (4-8, 1.3333); Mascenic (3-7-1, 1.2727).

Eliminated: Franklin (2-8, 0.8000); St. Thomas (2-11, 0.6154); Monadnock (1-12, 0.3077); Littleton (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Newport thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Gilford
• No. 2 Newport
• No. 3 Stevens
• No. 4 Newfound
• No. 5 Bishop Brady

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 Conant
• No. 10 White Mountains at No. 7 Berlin
• No. 11 Hopkinton at No. 6 Mascoma Valley

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, Oct. 10: Franklin at Monadnock, 4 p.m.; Mascoma Valley at White Mountains, 4 p.m.; Hopkinton at Conant, 5 p.m.; Newfound at Winnsiquam, 6 p.m.; Newport at Stevens, 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 11: Littleton at Berlin, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Gilford at Mascenic, 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 12: Stevens at Conant, 3 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 13: Littleton at Mascoma Valley, 3:45 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Winnisquam at Franklin, 4 p.m.; Kearsarge at Mascenic, 4 p.m.; White Mountains at Newfound, 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 14: Mascenic at Conant, 3 p.m.