Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 11)

(Oct. 11) 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.

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)

Dover (13-0-1, 3.8571, 1st)
Windham (13-0-1, 3.8571, 2nd)
Bishop Guertin (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
Pinkerton (9-3-2, 2.8571, 4th)
Exeter (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
Winnacunnet (9-5-1, 2.5333, 7th)
Concord (8-5, 2.4615, 6th)
Bedford (8-5-2, 2.4000, 8th)
Keene (7-5-2, 2.2857, 9th)
Londonderry (7-8, 1.8667, 10th)
Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)

Outside: Salem (4-9-1, 1.2857); 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 (0-15, 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 Concord
No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Winnacunnet

Remaining Schedule

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)

John Stark (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
Kennett (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
Oyster River (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd)
Souhegan (9-2-2, 3.0769, 5th)
Hollis Brookline (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
Goffstown (9-3-1, 2.9231, 6th)
Bow (9-4, 2.7692, 7th)
Portsmouth (7-5-1, 2.3077, 9th)
Pelham (7-5-1, 2.3077, 10th)
Hanover (7-5-3, 2.2667, 11th)
Merrimack Valley (6-5-2, 2.1538, 8th)
Derryfield (4-7-2, 1.5385, 14th)
Lebanon (4-8-1, 1.3846, 12th)
Kingswood (4-9-1, 1.2857, 13th)

Outside: Pembroke (4-9-1, 1.2857); Laconia (4-9, 1.2308).

Eliminated: Plymouth (1-8-3, 0.8333); Milford (1-12, 0.3077); ConVal (1-12, 0.3077); Sanborn (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

Kennett wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke for the final playoff spot thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 John Stark
No. 2 Kennett

First-round matchups

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

Remaining Schedule

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.

Scenarios: who can still get a bye?

John Stark has clinched the No. 1 seed
Kennett clinches the No. 2 seed with a win or a loss or tie, and an Oyster River loss or tie.
Oyster River clinches the No. 2 seed with a win and a Kennett loss.
Souhegan can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win and a loss by Kennett and Oyster River.
Hollis Brookline could still move up with a win and losses by Kennett, Oyster River and Souhegan.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

Gilford (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
Newport (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
Stevens (10-2-1, 3.2308, 3rd)
Newfound (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
Bishop Brady (8-3, 2.9091, 5th)
Mascoma Valley (9-4, 2.8462, 6th)
Berlin (8-5, 2.5385, 7th)
Conant (7-5, 2.3333, 8th)
Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 9th)
White Mountains (5-7, 1.6667, 10th)
Hopkinton (5-8, 1.5385, 11th)

Outside: Mascenic (3-7-1, 1.2727); Winnisquam (4-9, 1.2308).

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

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 (no score reported).
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.

Scenarios