Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 11)

The final week of the regular season is right around the corner and there is still a lot left to be determined.

Next week, we will take a look at the standings every day. For now, here is this week’s look at the playoff picture.

Note: For field hockey, Division I will have 12 teams, Division II and 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, last week)

1. Keene (12-0-1, 3.8462, 1st)
2. Dover (11-2-1, 3.2857, 2nd)
3. Concord (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
4. Exeter (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Bedford (10-3-1, 3.0000, 6th)
6. Pinkerton (10-3-1, 3.0000, 7th)
7. Bishop Guertin (10-3-1, 3.0000, 3rd)
8. Winnacunnet (10-3-1, 3.0000, 8th)
9. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, 10th)
10. Salem (6-8, 1.7143, 9th)
11. Merrimack (6-8, 1.7143, 12th)
12. Windham (5-7, 1.6667, NR)

Outside: Londonderry (5-8, 1.5385, 11th); Goffstown (4-10, 1.1429); Nashua South (3-11, 0.8571); Manchester (1-13, 0.2857); Nashua North (0-14, 0.0000); Portsmouth (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Concord wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• In a four-way tiebreaker, Bedford finishes ahead of Bishop Guertin, Pinkerton and Winnacunnet thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Bishop Guertin and Pinkerton also finish ahead of Winnacunnet thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Guertin thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• In a three-way tiebreaker, Timberlane finishes ahead of Salem and Merrimack thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Salem wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Keene
2. Dover
3. Concord
4. Exeter

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Winnacunnet
• No. 12 Windham at No. 5 Bedford
• No. 11 Merrimack at No. 6 Pinkerton
• No. 10 Salem at No. 7 Bishop Guertin

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 3 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division II

Teams (record, rating, last week)

1. Oyster River (13-1, 3.7143, 3rd)
2. Hollis Brookline (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Bow (12-2, 3.4286, 1st)
4. John Stark (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Souhegan (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
6. Merrimack Valley (8-4-1, 2.6154, 5th)
7. Plymouth (8-5, 2.4615, 7th)
8. Hanover (6-6-1, 2.0000, 10th)
9. Pembroke (5-6-2, 1.8462, 8th)
10. Kennett (5-7-1, 1.6923, 9th)
11. Lebanon (5-8-2, 1.3333, NR)

Outside: Pelham (4-7-2, 1.5385, 11th); Kingswood (4-8-1, 1.3846); Derryfield (3-8-2, 1.2308);  ConVal (2-11, 0.6154); Milford (0-13, 0.0000); Laconia (0-12, 0.0000).

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Oyster River
2. Hollis Brookline
3. Bow
4. John Stark
5. Souhegan

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Pembroke at No. 8 Hanover
• No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Merrimack Valley
• No. 10 Kennett at No. 7 Plymouth

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Friday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Gilford (11-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Berlin (9-1, 3.7000, 3rd)
3. Stevens (12-1, 3.6923, 4th)
4. Mascenic (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd)
5. Bishop Brady (8-4, 2.6667, 6th)
6. Hopkinton (7-4, 2.5455, 5th)
7. St. Thomas (6-4-2, 2.3333, 9th)
8. Newfound (6-6-1, 2.2000, 7th)
9. Newport (5-6-1, 1.8333, 8th)
10. Kearsarge (5-7, 1.6667, 10th)
11. Mascoma Valley (3-8, 1.0909, 11th)

Outside: Winnisquam (3-8, 1.0909); Franklin (2-8, 0.8000); Sanborn (2-9, 0.7273); Littleton (0-12, 0.0000); Monadnock (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Mascoma Valley wins the tiebreaker with Winnisquam thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Gilford
2. Berlin
3. Stevens
4. Mascenic
5. Bishop Brady

First-Round Matchups

• No. 9 Newport at No. 8 Newfound
• No. 11 Mascoma Valley at No. 6 Hopkinton
• No. 10 Kearsarge at No. 7 St. Thomas

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Thursday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Thursday, Oct. 31, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. at Bedford High School