> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 12) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-field-hockey-oct-12-3/ - Published: 2023-10-12T15:00:03.000Z - Updated: 2023-10-12T15:00:03.000Z - Description: (Oct. 12) 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. - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Fall Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, field hockey, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 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 (14-0-1, 3.8667, 1st) 2. Windham (14-0-1, 3.8667, 2nd) 3. Bishop Guertin (13-2, 3.4667, 3rd) 4. Pinkerton (10-3-2, 2.9333, 4th) 5. Exeter (10-4-1, 2.8000, 5th) 6. Concord (9-5, 2.5714, 7th) 7. Winnacunnet (9-5-1, 2.5333, 6th) 8. Keene (7-5-3, 2.2667, 9th) 9. Bedford (8-6-2, 2.2500, 8th) 10. Londonderry (7-9, 1.7500, 10th) 11. Timberlane (6-9, 1.6000, 11th) **Outside:** Salem (5-9-1, 1.4667). **Eliminated:** Nashua South (4-11, 1.0667); Merrimack (2-11-1, 0.7143); Manchester Central-West (2-14, 0.5000); Manchester Memorial (1-13-1, 0.4000); Nashua North (0-15, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Dover wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to quality of wins 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** - **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. **Scenarios** - Dover clinches the No. 1 seed with a win or a tie against Windham. - Windham clinches the No. 1 seed with a win against Dover. - Windham and Dover have clinched the top two seeds. - Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 3 seed. - Pinkerton, Exeter, Concord, Winnacunnet, Keene, Bedford and Londonderry have clinched playoff spots. - Pinkerton, Exeter, Concord and Winnacunnet can still get the final two spots in the top five and a first-round bye. - Timberlane clinches the final playoff spot with a win or a tie against Concord or a loss and a Salem loss or tie to Merrimack. - Salem clinches the final playoff spot with a win over Merrimack and a Timberlane loss to Concord. ### Division II **Team (record, rating)** 1. John Stark (13-1, 3.7143, 1st) 2. Kennett (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd) 3. Oyster River (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd) 4. Souhegan (9-2-2, 3.0769, 4th) 5. Hollis Brookline (10-3, 3.0769, 4th) 6. Goffstown (10-3-1, 3.0000, 6th) 7. Bow (9-4, 2.7692, 7th) 8. Portsmouth (7-5-1, 2.3077, 8th) 9. Pelham (7-5-1, 2.3077, 9th) 10. Hanover (7-5-3, 2.2667, 10th) 11. Merrimack Valley (6-5-2, 2.1538, 11th) 12. Derryfield (4-7-2, 1.5385, 12th) 13. Lebanon (4-8-1, 1.3846, 13th) 14. Kingswood (4-9-1, 1.2857, 14th) **Outside:** Pembroke (4-9-1, 1.2857); Laconia (4-9, 1.2308). **Eliminated:** Plymouth (2-8-3, 1.0769); ConVal (1-12, 0.3077); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Sanborn (0-13, 0.0000). **Tiebreaker** - 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** - **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** - John Stark has clinched the No. 1 seed - Kennett clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Derryfield. - A Kennett loss combined with wins by Souhegan and Hollis Brookline would create a four-way tie for second, that also includes Oyster River. Since all four teams didn't play each other, tiebreakers would depend on what happens among the rest of the playoff field as well. - A Kennett win and a Souhegan win would give the Sabers the No. 4 seed. - A Hollis Brookline win over Bow would likely give the Cavaliers the No. 5 seed. A loss would drop them to No. 7. - Goffstown will be the No. 6 seed unless Hollis Brookline loses to Bow and/or Souhegan loses to Pelham. - Pelham, Portsmouth, Hanover and Merrimack Valley have clinched playoff spots. - Derryfield, Lebanon, Kingswood, Pembroke and Laconia are still alive for a playoff spot. ### Division III **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Gilford (13-1, 3.7143, 1st) 2. Newport (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd) 3. Stevens (10-2-1, 3.2308, 3rd) 4. Newfound (10-3, 3.0769, 4th) 5. Bishop Brady (9-3, 3.0000, 5th) 6. Mascoma Valley (9-4, 2.8462, 6th) 7. Berlin (9-5, 2.6429, 7th) 8. Conant (7-5, 2.3333, 8th) 9. Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 9th) 10. White Mountains (5-7, 1.6667, 10th) 11. Hopkinton (5-8, 1.5385, 11th) **Outside:** Winnisquam (4-9, 1.2308); Mascenic (3-8-1, 1.1667). **Eliminated:** Franklin (2-9, 0.7273); St. Thomas (2-12, 0.5714); Monadnock (2-12, 0.5714); Littleton (0-13, 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** - **Thursday, Oct. 12:** Stevens at Conant, 3 p.m.; White Mountains at Bishop Brady, 4 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** - Gilford has clinched the No. 1 seed. - Newport has clinched the No. 2 seed. - Stevens clinches the No. 3 seed with a win or a tie against Conant. - Newfound clinches the No. 3 seed with a win against White Mountains and a Stevens loss. - Bishop Brady, Mascoma Valley and Berlin can still get a spot in the top five and a first-round bye. - Conant and Kearsarge have clinched playoff spots.