Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 13)
(Updated Oct. 13) The last week of the field hockey regular season is here and there is still a lot left to be determined in all three divisions. Here is what the standings and matchups look like heading into Thursday. Since this is the last week of the regular season, these standings will be update
(Updated Oct. 13) The last week of the field hockey regular season is here and there is still a lot left to be determined in all three divisions.
Here is what the standings and matchups look like heading into Thursday. Since this is the last week of the regular season, these standings will be updated daily.
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, last week)
- Winnacunnet (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
- Exeter (13-1-1, 3.6000, 3rd)
- Windham (13-1-1, 3.6000, 2nd)
- Dover (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
- Bedford (12-3, 3.2000, 5th)
- Concord (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
- Bishop Guertin (10-5-1, 2.6250, 7th)
- Pinkerton (7-8, 1.8667, 11th)
- Keene (7-8, 1.8667, 8th)
- Londonderry (7-9, 1.7500, 9th)
- Timberlane (6-8-1, 1.7333, 10th)
Outside: Man. Central-West (6-9, 1.6000).
Eliminated: Salem (4-10-1, 1.2000); Nashua South (3-12-1, 0.8750); Manchester Memorial (2-14, 0.5000); Merrimack (1-14, 0.2667); Nashua North (0-16, 0.0000).
Tiebreakers
- Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Dover wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Keene thanks to a head-to-head victory.
First-round byes (changes in bold)
- No. 1 Winnacunnet
- No. 2 Exeter
- No. 3 Windham
- No. 4 Dover
- No. 5 Bedford
First-round matchups
- No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Pinkerton
- No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Bishop Guertin
- No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Concord
Remaining Schedule
- Thursday, Oct. 13: Timberlane at Concord, 4 p.m.; Windham at Dover, 4 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 14: Winnacunnet at Keene, 4:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 5 p.m.; Bedford at Man. Central-West, 6 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 15: Merrimack at Salem, 10 a.m.
Division II
Team (record, rating, last week)
- Souhegan (12-0-1, 3.8462, 1st)
- John Stark (12-0-1, 3.8462, 2nd)
- Portsmouth (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
- Kennett (9-3-1, 2.9231, 4th)
- Hollis Brookline (8-3-1, 2.8333, 5th)
- Derryfield (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
- Hanover (8-4-1, 2.6154, 7th)
- Merrimack Valley (8-5, 2.4615, 8th)
- Oyster River (7-5-1, 2.3077; 9th)
- Lebanon (6-6-1, 2.0000, 11th)
- Goffstown (6-6-1, 2.0000, 10th)
- Pembroke (6-7-1, 1.8571, 13th)
- Bow (5-7-1, 1.6923, 12th)
- Kingswood (4-9-1, 1.2857, 14th)
Outside: Sanborn (3-8-2, 1.2308); Pelham (3-9-1, 1.0769).
Eliminated: Plymouth (2-11, 0.6154); Laconia (2-11, 0.6154); Milford (1-10-2, 0.6154); ConVal (1-12, 0.3077).
Tiebreakers
- Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
First-round byes (changes in bold)
- No. 1 Souhegan
- No. 2 John Stark
First-round matchups
- No. 9 Oyster River at No. 8 Merrimack Valley
- No. 12 Pembroke at No. 5 Hollis Brookline
- No. 13 Bow at No. 4 Kennett
- No. 11 Goffstown at No. 6 Derryfield
- No. 10 Lebanon at No. 7 Hanover
- No. 14 Kingswood at No. 3 Portsmouth
Remaining Schedule
- Thursday, Oct. 13: Milford at Sanborn, 3:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Souhegan at Pelham, 4 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 14: Kennett at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Bow, 4 p.m.; ConVal at Laconia, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Lebanon, 4 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 15: Oyster River at John Stark, 11 a.m.
Division III
Team (record, rating, last week)
- Gilford (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
- Newport (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
- Newfound (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
- Mascenic (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
- Conant (10-3, 3.0769, 5th)
- Bishop Brady (7-5, 2.3333, 6th)
- Berlin (7-6, 2.2308, 7th)
- Stevens (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
- Mascoma Valley (6-6-1, 2.0000, 9th)
- White Mountains (4-6-3, 1.6923, 10th)
- Winnisquam (4-7-2, 1.5385, 11th)
Outside: Kearsarge (5-8, 1.5385).
Eliminated: St. Thomas (3-9-1, 1.0769); Hopkinton (2-10-1, 0.7692); Littleton (2-11, 0.6154); Monadnock (2-12, 0.5714); Franklin (0-11, 0.0000).
Tiebreakers
- Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Conant thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Winnisquam wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a head-to-head victory.
First-round byes (changes in bold)
- No. 1 Gilford
- No. 2 Newport
- No. 3 Newfound
- No. 4 Mascenic
- No. 5 Conant
First-round matchups
- No. 9 Mascoma Valley at No. 8 Stevens
- No. 10 White Mountains at No. 7 Berlin
- No. 11 Winnisquam at No. 6 Bishop Brady
Remaining Schedule
- Thursday, Oct. 13: Bishop Brady at Berlin, 4 p.m.; Conant at Stevens, 6 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 14: Mascenic at Kearsarge, 3:30 p.m.; Hopkinton at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Franklin at Winnisquam, 4 p.m.; Gilford at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Mascoma Valley at Littleton, 4 p.m.; Newfound at White Mountains, 4 p.m.