Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 13)

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 (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
7. Winnacunnet (9-5-1, 2.5333, 7th)
8. Keene (7-5-3, 2.2667, 8th)
9. Bedford (8-6-2, 2.2500, 9th)
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 (2-12-1, 0.6667); 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 Bedford at No. 8 Keene
• No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Concord

Remaining Schedule

• 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 clinches the No. 4 seed with a win or a tie against Exeter.
• Exeter clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Pinkerton.
• Concord clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Timberlane and as long as the Pinkerton-Exeter game doesn't end in a tie. The loser of the Pinkerton-Exeter game would then be No. 6.
• Winnacunnet would be the No. 6 seed with a win over Keene and a loss by Exeter, or a win along with a Pinkerton-Exeter tie and a Concord loss.
• Keene would clinch the No. 7 seed with a win over Winnacunnet.
• Bedford would be the No. 8 seed with a Keene loss or tie against Winnacunnet. Otherwise, Bedford will be the No. 9 seed.
• Londonderry has clinched the No. 10 seed.
• 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 (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Oyster River (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
4. Souhegan (10-2-2, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Hollis Brookline (10-3, 3.0769, 5th)
6. Goffstown (10-3-1, 3.0000, 6th)
7. Bow (9-4, 2.7692, 7th)
8. Portsmouth (8-5-1, 2.4286, 8th)
9. Hanover (7-5-3, 2.2667, 10th)
10. Merrimack Valley (6-5-2, 2.1538, 11th)
11. Pelham (7-6-1, 2.1429, 9th)
12. Derryfield (4-8-2, 1.4286, 12th)
13. Lebanon (4-8-1, 1.3846, 13th)
14. Pembroke (4-9-1, 1.2857, NR)

Eliminated: Kingswood (4-10-1, 1.2000, 14th); Laconia (4-10, 1.1429); Plymouth (2-8-3, 1.0769); ConVal (1-12, 0.3077); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Sanborn (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan 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 Hanover at No. 8 Portsmouth
• No. 12 Derryfield at No. 5 Hollis Brookline
• No. 13 Lebanon at No. 4 Souhegan
• No. 10 Merrimack Valley at No. 7 Bow
• No. 11 Pelham at No. 6 Goffstown
• No. 14 Pembroke at No. 3 Oyster River

Remaining Schedule

• 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 has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Oyster River has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Souhegan has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 5 seed with a win or a tie against Bow. Goffstown would be the No. 6 seed.
• Goffstown clinches the No. 5 seed with a Bow win over Hollis Brookline.
• Bow clinches the No. 6 seed with a win over Hollis Brookline, while HB would fall to No. 7. Bow would be the No. 7 seed with a loss or a tie.
• Portsmouth has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Merrimack Valley clinches the No. 9 seed with a win or tie against Hanover. Hanover would clinch the No. 9 seed with a win.
• Pelham will clinch the No. 10 seed with a Merrimack Valley win or tie. A Hanover win gives Pelham the No. 11 seed.
• Derryfield, Lebanon and Pembroke have all clinched playoff spots.
• If Lebanon beats Plymouth, it would be the No. 12 seed, Derryfield would be No. 13 and Pembroke would be No. 14.
• If Lebanon loses to Plymouth, Derryfield would be No. 12, Pembroke would be No. 13 and Lebanon would be No. 14.
• If Lebanon ties Plymouth, Derryfield would be No. 12, Lebanon would be No. 13 and Pembroke would be No. 14.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Gilford (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
2. Newport (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Stevens (11-2-1, 3.2857, 3rd)
4. Bishop Brady (10-3, 3.0769, 5th)
5. Newfound (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
6. Mascoma Valley (9-4, 2.8462, 6th)
7. Berlin (9-5, 2.6429, 7th)
8. Conant (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
9. Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 9th)
10. Hopkinton (5-8, 1.5385, 11th)
11. White Mountains (5-8, 1.5385, 10th)

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).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Conant wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with White Mountains thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

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

• 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 has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Bishop Brady and Newfound both clinch a first-round by with a win or a tie.
• Mascoma Valley would clinch a first-round bye with a win over Littleton and a loss by either Bishop Brady or Newfound.
• Berlin has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Conant and Kearsarge both play Mascenic to end the regular season. Conant clinches the No. 8 seed with a win or if they both lose or tie. Kearsarge clinches with a win and a Conant loss.
• Hopkinton, White Mountains, Winnisquam and Mascenic are still alive for the final two playoff spots.