Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 14)

(Updated Oct. 14) 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 Friday. 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)

1. Winnacunnet (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
2. Exeter (13-1-1, 3.6000, 2nd)
3. Windham (13-2-1, 3.3750, 3rd)
4. Dover (13-3, 3.2500, 4th)
5. Bedford (13-3, 3.2500, 5th)
6. Concord (11-5, 2.7500, 6th)
7. Bishop Guertin (10-5-1, 2.6250, 7th)
8. Pinkerton (7-8, 1.8667, 8th)
9. Keene (7-8, 1.8667, 9th)
10. Londonderry (7-9, 1.7500, 10th)
11. Timberlane (6-9-1, 1.6250, 11th)

Eliminated: Man. Central-West (6-10, 1.5000); 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

• 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

• Friday, Oct. 14:  Winnacunnet at Keene, 4:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 5 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 15: Merrimack at Salem, 10 a.m.

Scenarios

• Winnacunnet clinches the No. 1 seed with a win or a tie or an Exeter loss or tie. Exeter clinches the No. 1 seed with a win and a Winnacunnet loss.
• Winnacunnet and Exeter will be the top two seeds.
• Windham has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Dover has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Bedford has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Concord has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Pinkerton clinches the No. 8 seed with a win or a Keene loss, or a tie and a Keene loss. Keene clinches the No. 8 seed with a win and a Pinkerton loss or tie.
• A Pinkerton loss and a Keene win would give Londonderry the No. 9 seed and drop Pinkerton to 10th.
• If Pinkerton and Keene both lose or tie, the Astros would be No. 8, the Blackbirds would be No. 9 and the Lancers would be No. 10.
• Timberlane has clinched the No. 11 seed.

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Souhegan (13-0-1, 3.8571, 1st)
2. John Stark (12-0-1, 3.8462, 2nd)
3. Portsmouth (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
4. Kennett (9-3-1, 2.9231, 4th)
5. Hollis Brookline (8-3-1, 2.8333, 5th)
6. Derryfield (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
7. Hanover (8-4-1, 2.6154, 7th)
8. Merrimack Valley (8-5, 2.4615, 8th)
9. Oyster River (7-5-1, 2.3077; 9th)
10. Lebanon (7-6-1, 2.1429, 10th)
11. Goffstown (6-6-1, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Pembroke (6-7-1, 1.8571, 12th)
13. Bow (5-7-1, 1.6923, 13th)
14. Sanborn (3-8-3, 1.2857, out).

Eliminated: Kingswood (4-9-1, 1.2857, 14th); Pelham (3-10-1, 1.0000); Plymouth (2-11, 0.6154); Laconia (2-11, 0.6154); Milford (1-10-2, 0.6154); ConVal (1-12, 0.3077).

Tiebreakers

• Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

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 Sanborn at No. 3 Portsmouth

Remaining Schedule

• 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: Hollis Brookline at Goffstown, 10 a.m.; Oyster River at John Stark, 11 a.m.

Scenarios

• John Stark clinches the No. 1 seed with a win. Souhegan clinches the No. 1 seed with a John Stark loss or tie.
• The Generals and the Sabers have clinched the top two seeds and first-round byes.
• Portsmouth has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Kennett clinches the No. 4 seed with a win. Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 4 seed with two wins and a Kennett loss or tie. Derryfield clinches the No. 4 seed with a win and one Hollis Brookline loss or tie.
• Hanover could finish as high as fifth with a win and losses by Derryfield and Hollis Brookline.
• Merrimack Valley, Oyster River, Lebanon, Goffstown, Pembroke and Bow have all clinched a playoff spot.
• Sanborn has clinched the No. 14 seed.

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Gilford (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Newport (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Newfound (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Mascenic (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
5. Conant (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. Berlin (8-6, 2.3571, 7th)
7. Stevens (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)
8. Bishop Brady (7-6, 2.1538, 6th)
9. Mascoma Valley (6-6-1, 2.0000, 9th)
10. White Mountains (4-6-3, 1.6923, 10th)
11. 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

• 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 Bishop Brady
• No. 10 White Mountains at No. 7 Stevens
• No. 11 Winnisquam at No. 6 Berlin

Remaining Schedule

• 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.

Scenarios

• Gilford has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Newfound clinches the No. 2 seed with a win, and Newport would be the No. 3 seed. Newport clinches the No. 2 seed with a Newfound loss. Newfound would be the No. 3 seed.
• Mascenic has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Conant has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Gilford, Newfound, Newport, Mascenic and Conant have clinched first-round byes.
• Berlin has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Stevens has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Bishop Brady clinches the No. 8 seed with a win or a Mascoma Valley loss. Mascoma Valley clinches the No. 8 seed with a win and a Bishop Brady loss.