Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 15)

Only a couple of days remain in the regular season for field hockey and here is where each team in the state stands with just a few games left to play.

Note: For field hockey, Division I will have 11 teams, Division II will have 13 teams and Division III will have 12 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)

1. Exeter (15-1-0, 3.7500)
2. Bedford (15-1-0, 3.7500)
3. Windham (13-2-1, 3.3750)
4. Winnacunnet (12-4-0, 3.0000)
5. Bishop Guertin (11-4-1, 2.8750)
6. Concord (10-5-1, 2.6250)
7. Dover (10-6-0, 2.5000)
8. Londonderry (7-7-2, 2.0000)
9. Keene (6-9-1, 1.6250)
10. Timberlane (5-8-3, 1.6250)
11. Man. Central-West (6-10-0, 1.5000)

Eliminated: Pinkerton (4-8-4, 1.5000); Nashua South (3-9-4, 1.2500); Salem (4-10-2, 1.2500); Manchester Memorial (2-12-1, 0.6667); Merrimack (1-14-1, 0.3750); Nashua North (0-14-1, 0.1333).

Tiebreakers

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Keene wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Man. Central-West wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Exeter
• No. 2 Bedford
• No. 3 Windham
• No. 4 Winnacunnet
• No. 5 Bishop Guertin

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Londonderry
• No. 10 Timberlane at No. 7 Dover
• No. 11 Man. Central-West at No. 6 Concord

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, Oct. 15: Nashua North at Manchester Memorial, 6 p.m.

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. Hanover (12-0-1, 3.8462)
2. Portsmouth (12-1-0, 3.6923)
3. Souhegan (12-1-1, 3.5714)
4. John Stark (10-2-1, 3.2308)
5. Lebanon (10-2-2, 3.1429)
6. Kingswood (9-4-0, 2.7692)
7. Oyster River (9-4-0, 2.7692)
8. Kennett (9-4-1, 2.7143)
9. Goffstown (7-6-0, 2.1538)
10. Bow (6-8-0, 1.7143)
11. Derryfield (5-8-0, 1.5385)
12. Hollis Brookline (5-8-0, 1.5385)
13. Merrimack Valley (5-9-0, 1.4286)

Eliminated: Plymouth (4-10-0, 1.1429); Sanborn (4-10-0, 1.1429); ConVal (3-10-0, 0.9231); Pelham (2-12-0, 0.5714); Pembroke (1-11-0, 0.3333); Milford (1-13-0, 0.2857).

Tiebreakers

• Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Hanover
• No. 2 Portsmouth
• No. 3 Souhegan

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Kennett
• No. 12 Hollis Brookline at No. 5 Lebanon
• No. 13 Merrimack Valley at No. 4 John Stark
• No. 11 Derryfield at No. 6 Kingswood
• No. 10 Bow at No. 7 Oyster River

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, Oct. 15: Hollis Brookline at ConVal, 4 p.m.; Portsmouth at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Derryfield, 6:30 p.m.; John Stark at Oyster River, 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 16: Pembroke at Lebanon, 2 p.m.

Division III

Team (record, rating)

1. Hopkinton (13-0-0, 4.0000)
2. Gilford (11-2-0, 3.3846)
3. Newfound (10-2-1, 3.2308)
4. Kearsarge (9-1-3, 3.2308)
5. Bishop Brady (11-3-0, 3.1429)
6. Winnisquam (10-3-1, 3.0000)
7. Mascenic (8-4-0, 2.6667)
8. Stevens (8-4-1, 2.6154)
9. Berlin (8-5-1, 2.4286)
10. Newport (5-9-0, 1.4286)
11. Littleton (3-10-1, 1.0000)
12. Mascoma Valley (3-11-0, 0.8571)

Outside: White Mountains (2-10-1, 0.7692); Conant (2-10-1, 0.7692).

Eliminated: Laconia (3-11-0, 0.8571); St. Thomas (1-12-0, 0.3077); Franklin (0-13-0, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Newfound wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Mascoma Valley wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Hopkinton
• No. 2 Gilford
• No. 3 Newfound
• No. 4 Kearsarge

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Berlin at No. 8 Stevens
• No. 12 Laconia at No. 5 Bishop Brady
• No. 10 Newport at No. 7 Mascenic
• No. 11 Littleton at No. 6 Winnisquam

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, Oct. 15: Kearsarge at Mascenic, 3:30 p.m.; White Mountains at Newfound, 4 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Stevens at Conant, 4 p.m.; Gilford at St. Thomas, 5 p.m.