Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 15)

(Oct. 15) The field hockey regular season is done and here is what we expect the playoffs for all three divisions to look like when pairings are released by the NHIAA on Monday.

The field hockey regular season is done and here is what we expect the playoffs for all three divisions to look like when pairings are released by the NHIAA on Monday.

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)

Dover (15-0-1, 3.8750, 1st)
Windham (14-1-1, 3.6250, 2nd)
Bishop Guertin (14-2, 3.5000, 3rd)
Exeter (11-4-1, 2.8750, 5th)
Pinkerton (10-4-2, 2.7500, 4th)
Concord (10-5-1, 2.6250, 6th)
Winnacunnet (10-5-1, 2.6250, 7th)
Bedford (8-6-2, 2.2500, 9th)
Keene (7-6-3, 2.1250, 8th)
Londonderry (7-9, 1.7500, 10th)
Timberlane (6-9-1, 1.6000, 11th)

Eliminated: Salem (6-9-1, 1.6000); 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

Concord wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

No. 1 Dover
No. 2 Windham
No. 3 Bishop Guertin
No. 4 Exeter
No. 5 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Bedford
No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Winnacunnet
No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Concord

Playoff Schedule

First Round: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
Quarterfinals: Friday, Oct. 20, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
Finals: Sunday, Oct. 29, 4 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division II

Team (record, rating)

John Stark (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
Kennett (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
Oyster River (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
Souhegan (10-2-2, 3.1429, 4th)
Goffstown (10-3-1, 3.0000, 6th)
Bow (10-4, 2.8571, 7th)
Hollis Brookline (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
Portsmouth (8-5-1, 2.4286, 8th)
Merrimack Valley (7-5-2, 2.2857, 10th)
Pelham (7-6-1, 2.1429, 11th)
Hanover (7-6-3, 2.1250, 9th)
Lebanon (5-8-1, 1.5714, 13th)
Derryfield (4-8-2, 1.4286, 12th)
Pembroke (4-9-1, 1.2857, 14th)

Eliminated: Kingswood (4-10-1, 1.2000); Laconia (4-10, 1.1429); Plymouth (2-9-3, 1.0000); ConVal (2-12, 0.5714); Milford (2-13, 0.5333); Sanborn (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

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

Playoff Schedule

First Round: Thursday, Oct. 19, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 22, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
Semifinals: Thursday, Oct. 26, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
Finals: Sunday, Oct. 29, 1:30 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

Gilford (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
Newport (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
Stevens (11-2-1, 3.2857, 3rd)
Bishop Brady (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
Newfound (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
Mascoma Valley (10-4, 2.9286, 6th)
Berlin (9-5, 2.6429, 7th)
Conant (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)
Kearsarge (7-7, 2.0000, 9th)
Hopkinton (5-9, 1.4286, 10th)
White Mountains (5-9, 1.4286, 11th)

Eliminated: Winnisquam (5-9, 1.4286); Mascenic (4-9-1, 1.2857); Franklin (2-10, 0.6667); St. Thomas (2-12, 0.5714); Monadnock (2-12, 0.5714); Littleton (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
In a three-way tiebreaker for the final two playoff spots. Hopkinton and White Mountains finish ahead of Winnisquam thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with White Mountains thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)