Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 15)

(Oct. 15) The final week of the field hockey regular season is here and there is still a lot to be sorted out in all three divisions.

That’s why we will be updating the playoff picture every day this week, to see where each team stands and what is on the line from day to day. Here is where every team is at going into the final week.

Note: For field hockey, Division I will have 12 teams, Division II and 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. Keene (14-0-1, 3.8667, 1st)
2. Dover (11-2-1, 3.2857, 2nd)
3. Exeter (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
4. Pinkerton (11-3-1, 3.0667, 6th)
5. Winnacunnet (11-3-1, 3.0667, 8th)
6. Bedford (11-3-1, 3.0667, 5th)
7. Concord (11-4, 2.9333, 3rd)
8. Bishop Guertin (10-4-1, 2.8000, 7th)
9. Salem (6-8, 1.7143, 10th)
10. Merrimack (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)
11. Timberlane (6-9, 1.6000, 9th)
12. Windham (5-9, 1.4286, 12th)

Outside: Londonderry (5-9, 1.4286); Goffstown (5-10, 1.3333); Nashua South (3-11, 0.8571); Manchester (1-14, 0.2667); Portsmouth (1-14, 0.2667); Nashua North (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker, Pinkerton, Winnacunnet and Bedford finish in that order thanks to rating in head-to-head games.
• Salem wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Keene
2. Dover
3. Exeter
4. Pinkerton

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Salem at No. 8 Bishop Guertin
• No. 12 Windham at No. 5 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Bedford
• No. 10 Merrimack at No. 7 Concord

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, Oct. 15: Dover at Merrimack, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 16: Londonderry at Bishop Guertin, 3:45 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Salem, 4 p.m.; Timberlane at Concord, 4 p.m.; Windham at Dover, 4 p.m.; Merrimack at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Keene at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Manchester Memorial-Central, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 17: Bedford at Portsmouth, 4:15 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 18: Exeter at Nashua South, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Nashua North, 4 p.m.; Salem at Windham, 4 p.m.

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 3 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division II

Teams (record, rating, previous)

1. Hollis Brookline (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
2. Oyster River (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
3. Bow (12-3, 3.2000, 3rd)
4. John Stark (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Souhegan (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. Plymouth (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
7. Merrimack Valley (8-5-1, 2.4286, 6th)
8. Hanover (7-6-1, 2.1429, 8th)
9. Pembroke (5-7-2, 1.7143, 9th)
10. Kennett (5-7-1, 1.6923, 10th)
11. Lebanon (5-8-2, 1.6000, 11th)

Outside: Kingswood (5-8-1, 1.5714); Pelham (4-8-2, 1.4286); Derryfield (4-8-2, 1.4286);  ConVal (2-12, 0.5714); Milford (0-14, 0.0000); Laconia (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

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

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Hollis Brookline
2. Oyster River
3. Bow
4. John Stark
5. Souhegan

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Pembroke at No. 8 Hanover
• No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Plymouth
• No. 10 Kennett at No. 7 Merrimack Valley

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, Oct. 15: Hollis Brookline at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Oyster River, 4:30 p.m.; Bow at Derryfield, 4:30 p.m.; ConVal at Souhegan, 6 p.m.; John Stark at Pelham, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 16: Milford at Kingswood, 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 17: Kennett at Pelham, 4:30 p.m.; Kingswood at Derryfield, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 18: Berlin at Kennett, 3:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Souhegan, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Hanover, 4 p.m.; Pembroke at John Stark, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Milford, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Lebanon, 4 p.m.; ConVal at Oyster River, 4:30 p.m.

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Friday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Gilford (12-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Stevens (12-1, 3.6923, 3rd)
3. Mascenic (11-1, 3.6667, 4th)
4. Berlin (9-2, 3.3636, 2nd)
5. Hopkinton (8-4, 2.6667, 6th)
6. Bishop Brady (8-4, 2.6667, 5th)
7. St. Thomas (6-4-2, 2.3333, 7th)
8. Newfound (6-6-1, 2.2000, 8th)
9. Newport (5-6-1, 1.8333, 9th)
10. Kearsarge (5-8, 1.5385, 10th)
11. Mascoma Valley (4-8, 1.3333, 11th)

Outside: Franklin (3-8, 1.0909); Winnisquam (3-9, 1.0000); Sanborn (2-10, 0.6667); Littleton (0-12, 0.0000); Monadnock (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Gilford
2. Stevens
3. Mascenic
4. Berlin
5. Hopkinton

First-Round Matchups

• No. 9 Newport at No. 8 Newfound
• No. 11 Mascoma Valley at No. 6 Bishop Brady
• No. 10 Kearsarge at No. 7 St. Thomas

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday, Oct. 15: Berlin at Littleton, 4 p.m.; Franklin at Monadnock, 4 p.m.; Mascenic at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Newport at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; stevens at Sanborn, 4:45 p.m.; Bishop Brady at St. Thomas, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 16: Newfound at Winnisquam, 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 17: Bishop Brady at Berlin, 3:30 p.m.; Franklin at Winnisquam, 4 p.m.; Hopkinton at Sanborn, 4 p.m.; Littleton at Mascoma Valley, 4 p.m.; Monadnock at Newport, 4 p.m.; Gilford at St. Thomas, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 18: Berlin at Kennett, 3:30 p.m.; Mascenic at Kearsarge, 4 p.m.; Mascoma Valley at Newfound, 4 p.m.

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Thursday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Thursday, Oct. 31, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. at Bedford High School