Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 16)

Only one game remains in the regular season and the standings have been set for the field hockey playoffs. Here is our best guess as to what the postseason will look like when the NHIAA pairings are released.

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.

(UPDATE 10/18: The NHIAA changed the number of teams included in the Division III playoffs, dropping it from 12 to 11.)

Division I

Team (record, rating)

Exeter (15-1-0, 3.7500)
Bedford (15-1-0, 3.7500)
Windham (13-2-1, 3.3750)
Winnacunnet (12-4-0, 3.0000)
Bishop Guertin (11-4-1, 2.8750)
Concord (10-5-1, 2.6250)
Dover (10-6-0, 2.5000)
Londonderry (7-7-2, 2.0000)
Keene (6-9-1, 1.6250)
Timberlane (5-8-3, 1.6250)
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 (3-12-1, 0.8750); Merrimack (1-14-1, 0.3750); Nashua North (0-15-1, 0.1250).

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

Playoff Schedule

Preliminary round: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 3 p.m. at higher seed
Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 23, 2 p.m. at higher seed
Semifinals: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 5 and 7 p.m. at Exeter
Final: Sunday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m. at Bedford

Division II

Team (record, rating)

Hanover (13-0-1, 3.8571)
Portsmouth (13-1-0, 3.7143)
Souhegan (12-1-1, 3.5714)
John Stark (11-2-1, 3.2857)
Lebanon (10-2-2, 3.1429)
Kennett (9-4-1, 2.7143)
Kingswood (9-5-0, 2.5714)
Oyster River (9-5-0, 2.5714)
Goffstown (8-6-0, 2.2857)
Bow (6-8-0, 1.7143)
Hollis Brookline (6-8-0, 1.7143)
Derryfield (5-9-0, 1.4286)
Merrimack Valley (5-9-0, 1.4286)

Eliminated: Plymouth (4-10-0, 1.1429); Sanborn (4-10-0, 1.1429); ConVal (3-11-0, 0.8571); Pelham (2-12-0, 0.5714); Pembroke (1-12-0, 0.3077); Milford (1-13-0, 0.2857).

Tiebreakers

Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Bow wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley 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 Oyster River
No. 12 Derryfield at No. 5 Lebanon
No. 13 Merrimack Valley at No. 4 John Stark
No. 11 Hollis Brookline at No. 6 Kennett
No. 10 Bow at No. 7 Kingswood

Remaining Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 16: Pembroke at Lebanon, 2 p.m.

Playoff Schedule

Preliminary round: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 3 p.m. at higher seed
Quarterfinals: Friday, Oct. 22, 3 p.m. at higher seed
Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct. 26, 5 and 7 p.m. at Exeter
Final: Sunday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m. at Bedford

Division III

Team (record, rating)

Hopkinton (14-0-0, 4.0000)
Gilford (12-2-0, 3.4286)
Kearsarge (10-1-3, 3.2857)
Newfound (11-2-1, 3.2857)
Winnisquam (10-3-1, 3.0000)
Bishop Brady (11-4-0, 2.9333)
Stevens (9-4-1, 2.7143)
Berlin (8-5-1, 2.4286)
Mascenic (8-6-0, 2.2857)
Newport (5-9-0, 1.4286)
Littleton (3-10-1, 1.0000)
Mascoma Valley (3-11-0, 0.8571)

Eliminated: Laconia (3-11-0, 0.8571); White Mountains (2-11-1, 0.7143); Conant (2-11-1, 0.7143); St. Thomas (1-13-0, 0.2857); Franklin (0-13-0, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Newfound 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)