Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 18)

The field hockey regular season is (almost) done and the NHIAA playoff pairings will be released on Monday.

But who wants to wait until then? Here is our best guess on what the pairings will look like when they're released.

Note: For field hockey, Division I will have 12 teams, Division II will have 11 teams and Division III will have 10 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 (14-1-1, 3.6250, 1st)
2. Bedford (14-1-1, 3.6250, 2nd)
3. Londonderry (13-3, 3.2500, 3rd)
4. Winnacunnet (12-2-2, 3.2500, 4th)
5. Pinkerton (12-4, 3.0000, 5th)
6. Dover (10-4-2, 2.7500, 6th)
7. Timberlane (9-6-1, 2.3750, 7th)
8. Exeter (9-7, 2.2500, 8th)
9. Bishop Guertin (8-8, 2.0000, 9th)
10. Merrimack (7-8-1, 1.8750, 10th)
11. Concord (6-7-3, 1.8750, 11th)
12. Windham (6-8-2, 1.7500, 12th).

Eliminated: Salem (7-9, 1.7500); Goffstown (4-11-1, 1.1250); Nashua South (3-13, 0.7500); Portsmouth (2-14, 0.5000); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500); Manchester (0-16, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Keene wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-Round byes

1. Keene
2. Bedford
3. Londonderry
4. Winnacunnet

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Bishop Guertin at No. 8 Exeter
• No. 12 Windham at No. 5 Pinkerton
• No. 11 Concord at No. 6 Dover
• No. 10 Merrimack at No. 7 Timberlane

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Friday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division II

Teams (record, rating, previous)

1. Souhegan (14-1-1, 3.6250, 1st)
2. Bow (13-1-2, 3.5000, 2nd)
3. John Stark (13-1-2, 3.5000, 3rd)
4. Oyster River (13-2-1, 3.3750, 5th)
5. Hollis Brookline (12-3-1, 3.1250, 4th)
6. Hanover (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
7. Plymouth (10-6, 2.5000, 7th)
8. Kingswood (9-7, 2.2500, 8th)
9. Merrimack Valley (8-7-1, 2.1250, 9th)
10. Derryfield (7-9, 1.7500, 10th)
11. Kennett (6-10, 1.5000, 11th)

Eliminated: Pembroke (5-11, 1.2500); Lebanon (4-12, 1.0000); ConVal (2-13-1, 0.6250); Laconia (1-14, 0.2667); Milford (0-13-2, 0.2667); Pelham (0-15-1, 0.1250).

Tiebreakers

• Bow wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

Remaining Schedule

• Saturday, Oct. 18: Milford at Laconia, 3 p.m.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Merrimack Valley at No. 8 Kingswood
• No. 11 Kennett at No. 6 Hanover
• No. 10 Derryfield at No. 7 Plymouth

Playoff Dates

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

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Berlin (13-1-1, 3.7333, 1st)
2. Hopkinton (13-1-1, 3.6000, 2nd)
3. Mascenic (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
4. St. Thomas (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
5. Mascoma Valley (11-3-1, 3.1333, 4th)
6. Stevens (11-5, 2.7500, 6th)
7. Gilford (9-6-1, 2.3750, 7th)
8. Kearsarge (6-7-1, 1.8571, 8th)
9. Conant (5-9, 1.4286, 9th)
10. Monadnock (5-9, 1.4286, 10th)

Eliminated: Bishop Brady (4-9-1, 1.2857); Sanborn (4-10, 1.1429); Newfound (4-10, 1.1429); Newport (0-14, 0.0000); Winnisquam (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a head-to-head tiebreaker.
• Conant wins the tiebreaker with Monadnock thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-Round Matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Conant at No. 8 Kearsarge
• No. 10 Monadnock at No. 7 Gilford

Quarterfinals

• Conant/Kearsarge at No. 1 Berlin
• No. 5 Mascoma Valley at No. 4 St. Thomas
• Monadnock/Gilford at No. 2 Hopkinton
• No. 6 Stevens at No. 3 Mascenic

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 1, 3 p.m. at Bedford High School