Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 2)

The calendar has changed to October and that means there are only two weeks remaining in the field hockey regular season. There is still a lot to be determined, but the playoff field for each division is already taking shape.

Here is what the standings and matchups look like heading into the start of the week.

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)

1. Windham (10-0-1, 3.8182, 1st)
2. Dover (10-0-1, 3.8182, 2nd)
3. Bishop Guertin (10-2, 3.3333, 5th)
4. Pinkerton (8-3-1, 2.8333, 7th)
5. Concord (7-3, 2.8000, 6th)
6. Bedford (7-3-2, 2.6667, 9th)
7. Exeter (7-4, 2.5455, 3rd)
8. Winnacunnet (6-4-1, 2.3636, 8th)
9. Keene (6-4, 2.4000, 4th)
10. Londonderry (6-6, 2.0000, 10th)
11. Timberlane (4-7, 1.4545, NR)

Outside: Nashua South (4-9, 1.2308, 11th); Salem (2-8, 0.8000); Merrimack (2-8, 0.8000); Manchester Central-West (2-10, 0.6667); Manchester Memorial (1-10, 0.3636); Nashua North (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. John Stark (10-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Oyster River (8-2, 3.2000, 5th)
3. Hollis Brookline (8-2, 3.2000, 6th)
4. Kennett (7-2, 3.1111, 3rd)
5. Souhegan (6-1-2, 3.1111, 2nd)
6. Portsmouth (7-3-1, 2.7273, 4th)
7. Goffstown (7-3-1, 2.7273, 12th)
8. Bow (6-4, 2.4000, 9th)
9. Pelham (5-4-1, 2.2000, 10th)
10. Merrimack Valley (4-4-2, 2.0000, 7th)
11. Hanover (5-5-2, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Derryfield (3-4-2, 1.7778, 8th)
13. Lebanon (4-6, 1.6000, NR)
14. Pembroke (4-7, 1.4545, 14th)

Outside: Laconia (3-6, 1.3333, 13th); Kingswood (2-7-1, 1.0000); Plymouth (1-6-2, 0.8889); Milford (1-8, 0.4444); ConVal (1-10, 0.3636); Sanborn (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Kennett wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 John Stark
• No. 2 Oyster River

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Pelham at No. 8 Bow
• No. 12 Derryfield at No. 5 Souhegan
• No. 13 Lebanon at No. 4 Kennett
• No. 10 Merrimack Valley at No. 7 Goffstown
• No. 11 Hanover at No. 6 Portsmouth
• No. 14 Pembroke at No. 3 Hollis Brookline

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Gilford (10-1, 3.6364, 1st)
2. Newport (8-1, 3.5556, 5th)
3. Bishop Brady (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
4. Stevens (7-2-1, 3.0000, 6th)
5. Newfound (8-3, 2.9091, 2nd)
6. Mascoma Valley (7-3, 2.8000, 8th)
7. Berlin (6-3, 2.7778, 7th)
8. Kearsarge (6-4, 2.4000, 3rd)
9. Hopkinton (5-5, 2.0000, 9th)
10. Conant (5-5, 2.0000, 11th)
11. White Mountains (3-5, 1.5000, 10th)

Outside: Winnisquam (3-6, 1.3333); Mascenic (2-5-1, 1.2500); Franklin (2-6, 1.0000); St. Thomas (1-9, 0.4000); Littleton (0-10, 0.0000); Monadnock (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Conant thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Gilford
• No. 2 Newport
• No. 3 Bishop Brady
• No. 4 Stevens
• No. 5 Newfound

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Hopkinton at No. 8 Kearsarge
• No. 10 Conant at No. 7 Berlin
• No. 11 White Mountains at No. 6 Mascoma Valley