Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 3)

October is here, and with only two weeks remain in the regular season, a lot is still up for grabs.

Last week's results shook up the standings in both Division I and II, with a new team taking the top spot in the former and a couple of teams rising into the top four in the later.

Here is what the standings and matchups look like heading into 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, last week)

1. Winnacunnet (10-1, 3.6364, 3rd)
2. Windham (9-1-1, 3.4545, 1st)
3. Exeter (9-1-1, 3.4545, 4th)
4. Bedford (9-2, 3.2727, 2nd)
5. Dover (8-3, 2.9091, 7th)
6. Bishop Guertin (7-3-1, 2.7273, 5th)
7. Concord (7-4, 2.5455, 6th)
8. Man. Central-West (6-5, 2.1818, 8th)
9. Keene (6-5, 2.1818, 10th)
10. Londonderry (6-6, 2.0000, 9th)
11. Pinkerton (5-6, 1.8182, 11th)

Outside: Timberlane (4-6, 1.6000); Nashua South (3-8, 1.0909); Salem (2-8-1, 0.9091); Merrimack (1-11, 0.3333); Manchester Memorial (0-10, 0.0000); Nashua North (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Man. Central-West wins the tiebreaker with Keene thanks to a head-to-head victory

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Winnacunnet
• No. 2 Windham
• No. 3 Exeter
• No. 4 Bedford
• No. 5 Dover

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Man. Central-West
• No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Concord
• No. 11 Pinkerton at No. 6 Bishop Guertin

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. John Stark (10-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Souhegan (10-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
3. Kennett (8-2, 3.2000, 5th)
4. Hollis Brookline (7-2, 3.1111, 7th)
5. Portsmouth (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd)
6. Derryfield (7-3, 2.8000, 6th)
7. Hanover (5-3, 2.5000, 4th)
8. Oyster River (6-4, 2.4000; 8th)
9. Goffstown (5-4, 2.2222, 13th)
10. Merrimack Valley (5-5, 2.0000, 9th)
11. Lebanon (4-4-1, 2.0000, 10th)
12. Pembroke (4-6-1, 1.6364, 14th)
13. Sanborn (3-5-1, 1.5556, 11th)
14. Kingswood (3-6-1, 1.4000, 12th)

Outside: Bow (2-6-1, 1.1111); Plymouth (2-8, 0.8000); Laconia (2-8, 0.8000); Milford (1-9-1, 0.5455); Pelham (1-8, 0.4444); ConVal (1-9, 0.4000).

Tiebreakers

• John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 John Stark
• No. 2 Souhegan

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Oyster River
• No. 12 Pembroke at No. 5 Portsmouth
• No. 13 Sanborn at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
• No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Derryfield
• No. 10 Merrimack Valley at No. 7 Hanover
• No. 14 Kingswood at No. 3 Kennett

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Gilford (10-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Newport (10-2, 3.3333, 2nd)
3. Newfound (8-2, 3.2000, 3rd)
4. Mascenic (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
5. Conant (8-3, 2.9091, 6th)
6. Stevens (7-3, 2.8000, 5th)
7. Berlin (5-4, 2.3333, 7th)
8. Winnisquam (4-4-1, 2.0000, 10th)
9. Mascoma Valley (4-5-1, 1.8000, 9th)
10. Bishop Brady (4-5, 1.7778, out)
11. White Mountains (3-4-2, 1.7778, 8th)

Outside: Kearsarge (4-7, 1.4545); St. Thomas (3-6-1, 1.4000, 11th); Littleton (2-7, 0.8889); Hopkinton (1-7-1, 0.6667); Franklin (0-8, 0.0000); Monadnock (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with White Mountains thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Gilford
• No. 2 Newport
• No. 3 Newfound
• No. 4 Mascenic
• No. 5 Conant

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Mascoma Valley at No. 8 Winnisquam
• No. 10 Bishop Brady at No. 7 Berlin
• No. 11 White Mountains at No. 6 Stevens