Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 8)

The final week of the regular season is here for New Hampshire field hockey, and there is still a lot to be determined between now and then.

Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only and will be updated every day this week; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button below.

Note: For field hockey, Division I and II will have 11 teams, while Division III will have 14 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official pairings.

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Windham (11-1, 3.6667)
2. Pinkerton (11-1, 3.6667)
3. Merrimack (10-2-1, 3.2308)
4. Winnacunnet (9-3, 3.0000)
5. Londonderry (8-4, 2.6667)
6. Bishop Guertin (7-4-1, 2.5000)
7. Dover (7-4-1, 2.5000)
8. Manchester Central (7-5, 2.3333)
9. Timberlane (7-5, 2.3333)
10. Concord (6-5-1, 2.1667)
11. Keene (5-7, 1.6667)

Outside: Manchester Memorial (4-8, 1.3333); Exeter (2-9-1, 0.8333); Salem (2-9-1, 0.8333); Nashua South (2-10, 0.6667); Bedford (2-10, 0.6667); Nashua North (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

1. Windham
2. Pinkerton
3. Merrimack
4. Winnacunnet
5. Londonderry

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Manchester Central
• No. 11 Keene at No. 6 Bishop Guertin
• No. 10 Concord at No. 7 Dover

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Kennett (11-0, 4.0000)
2. Derryfield (11-1-1, 3.5385)
3. Hanover (11-1-1, 3.5385)
4. Plymouth (10-2, 3.3333)
5. Souhegan (9-2-1, 3.1667)
6. Pelham (8-3, 2.9091)
7. Kingswood (8-4, 2.6667)
8. Goffstown (6-4-1, 2.3636)
9. Sanborn (4-7, 1.4545)
10. John Stark (4-7, 1.4545)
11. Pembroke (4-7, 1.4545)

Outside: Merrimack Valley (4-8, 1.3333); Portsmouth (3-8-1, 1.1667); Bow (3-8, 1.0909); Milford (2-10, 0.6667); Oyster River (1-11, 0.3333); Hollis Brookline (0-10-1, 0.1818).

Tiebreakers

• Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Sanborn wins the three-way tiebreaker with John Stark and Pembroke thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

1. Kennett
2. Derryfield
3. Hanover
4. Plymouth
5. Souhegan

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Sanborn at No. 8 Goffstown
• No. 10 John Stark at No. 7 Kingswood
• No. 11 Pembroke at No. 6 Pelham

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Mascoma Valley (11-1, 3.6667)
2. Newfound (9-1-1, 3.4545)
3. Hopkinton (10-2, 3.3333)
4. Bishop Brady (7-2, 3.1111)
5. Lebanon (8-3-1, 2.8333)
6. Winnisquam (7-4, 2.5455)
7. Kearsarge (6-4-1, 2.3636)
8. Newport (6-5, 2.1818)
9. Gilford (6-5, 2.1818)
10. Stevens (5-5-1, 2.0000)
11. St. Thomas (4-5-1, 1.8000)
12. Mascenic (4-5, 1.7778)
13. Berlin (4-6-1, 1.6364)
14. Conant (4-6, 1.6000)

Outside: ConVal (3-6-1, 1.4000); White Mountains (3-8-1, 1.1667); Littelton (2-9, 0.7273); Monadnock (2-9, 0.7273); Laconia (1-9, 0.4000); Franklin (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Newport wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

1. Mascoma Valley
2. Newfound

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Gilford at No. 8 Newport
• No. 12 Mascenic at No. 5 Lebanon
• No. 13 Berlin at No. 4 Bishop Brady
• No. 10 Stevens at No. 7 Kearsarge
• No. 14 Conant at No. 3 Hopkinton
• No. 11 St. Thomas at No. 6 Winnisquam