Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 9)

The final week of the field hockey regular season is here. There is still a lot to be determined, but the playoff field for each division is taking shape.

Here is what the standings and matchups look like heading into the start of the week. These will be updated every day this 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. Dover (13-0-1, 3.8571, 2nd)
2. Windham (13-0-1, 3.8571, 1st)
3. Bishop Guertin (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Pinkerton (9-3-2, 2.8571, 4th)
5. Exeter (9-4, 2.7692, 7th)
6. Concord (8-5, 2.4615, 5th)
7. Winnacunnet (8-5-1, 2.4286, 8th)
8. Bedford (8-5-2, 2.4000, 6th)
9. Keene (7-5-1, 2.3077, 9th)
10. Londonderry (7-8, 1.8667, 10th)
11. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)

Outside: Salem (4-9, 1.2308); Nashua South (4-10, 1.1429).

Eliminated: Merrimack (2-10-1, 0.7692); Manchester Central-West (2-13, 0.5333); Manchester Memorial (1-12-1, 0.4286); Nashua North (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Dover wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. John Stark (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
2. Oyster River (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd)
3. Kennett (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
4. Hollis Brookline (10-3, 3.0769, 3rd)
5. Goffstown (9-3-1, 2.9231, 7th)
6. Souhegan (7-2-2, 2.9091, 5th)
7. Bow (8-4, 2.6667, 8th)
8. Merrimack Valley (6-4-2, 2.3333, 10th)
9. Portsmouth (7-5-1, 2.3077, 6th)
10. Pelham (6-5-1, 2.1667, 9th)
11. Hanover (6-5-3, 2.1429, 11th)
12. Lebanon (4-7-1, 1.5000, 13th)
13. Derryfield (3-6-2, 1.4545, 12th)
14. Kingswood (4-8-1, 1.3846, NR)

Outside: Laconia (4-8, 1.3333); Pembroke (4-9, 1.2308, 14th).

Eliminated: Plymouth (1-8-2, 0.7273); Milford (1-11, 0.3333); ConVal (1-11, 0.3333); Sanborn (0-12, 0.0000).

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Gilford (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
2. Newport (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Stevens (9-2-1, 3.1667, 4th)
4. Newfound (9-3, 3.0000, 5th)
5. Bishop Brady (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd)
6. Mascoma Valley (8-4, 2.7500, 6th)
7. Berlin (8-5, 2.5385, 7th)
8. Conant (6-5, 2.1818, 10th)
9. Kearsarge (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
10. Hopkinton (5-7, 1.6667, 9th)
11. White Mountains (4-6, 1.6000, 11th)

Outside: Winnisquam (4-7, 1.4545); Mascenic (3-7-1, 1.2727); Franklin (2-7, 0.8889); St. Thomas (2-11, 0.6154)

Eliminated: Littleton (0-12, 0.0000); Monadnock (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Newport thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-round matchups

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