Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 9)

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 (12-1, 3.6923)
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 (8-5, 2.4615)
9. Timberlane (7-5, 2.3333)
10. Concord (6-5-1, 2.1667)
11. Keene (5-7, 1.6667)

Outside: Manchester Memorial (4-9, 1.2308); Salem (2-9-1, 0.8333); Exeter (2-10-1, 0.7692); Nashua South (2-10, 0.6667); Bedford (2-10, 0.6667); Nashua North (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining schedule

• Tuesday: None.
• Wednesday: Concord at Londonderry, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Winnacunnet, 4:45 p.m.; Keene at Bedford, 5:15 p.m.; Dover at Bishop Guertin, 5:30 p.m.; Timberlane at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Manchester Memorial, 7 p.m.
• Thursday: None.
• Friday: Concord at Nashua South, 3:30 p.m.; Windham at Merrimack, 4 p.m.; Bedford at Salem, 4 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Dover, 4 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Keene, 4 p.m.

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 (7-4-1, 2.5000)
9. Sanborn (5-7, 1.6667)
10. John Stark (5-7, 1.6667)
11. Pembroke (4-8, 1.3333)

Outside: Merrimack Valley (4-8, 1.3333); Portsmouth (3-8-1, 1.1667); Bow (3-9, 1.0000); Milford (2-10, 0.6667); Oyster River (1-11, 0.3333); Hollis Brookline (0-11-1, 0.1667).

Tiebreakers

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

Remaining schedule

• Tuesday: Bow at Kennett, 4 p.m.; John Stark at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Sanborn at Milford, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Souhegan, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Oyster River, 4:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Portsmouth, 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: Hollis Brookline at Kennett, 4 p.m.
• Thursday: Goffstown at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Sanborn, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Souhegan, 5:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Kingswood, 5:30 p.m.
• Friday: Goffstown at Bow, 4 p.m.; Portsmouth at John Stark, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Milford at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Oyster River at Merrimack Valley, 4:15 p.m.

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. Hopkinton (10-2, 3.3333) ⇑
3. Bishop Brady (10-2, 3.3333) ⇑
4. Newfound (9-2-1, 3.1667) ⇓
5. Lebanon (8-3-1, 2.8333)
6. Winnisquam (8-4, 2.6667)
7. Kearsarge (6-4-1, 2.3636)
8. Newport (7-5, 2.3333)
9. Gilford (6-5, 2.1818)
10. Mascenic (5-5, 2.0000) ⇑
11. Berlin (5-6-1, 1.8333) ⇑
12. Stevens (5-6-1, 1.8333) ⇓
13. Conant (5-7, 1.6667) ⇑
14. St. Thomas (4-9-1, 1.2857) ⇓

Outside: ConVal (3-7-1, 1.2727); White Mountains (3-8-1, 1.1667); Littelton (2-10, 0.6667); Monadnock (2-11, 0.6154); Laconia (1-9, 0.4000); Franklin (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Berlin wins the tiebreaker with Stevens thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining schedule

• Monday: Laconia at Gilford (no score reported)
• Tuesday: Littleton at Berlin, 3:30 p.m.; Kearsarge at Mascoma Valley, 3:30 p.m.; St. Thomas at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Hopkinton at Conant, 4 p.m.; ConVal at Newport, 4 p.m.; Franklin at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Lebanon at Mascenic, 4 p.m.; Newfound at Winnisquam, 4 p.m.; Monadnock at Stevens, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday: Laconia at White Mountains, 4 p.m.
• Thursday: Berlin at Laconia, 4 p.m.; Kearsarge at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Monadnock at Mascenic, 4 p.m.
• Friday: Littleton at Mascoma Valley, 3:30 p.m.; Conant at ConVal, 4 p.m.; Gilford at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Newport at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Mascenic at Kearsarge, 4 p.m.; White Mountains at Newfound, 4 p.m.
• Saturday: Stevens at Lebanon, 1 p.m.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

1. Mascoma Valley
2. Hopkinton

First-round matchups

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