Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Sept. 22)

After this weekend, just three weeks remain in the field hockey regular season, and there is still a lot to be determined in all three divisions.

Here is what the standings and matchups look like heading into the end 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)

1. Windham (8-0, 4.0000)
2. Dover (7-0, 4.0000)
3. Exeter (7-1, 3.5000)
4. Keene (5-1, 3.3333)
5. Bishop Guertin (6-2, 3.0000)
6. Concord (5-2, 2.8571)
7. Pinkerton (5-2-1, 2.7500)
8. Winnacunnet (4-3, 2.2857)
9. Bedford (4-3-1, 2.2500)
10. Londonderry (4-5, 1.7778)
11. Nashua South (3-6, 1.3333)

Outside: Salem (2-5, 1.1429); Manchester Memorial (1-5, 0.6667); Timberlane (1-6, 0.5714); Merrimack (1-7, 0.5000); Manchester Central-West (1-8, 0.4444); Nashua North (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

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

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Bedford at No. 8 Winnacunnet
• No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Pinkerton
• No. 11 Nashua South at No. 6 Concord

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. John Stark (6-0, 4.0000)
2. Souhegan (6-1, 3.4286)
3. Kennett (5-1, 3.3333)
4. Portsmouth (5-2, 2.8571)
5. Oyster River (5-2, 2.8571)
6. Hollis Brookline (4-2, 2.6667)
7. Merrimack Valley (3-1-2, 2.6667)
8. Derryfield (3-1-2, 2.6667)
9. Bow (4-3, 2.2857)
10. Pelham (4-3-1, 2.2500)
11. Hanover (4-3-1, 2.2500)
12. Goffstown (3-3-1, 2.0000)
13. Laconia (3-4, 1.7143)
14. Pembroke (3-5, 1.5000)

Outside: Lebanon (2-4, 1.3333); Plymouth (1-5-1, 0.8571); Kingswood (2-5, 1.1429); ConVal (1-7, 0.5000); Sanborn (0-7, 0.0000); Milford (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Hollis Brookline wins the three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley and Derryfield thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Derryfield thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

• No. 1 John Stark
• No. 2 Souhegan

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. Gilford (6-1, 3.4286)
2. Newfound (6-1, 3.4286)
3. Kearsarge (5-1, 3.3333)
4. Bishop Brady (4-1, 3.2000)
5. Newport (4-1, 3.2000)
6. Stevens (5-2, 2.8571)
7. Berlin (4-2, 2.8333)
8. Mascoma Valley (4-3, 2.2857)
9. Hopkinton (4-3, 2.2857)
10. White Mountains (3-3, 2.0000)
11. Conant (3-4, 1.7143)

Outside: Mascenic (2-4, 1.3333); Winnisquam (2-5, 1.1429); St. Thomas (1-5, 0.6667); Franklin (1-5, 0.6667); Littleton (0-6, 0.0000); Monadnock (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Newport thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Mascoma Valley wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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