Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Sept. 29)

Don't look now, but the field hockey playoffs are scheduled to begin in less than three weeks, and many teams are past the halfway point in the regular-season schedule. Here’s a look at where every team in the state stands heading into Wednesday's action.

Don't look now, but the field hockey playoffs are scheduled to begin in less than three weeks, and many teams are past the halfway point in the regular-season schedule.

Here’s a look at where every team in the state stands heading into Wednesday's action.

Note: For field hockey, Division I will have 11 teams, Division II will have 13 teams and Division III will have 12 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)

Exeter (11-0-0, 4.0000)
Bedford (10-1-0, 3.6364)
Windham (6-1-1, 3.2500)
Bishop Guertin (7-2-1, 3.0000)
Concord (7-3-0, 2.8000)
Winnacunnet (7-3-0, 2.8000)
Dover (7-4-0, 2.5455)
Keene (4-5-1, 1.8000)
Timberlane (3-4-3, 1.8000)
Pinkerton (3-5-3, 1.6364)
Londonderry (3-5-2, 1.6000)

Outside: Salem (3-5-2, 1.6000); Nashua South (3-5-2, 1.6000); Man. Central-West (3-7-0, 1.2000); Manchester Memorial (1-9-1, 0.5455); Nashua North (0-9-1, 0.2000); Merrimack (0-9-1, 0.2000).

Tiebreakers

Concord wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Keene wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
In a three-way tiebreaker, Londonderry and Salem finish ahead of Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Londonderry then finishes ahead of Salem thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round byes

No. 1 Exeter
No. 2 Bedford
No. 3 Windham
No. 4 Bishop Guertin
No. 5 Concord

First-round matchups

No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Keene
No. 10 Pinkerton at No. 7 Dover
No. 11 Londonderry at No. 6 Winnacunnet

Division II

Team (record, rating)

Hanover (8-0-1, 3.7778)
Portsmouth (8-1-0, 3.5556)
John Stark (8-1-0, 3.5556)
Lebanon (7-0-2, 3.5556)
Souhegan (7-1-1, 3.3333)
Kingswood (7-2-0, 3.1111)
Oyster River (6-2-0, 3.0000)
Kennett (5-3-0, 2.5000)
Goffstown (5-4-0, 2.2222)
Derryfield (4-5-0, 1.7778)
Bow (4-5-0, 1.7778)
Plymouth (3-4-0, 1.7143)
Hollis Brookline (3-5-0, 1.5000)

Outside: Sanborn (3-5-0, 1.5000); ConVal (2-7-0, 0.8889); Merrimack Valley (1-7-0, 0.5000); Pelham (1-8-0, 0.4444); Milford (0-8-0, 0.0000); Pembroke (0-9-0, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

In a three-way tiebreaker, Portsmouth and John Stark finish ahead of Lebanon thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Portsmouth finishes ahead of John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

No. 1 Hanover
No. 2 Portsmouth
No. 3 John Stark

First-round matchups

No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Kennett
No. 12 Plymouth at No. 5 Souhegan
No. 13 Hollis Brookline at No. 4 Lebanon
No. 11 Bow at No. 6 Kingswood
No. 10 Derryfield at No. 7 Oyster River

Division III

Team (record, rating)

Hopkinton (9-0-0, 4.0000)
Newfound (8-0-0, 4.0000)
Kearsarge (5-1-1, 3.1429)
Gilford (7-2-0, 3.1111)
Bishop Brady (6-2-0, 3.0000)
Winnisquam (6-2-1, 2.8889)
Mascenic (5-2-0, 2.8571)
Berlin (5-4-0, 2.2222)
Stevens (3-3-0, 2.0000)
Newport (2-5-0, 1.1429)
Conant (2-6-0, 1.0000)
White Mountains (2-6-0, 1.0000)

Outside: Littleton (2-6-0, 1.0000); Laconia (2-7-0, 0.8889); St. Thomas (1-7-0, 0.5000); Franklin (0-8-0, 0.0000); Mascoma Valley (0-8-0, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
In a three-way tiebreaker, Conant and White Mountains finish ahead of Littleton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Conant finishes ahead of White Mountains thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round byes