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# Playoff Picture: Field hockey
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-field-hockey/
- Published: 2016-10-11T14:30:39.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-11T14:30:39.000Z
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Fall Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, field hockey, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The final week of the high school field hockey regular season is underway, and here is what the playoff field in each division currently looks like.

*Note: With the NHIAA's new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and II will have 11 playoff teams and Division III will have 14\. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org.*

### Division I

**Playoff field**

- Winnacunnet (12-0), 4.0000 rating
- Manchester Central (10-1-1), 3.5000
- Concord (9-3), 3.0000
- Londonderry (9-3-1), 2.9231
- Pinkerton (8-4), 2.6667
- Timberlane (8-4-1), 2.6154
- Bishop Guertin (7-4-1), 2.5000
- Bedford (7-5-1), 2.3077
- Nashua North (6-7), 1.8462
- Exeter (5-7-1), 1.6423
- Dover (3-8-1), 1.1667

**Out:** Merrimack (3-9, 1.0000), Salem (3-9, 1.0000), Manchester Memorial (3-10, 0.9231), Nashua South (2-10, 0.6667), Keene (0-11-1), 0.1667.

**First-round matchups**

- No. 11 Dover at No. 6 Timberlane
- No. 10 Exeter at No. 7 Bishop Guertin
- No. 9 Nashua North at No. 8 Bedford

**First-round byes**

1. Winnacunnet
2. Manchester Central
3. Concord
4. Londonderry
5. Pinkerton

**Tuesday's key games:** Concord at Pinkerton; Nashua South at Dover; Merrimack at Keene.

### Division II

**Playoff field**

- Derryfield (12-0), 4.0000
- Windham (11-1), 3.6667
- Souhegan (10-2), 3.3333
- Portsmouth (10-2), 3.3333
- Lebanon (8-3-1), 2.8333
- Sanborn (8-4), 2.6667
- Kingswood (7-4-1), 2.5000
- Kennett (8-5), 2.4615
- Hollis Brookline (6-6), 2.0000
- Hanover (5-7), 1.6667
- Milford (4-8), 1.3333

**Out:** ConVal (3-8-1, 1.1667), Merrimack Valley (3-8-1, 1.1667), Plymouth (2-8-1, 0.9091), Goffstown (1-9-2, 0.6667), St. Thomas (0-10-2, 0.3333), Oyster River (0-11-1, 0.1667).

**First-round matchups**

- No. 11 Milford at No. 6 Sanborn
- No. 10 Hanover at No. 7 Kingswood
- No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Kennett

**First-round byes**

1. Derryfield
2. Windham
3. Souhegan
4. Portsmouth
5. Lebanon

**Tuesday's key games:** Derryfield at Kennett; Hollis Brookline at Windham; Souhegan at Sanborn; Kingswood at Portsmouth.

### Division III

**Playoff field**

- Monadnock (11-0-2), 3.6923
- Pelham (11-1), 3.6667
- Gilford (11-1-1), 3.5385
- Newfound (10-1-1), 3.5000
- Stevens (9-4), 2.7692
- Berlin (8-4-1), 2.6923
- Franklin (8-4), 2.6667
- Mascenic (7-4-1), 2.5000
- Hopkinton (7-5), 2.3333
- Mascoma Valley (6-5-1), 2.1667
- Winnisquam (6-5-1), 2.1667
- Bow (6-6), 2.0000
- Bishop Brady (4-8), 1.3333
- Laconia (3-9-1), 1.0769

**Out:** White Mountains (3-9, 1.0000), Keasarge (2-10, 0.6667), John Stark (2-11, 0.6154), Pembroke (1-10-1, 0.5000), Newport (1-11, 0.3333), Conant (0-11, 0.000).

**First-round matchups**

- No. 14 Laconia at No. 3 Gilford
- No. 13 Bishop Brady at No. 4 Newfound
- No. 12 Bow at No. 5 Stevens
- No. 11 Winnisquam at No. 6 Berlin
- No. 10 Mascoma Valley at No. 7 Franklin
- No. 9 Hopkinton at No. 8 Mascenic

**First-round byes**

1. Monadnock
2. Pelham

**Tuesday's key game:** Winnisquam at Newfound.