> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Picture: Softball (May 23) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-softball-may-23/ - Published: 2017-05-23T14:07:46.000Z - Updated: 2017-05-23T14:07:46.000Z - Description: (Updated May 23) It’s a little more than a week until the start of the softball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all four divisions. These will be updated each day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, playoff picture, playoffs, softball, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 It’s a little more than a week until the start of the softball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all four divisions. These will be updated each day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below. *Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have 12 playoff teams, Division II will have 15, Division III will have 16 and Division IV will have 14\. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.* ### Division I **Playoff field** 1. Londonderry (16-1, 3.7647) 2. Salem (14-2, 3.5000) 3. Bishop Guertin (12-3, 3.2000) 4. Spaulding (11-5, 2.7500) 5. Exeter (11-5, 2.7500) 6. Pinkerton (11-5, 2.7500) 7. Alvirne (11-5, 2.7500) 8. Bedford (11-6, 2.5882) 9. Concord (10-6, 2.5000) 10. Winnacunnet (8-9, 1.8824) 11. Timberlane (6-10, 1.5000) 12. Keene (6-11, 1.4118) **Outside:** Nashua North (5-10, 1.3333); Merrimack (5-10, 1.3333); Dover (4-11, 1.0667); Manchester Central (4-12, 1.000); Manchester Memorial (1-15, 0.2500); Nashua South (0-16, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Spaulding wins the four-way tiebreaker with Exeter, Pinkerton and Alvirne thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Exeter wins the three-way tiebreaker with Pinkerton and Alvirne thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round byes (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Londonderry - No. 2 Salem - No. 3 Bishop Guertin - No. 4 **Spaulding** **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Concord at No. 8 **Bedford** - No. 12 **Keene** at No. 5 **Exeter** - No. 10 Winnacunnet at No. 7 **Alvirne** - No. 11 **Timberlane** at No. 6 **Pinkerton** ### Division II **Playoff field** 1. Goffstown (13-2, 3.4667) 2. Pelham (12-2, 3.4286) 3. Souhegan (11-2, 3.3846) 4. Milford (12-3, 3.2000) 5. Pembroke (11-4, 2.9333) 6. Kennett (11-4, 2.9333) 7. Plymouth (10-4, 2.8571) 8. Coe-Brown (10-4, 2.8571) 9. Sanborn (9-5, 2.5714) 10. Merrimack Valley (9-5, 2.5714) 11. St. Thomas (9-5, 2.5714) 12. Windham (9-7, 2.2500) 13. John Stark (5-9, 1.4286) 14. Portsmouth (5-10, 1.3333) 15. Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308) **Outside:** ConVal (4-9, 1.2308); Hollis Brookline (4-12, 1.0000); Lebanon (3-12, 0.8000); Bow (2-12, 0.5714); Trinity (2-12, 0.5714); Manchester West (1-13, 0.2857); Oyster River (0-11, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Plymouth wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Sanborn wins the three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley and St. Thomas thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with ConVal for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 **Goffstown** **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Sanborn** at No. 8 **Coe-Brown** - No. 12 Windham at No. 5 Pembroke - No. 13 **John Stark** at No. 4 Milford - No. 15 Kingswood at No. 2 Pelham - No. 10 **Merrimack Valley** at No. 7 **Plymouth** - No. 11 St. Thomas at No. 6 **Kennett** - No. 14 **Portsmouth** at No. 3 **Souhegan** ### Division III **Playoff field** 1. White Mountains (14-1, 3.7333) 2. Bishop Brady (12-1, 3.6923) 3. Mascenic (13-2, 3.4667) 4. Campbell (11-3, 3.1429) 5. Conant (9-3, 3.0833) 6. Belmont (10-4, 2.8571) 7. Newfound (9-4, 2.7692) 8. Fall Mountain (10-5, 2.6667) 9. Winnisquam (9-5, 2.5714) 10. Newport (8-5, 2.4615) 11. Franklin (8-5, 2.4615) 12. Prospect Mountain (8-6, 2.2857) 13. Gilford (8-6, 2.2857) 14. Stevens (8-6, 2.2857) 15. Hillsboro-Deering (7-6, 2.1538) 16. Monadnock (6-8, 1.7143) **Outside:** Berlin (5-9, 1.4286); Mascoma Valley (4-9, 1.2308); Laconia (2-12, 0.5714); Raymond (2-12, 0.5714); Kearsarge (2-13, 0.5333); Hanover (1-14, 0.3333); Inter-Lakes (1-13, 0.2857); Somersworth (0-13, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Newport wins the tiebreaker with Franklin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Prospect Mountain wins the three-way tiebreaker with Gilford and Stevens thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Stevens thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 16 Monadnock at No. 1 White Mountains - No. 9 Winnisquam at No. 8 Fall Mountain - No. 12 Prospect Mountain at No. 5 Conant - No. 13 Gilford at No. 4 Campbell - No. 15 Hillsboro-Deering at No. 2 Bishop Brady - No. 10 **Newport** at No. 7 Newfound - No. 11 **Franklin** at No. 6 Belmont - No. 14 Stevens at No. 3 Mascenic ### Division IV **Playoff field** 1. Sunapee (14-0, 4.1429) 2. Gorham (12-1, 3.6923) 3. Moultonborough (12-2, 3.5714) 4. Colebrook (12-2, 3.4286) 5. Epping (11-3, 3.2857) 6. Hopkinton (11-4, 2.9333) 7. Portsmouth Christian (10-4, 2.8571) 8. Profile (9-5, 2.5714) 9. Wilton-Lyndeborough (9-6, 2.4000) 10. Derryfield (7-5, 2.3333) 11. Woodsville (8-6, 2.2857) 12. Nute (7-7, 2.0000) 13. Lisbon (6-9, 1.6000) 14. Farmington (5-9, 1.4286) **Outside:** Lin-Wood (4-10, 1.1429); Newmarket (3-12, 0.8667); Canaan-Pittsburg (3-11, 0.8571); Littleton (2-11, 0.6154); Pittsfield (2-12, 0.5714); Hinsdale (0-14, 0.0000); Groveton (0-13, 0.0000). **First-round byes (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Sunapee - No. 2 **Gorham** **First-round matchup** - No. 9 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 8 Profile - No. 12 Nute at No. 5 Epping - No. 13 Lisbon at No. 4 **Colebrook** - No. 10 **Derryfield** at No. 7 Portsmouth Christian - No. 14 Farmington at No. 3 **Moultonborough** - No. 11 **Woodsville** at No. 6 Hopkinton