Playoff Picture: Softball (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.

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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