> ## 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 24) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-softball-may-24/ - Published: 2017-05-24T18:26:38.000Z - Updated: 2017-05-24T18:26:38.000Z - Description: (Updated May 24) 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 (15-2, 3.5294) 3. Bishop Guertin (13-3, 3.2500) 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 (11-6, 2.5882) 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); Manchester Central (4-12, 1.000); Dover (4-13, 0.9412); 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. - Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Concord 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 (14-2, 3.5000) 2. Pelham (13-2, 3.4667) 3. Souhegan (12-2, 3.4286) 4. Milford (12-3, 3.2000) 5. Pembroke (11-4, 2.9333) 6. Plymouth (10-4, 2.8571) 7. Coe-Brown (10-4, 2.8571) 8. Kennett (11-5, 2.7500) 9. Merrimack Valley (10-5, 2.6667) 10. Sanborn (10-5, 2.6667) 11. St. Thomas (9-5, 2.5714) 12. Windham (9-7, 2.2500) 13. Kingswood (5-9, 1.4286) 14. John Stark (5-10, 1.3333) 15. Portsmouth (5-10, 1.3333) **Outside:** ConVal (4-10, 1.1429); Hollis Brookline (4-12, 1.0000); Lebanon (3-13, 0.7500); Bow (2-13, 0.5333); Trinity (2-13, 0.53333); Manchester West (1-13, 0.2857); Oyster River (0-11, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Plymouth wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Goffstown **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Merrimack Valley** at No. 8 **Kennett** - No. 12 Windham at No. 5 Pembroke - No. 13 **Kingswood** at No. 4 Milford - No. 15 **Portsmouth** at No. 2 Pelham - No. 10 **Sanborn** at No. 7 **Coe-Brown** - No. 11 St. Thomas at No. 6 **Plymouth** - No. 14 **John Stark** at No. 3 Souhegan ### Division III **Playoff field** 1. White Mountains (14-1, 3.7333) 2. Bishop Brady (13-1, 3.7143) 3. Mascenic (13-2, 3.4667) 4. Conant (11-3, 3.2143) 5. Campbell (12-3, 3.2000) 6. Belmont (10-4, 2.8571) 7. Fall Mountain (10-5, 2.6667) 8. Winnisquam (9-5, 2.5714) 9. Newfound (9-5, 2.5714) 10. Franklin (8-5, 2.4615) 11. Newport (9-6, 2.4000) 12. Gilford (9-6, 2.4000) 13. Prospect Mountain (8-6, 2.2857) 14. Stevens (8-6, 2.2857) 15. Hillsboro-Deering (7-7, 2.0000) 16. Monadnock (6-8, 1.7143) **Outside:** Berlin (6-9, 1.6000); Mascoma Valley (4-9, 1.2308); Kearsarge (3-13, 0.7500); Laconia (2-12, 0.5714); Raymond (2-12, 0.5714); Hanover (1-15, 0.3125); Inter-Lakes (1-13, 0.2857); Somersworth (0-15, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Winnisquam wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Newport wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Prospect Mountain wins the tiebreaker with Stevens thanks to a better record against tournament teams. **First-round matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 16 Monadnock at No. 1 White Mountains - No. 9 **Newfound** at No. 8 **Winnidsquam** - No. 12 **Gilford** at No. 5 **Campbell** - No. 13 **Prospect Mountain** at No. 4 **Conant** - No. 15 Hillsboro-Deering at No. 2 Bishop Brady - No. 10 **Franklin** at No. 7 **Fall Mountain** - No. 11 **Newport** at No. 6 Belmont - No. 14 Stevens at No. 3 Mascenic ### Division IV **Playoff field** 1. Sunapee (15-0, 4.1333) 2. Gorham (14-1, 3.7333) 3. Moultonborough (13-2, 3.6000) 4. Colebrook (13-2, 3.4667) 5. Epping (12-3, 3.3333) 6. Hopkinton (11-4, 2.9333) 7. Portsmouth Christian (10-4, 2.8571) 8. Profile (10-5, 2.6667) 9. Derryfield (8-5, 2.4615) 10. Wilton-Lyndeborough (9-6, 2.4000) 11. Woodsville (8-6, 2.2857) 12. Nute (7-8, 1.8667) 13. Lisbon (6-9, 1.6000) 14. Farmington (5-9, 1.4286) **Outside:** Lin-Wood (4-10, 1.1429); Newmarket (3-13, 0.8125); Canaan-Pittsburg (3-12, 0.8000); Littleton (2-12, 0.2857); Pittsfield (2-13, 0.5333); Hinsdale (0-15, 0.0000); Groveton (0-15, 0.0000). **First-round byes (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Sunapee - No. 2 Gorham **First-round matchup** - No. 9 **Derryfield** at No. 8 Profile - No. 12 Nute at No. 5 Epping - No. 13 Lisbon at No. 4 Colebrook - No. 10 **Wilton-Lyndeborough** at No. 7 Portsmouth Christian - No. 14 Farmington at No. 3 Moultonborough - No. 11 Woodsville at No. 6 Hopkinton