Playoff Picture: Softball (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.

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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 (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