Dover, Lebanon tops in American Legion senior baseball rankings

As hard as it may seem to believe, there’s just a little more than a week left to the American Legion baseball season, and the standings are too close to say who the eight teams advancing to the state senior tournament will be.

As you can see below, we’ve ranked all the American Legion senior baseball teams, from both districts. How were the teams ranked? By using the Heal Point System, the process used in Maine to rank teams, which was used in New Hampshire for all Class I team during the 2009-2010 school year. For more on how the rankings were compiled, 

As with any ranking system, there are flaws. For example, the HPS doesn’t take into consideration margin of victory or quality of a loss. It does, however, rank based on number of wins and the quality of those wins.

Here are the rankings.

American Legion senior baseball

1. Dover (9-2), District B, 155.7
2. Lebanon (10-0), District A, 146.91
3. Rochester (9-2), District B, 133.6
4. Sweeney (10-3), District A, 116.81
5. Hudson (6-5), District B, 111.03
6. Londonderry (6-5), District B, 92.05
7. Portsmouth (6-6), District B, 90.35
8. Concord (5-4), District A, 84.06
9. Milford (8-4), District A, 79.74
10. Nashua (5-7), District B, 77.37
11. Derry (5-5), District B, 76.05
12. Bedford (7-5), District A, 65.22
13. Exeter (3-7), District B, 59.02
14. Goffstown (4-6), District A, 56.1
15. Merrimack (5-8), District B, 54.22
16. Laconia (3-6), District A, 53.76
17. Salem (3-8), District B, 50.58
18. Plymouth (4-7), District A, 47.77
19. Keene (1-6), District A, 31.74
20. Jutras (0-11), District A, 0.0

If the playoffs started today (July 10) …

These would be the matchups for the first day of the double-elimination tournament, which is scheduled to begin July 24 at Holman Stadium.

• Hudson (B4) vs. Lebanon (A1)
• Londonderry (B3) vs. Sweeney (A2)
• Milford (A3) vs. Dover (B2)
• Bedford (A4) vs. Rochester (B1)