Playoff Picture: Division III & IV Football (Oct. 23)

Here’s a look at what the postseason fields would look like in Division III and IV football, if the playoffs started this week.

Division III

This season, the top eight teams, based on football rating, make the postseason and are seeded 1-8.

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Monadnock (8-0, 18.2500)
2. Campbell (7-1, 13.2500)
3. Trinity (6-2, 12.0000)
4. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (5-3, 9.2500)
5. Laconia (5-3, 9.0000)
6. Lebanon (5-3, 8.2500)
7. Stevens (5-3, 8.0000)
8. Somersworth (4-4, 5.7500)

Eliminated: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-7, 2.5000); Epping-Newmarket (1-7, 1.5000); Kearsarge-Mount Royal (1-7, 1.2500); Newport (0-8, 0.0000).

Quarterfinals

• No. 8 Somersworth at No. 1 Monadnock
• No. 5 Laconia at No. 4 Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton
• No. 7 Stevens at No. 2 Campbell
• No. 6 Lebanon at No. 3 Trinity

Remaining schedule: Monadnock at Kearsarge-Mount Royal, Friday, 7 p.m.; Lebanon at Campbell, Saturday, 11 a.m.; Laconia at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, Saturday, 12 p.m.; Stevens at Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton, Saturday, 1 p.m.; Epping-Newmarket at Newport, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.; Somersworth at Trinity, Saturday, 7 p.m.

Division IV

This season, the top four teams, based on football rating, make the postseason and are seeded 1-4.

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Winnisquam (6-0, 14.3333)
2. Newfound (5-1, 11.6667)
3. Franklin (5-1, 11.0000)
4. Fall Mountain (3-3, 6.0000)

Outside: Raymond (2-4, 4.6667).

Eliminated: Farmington-Nute (1-5, 2.3333); Bishop Brady (1-5, 2.0000); Mascoma Valley (1-5, 2.0000).

Semifinals

• No. 4 Fall Mountain at No. 1 Winnisquam
• No. 3 Franklin at No. 2 Newfound

Remaining schedule: Franklin at Winnisquam, Saturday, 1 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Farmington-Nute, Saturday, 2 p.m.; Fall Mountain at Newfound, Saturday, 2 p.m.; Raymond at Mascoma Valley, Saturday, 2 p.m.