Division III-IV

Playoff Picture: Division III & IV Football (Oct. 27)

The regular season is just about done and Division III and IV football will begin the playoffs next weekend.

Here is a look at the projected playoff field for both divisions. In D3, the top eight teams, based on point rating, make the playoffs and are seeded Nos. 1-8. In D4, the top four teams, also based on point rating, make the playoffs and are seeded Nos. 1-4. Official pairings will be released by the NHIAA on Monday.

Division III

There is still one game remaining on the schedule, with Trinity hosting Somersworth at 7 p.m. Sunday night at Gill Stadium. Here are how the standings look with that one game remaining, and the scenarios of what the playoffs would look like.

Monadnock (9-0, 18.6667)
Campbell (7-2, 12.4444)
Trinity (6-2, 12.5000)*
Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (6-3, 11.1111)
Lebanon (6-3, 10.2222)
Laconia (6-3, 9.5556)
Stevens (5-4, 7.3333)
Somersworth (4-4, 6.0000)*
Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-8, 2.4444)
Epping-Newmarket (1-8, 1.3333)
Kearsarge-Mount Royal (1-8, 1.3333)
Newport (1-8, 1.3333)

The top eight teams have all clinched a playoff spot.

Scenario No. 1

If Trinity beats Somersworth on Sunday, the playoffs will likely look like:

Monadnock (9-0, 18.6667)
Trinity (7-2, 13.1111)
Campbell (7-2, 12.4444)
Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (6-3, 11.1111)
Lebanon (6-3, 10.2222)
Laconia (6-3, 9.5556)
Stevens (5-4, 7.3333)
Somersworth (4-5, 5.3333)

Quarterfinals (Saturday, Nov. 3)

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

Scenario No. 2

If Somersworth beats Trinity, the playoffs will likely look like:

Monadnock (9-0, 18.6667)
Campbell (7-2, 12.4444)
Trinity (6-3, 11.1111)
Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (6-3, 11.1111)
Lebanon (6-3, 10.2222)
Laconia (6-3, 9.5556)
Somersworth (5-4, 7.7778)
Stevens (5-4, 7.3333)

Trinity would win the tiebreaker with Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinals (Saturday, Nov. 3)

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

Division IV

There is still one game remaining on the schedule, as Farmington-Nute will host Bishop Brady at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The result of the game will have no barring on the playoffs, so here is the projected playoff pairings for the division.