Playoff Picture: Division III & IV Football (Oct. 9)

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 (6-0, 14.6667)
2. Campbell (6-0, 13.6667)
3. Stevens (5-1, 9.6667)
4. Laconia (4-2, 9.3333)
5. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (4-2, 9.0000)
6. Trinity (3-2, 8.3333)
7. Lebanon (3-3, 5.3333)
8. Somersworth (2-4, 3.6667)

Outside: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-5, 3.0000); Epping-Newmarket (1-5, 2.0000); Kearsarge-Mount Royal (0-6, 0.0000); Newport (0-6, 0.0000).

Quarterfinals

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

Games to watch: Laconia at Monadnock, Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton, Saturday, 1 p.m.; Kearsarge-Mount Royal at Newport, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.; Stevens at Lebanon, Saturday, 6 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 (4-0, 13.0000)
2. Franklin (4-0, 11.5000)
3. Newfound (3-1, 9.5000)
4. Raymond (2-2, 6.0000)

Outside: Bishop Brady (1-3, 3.0000); Mascoma Valley (1-3, 2.5000); Fall Mountain (1-3, 2.5000); Farmington-Nute (0-4, 0.0000).

Semifinals

• No. 4 Raymond at No. 1 Winnisquam
• No. 3 Newfound at No. 2 Franklin

Games to watch: Franklin at Raymond, Friday, 7 p.m.; Fall Mountain at Bishop Brady, Saturday, 2 p.m.