Division III-IV

Playoff Picture: Division III & IV Football (Sept. 18)

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Division III & IV Football (Sept. 18)

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 (3-0, 11.3333)
  2. Stevens (3-0, 10.6667)
  3. Trinity (3-0, 10.6667)
  4. Campbell (3-0, 10.0000)
  5. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (2-1, 8.0000)
  6. Laconia (2-1, 6.6667)
  7. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-2, 3.3333)
  8. Lebanon (1-2, 3.3333)

Outside: Somersworth (0-3, 0.0000); Kearsarge-Mount Royal (0-3, 0.0000); Epping-Newmarket (0-3, 0.0000); Newport (0-3, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Stevens wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Quarterfinals

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

Games to watch: Campbell at Laconia, Friday, 7 p.m.; Monadnock 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. Newfound (2-0, 12.0000)
  2. Franklin (2-0, 10.0000)
  3. Winnisquam (2-0, 10.0000)
  4. Bishop Brady (1-1, 5.0000)

Outside: Raymond (1-1, 5.0000); Mascoma Valley (0-2, 0.0000); Fall Mountain (0-2, 0.0000); Farmington-Nute (0-2, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • The tie between Franklin and Winnisquam cannot be broken at this time. For this week, we’re using points scored (which is not an official NHIAA tiebreaker) to break the tie.
  • Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Raymond thanks to a better rating in home games against divisional opponents.

Semifinals

  • No. 4 Bishop Brady at No. 1 Newfound
  • No. 3 Winnisquam at No. 2 Franklin

Games to watch: Raymond at Bishop Brady, Saturday, 6 p.m.; Newfound at Winnisquam, Saturday, 1 p.m.

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