Playoff Picture: Division III & IV Football (Oct. 2)

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. Campbell (5-0, 13.2000)
2. Monadnock (5-0, 12.8000)
3. Stevens (5-0, 11.2000)
4. Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (4-1, 10.0000)
5. Trinity (3-2, 7.2000)
6. Laconia (3-2, 6.8000)
7. Lebanon (2-3, 5.0000)
8. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-4, 3.6000)

Outside: Somersworth (1-4, 2.4000); Epping-Newmarket (1-4, 2.4000); Kearsarge-Mount Royal (0-5, 0.0000); Newport (0-5, 0.0000).

Quarterfinals

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

Games to watch: Lebanon at Epping-Newmarket, Friday, 7 p.m.; Stevens at Laconia, Friday, 7 p.m.; Monadnock at Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton, Saturday, 2 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough 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 (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: None. Division IV is on a bye this week.