Playoff Picture: Field Hockey (Oct. 19)

(Oct. 19) The field hockey regular season is complete and the NHIAA will be releasing playoff pairings early next week.

But who wants to wait until then? Here is what we expect the playoff field to look like when brackets are released, most likely on Monday.

Note: For field hockey, Division I will have 12 teams, Division II and III will have 11 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official standings or pairings.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Keene (15-0-1, 3.8750, 1st)
2. Dover (13-2-1, 3.3750, 2nd)
3. Exeter (13-3, 3.2500, 3rd)
4. Pinkerton (12-3-1, 3.1250, 4th)
5. Winnacunnet (12-3-1, 3.1250, 5th)
6. Bedford (12-3-1, 3.1250, 6th)
7. Concord (12-4, 3.0000, 7th)
8. Bishop Guertin (11-4-1, 2.8750, 8th)
9. Timberlane (6-10, 1.5000, 10th)
10. Windham (6-10, 1.5000, 12th)
11. Londonderry (6-10, 1.5000, NR)
12. Salem (6-10, 1.5000, 9th)

Eliminated: Merrimack (6-10, 1.5000, 11th); Goffstown (5-11, 1.2500); Nashua South (3-13, 0.7500); Manchester (2-14, 0.5000); Portsmouth (1-15, 0.2500); Nashua North (0-16, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker Pinkerton, Winnacunnet and Bedford finish in that order thanks to rating in head-to-head games.
• In a five-way tiebreaker, Timberlane (1.0909), Windham (0.6667), Londonderry (0.6667), Salem (0.3636) and Merrimack (0.3636) finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams. Windham finishes ahead of Londonderry thanks to a head-to-head victory. Salem finishes ahead of Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Keene
2. Dover
3. Exeter
4. Pinkerton

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Bishop Guertin
• No. 12 Salem at No. 5 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Londonderry at No. 6 Bedford
• No. 10 Windham at No. 7 Concord

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 3 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division II

Teams (record, rating, previous)

1. Hollis Brookline (15-1, 3.7500, 1st)
2. Oyster River (15-1, 3.7500, 2nd)
3. John Stark (13-3, 3.2500, 3rd)
4. Bow (12-3-1, 3.1250, 4th)
5. Souhegan (11-5, 2.750, 5th)
6. Merrimack Valley (10-5-1, 2.6250, 6th)
7. Hanover (9-6-1, 2.3750, 8th)
8. Plymouth (9-7, 2.2500, 7th)
9. Kingswood (7-8-1, 1.8750, 9th)
10. Pembroke (5-9-2, 1.5000, 11th)
11. Lebanon (5-9-2, 1.5000, 10th)

Eliminated: Pelham (5-9-2, 1.5000); Kennett (5-10-1, 1.3750); Derryfield (4-9-3, 1.3750); ConVal (2-14, 0.2500); Milford (1-15, 0.2500); Laconia (0-15, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• In a three-way tiebreaker, Pembroke and Lebanon finish ahead of Pelham thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Hollis Brookline
2. Oyster River
3. John Stark
4. Bow
5. Souhegan

First-Round matchups

• No. 9 Kingswood at No. 8 Plymouth
• No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Merrimack Valley
• No. 10 Pembroke at No. 7 Hanover

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Friday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. at Bedford High School

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Gilford (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Stevens (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
3. Mascenic (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Berlin (11-3, 3.2857, 4th)
5. Hopkinton (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. Bishop Brady (9-4-1, 2.7143, 6th)
7. Newfound (8-6-1, 2.2667, 8th)
8. St. Thomas (6-5-3, 2.1429, 7th)
9. Newport (6-7-1, 1.8571, 9th)
10. Mascoma Valley (5-9, 1.4286, 10th)
11. Kearsarge (5-9, 1.4286, 11th)

Eliminated: Winnisquam (4-10, 1.1429); Franklin (3-9-1, 1.0769); Sanborn (2-12, 0.5714); Monadnock (0-13-1, 0.1429); Littleton (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Mascoma Valley wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-Round byes (changes in bold)

1. Gilford
2. Stevens
3. Mascenic
4. Berlin
5. Hopkinton

First-Round Matchups

• No. 9 Newport at No. 8 St. Thomas
• No. 11 Kearsarge at No. 6 Bishop Brady
• No. 10 Mascoma Valley at No. 7 Newfound

Playoff Dates

• Preliminary Round: Thursday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m. at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. at higher seed.
• Semifinals: Thursday, Oct. 31, 5 and 7 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: Saturday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. at Bedford High School