The top 20 baseball teams in the Granite State (Week 5)

There have been quite a few surprise teams in New Hampshire baseball this season, and a few of them find themselves at the top of the first rankings of the season.

Below are rankings of all baseball teams in each division, along with the top 20 teams in the state, regardless of division. How were the teams ranked? By using the Heal Point System, the process used in Maine to rank teams, which was used in New Hampshire for all Class I team during the 2009-2010 school year. For more on how the rankings were compiled, 

As with any ranking system, there are flaws. For example, the HPS doesn’t take into consideration margin of victory or quality of a loss. It does, however, rank based on number of wins and the quality of those wins.

Here are the rankings.

New Hampshire Top 20

1. Milford (6-2), Division II, 159.4
2. Londonderry (8-3), Division I, 156.6
3. Pinkerton (8-3), Division I, 155.4
4. Dover (8-2), Division I, 142.5
5. Campbell (7-2), Division III, 135.7
6. Keene (7-3), Division I, 133.3
7. Spaulding (7-3), Division I, 126.0
8. Goffstown (9-1), Division II, 119.9
9. Somersworth (6-1), Division III, 119.7
10. Alvirne (6-4), Division I, 112.0
11. Bishop Guertin (7-4), Division I, 109.1
12. Salem (6-4), Division I, 106.1
13. ConVal (5-4), Division II, 104.2
14. Monadnock (6-1), Division III, 101.4
15. Winnisquam (7-1), Division III, 100.3
16. Inter-Lakes (5-1), Division III, 97.7
17. Newfound (6-2), Division III, 93.0
18. Hopkinton (5-3), Division III, 88.4
19. Portsmouth (7-2), Division II, 86.4
20. Windham (7-3), Division II, 83.6

Division I rankings

1. Londonderry (8-3), 156.6
2. Pinkerton (8-3), 155.4
3. Dover (8-2), 142.5
4. Keene (7-3), 133.3
5. Spaulding (7-3), 126.0
6. Alvirne (6-4), 112.0
7. Bishop Guertin (7-4), 109.1
8. Salem (6-4), 106.1
9. Bedford (5-5), 77.5
10. Manchester Central (3-6), 73.1
11. Timberlane (6-6), 64.6
12. Trinity (3-6), 57.0
13. Concord (6-5), 56.1
14. Exeter (4-5), 55.6
15. Manchester Memorial (3-6), 51.8
16. Nashua North (4-7), 50.6
17. Nashua South (2-9), 31.4
18. Merrimack (2-7), 27.1
19. Winnacunnet (1-8), 4.9

Division II rankings

1. Milford (6-2), 159.4
2. Goffstown (9-1), 119.9
3. ConVal (5-4), 104.2
4. Portsmouth (7-2), 86.4
5. Windham (7-3), 83.6
6. Hollis Brookline (7-2), 81.3
7. Coe-Brown (5-4), 79.9
8. Lebanon (6-2), 77.0
9. St. Thomas (5-4), 76.1
10. Plymouth (8-1), 75.9
11. Souhegan (3-6), 52.9
12. Hanover (1-4), 52.6
13. Oyster River (5-5), 52.5
14. John Stark (2-6), 31.6
15. Kingswood (4-4), 28.6
16. Pembroke (2-7), 8.9
17. Merrimack Valley (3-5), 3.8
18. Kennett (0-8), 0.0
19. Manchester West (0-8), 0.0
20. Sanborn (0-10), 0.0

Division III rankings

1. Campbell (7-2), 135.7
2. Somersworth (6-1), 119.7
3. Monadnock (6-1), 101.4
4. Winnisquam (7-1), 100.3
5. Inter-Lakes (5-1), 97.7
6. Newfound (6-2), 93.0
7. Hopkinton (5-3), 88.4
8. Laconia (4-3), 81.9
9. Bow (6-3), 78.0
10. Newport (4-4), 77.0
11. Gilford (4-5), 75.1
12. Stevens (6-2), 70.4
13. Farmington (4-5), 69.3
14. Pelham (6-3), 63.8
15. Fall Mountain (4-4), 57.5
16. Raymond (4-4), 51.8
17. Conant (4-4), 50.8
18. Bishop Brady (4-4), 47.6
19. Berlin (4-4), 44.8
20. Mascenic (3-4), 42.3
21. White Mountains (5-4), 41.1
22. Kearsarge (5-6), 36.5
23. Belmont (5-3), 32.4
24. Mascoma Valley (2-7), 28.7
25. Prospect Mountain (1-7), 16.6
26. Franklin (1-8), 14.8
27. Hillsboro-Deering (0-8), 0.0

Division IV rankings

1. Portsmouth Christian (9-2), 75.6
2. Sunapee (6-2), 68.4
3. Lisbon (7-0), 64.4
4. Pittsfield (8-1), 64.1
5. Colebrook (5-4), 63.0
6. Profile (4-3), 58.0
7. Gorham (4-4), 46.9
8. Wilton-Lyndeborough (3-4), 41.0
9. Canaan-Pittsburg (5-4), 39.7
10. Littleton (3-5), 38.6
11. Derryfield (2-5), 34.9
12. Lin-Wood (4-5), 33.9
13. Newmarket (6-2), 23.1
14. Woodsville (1-7), 13.9
15. Groveton (1-7), 11.8
16. Epping (1-8), 7.9
17. Nute (2-7), 4.2
18. Hinsdale (0-7), 0.0
19. Moultonborough (0-7), 0.0

All rankings based on records and results found at nhiaa.org as of Sunday, May 11.