Division II

A look at the potential field for the Division III boys lacrosse playoffs

A rematch between Derryfield and Hollis Brookline wouldn't come until the championship game.

The Division III boys lacrosse regular season is in the books and the playoffs are scheduled to begin on Tuesday.

Here's a look at how the final standings turned out, with each teams record and rating according to the NHIAA, and what the potential tournament bracket should look like. Official pairings are expected to be released by the NHIAA on Monday.

Division III standings

Derryfield (16-0), 4.0625
Plymouth (14-0), 4.0000
Hollis Brookline* (12-2), 3.4286
Trinity (12-2), 3.4286
ConVal** (11-3), 3.1429
John Stark (11-3), 3.1429
Kingswood*** (10-4), 2.8571
Merrimack Valley (10-4), 2.8571
Laconia (8-6), 2.2857
Pelham (7-7), 2.0000
Hopkinton+ (6-8), 1.7143
Bishop Brady++ (6-8), 1.7143
Pembroke (6-8), 1.7143
Milford@ (5-9), 1.4286
Monadnock (5-9), 1.4286
Windham (5-11), 1.2500
Kearsarge (4-11), 1.0667
Gilford (3-11), 0.8571
Lebanon (3-11), 0.8571
Kennett (1-13), 0.2857
Manchester West (1-14), 0.2667
Stevens (0-14), 0.0000

*wins tiebreaker with Trinity based on better rating against playoff teams (3.2727-3.1111).

**wins tiebreaker with John Stark based on better rating against playoff teams (2.8000-2.5000).

***wins tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley based on head-to-head victory.

+wins tiebreaker with Pembroke and Bishop Brady based on better rating against playoff teams (1.4545-0.8 for both).

++wins tiebreaker with Pembroke based on more road victories against division opponents.

@wins tiebreaker with Monadnock based on better rating against playoff teams (1.2307-0.7272).

Potential preliminary round matchups

No. 16 Windham at No. 1 Derryfield
No. 9 Laconia at No. 8 Merrimack Valley
No. 12 Bishop Brady at No. 5 ConVal
No. 13 Pembroke at No. 4 Trinity
No. 15 Monadnock at No. 2 Plymouth
No. 10 Pelham at No. 7 Kingswood
No. 14 Milford at No. 3 Hollis Brookline
No. 11 Hopkinton at No. 6 John Stark

Tiebreaker explanation: The three-way tie between Hopkinton, Bishop Brady and Pembroke was a difficult one to break. The three played each other twice, and all were 2-2 in those four games. But Hopkinton was 4-7 against teams in the playoffs, while Bishop Brady and Pembroke were both 2-8, giving the Hawks the 11th seed. That also meant the first two tiebreakers weren't enough to separate Bishop Brady and Pembroke, so the third tiebreaker - quality of wins against playoff teams - was used. Both teams came out with a rating of 0.1786, meaning the fourth tiebreaker - road wins against division opponents - had to be used. Brady had four wins, Pembroke had three.