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Boys lacrosse rankings for April 27

Joe Marchilena

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Dakota Clark and Bedford are rising a 66-game win streak.
Dakota Clark and Bedford are riding a 66-game win streak.

The season is just two weeks old and there is a surprise team at the top of the rankings.

Souhegan has a slight edge in the rankings over Bedford after the first 14 days of action in boys lacrosse. The Sabers and Bulldogs are two of eight boys teams that remain undefeated.

There's a lot left to be determined, but the postseason will be here before you know it. Here's a look at the top 15 boys lacrosse teams in the state, along with rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

Team (record, division), rating

  1. Souhegan (4-0, Division I), 16.50
  2. Bedford (5-0, Division I), 16.40
  3. Bishop Guertin (7-1, Division I), 14.25
  4. Goffstown (4-0, Division II), 13.00
  5. Portsmouth (3-0, Division II), 12.67
  6. Pinkerton (4-1, Division I), 12.00
  7. John Stark (2-0, Division II), 12.00
  8. Derryfield (4-0, Division II), 11.50
  9. Trinity (4-0, Division III), 11.00
  10. Exeter (4-2, Division I), 9.67
  11. Windham (2-1, Division II), 9.33
  12. Pelham (5-0, Division III), 9.20
  13. Oyster River (2-1, Division II), 8.67
  14. Winnacunnet (3-1, Division II), 8.50
  15. Hanover/Laconia (3-2, D1/4-1, D3), 8.00

Division I

  1. Souhegan (4-0), 16.50
  2. Bedford (5-0), 16.40
  3. Bishop Guertin (7-1), 14.25
  4. Pinkerton (4-1), 12.00
  5. Exeter (4-2), 9.67
  6. Hanover (3-2), 8.00
  7. Salem (2-2), 7.00
  8. Nashua South (2-3), 6.80
  9. Londonderry (2-3), 6.00
  10. Merrimack (2-3), 5.60
  11. Dover (1-2), 4.00
  12. Concord (1-3), 3.00
  13. Nashua North (1-4), 2.80
  14. Manchester Central (0-4), 0.00
  15. Manchester Memorial (0-5), 0.00

Division II

  1. Goffstown (4-0), 13.00
  2. Portsmouth (3-0), 12.67
  3. John Stark (2-0), 12.00
  4. Derryfield (4-0), 11.50
  5. Windham (2-1), 9.33
  6. Oyster River (2-1), 8.67
  7. Winnacunnet (3-1), 8.50
  8. Timberlane (2-1), 7.33
  9. Kingswood (2-3), 4.80
  10. Spaulding (1-3), 3.50
  11. Kennett (1-2), 3.33
  12. Milford (1-2), 3.33
  13. Hollis Brookline (1-3), 3.00
  14. Merrimack Valley (1-3), 3.00
  15. Keene (1-4), 2.40
  16. Bow (0-1), 0.00
  17. Pembroke (0-2), 0.00
  18. St. Thomas (0-4), 0.00

Division III

  1. Trinity (4-0), 11.00
  2. Pelham (5-0), 9.20
  3. Laconia (4-1), 8.00
  4. Plymouth (3-1), 7.50
  5. Monadnock (2-1), 6.67
  6. Hopkinton (3-1), 6.50
  7. ConVal (2-1), 6.00
  8. Kearsarge (1-2), 4.00
  9. Gilford (1-3), 2.50
  10. Manchester West (1-4), 2.00
  11. Lebanon (0-1), 0.00
  12. Campbell (0-2), 0.00
  13. Coe-Brown (0-2), 0.00
  14. Stevens (0-3), 0.00
  15. Bishop Brady (0-4), 0.00

Here’s how the rankings were done

A year ago, we used Maine’s Heal Point System to ranking teams throughout the state, but that process is a long one to figure out. This year, we took the NHIAA’s football rating system, and gave it a little tweak. Instead of 10 points for a win, we weighted the wins by division, giving 12 for a win over a D1 team, 10 for a win over D2, and eight for a win over D3. Plus, every team got two points for a win by a beaten opponent. The two point totals were added together and divided by the number of games played.

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