Boys lacrosse rankings for May 11

It's official: the top two high school boys lacrosse teams in the state will battle on Thursday to see who is the No. 1 team so far this season.

Bedford is once again the No. 1 team for the second week in a row, with the Bulldogs winning streak now at 71 in a row. Bishop Guertin moved up to No. 2 and the two teams will play each other on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Bedford.

After its first loss, Souhegan dropped to third while Goffstown stayed at No. 4 and John Stark moved up to No. 5.

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 (last week)

1. Bedford (10-0, Division I), 21.60 (1)
2. Bishop Guertin (11-1, Division I), 18.67 (3)
3. Souhegan (9-1, Division I), 16.40 (2)
4. Goffstown (7-0, Division II), 16.00 (4)
5. John Stark (7-0, Division II), 15.43 (7)
6. Windham (7-1, Division II), 15.25 (6)
7. Trinity (7-0, Division III), 15.14 (10)
8. Hanover (9-2, Division I), 15.09 (11)
9. Pinkerton (8-3, Division I), 14.55 (9)
10. Londonderry (7-4, Division I), 14.55 (12)
11. Pelham (9-0, Division III), 14.00 (13)
12. Derryfield (9-1, Division II), 13.80 (8)
13. Winnacunnet (8-2, Division II), 12.40 (5)
14. Timberlane (6-2, Division II), 12.25 (15)
15. Portsmouth (6-2, Division II), 11.00 (14)

Division I

1. Bedford (10-0), 21.60
2. Bishop Guertin (11-1), 18.67
3. Souhegan (9-1), 16.40
4. Hanover (9-2), 15.09
5. Pinkerton (8-3), 14.55
6. Londonderry (7-4), 14.55
7. Merrimack (6-5), 8.91
8. Exeter (5-6), 8.73
9. Nashua South (5-6), 7.64
10. Salem (4-5), 7.56
11. Concord (3-6), 4.22
12. Nashua North (1-9), 1.40
13. Dover (1-8), 1.33
14. Manchester Central (0-8), 0.00
15. Manchester Memorial (0-8), 0.00

Division II

1. Goffstown (7-0), 16.00
2. John Stark (7-0), 15.43
3. Windham (7-1), 15.25
4. Derryfield (9-1), 13.80
5. Winnacunnet (8-2), 12.40
6. Timberlane (6-2), 12.25
7. Portsmouth (6-2), 11.00
8. St. Thomas (4-4), 7.00
9. Oyster River (3-5), 5.75
10. Kennett (3-5), 4.75
11. Hollis Brookline (3-6), 4.22
12. Bow (2-4), 4.00
13. Merrimack Valley (2-5), 4.00
14. Kingswood (2-6), 3.25
15. Spaulding (1-7), 2.00
16. Milford (1-7), 1.50
17. Pembroke (1-7), 1.50
18. Keene (1-9), 1.20

Division III

1. Trinity (7-0), 15.14
2. Pelham (9-0), 14.00
3. Hopkinton (6-2), 10.75
4. Laconia (6-2), 9.00
5. Plymouth (5-3), 8.75
6. Monadnock (5-3), 8.50
7. ConVal (6-3), 7.33
8. Kearsarge (4-4), 6.50
9. Lebanon (4-4), 4.50
10. Bishop Brady (3-5), 3.00
11. Gilford (1-5), 1.67
12. Manchester West (1-5), 1.33
13. Campbell (1-7), 1.00
14. Coe-Brown (0-7), 0.00
15. Stevens (0-8), 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.