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Boys lacrosse rankings for May 18

For the first time this season, the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team is in the top spot in the state rankings.

Joe Marchilena

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Bishop Guertin broke Bedford's winning streak and took this week's No. 1 spot.
Bishop Guertin broke Bedford's winning streak and took this week's No. 1 spot.

For the first time this season, the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team is in the top spot in the state rankings.

The Cardinals ended Bedford's 72-game winning streak last Thursday and jumped over the Bulldogs for the No. 1 spot. Bedford fell to No. 2 and was followed by two other Division I teams in Pinkerton and Londonderry, both of which had big weeks last week. Goffstown, still undefeated in Division II, rounds out the top five.

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. Bishop Guertin (12-1, Division I), 23.31 (2)
  2. Bedford (12-1, Division I), 23.23 (1)
  3. Pinkerton (11-3, Division I), 20.29 (9)
  4. Londonderry (10-4, Division I), 18.00 (10)
  5. Goffstown (10-0, Division II), 17.80 (4)
  6. Derryfield (11-1, Division II), 16.83 (12)
  7. Hanover (12-3, Division I), 16.80 (8)
  8. Souhegan (10-3, Division I), 16.77 (3)
  9. John Stark (9-1, Division II), 16.20 (5)
  10. Windham (9-2, Division II), 16.18 (6)
  11. Trinity (10-0, Division III), 14.80 (7)
  12. Portsmouth (9-2, Division II), 14.55 (15)
  13. Pelham (11-1, Division III), 14.17 (11)
  14. Winnacunnet (8-4, Division II), 12.17 (13)
  15. Hopkinton (8-2, Division III), 12.00 (NR)

Division I

  1. Bishop Guertin (12-1), 23.31
  2. Bedford (12-1), 23.23
  3. Pinkerton (11-3), 20.29
  4. Londonderry (10-4), 18.00
  5. Hanover (12-3), 16.80
  6. Souhegan (10-3), 16.77
  7. Exeter (8-7), 10.40
  8. Salem (5-8), 8.46
  9. Nashua South (6-7), 8.31
  10. Merrimack (6-8), 7.71
  11. Concord (4-8), 5.67
  12. Nashua North (3-10), 4.77
  13. Dover (3-9), 3.17
  14. Manchester Central (1-11), 1.00
  15. Manchester Memorial (0-10), 0.00

Division II

  1. Goffstown (10-0), 17.80
  2. Derryfield (11-1), 16.83
  3. John Stark (9-1), 16.20
  4. Windham (9-2), 16.18
  5. Portsmouth (9-2), 14.55
  6. Winnacunnet (8-4), 12.17
  7. Timberlane (6-5), 10.36
  8. St. Thomas (6-5), 9.45
  9. Oyster River (4-5), 7.78
  10. Hollis Brookline (5-7), 7.17
  11. Kennett (4-6), 6.20
  12. Merrimack Valley (3-7), 5.20
  13. Bow (3-6), 4.67
  14. Kingswood (3-7), 4.00
  15. Pembroke (2-8), 2.80
  16. Milford (2-8), 2.60
  17. Spaulding (1-10), 1.64
  18. Keene (1-11), 1.00

Division III

  1. Trinity (10-0), 14.80
  2. Pelham (11-1), 14.17
  3. Hopkinton (8-2), 12.00
  4. Laconia (8-2), 11.40
  5. Plymouth (6-4), 8.80
  6. Monadnock (6-4), 8.40
  7. Kearsarge (6-5), 8.18
  8. ConVal (6-5), 6.55
  9. Lebanon (5-6), 5.27
  10. Bishop Brady (4-6), 4.20
  11. Gilford (2-7), 2.00
  12. Campbell (2-8), 1.60
  13. Manchester West (1-7), 1.00
  14. Coe-Brown (0-10), 0.00
  15. Stevens (0-11), 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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