Final girls lacrosse rankings for 2015

The season is done and the championships have been handed out. Two teams jumped to the top two spots in the rankings, leading to a shakeup in the top 10.

Here’s a look at the final rankings of the top 15 girls lacrosse teams in the state, along with rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

Team (record, division), rating (last week)

1. Windham (17-1, Division II), 27.00 (5)
2. Bishop Guertin (17-3, Division I), 25.90 (4)
3. Souhegan (18-2, Division I), 25.40 (1)
4. Pinkerton (17-3, Division I), 24.10 (2)
5. Laconia (16-1, Division III), 22.94 (8)
6. Derryfield (16-1, Division III), 22.12 (3)
7. Exeter (16-5, Division I), 22.00 (6)
8. Hanover (15-5, Division II), 20.70 (7)
9. Kearsarge (13-3, Division III), 17.50 (9)
10. Portsmouth (14-6, Division II), 15.20 (10)
11. Londonderry (10-7, Division I), 13.18 (12)
12. Bedford (10-7, Division I), 12.94 (11)
13. Lebanon (11-5, Division III), 12.75 (14)
14. Merrimack (10-7, Division I), 12.00 (15)
15. Winnacunnet (10-8, Division II), 11.89 (NR)

Division I

1. Bishop Guertin (17-3), 25.90
2. Souhegan (18-2), 25.40
3. Pinkerton (17-3), 24.10
4. Exeter (16-5), 22.00
5. Londonderry (10-7), 13.18
6. Bedford (10-7), 12.94
7. Merrimack (10-7), 12.00
8. Nashua North (8-10), 8.67
9. Salem (6-8), 7.71
10. Concord (6-10), 6.00
11. Hollis Brookline (5-9), 5.38
12. Manchester Central (3-13), 2.75
13. Nashua South (2-14), 1.75
14. Dover (2-13), 1.47
15. Manchester Memorial (0-14), 0.00

Division II

1. Windham (17-1), 27.00
2. Hanover (15-5), 20.70
3. Portsmouth (14-6), 15.20
4. Winnacunnet (10-8), 11.89
5. John Stark (9-6), 11.47
6. Kingswood (7-8), 7.33
7. Keene (7-9), 7.13
8. Timberlane (7-9), 6.50
9. Goffstown (6-9), 6.27
10. Merrimack Valley (2-12), 1.57
11. Pembroke (1-13), 0.71
12. Spaulding (0-15), 0.00

Division III

1. Laconia (16-1), 22.94
2. Derryfield (16-1), 22.12
3. Kearsarge (13-3), 17.50
4. Lebanon (11-5), 12.75
5. St. Thomas (10-7), 10.00
6. Gilford (10-5), 9.87
7. Bow (7-8), 7.47
8. Pelham (6-9), 5.60
9. Bishop Brady (5-9), 5.57
10. Hopkinton (5-9), 5.57
11. Oyster River (5-9), 4.57
12. ConVal (4-10), 4.14
13. Plymouth (3-11), 2.00
14. Coe-Brown (2-12), 1.14
15. Belmont (0-14), 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.