Girls lacrosse rankings for May 11

There's a new No. 1 in the high school girls lacrosse rankings this week, and two teams joined the mix for the first time this season.

With Souhegan suffering its first loss of the season, Bishop Guertin flipped spots with the Sabers to move into the No. 1 spot for the first time this year. Pinkerton and Windham also traded places within the top five while Derryfield moved up one spot, switching places with Exeter.

Here are the top 15 girls lacrosse teams in the state, followed by rankings for each division.

New Hampshire Top 15

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

1. Bishop Guertin (10-1, Division I), 19.80 (2)
2. Souhegan (10-1, Division I), 19.09 (1)
3. Pinkerton (10-2, Division I), 17.33 (4)
4. Windham (8-0, Division II), 17.25 (3)
5. Derryfield (7-0, Division III), 16.00 (6)
6. Exeter (7-3, Division I), 15.00 (5)
7. Hanover (8-3, Division II), 13.09 (8)
8. Londonderry (7-3, Division I), 12.60 (11)
9. Portsmouth (8-3, Division II), 11.82 (10)
10. Laconia (6-1, Division III), 11.43 (13)
11. Merrimack (6-3, Division I), 11.11 (NR)
12. Kearsarge (5-2, Division III), 10.86 (15)
13. Lebanon (7-1, Division III), 10.75 (9)
14. John Stark (5-2, Division II), 10.00 (NR)
15. Winnacunnet (5-4, Division II), 9.78 (12)

Division I

1. Bishop Guertin (10-1), 19.80
2. Souhegan (10-1), 19.09
3. Pinkerton (10-2), 17.33
4. Exeter (7-3), 15.00
5. Londonderry (7-3), 12.60
6. Merrimack (6-3), 11.11
7. Bedford (5-4), 8.89
8. Salem (4-4), 7.25
9. Nashua North (5-6), 6.91
10. Hollis Brookline (3-6), 4.67
11. Manchester Central (2-5), 3.71
12. Concord (2-6), 3.25
13. Nashua South (1-8), 1.33
14. Dover (0-8), 0.00
15. Manchester Memorial (0-8), 0.00

Division II

1. Windham (8-0), 17.25
2. Hanover (8-3), 13.09
3. Portsmouth (8-3), 11.82
4. John Stark (5-2), 10.00
5. Winnacunnet (5-4), 9.78
6. Kingswood (4-4), 5.75
7. Goffstown (3-4), 5.43
8. Keene (3-6), 4.00
9. Timberlane (2-5), 3.71
10. Merrimack Valley (2-5), 3.14
11. Pembroke (1-8), 1.11
12. Spaulding (0-8), 0.00

Division III

1. Derryfield (7-0), 16.00
2. Laconia (6-1), 11.43
3. Kearsarge (5-2), 10.86
4. Lebanon (7-1), 10.75
5. Bow (5-2), 8.00
6. Pelham (4-2), 8.00
7. Gilford (3-2), 7.20
8. St. Thomas (4-4), 6.25
9. Oyster River (3-4), 4.00
10. Hopkinton (3-5), 4.00
11. Coe-Brown (2-5), 2.29
12. Bishop Brady (1-5), 1.67
13. ConVal (1-5), 1.33
14. Plymouth (1-7), 1.00
15. Belmont (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.