Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse

Here's where the boys lacrosse teams stand heading into the final day of the regular season.

With one day left in the regular season, here are the NHIAA boys lacrosse standings and what the matchups would look like if the playoff started on Friday..

Division I

Ten teams make the playoffs, with the top six receiving a bye into the quarterfinals.

Pinkerton (18-0)
Bishop Guertin (17-1)
Exeter (14-4)
Bedford (14-4)
Souhegan (12-6)
Londonderry (11-7)
Nashua South (9-8)
Dover (7-8)
Concord (7-8)
Nashua North (7-9)

Eliminated: Hanover (7-11) Salem (7-11), Merrimack (3-14), Manchester Central (1-16), Manchester Memorial (0-15).

Remaining games: Concord at Nashua South, May 27

Playoff scenarios: The top six seeds are locked in place, with Exeter getting the three seed over Bedford thanks to its higher rating, even though the Bulldogs won the regular-season meeting. A South win over Concord would give the Panthers the seventh seed, make Dover the eighth and leave the Tide and North at ninth and 10th, respectively. A Concord win gives it the seventh seed, drops South to eighth, while Dover and North would be ninth and 10th, respectively.

First-round matchups

No. 9 Concord at No. 8 Dover
No. 10 Nashua North at No. 7 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

Concord-Dover winner at No. 1 Pinkerton
No. 5 Souhegan at No. 4 Bedford
North-South winner at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Exeter

Division II

Twelve teams make the playoffs, with the top four getting byes into the quarterfinals.

Derryfield (16-1)
Hollis Brookline (13-3)
Portsmouth (14-3)
Winnacunnet (12-4)
Goffstown (11-4)
Windham (11-6)
Merrimack Valley (8-6)
St. Thomas (8-7)
Bow (7-7)
John Stark (7-7)
Oyster River (5-8)
Pembroke (5-9)

In the mix: Kingswood (4-9)

Eliminated: Timberlane (4-13), Kennett (3-11), Keene (2-14), Spaulding (1-13), Milford (0-13).

Remaining games: Keene at Laconia, May 27; Kingswood at Spaulding, May 27; Oyster River at St. Thomas, May 27.

Playoff scenarios: The top seven seeds are locked in place, with Goffstown's free fall moving Winnacunnet into fourth place for the final first-round bye. The Grizzlies, along with Windham and Merrimack Valley, have the fifth, sixth and seventh seeds, respectively. Regardless of its outcome against Oyster River, St. Thomas will be the eighth seed, while Bow is No. 9 and John Stark is No. 10. Oyster River would take the 11th seed if it beats St. Thomas. A loss by Oyster River, combined with a Kingswood loss to Spaulding would drop the Bobcats to 12th and move Pembroke to 11th. An Oyster River loss and a Kingswood win means that the Knights would jump both teams for the 11th seed and Pembroke would be 12th.

First-round matchups

No. 9 Bow at No. 8 St. Thomas
No. 12 Pembroke at No. 5 Goffstown
No. 10 John Stark at No. 7 Merrimack Valley
No. 11 Oyster River at No. 6 Windham

Quarterfinal matchups

Bow-St. Thomas winner at No. 1 Derryfield
Pembroke-Goffstown winner at No. 4 Winnacunnet
John Stark-Merrimack Valley winner at No. 2 Hollis Brookline
Oyster River-Windham winner at No. 3 Portsmouth

Division III

Top eight teams qualify for the quarterfinals.

Laconia (14-0)
Kearsarge (12-2)
Trinity (12-2)
Monadnock (11-3)
Pelham (10-4)
Hopkinton (9-4)
Plymouth (9-5)
ConVal (8-5)

Eliminated: Bishop Brady (6-7), Campbell (6-7), Lebanon (4-9), Gilford (3-10), Belmont (2-11), Coe-Brown (2-12), Stevens (1-13), Manchester West (0-13).

Remaining games: Gilford at Belmont, May 27; Bishop Brady at Lebanon, May 27; Campbell at Hopkinton, May 27; ConVal at Manchester West, May 27; Laconia at Keene, May 27.

Playoff scenarios: The top five seeds are all in place, regardless of Friday's outcomes. Kearsarge gets the No. 2 seed over Trinity because it has a higher rating thanks to wins over D2 John Stark and Merrimack Valley. A win would give Hopkinton the sixth seed, while a loss by the Hawks would move Plymouth to sixth and Hopkinton to seventh. ConVal will be the eighth seed.

Quarterfinal matchups