Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (April 29)

Only four weeks remain in the boys lacrosse regular season, and some teams are going to have a busy couple of weeks as they push toward earning a postseason berth.

Here's a look at where teams stand in all three boys lacrosse divisions heading into the stretch run of the regular season.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2019 postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating)

1. Bishop Guertin (7-1, 3.5000)
2. Exeter (6-2, 3.0000)
3. Timberlane (3-1, 3.0000)
4. Nashua South (4-2, 2.6667)
5. Hanover (3-2, 2.4000)
6. Pinkerton (4-3, 2.2857)
7. Londonderry (4-3, 2.2857)
8. Souhegan (3-3, 2.0000)
9. Concord (2-3, 1.6000)

Outside: Nashua North (1-4, 0.8000); Dover (1-4, 0.8000); Bedford (1-5, 0.6667); Keene (0-4, 0.0000); Salem (0-5, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchup

• No. 9 Concord at No. 8 Souhegan

Quarterfinal matchups

• Concord/Souhegan at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 5 Hanover at No. 4 Nashua South
• No. 7 Londonderry at No. 2 Exeter
• No. 6 Pinkerton at No. 3 Timberlane

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. Derryfield (6-0, 4.0000)
2. Hollis Brookline (4-0, 4.0000)
3. Portsmouth (7-1, 3.6250)
4. St. Thomas (4-1, 3.2000)
5. Windham (4-1, 3.2000)
6. Manchester Central (4-1, 3.2000)
7. Merrimack (4-2, 2.8333)
8. Merrimack Valley (3-2, 2.4000)
9. Kingswood (3-2, 2.4000)
10. Goffstown (3-4, 1.7143)
11. Winnacunnet (2-3, 1.6000)
12. John Stark (2-3, 1.6000)
13. Oyster River (2-3, 1.6000)
14. Bow (1-2, 1.3333)

Outside: Manchester Memorial-West (1-2, 1.3333); Coe-Brown (0-2, 0.0000); ConVal (0-2, 0.0000); Kennett (0-3, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-3, 0.0000); Pembroke (0-5, 0.0000); Alvirne (0-6, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• St. Thomas wins the three-way tiebreaker with Windham and Manchester Central thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Winnacunnet wins the three-way tiebreaker with John Stark and Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial-West thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Derryfield
• No. 2 Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Kingswood at No. 8 Merrimack Valley
• No. 13 Oyster River at No. 4 St. Thomas
• No. 12 John Stark at No. 5 Windham
• No. 10 Goffstown at No. 7 Merrimack
• No. 14 Bow at No. 3 Portsmouth
• No. 11 Winnacunnet at No. 6 Manchester Central

Division III

Team (record, rating)

1. Pelham (4-0, 4.0000)
2. Hopkinton (4-0, 4.0000)
3. Laconia (4-0, 4.0000)
4. Trinity (2-0, 4.0000)
5. Kearsarge (3-2, 2.4000)
6. Monadnock (2-2, 2.0000)
7. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-2, 1.3333)
8. Campbell (1-2, 1.3333)
9. Lebanon (1-2, 1.3333)

Outside: Plymouth (1-3, 1.0000); Milford (1-3, 1.0000); Gilford (0-3, 0.0000); Bishop Brady (0-3, 0.0000); Stevens (0-3, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Pelham wins the four-way tiebreaker with Hopkinton, Laconia and Trinity thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Laconia and Trinity thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon and Campbell thanks to a better rating in home games against divisional opponents.
• At this time, the tie between Campbell and Lebanon can't be broken, so for this week's playoff picture, they have been listed alphabetically.

First-round matchup

• No. 9 Lebanon at No. 8 Campbell

Quarterfinal matchups

• Lebanon/Campbell at No. 1 Pelham
• No. 5 Kearsarge at No. 4 Trinity
• No. 7 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 2 Hopkinton
• No. 6 Monadnock at No. 3 Laconia