Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 10)

Time continues to tick away for teams that are trying to get into the playoffs, while others are fighting for postseason positioning.

There are just two full weeks left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have eight playoff teams, Division II will have 14 teams and Division III will have 10 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are eligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Bedford (10-1, 3.6364, 1st)
2. Bishop Guertin (9-2, 3.2727, 3rd)
3. Exeter (8-4, 2.6667, 2nd)
4. Pinkerton (7-5, 2.3333, 5th)
5. Londonderry (6-5, 2.1818, 4th)
6. Merrimack (5-6, 1.8182, 7th)
7. Dover (4-5, 1.7778, NR)
8. Concord (5-7, 1.6667, 6th)

Outside: Manchester (3-6, 1.2222); Salem (3-7, 1.2000, 8th); Nashua South (2-10, 0.6667); Nashua North (1-11, 0.3333).

Quarterfinal Matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 8 Concord at No. 1 Bedford
• No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Pinkerton
• No. 7 Dover at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
• No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Portsmouth (12-0, 4.1667, 1st)
2. Windham (9-2, 3.4545, 2nd)
3. Derryfield (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
4. Timberlane (7-2, 3.2222, 3rd)
5. St. Thomas (7-3, 3.0000, 6th)
6. Hollis Brookline (9-4, 2.9231, 5th)
7. Goffstown (7-4, 2.6364, 7th)
8. Winnacunnet (6-5, 2.2727, 12th)
9. Oyster River-Newmarket (5-4, 2.2222, 9th)
10. Kingswood (5-4, 2.2222, 10th)
11. Hanover (5-4, 2.2222, 13th)
12. Alvirne (5-5, 2.1000, 11th)
13. Merrimack Valley (4-4, 2.0000, 8th)
14. Keene-Monadnock (3-7, 1.3000, 14th)

Outside: ConVal (2-5, 1.1429); Souhegan (2-9, 0.7273); Kennett (1-6, 0.5714); Pembroke (1-8, 0.4444); Spaulding (1-9, 0.4000); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker, Oyster River-Newmarket finishes ahead of Kingswood and Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Byes

• No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 2 Windham

First-round Matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 8 Winnacunnet
• No. 12 Alvirne at No. 5 St. Thomas
• No. 13 Merrimack Valley at No. 4 Timberlane
• No. 10 Kingswood at No. 7 Goffstown
• No. 14 Keene-Monadnock at No. 3 Derryfield
• No. 11 Hanover at No. 6 Hollis Brookline

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Campbell (10-1, 3.7273, 2nd)
2. Pelham (8-1, 3.5556, 1st)
3. Plymouth (8-2, 3.3000, 6th)
4. Hopkinton (9-2, 3.2727, 3rd)
5. Bow (6-2, 3.0000, 5th)
6. Laconia (7-3, 2.8000, 7th)
7. Coe-Brown (6-5, 2.1818, 4th)
8. Bishop Brady (4-4, 2.1250, 9th)
9. Kearsarge (4-4, 2.0000, NR)
10. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-5, 1.7778, 8th)

Outside: Gilford (3-6, 1.3333, 10th); Trinity (1-8, 0.4444); Milford (0-8, 0.0000); Lebanon (0-8, 0.0000); Stevens (0-9, 0.0000).

First-round Matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 Bishop Brady
• No. 10 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 7 Coe-Brown

Quarterfinal Matchups

• Kearsarge/Bishop Brady winner at No. 1 Campbell
• No. 5 Bow at No. 4 Hopkinton
• ILM/Coe-Brown winner at No. 2 Pelham
• No. 6 Laconia at No. 3 Plymouth