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# Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 15)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-15-2/
- Published: 2023-05-15T15:21:44.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-15T15:21:44.000Z
- Description: There are just two weeks remaining in the boys lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, boys lacrosse, Division I, Division II, Division III, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There are just two weeks remaining in the boys lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today's action.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have eight 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 not 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)**

1. Bishop Guertin (10-2, 3.3333)
2. Pinkerton (11-4, 2.8667)
3. Merrimack (7-3, 2.8000)
4. Bedford (7-3, 2.8000)
5. Exeter (8-5, 2.4615)
6. Londonderry (5-6, 1.8182)
7. Salem (3-6, 1.2308)
8. Nashua North (4-9, 1.2308)

**Outside:** Dover (3-8, 1.0909); Concord (2-10, 0.6667); Manchester (2-9, 0.6364); Nashua South (2-11, 0.6154).

**Tiebreakers**

- Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**Quarterfinal Matchups**

- No. 8 Nashua North at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 5 Exeter at No. 4 Bedford
- No. 7 Salem at No. 2 Pinkerton
- No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Merrimack

### Division II

**Team (Record, rating)**

1. Portsmouth (12-0, 4.0833)
2. Derryfield (11-1, 3.6667)
3. Timberlane (10-2, 3.5000)
4. Windham (10-2, 3.5000)
5. Winnacunnet (7-3, 2.8000)
6. St. Thomas (7-4, 2.5455)
7. Souhegan (7-4, 2.5455)
8. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-5, 2.4167)
9. Hollis Brookline (7-6, 2.3077)
10. Pembroke (6-5, 2.1818)
11. ConVal (5-5, 2.0000)
12. Alvirne (5-6, 2.0000)
13. Hanover (4-5, 1.7778)
14. Goffstown (4-6, 1.6000)

**Outside:** Merrimack Valley (3-7, 1.2000); Kingswood (2-7, 0.8889); Kennett (2-7, 0.8889); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-8, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (4-9, 1.3077); Spaulding (0-10, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Portsmouth
- No. 2 Derryfield

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket
- No. 12 Alvirne at No. 5 Winnacunnet
- No. 13 Hanover at No. 4 Windham
- No. 10 Pembroke at No. 7 Souhegan
- No. 14 Goffstown at No. 3 Timberlane
- No. 11 ConVal at No. 6 St. Thomas

### Division III

**Team (Record, rating)**

1. Bow (10-0, 4.0000)
2. Campbell (11-0, 4.0000)
3. Pelham (7-2, 3.1111)
4. Plymouth (8-3, 3.0000)
5. Laconia (7-4, 2.5455)
6. Coe-Brown (6-4, 2.4000)
7. Hopkinton (6-4, 2.4000)
8. Lebanon (4-5, 1.7778)
9. Trinity (4-5, 1.7778)
10. Gilford (3-5, 1.5000)

**Outside:** Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (2-7, 0.8889); Bishop Brady (1-6, 0.5714); Kearsarge (1-8, 0.4444); Stevens (0-7, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Milford (0-11, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Bow wins the tiebreaker with Campbell thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory
- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Trinity at No. 8 Lebanon
- No. 10 Gilford at No. 7 Hopkinton

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- Trinity/Lebanon at No. 1 Bow
- No. 5 Laconia at No. 4 Plymouth
- Gilford/Hopkinton at No. 2 Campbell
- No. 6 Coe-Brown at No. 3 Pelham

### Tournament Schedule

- **First-round games:** Thursday, June 1.
- **Quarterfinals:** Saturday, June 3.
- **Semifinals:** Wednesday, June 7.
- **Championship:** Sunday, June 11.