Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 16)

It might be hard to believe, but the end of the high school spring sports regular season is right around the corner.

That means it's almost time for the playoffs to begin, and as the regular season winds down, we'll start to take a look at where everyone stands in all three divisions.

Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday's games.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine teams, Division II will have 10 playoff teams and Division III will have 12 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are ineligible 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. Pinkerton (8-3, 2.9091)
2. Bishop Guertin (9-4, 2.7692)
3. Bedford (8-4, 2.6667)
4. Londonderry (7-4, 2.5455)
5. Merrimack (8-5, 2.4615)
6. Exeter (8-5, 2.3846)
7. Nashua South (6-5, 2.1818)
8. Dover (6-7, 1.8462)
9. Salem (5-6, 1.8182)

Outside: Windham (5-7, 1.6667); Concord (5-9, 1.4286); Keene-Monadnock (3-9, 1.0000); Manchester (1-9, 0.4000); Nashua North (0-12, 0.0000).

First-round matchup

• No. 9 Salem at No. 8 Dover

Quarterfinal matchups

• Salem/Dover at No. 1 Pinkerton
• No. 5 Merrimack at No. 4 Londonderry
• No. 7 Nashua South at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
• No. 6 Exeter at No. 3 Bedford

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 5, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 7, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 11, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: June 14, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. Derryfield (12-0, 4.0833)
2. Timberlane (9-2, 3.3636)
3. Hollis Brookline (9-3, 3.1667)
4. Winnacunnet (8-3, 3.0000)
5. Portsmouth (8-4, 2.9167)
6. St. Thomas (8-4, 2.9167)
7. Oyster River-Newmarket (5-4, 2.2222)
8. Hanover (4-4, 2.0000)
9. Goffstown (4-5, 1.7778)
10. Merrimack Valley (4-6, 1.7000)

Outside: Kingswood (2-5, 1.1429); Souhegan (2-9, 0.7273); Alvirne (1-9, 0.4444); Pembroke (1-9, 0.4444).

Ineligible: Spaulding (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Hanover
• No. 10 Merrimack Valley at No. 7 Oyster River-Newmarket

Quarterfinal matchups

• Goffstown/Hanover at No. 1 Derryfield
• No. 5 Portsmouth at No. 4 Winnacunnet
• MV/ORN at No. 2 Timberlane
• No. 6 St. Thomas at No. 3 Hollis Brookline

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 5, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 7, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 12, at Bedford High School.
• Championship: June 14, at Bedford High School.

Division III

Team (record, rating)

1. Coe-Brown (10-0, 4.1000)
2. Plymouth (8-1, 3.5556)
3. Bow (8-1, 3.5556)
4. Bishop Brady (6-2, 3.1250)
5. Hopkinton (7-2, 3.1111)
6. ConVal (5-2, 2.8571)
7. Laconia (7-3, 2.8000)
8. Pelham (6-3, 2.6667)
9. Campbell (4-4, 2.1250)
10. Kearsarge (5-5, 2.0000)
11. Lebanon (3-4, 1.7143)
12. Gilford (4-6, 1.6000)

Outside: Trinity (2-6, 1.0000); John Stark (2-8, 0.8000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-8, 0.4444); Stevens (0-8, 0.0000); Milford (0-10, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Kennett (3-5, 1.5000).

Tiebreakers

• Plymouth wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Coe-Brown
• No. 2 Plymouth
• No. 3 Bow
• No. 4 Bishop Brady

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Campbell at No. 8 Pelham
• No. 12 Gilford at No. 5 Hopkinton
• No. 10 Kearsarge at No. 7 Laconia
• No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 ConVal

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 5, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 7, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 12, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.
• Championship: June 14, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.