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# Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 17)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-17/
- Published: 2024-05-17T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-17T16:00:00.000Z
- Description: Time continues to tick away for teams that are trying to get into the playoffs, while others are fighting for postseason positioning. There is just one full week left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams stand going into Friday. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, boys lacrosse, Division I, Division II, Division III, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

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

There is just one full week left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams stand 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 (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
2. Bishop Guertin (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Exeter (10-5, 2.6667, 3rd)
4. Merrimack (8-6, 2.2857, 6th)
5. Pinkerton (9-7, 2.2500, 4th)
6. Londonderry (6-7, 1.8462, 5th)
7. Concord (6-8, 1.7143, 8th)
8. Manchester (5-7, 1.5833, NR)

**Outside:** Dover (4-9, 1.2308, 7th); Salem (4-9, 1.2308); Nashua South (3-12, 0.8000); Nashua North (1-14, 0.2667).

**Quarterfinal Matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 8 **Manchester** at No. 1 Bedford
- No. 5 **Pinkerton** at No. 4 **Merrimack**
- No. 7 **Concord** at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
- No. 6 **Londonderry** at No. 3 Exeter

### Division II

**Team (record, rating, last week)**

1. Portsmouth (14-0, 4.1429, 1st)
2. Timberlane (11-2, 3.5385, 4th)
3. Derryfield (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Windham (11-3, 3.2857, 2nd)
5. St. Thomas (10-3, 3.2308, 5th)
6. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-4, 2.8462, 9th)
7. Hollis Brookline (10-5, 2.8000, 6th)
8. Goffstown (8-4, 2.7500, 7th)
9. Alvirne (8-5, 2.6154, 12th)
10. Winnacunnet (8-5, 2.5385, 8th)
11. Kingswood (5-6, 1.8182, 10th)
12. Hanover (5-7, 1.6667, 11th)
13. Merrimack Valley (4-7, 1.4545, 13th)
14. Keene-Monadnock (4-9, 1.3077, 14th)

**Outside:** Souhegan (3-11, 0.8571); Kennett (2-8, 0.8000); Pembroke (2-9, 0.7273); ConVal (2-9, 0.7273); Spaulding (1-11, 0.3333); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-11, 0.0000).

**First-round Byes (changes in bold)**

- No. 1 Portsmouth
- No. 2 **Timberlane**

**First-round Matchups**

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

### Division III

**Team (record, rating, last week)**

1. Pelham (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd)
2. Campbell (11-2, 3.4615, 1st)
3. Hopkinton (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
4. Plymouth (9-3, 3.0833, 3rd)
5. Bow (8-3, 2.9091, 5th)
6. Laconia (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
7. Kearsarge (8-4, 2.6667, 9th)
8. Coe-Brown (8-5, 2.4615, 7th)
9. Bishop Brady (5-7, 1.7500, 8th)
10. Gilford (5-7, 1.6667, NR)

**Outside:** Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-9, 1.2308, 10th); Trinity (2-9, 0.7273); Lebanon (1-9, 0.4000); Milford (0-12, 0.0000); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

**First-round Matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 9 **Bishop Brady** at No. 8 **Coe-Brown**
- No. 10 **Gilford** at No. 7 **Kearsarge**

**Quarterfinal Matchups**

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