Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 19)

There are less than 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, previous)

1. Bishop Guertin (12-3, 3.2000, 1st)
2. Merrimack (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd)
3. Pinkerton (11-5, 2.6875, 2nd)
4. Exeter (10-5, 2.6667, 5th)
5. Bedford (8-4, 2.6667, 4th)
6. Londonderry (7-7, 2.0000, 6th)
7. Salem (4-7, 1.4545, 7th)
8. Nashua North (5-10, 1.3333, 8th)

Outside: Dover (3-10, 0.9231); Concord (3-11, 0.8571); Nashua South (3-12, 0.8000); Manchester (2-11, 0.5385).

Tiebreakers

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

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

Division II

Team (Record, rating, previous)

1. Portsmouth (14-1, 3.800, 1st)
2. Derryfield (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
3. Timberlane (12-2, 3.5714, 3rd)
4. Windham (11-3, 3.2857, 4th)
5. Winnacunnet (8-3, 3.0000, 5th)
6. St. Thomas (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
7. Oyster River-Newmarket (8-5, 2.5385, 8th)
8. Hollis Brookline (8-6, 2.4286, 9th)
9. Souhegan (7-5, 2.3333, 7th)
10. Alvirne (7-7, 2.1429, 12th)
11. Pembroke (6-6, 2.0000, 10th)
12. ConVal (5-6, 1.8182, 11th)
13. Goffstown (5-7, 1.66667, 14th)
14. Hanover (4-7, 1.4545, 13th)

Outside: Merrimack Valley (3-8, 1.0909); Kingswood (3-8, 1.0909); Kennett (2-9, 0.7273); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (0-10, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (5-10, 1.4000); Spaulding (0-12, 0.0000).

First-round byes 

• No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 2 Derryfield

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

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

Division III

Team (Record, rating, previous)

1. Bow (12-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Campbell (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Pelham (9-2, 3.2727, 3rd)
4. Plymouth (9-4, 2.8462, 4th)
5. Coe-Brown (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
6. Laconia (8-5, 2.4615, 5th)
7. Hopkinton (6-5, 2.1818, 7th)
8. Gilford (5-5, 2.0000, 10th)
9. Trinity (5-6, 1.8182, 9th)
10. Bishop Brady (4-7, 1.4545, NR)

Outside: Lebanon (4-7, 1.4545, 8th); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (3-8, 1.0909); Kearsarge (1-11, 0.3333); Stevens (0-10, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Milford (1-12, 0.3077).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Trinity at No. 8 Gilford
• No. 10 Bishop Brady at No. 7 Hopkinton

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Tournament Schedule

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