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Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 21)

(Updated May 21) It's the final week of the regular season and there's still a lot left to be decided before the start of the boys lacrosse playoffs. Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 21)

It's the final week of the regular season and there's still a lot left to be decided before the start of the boys lacrosse playoffs.

Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button below.

Note: Divisions I and III will have eight playoff teams, while Division II will have 12 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official pairings.

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating)

  1. Bishop Guertin (15-0, 4.0000)
  2. Pinkerton (13-2, 3.4667)
  3. Exeter (12-3, 3.2000)
  4. Bedford (10-6, 2.6000)
  5. Londonderry (9-6, 2.4000)
  6. Salem (9-7, 2.2500)
  7. Nashua South (7-8, 1.8667)
  8. Hanover (7-9, 1.7500)

Outside: Souhegan (5-10, 1.3333).

Eliminated: Concord (3-11, 0.8571); Nashua North (2-10, 0.6667); Merrimack (2-11, 0.6154); Manchester Central (2-12, 0.5714).

Remaining schedule

  • Monday: Bishop Guertin at Salem, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Merrimack, 4:30 p.m.; Exeter at Nashua North, 6 p.m.; Bedford at Souhegan, 6 p.m.; Nashua South at Concord, 7 p.m.; Pinkerton at Manchester Central, 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday: Pinkerton at Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.), 4:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Nashua South, 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday: Duxbury (Mass.) at Bishop Guertin, 5 p.m.; Concord at Merrimack, 7 p.m.; Souhegan at Exeter, 7 p.m.
  • Thursday: Bishop Guertin at Concord, 4 p.m.; Manchester Central at Salem, 5 p.m.; Londonderry at Hanover, 5 p.m.; Merrimack at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.
  • Friday: Hollis Brookline (D2) at Nashua North, 3:30 p.m.; Exeter at Pinkerton, 5 p.m.

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Saturday, June 2, at the home of the higher seed.

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

  1. Derryfield (15-0, 4.0000)
  2. Portsmouth (12-2, 3.4286)
  3. Dover (10-3, 3.1538)
  4. Goffstown (10-3, 3.1538)
  5. Merrimack Valley (9-3, 3.0833)
  6. Winnacunnet (10-3, 3.0769)
  7. Windham (10-5, 2.6667)
  8. Kingswood (8-4, 2.6667)
  9. Keene (7-7, 2.0714)
  10. Hollis Brookline (6-8, 1.7143)
  11. Oyster River (5-7, 1.6667)
  12. Bow (5-7, 1.6667)

Outside: Timberlane (5-8, 1.6154); St. Thomas (5-8, 1.5385); John Stark (5-8, 1.5385).

Eliminated: Kennett (3-9, 1.0000); Alvirne (2-10, 0.6667); Pembroke (1-11, 0.3333); Spaulding (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Memorial (0-12, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

  • Monday: Alvirne at Windham, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Bow, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Plymouth (D3), 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Oyster River, 4:30 p.m.; Kingswood at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday: Manchester Memorial at Goffstown, 4 p.m.; Keene at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at John Stark, 4:15 p.m.
  • Wednesday: Goffstown at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Windham at Manchester Memorial, 5 p.m.; Portsmouth at Winnacunnet, 6 p.m.; St. Thomas at Dover, 7 p.m.
  • Thursday: Kingswood at Dover, 7 p.m.
  • Friday: Hollis Brookline at Nashua North (D1), 3:30 p.m.; Kennett at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Windham at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Bow at John Stark, 4:15 p.m.; Timberlane at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Goffstown, 4:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Keene, 5:30 p.m.

Tiebreakers

  • Dover wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Windham wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Derryfield
  • No. 2 Portsmouth
  • No. 3 Dover
  • No. 4 Goffstown

Preliminary round matchups

  • No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Kingswood
  • No. 12 Bow at No. 5 Merrimack Valley
  • No. 10 Hollis Brookline at No. 7 Windham
  • No. 11 Oyster River at No. 6 Winnacunnet

The preliminary round is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at the home of the higher seed.

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

  1. Hopkinton (12-0, 4.0000)
  2. Laconia (11-1, 3.7500)
  3. Pelham (9-1, 3.6000)
  4. Plymouth (9-3, 3.0000)
  5. Monadnock (7-4, 2.6364)
  6. Trinity (6-4, 2.4000)
  7. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (7-5, 2.3333)
  8. Milford (7-5, 2.3333)

Outside: Coe-Brown (6-7, 1.9231); ConVal (5-6, 1.8182); Gilford (4-6, 1.6000); Campbell (3-9, 1.0000); Kearsarge (3-10, 0.9231); Lebanon (3-10, 0.9231); Bishop Brady (2-10, 0.7500); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

  • Monday: Stevens at Coe-Brown, 4 p.m.; Trinity at ConVal, 4 p.m.; Kennett (D2) at Plymouth, 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday: Kearsarge at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Milford at Pelham, 4 p.m.; Trinity at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 5 p.m.; Hopkinton at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.; ConVal at Monadnock, 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday: Gilford at Pelham, 4 p.m.
  • Friday: Hopkinton at Milford, 4 p.m.; Pelham at Stevens, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Plymouth, 4:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Kearsarge, 5 p.m.; Gilford at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Bishop Brady at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.

Tiebreakers

  • Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Quarterfinal matchups

  • No. 8 Milford at No. 1 Hopkinton
  • No. 5 Monadnock at No. 4 Plymouth
  • No. 7 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at No. 2 Laconia
  • No. 6 Trinity at No. 3 Pelham

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday, June 1, at the home of the higher seed.

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