Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 22)

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 (16-0, 4.0000)
2. Pinkerton (14-2, 3.5000)
3. Exeter (13-3, 3.2500)
4. Bedford (11-6, 2.5882)
5. Londonderry (10-6, 2.5000)
6. Salem (9-8, 2.1176)
7. Nashua South (8-8, 2.0000)
8. Hanover (7-9, 1.7500)

Eliminated: Souhegan (5-11, 1.2500); Concord (3-12, 0.8000); Nashua North (2-11, 0.6154); Merrimack (2-12, 0.5714); Manchester Central (2-13, 0.5333).

Remaining schedule

• 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.

Scenarios

• Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Pinkerton is the No. 2 seed if it beats Exeter (May 25), or if Exeter loses to Souhegan.
• Exeter is the No. 2 seed if it wins out.
• Bedford clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Merrimack.
• Londonderry clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Hanover and a loss by Bedford.
• Salem has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Nashua South has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Hanover has clinched the No. 8 seed.

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 (16-0, 4.0625)
2. Portsmouth (13-2, 3.4667)
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 (11-5, 2.7500)
8. Kingswood (8-5, 2.4615)
9. Keene (7-7, 2.0714)
10. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7857)
11. St. Thomas (6-8, 1.7143)
12. Hollis Brookline (6-9, 1.6000)

Outside: Oyster River (5-8, 1.5385); Bow (5-8, 1.5385); John Stark (5-8, 1.5385).

Eliminated: Kennett (3-10, 0.9231); Alvirne (2-11, 0.6154); Pembroke (1-11, 0.3333); Spaulding (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Memorial (0-12, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

• 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.

Scenarios

• Derryfield has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Portsmouth will clinch the No. 2 seed with a win.
• Dover, Goffstown, Merrimack Valley and Winnacunnet still have a shot at a bye.
• Windham has clinched a top eight seed.
• Kingswood has clinched a playoff spot.

First-round byes

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

Preliminary round matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Keene at No. 8 Kingswood
• No. 12 Hollis Brookline at No. 5 Merrimack Valley
• No. 10 Timberlane at No. 7 Windham
• No. 11 St. Thomas 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 (10-3, 3.1538)
5. Monadnock (7-4, 2.6364)
6. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (7-5, 2.3333)
7. Milford (7-5, 2.3333)
8. Trinity (6-5, 2.1818)

Outside: ConVal (6-6, 2.0000); Coe-Brown (7-7, 2.0000); Gilford (4-6, 1.6000).

Eliminated: Campbell (3-9, 1.0000); Kearsarge (3-10, 0.9231); Lebanon (3-10, 0.9231); Bishop Brady (2-10, 0.7500); Stevens (0-13, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

• 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.

Scenarios

• Hopkinton is the No. 1 seed if it wins out, or if it wins one of its two final games and Laconia loses one of its two final games.
• Laconia can get the No. 1 seed if it wins out and Hopkinton loses one, or both, of its two final games.
• Pelham and Plymouth have clinched playoff spots.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

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

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