Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 24)

It's down to the final day of the boys lacrosse regular season and there is still a lot to be determined.

Here’s a look at where teams stand in all three boys lacrosse divisions heading into the last day of the regular season.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2019 postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Bishop Guertin (16-2, 3.5556, 1st)
2. Pinkerton (13-4, 3.0000, 3rd)
3. Exeter (12-5, 2.8235, 2nd)
4. Souhegan (11-5, 2.7500, 4th)
5. Hanover (10-4, 2.7143, 5th)
6. Londonderry (10-6, 2.5000, 6th)
7. Concord (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
8. Nashua South (9-9, 2.0000, 8th)
9. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143, 9th)

Outside: Bedford (6-9, 1.6000).

Eliminated: Dover (4-10, 1.1429); Salem (3-12, 0.8000); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500); Keene (0-14, 0.0000).

First-round matchup (changes in bold, locks in italics)

• No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

• Timberlane/Nashua South at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 5 Hanover at No. 4 Souhegan
• No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Pinkerton
• No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Exeter

Scenarios

• Pinkerton clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Andover or an Exeter loss to Nashua North.
• Exeter clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Nashua North and a Pinkerton loss to Andover.
• Souhegan clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Bedford and an Exeter loss to Nashua North. The Sabers clinch the No. 4 seed with a win over Bedford or a loss and a Londonderry win over Hanover.
• Hanover clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Londonderry and a Souhegan loss to Bedford. The Marauders clinch the No. 5 seed with a win.
• Londonderry clinches the No. 5 seed with a win.
• Concord clinches the No. 6 seed with a win over Salem and a Londonderry loss to Hanover.
• Bedford clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Souhegan. A Bedford loss would give Timberlane the No. 9 seed.

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, May 24: Hanover at Londonderry, 4 p.m.; Dover at Keene, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Nashua North, 4 p.m.; Bedford at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Concord, 7 p.m.; Pinkerton at Andover, 7 p.m.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Derryfield (15-1, 3.8125, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (11-2, 3.3846, 2nd)
3. Winnacunnet (11-3, 3.2143, 3rd)
4. Portsmouth (13-4, 3.1176, 4th)
5. Goffstown (11-4, 2.9333, 5th)
6. Merrimack Valley (9-4, 2.7692, 6th)
7. Merrimack (10-6, 2.5625, 8th)
8. John Stark (8-5, 2.4615, 9th)
9. St. Thomas (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
10. Kingswood (7-6, 2.1538, 10th)
11. Windham (7-7, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Manchester Central (6-6, 2.0000, 12th)
13. Bow (7-7, 2.0000, 13th)
14. Oyster River (6-8, 1.7143, 14th)

Outside: Coe-Brown (6-8, 1.7143)

Eliminated: Manchester Memorial-West (3-10, 0.9321); ConVal (2-10, 0.6667); Kennett (2-11, 0.6154); Pembroke (1-12, 0.3077); Alvirne (0-11, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Windham wins the three-way tiebreaker with Manchester Central and Bow thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
• Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold, locks in italics)

• No. 1 Derryfield
• No. 2 Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

• No. 9 St. Thomas at No. 8 John Stark
• No. 13 Bow at No. 4 Portsmouth
• No. 12 Manchester Central at No. 5 Goffstown
• No. 10 Kingswood at No. 7 Merrimack
• No. 14 Coe-Brown at No. 3 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Windham at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

Scenarios

• Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Windham.
• Winnacunnet clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Manchester Memorial-West and a Hollis Brookline loss.
• Portsmouth clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Spaulding and losses by Hollis Brookline and Winnacunnet. The Clippers clinch the No. 3 seed with a win and a loss by Hollis Brookline or Winnacunnet.
• The winner of the John Stark-Merrimack Valley game will be the No. 6 seed.
• St. Thomas clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Kennett.
• John Stark clinches the No. 8 seed with a loss and a St. Thomas loss.
• Kingswood clinches the No. 10 seed with a win over Bow.
• Bow clinches the No. 10 seed with a win over Kingswood and a Windham loss.
• Windham clinches the No. 11 seed with a win over Hollis Brookline.
• Manchester Central has clinched a playoff spot and will be either the No. 11 or 12 seed.
• Oyster River clinches a playoff spot with a win over Alvirne. An Oyster River loss would give Coe-Brown the final playoff spot.

Remaining Schedule

Games with no score reported: Alvirne at ConVal (May 16); Alvirne at Manchester Memorial-West (May 20)

• Friday, May 24: Pembroke at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Kennett at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Windham, 4 p.m.; Kingswood at Bow, 5 p.m.; John Stark at Merrimack Valley, 5 p.m.; Manchester Memorial-West at Winnacunnet, 5:30 p.m.; ConVal at Manchester Central, 6 p.m.; Spaulding at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.; Alvirne at Oyster River, 7 p.m.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Pelham (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hopkinton (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Monadnock (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 4th)
5. Campbell (9-5, 2.5714, 5th)
6. Trinity (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
7. Kearsarge (7-7, 2.0000, 6th)
8. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (7-7, 2.0000, 7th)
9. Gilford (5-8, 1.5385, 9th)

Eliminated: Plymouth (4-9, 1.2308); Milford (4-9, 1.2308); Lebanon (2-12, 0.5714); Bishop Brady (1-12, 0.3333); Stevens (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup (changes in bold, locks in italics)

• No. 9 Gilford at No. 8 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough

Quarterfinal matchups

• Gilford/ILM at No. 1 Pelham
• No. 5 Campbell at No. 4 Laconia
• No. 7 Kearsarge at No. 2 Hopkinton
• No. 6 Trinity at No. 3 Monadnock

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, May 24: Gilford at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Stevens at Plymouth, 4:30 p.m.