Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 27)

The final week of the regular season is here, and here is a look at how the standings and playoff pairings shape up if the postseason started now. The playoff picture will be updated daily this week.

Note: Divisions I and III will have nine playoff teams and Division II will have 14 teams for the 2022 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. Exeter (17-1, 3.7778, 1st)
2. Bishop Guertin (16-2, 3.5000, 2nd)
3. Nashua South (14-4, 3.1111, 3rd)
4. Londonderry (12-6, 2.6667, 4th)
5. Merrimack (9-7, 2.2500, 5th)
6. Pinkerton (10-8, 2.2222, 6th)
7. Concord (8-9, 1.8824, 7th)
8. Bedford (7-8, 1.8667, 8th)
9. Souhegan (7-10, 1.6471, 9th)

Eliminated: Salem (5-11, 1.2500); Dover (4-11, 1.0667); Keene-Monadnock (2-14, 0.5000); Nashua North (1-17, 0.2222).

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, May 27: Bedford at Keene-Monadnock, 7 p.m.

What we know ... 

• Exeter has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Nashua South has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Londonderry has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Merrimack has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Pinkerton has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Bedford clinches the No. 7 seed with a win. Concord clinches the No. 7 seed with a Bedford loss.
• Souhegan has clinched the No. 9 seed.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Souhegan at No. 8 Bedford

Quarterfinals

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

Playoff Schedule

• Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Wednesday, June 8: Semifinals, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Portsmouth (15-1, 3.8125, 1st)
2. Derryfield (12-3, 3.3333, 2nd)
3. Windham (12-3, 3.2667, 3rd)
4. ConVal (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
5. Timberlane (11-4, 3.0000, 5th)
6. Winnacunnet (11-4, 2.9333, 6th)
7. St. Thomas (10-4, 2.8571, 7th)
8. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-6, 2.4000, 8th)
9. Coe-Brown (7-6, 2.1538, 9th)
10. Hanover (6-7, 1.9231, 10th)
11. Goffstown (7-8, 1.8667, 11th)
12. Manchester Memorial-Central (7-10, 1.7647, 13th)
13. Alvirne (6-9, 1.6000, 12th)
14. Kingswood (5-9, 1.4286, 14th)

Outside: Hollis Brookline (5-10, 1.3333).

Eliminated: Kennett (4-10, 1.1429); Merrimack Valley (3-11, 0.8571); Pembroke (2-11, 0.6154); Bow (2-13, 0.5333); Spaulding (0-14, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

• Friday May 27: ConVal at Hanover, 4 p.m.; Timberlane at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Goffstown at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Manchester Memorial-Central at Windham, 4 p.m.; Derryfield at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Hollis Brookline, 5:30 p.m.; Oyster River-Newmarket at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, May 28: Coe-Brown at St. Thomas, 10 a.m.

What we know ...

• Portsmouth has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Derryfield clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Alvirne or a loss and losses by Windham and ConVal. The Cougars can finish no lower than No. 4.
• Windham clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Manchester Memorial-Central and a loss by Derryfield. The Jaguars can finish no lower than No. 4.
• ConVal clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Hanover and losses by Derryfield and Windham. The Cougars could drop as low as No. 7 with a loss.
• Timberlane can finish as high as No. 4 with a win and could drop to No. 7 with a loss.
• Winnacunnet can finish as high as No. 4 or could drop to No. 7.
• St. Thomas can finish as high as No. 4 with two wins or could finish as low as No. 7.
• Oyster River-Newmarket will be the No. 8 seed with a win over Portsmouth or a loss and a Coe-Brown loss.
• Coe-Brown can finish with the No. 8 seed with a win over St. Thomas and an ORN loss. The Bears could finish as low as No. 10 with a loss.
• Hanover can finish with the No. 9 seed with a win over ConVal and a Coe-Brown loss.
• Goffstown, Manchester Memorial-Central and Alvirne have clinched playoff spots.
• Kingswood clinches the No. 14 seed with a Hollis Brookline loss.
• Hollis Brookline clinches a playoff spot with a win over Pembroke. The Cavaliers can clinch the No. 13 seed with a win and an Alvirne loss.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 2 Derryfield

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket
• No. 12 Manchester Memorial-Central at No. 5 Timberlane
• No. 13 Alvirne at No. 4 ConVal
• No. 10 Hanover at No. 7 St. Thomas
• No. 14 Kingswood at No. 3 Windham
• No. 11 Goffstown at No. 6 Winnacunnet

Playoff Schedule

• Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Tuesday, June 7: Semifinals, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua.
• Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Campbell (14-0, 4.0714, 1st)
2. Hopkinton (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Plymouth (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
4. Laconia (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
5. Lebanon (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. Pelham (9-5, 2.5714, 6th)
7. Trinity (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
8. Kearsarge (7-7, 2.0000, 8th)
9. Gilford (5-9, 1.4286, 9th)

Eliminated: Bishop Brady (4-11, 1.0667); Milford (3-11, 0.8571); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (2-12, 0.5714); Hillsboro-Deering (1-12, 0.3077); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, May 27: Hillsboro-Deering at Campbell, 3 p.m.

What we know ...

• Campbell has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Hopkinton has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Plymouth has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Laconia has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Lebanon has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Pelham has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Trinity has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Kearsarge has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Gilford has clinched the No. 9 seed.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Gilford at No. 8 Kearsarge

Quarterfinals

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

Playoff Schedule

• Thursday, June 2: First-round, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 4: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Tuesday, June 7: Semifinals, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.
• Sunday, June 12: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.