> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 27) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-lacrosse-may-27-3/ - Published: 2023-05-27T10:00:12.000Z - Updated: 2023-05-27T10:00:12.000Z - Description: The regular season is done and the playoffs are set to begin next week. Official pairings are set to be released soon, but who wants to wait? Here is our best guess at what the boys lacrosse pairings will look like when they are released by the NHIAA. - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Spring Sports, boys lacrosse, Division I, Division II, Division III, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 The regular season is done and the playoffs are set to begin next week. Official pairings are set to be released soon, but who wants to wait? Here is our best guess at what the boys lacrosse pairings will look like when they are released by the NHIAA. *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 (15-3, 3.3333, 1st) 2. Exeter (13-5, 2.8889, 3rd) 3. Pinkerton (13-5, 2.8333, 4th) 4. Bedford (11-5, 2.7500, 2nd) 5. Merrimack (10-5, 2.6667, 5th) 6. Londonderry (8-8, 2.0000, 6th) 7. Dover (5-11, 1.2500, 7th) 8. Concord (5-12, 1.1765, 8th) **Eliminated:** Salem (4-10, 1.1429, 8th); Nashua North (5-13, 1.1111); Manchester (3-12, 0.7333); Nashua South (3-15, 0.6667). **Quarterfinal matchups (changes are in bold)** - No. 8 Concord at No. 1 Bishop Guertin - No. 5 Merrimack at No. 4 **Bedford** - No. 7 Dover at No. 2 **Exeter** - No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 **Pinkerton** ### Division II **Team (Record, rating, previous)** 1. Portsmouth (16-1, 3.8235, 1st) 2. Derryfield (16-1, 3.8235, 2nd) 3. Timberlane (14-2, 3.6250, 3rd) 4. Windham (12-4, 3.1250, 4th) 5. Winnacunnet (11-4, 3.0000, 5th) 6. St. Thomas (11-4, 2.9333, 6th) 7. Oyster River-Newmarket (10-6, 2.5625, 8th) 8. Hollis Brookline (10-7, 2.4706, 7th) 9. Souhegan (9-7, 2.2500, 9th) 10. ConVal (8-7, 2.1333, 11th) 11. Alvirne (8-8, 2.1250, 10th) 12. Goffstown (7-8, 1.8667, 12th) 13. Pembroke (7-8, 1.8667, 13th) 14. Hanover (4-10, 1.1429, 14th) **Eliminated:** Kingswood (4-10, 1.1429); Merrimack Valley (4-10, 1.1429); Kennett (2-12, 0.5714); Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark (1-13, 0.2857). **Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (5-12, 1.2353); Spaulding (0-15, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Derryfield thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Kingswood and Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. **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 Goffstown at No. 5 Winnacunnet - No. 13 Pembroke at No. 4 Windham - No. 10 **ConVal** at No. 7 **Oyster River-Newmarket** - No. 14 **Hanover** at No. 3 Timberlane - No. 11 **Alvirne** at No. 6 St. Thomas ### Division III **Team (Record, rating, previous)** 1. Bow (14-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Campbell (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd) 3. Pelham (10-4, 2.8571, 3rd) 4. Plymouth (11-5, 2.8125, 4th) 5. Hopkinton (10-5, 2.6667, 6th) 6. Laconia (10-5, 2.6667, 7th) 7. Coe-Brown (10-5, 2.6667, 5th) 8. Gilford (8-6, 2.2857, 8th) 9. Trinity (7-8, 1.8667, 9th) 10. Bishop Brady (5-9, 1.4286, 10th) **Eliminated:** Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (4-10, 1.1429); Lebanon (4-10, 1.1429); Kearsarge (1-13, 0.2857); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Milford (1-15, 0.2500). **Tiebreakers** - Hopkinton finishes ahead of Laconia and Coe-Brown in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Trinity at No. 8 Gilford - No. 10 Bishop Brady at No. 7 Coe-Brown **Quarterfinal matchups** - Trinity/Gilford at No. 1 Bow - No. 5 Hopkinton at No. 4 Plymouth - Bishop Brady/Coe-Brown 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.