Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 8)

The boys lacrosse regular season is just past the halfway point and there's only a little more than a month to go until the championship games take place.

That means it’s time to start taking a look at the playoff picture, and as the regular season winds down, we’ll take a look every Friday to how its coming into focus.

Here is a look at where teams stand going into Friday’s games.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine playoff teams, Division II will have 10 playoff teams and Division III will have 11 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I

Team (record, rating)

1. Pinkerton (9-1, 3.6000)
2. Bedford (8-2, 3.2000)
3. Bishop Guertin (7-2, 3.1111)
4. Exeter (7-3, 2.8000)
5. Windham (7-3, 2.8000)
6. Dover (6-3, 2.6667)
7. Merrimack (6-4, 2.4000)
8. Londonderry (4-5, 1.7778)
9. Nashua South (4-5, 1.7778)

Outside: Keene-Monadnock (3-4, 1.7143); Concord (3-8, 1.0909); Nashua North (2-7, 0.8889); Manchester (1-7, 0.5000); Salem (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchup

• No. 9 Nashua South at No. 8 Londonderry

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 4, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 6, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 10, at TBD
• Championship: June 13, at TBD

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. Winnacunnet (6-1, 3.7143)
2. Derryfield (8-1, 3.6667)
3. Kingswood (5-1, 3.3333)
4. Portsmouth (8-2, 3.2000)
5. St. Thomas (5-3, 2.5000)
6. Oyster River-Newmarket (4-3, 2.2857)
7. Goffstown (3-3, 2.0000)
8. Timberlane (3-4, 1.7143)
9. Hollis Brookline (3-4, 1.7143)
10. Hanover (2-3, 1.6000)

Outside: Souhegan (2-6, 1.1429); Spaulding (2-6, 1.1429); Merrimack Valley (0-6, 0.0000); Alvirne (0-8, o.oooo); Pembroke (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Timberlane
• No. 10 Hanover at No. 7 Goffstown

Quarterfinal matchups

• Hollis Brookline/Timberlane at No. 1 Winnacunnet
• No. 5 St. Thomas at No. 4 Portsmouth
• Hanover/Goffstown at No. 2 Derryfield
• No. 6 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 3 Kingswood

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 4, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 6, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 10, at TBD
• Championship: June 13, at TBD

Division III

Team (record, rating)

1. Coe-Brown (8-0, 4.1000)
2. Bow (5-0, 4.0000)
3. Plymouth (6-1, 3.4286)
4. Lebanon (3-1, 3.0000)
5. Kennett (4-2, 2.6667)
6. ConVal (4-2, 2.6667)
7. Hopkinton (5-3, 2.5000)
8. Pelham (4-3, 2.2857)
9. Bishop Brady (3-3, 2.1667)
10. Campbell (3-4, 1.8571)
11. Laconia (3-4, 1.7143)

Outside: Kearsarge (3-6, 1.3333); Trinity (2-4, 1.3333); Milford (2-6, 1.2500); Gilford (2-5, 1.1429); John Stark (1-6, 0.5714); Stevens (0-4, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Kennett wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Bishop Brady at No. 8 Pelham
• No. 10 Campbell at No. 7 Hopkinton
• No. 11 Laconia at No. 6 ConVal

Quarterfinals

• Bishop Brady/Pelham at No. 1 Coe-Brown
• No. 5 Kennett at No. 4 Lebanon
• Campbell/Hopkinton at No. 2 Bow
• Laconia/ConVal at No. 3 Plymouth

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 4, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 6, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 11, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.
• Championship: June 13, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.