Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Boys Lacrosse (May 9)

With championship Sunday just a little more than a month away, it's time to start taking a look at how the standings and playoff pairings might start to come together.

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)

Exeter (11-1, 3.6667)
Bishop Guertin (9-1, 3.6000)
Nashua South (9-1, 3.6000)
Pinkerton (7-4, 2.5455)
Londonderry (7-4, 2.5455)
Bedford (6-4, 2.4000)
Concord (5-5, 2.0000)
Merrimack (4-5, 1.7778)
Souhegan (4-7, 1.4545)

Outside: Salem (3-7, 1.2000); Keene-Monadnock (2-6, 1.0000); Dover (2-7, 0.8889); Nashua North (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round game

No. 9 Souhegan at No. 8 Merrimack

Quarterfinals

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

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)

Timberlane (8-1, 3.6667)
Portsmouth (8-1, 3.5556)
Winnacunnet (8-1, 3.5556)
Derryfield (7-2, 3.3333)
Windham (6-2, 3.1250)
ConVal (5-2, 2.8571)
St. Thomas (5-3, 2.5000)
Goffstown (5-3, 2.5000)
Coe-Brown (4-3, 2.2857)
Oyster River-Newmarket (4-3, 2.2857)
Alvirne (4-4, 2.0000)
Kingswood (4-4, 2.0000)
Hanover (3-5, 1.5000)
Merrimack Valley (2-5, 1.1429)

Outside: Hollis Brookline (2-7, 0.8889); Kennett (1-6, 0.5714); Pembroke (1-6, 0.5714); Manchester Memorial-Central (1-7, 0.5000); Bow (0-9, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River-Newmarket thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

No. 1 Timberlane
No. 2 Portsmouth

First-round matchups

No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Goffstown
No. 12 Kingswood at No. 5 Windham
No. 13 Hanover at No. 4 Derryfield
No. 10 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 7 St. Thomas
No. 14 Merrimack Valley at No. 3 Winnacunnet
No. 11 Alvirne at No. 6 ConVal

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)

Campbell (8-0, 4.1250)
Plymouth (7-0, 4.0000)
Laconia (7-1, 3.5000)
Hopkinton (5-1, 3.3333)
Trinity (5-2, 2.8571)
Lebanon (4-3, 2.2857)
Kearsarge (4-4, 2.0000)
Pelham (3-3, 2.0000)
Gilford (3-5, 1.5000)

Outside: Bishop Brady (2-4, 1.3333); Milford (2-5, 1.1429); Hillsboro-Deering (0-5, 0.0000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-8, 0.0000); Stevens (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers