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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse

It’s a little more than four weeks until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse

It’s a little more than four weeks until the start of the girls lacrosse postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all three divisions.

These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, all three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field

  1. Bedford (6-0, 4.0000)
  2. Souhegan (8-1, 3.5556)
  3. Pinkerton (6-1, 3.4286)
  4. Bishop Guertin (6-2, 3.0000)
  5. Londonderry (6-2, 2.8750)
  6. Exeter (5-3, 2.5000)
  7. Concord (3-2, 2.4000)
  8. Merrimack (3-3, 2.0000)

Outside: Nashua North (3-4, 1.7143); Nashua South (2-5, 1.1429); Manchester Central (2-6, 1.0000); Keene (1-6, 0.5714); Dover (0-5, 0.0000); Salem (0-6, 0.0000).

First-round matchups

  • No. 8 Merrimack at No. 1 Bedford
  • No. 5 Londonderry at No. 4 Bishop Guertin
  • No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Souhegan
  • No. 6 Exeter at No. 3 Pinkerton

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Winnacunnet (5-0, 4.0000)
  2. Hollis Brookline (4-0, 4.0000)
  3. Portsmouth (4-2, 2.6667)
  4. Kingswood (3-2, 2.4000)
  5. Windham (4-3, 2.2857)
  6. Hanover (2-2, 2.0000)
  7. Merrimack Valley (2-2, 2.0000)
  8. John Stark (2-2, 2.0000)

Outside: Oyster River (2-3, 1.6000); Goffstown (2-4, 1.3333); Manchester Memorial (1-3, 1.0000); Timberlane (1-3, 1.0000); Alvirne (1-4, 0.8000); Pembroke (0-5, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-5,0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Winnacunnet wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a higher number of road victories.
  • Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley and John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better rating in home games against division opponents.

First-round matchups

  • No. 8 John Stark at No. 1 Winnacunnet
  • No. 5 Windham at No. 4 Kingswood
  • No. 7 Merrimack Valley at No. 2 Hollis Brookline
  • No. 6 Hanover at No. 3 Portsmouth

Division III

Playoff field

  1. Derryfield (5-0, 4.0000)
  2. Pelham (4-0, 4.0000)
  3. Kearsarge (3-1, 3.2500)
  4. Hopkinton (3-1, 3.0000)
  5. Bow (3-1, 3.0000)
  6. Laconia (3-1, 3.0000)
  7. Bishop Brady (2-2, 2.0000)
  8. Gilford (2-2, 2.0000)

Outside: ConVal (1-2, 1.3333); St. Thomas (1-2, 1.3333); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-2, 1.3333); Coe-Brown (1-3, 1.2500); Campbell (0-2, 0.0000); Lebanon (0-3, 0.0000); Belmont (0-3, 0.0000); Plymouth (0-4, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Pelham for the No. 1 seed thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Hopkinton wins the three-way tiebreaker with Bow and Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bow wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents.

First-round matchups

  • No. 8 Gilford at No. 1 Derryfield
  • No. 5 Bow at No. 4 Hopkinton
  • No. 7 Bishop Brady at No. 2 Pelham
  • No. 6 Laconia at No. 3 Kearsarge

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