Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (April 29)

Only four weeks remain in the girls lacrosse regular season, and some teams are going to have a busy couple of weeks as they push toward earning a postseason berth.

Here's a look at where teams stand in all three girls lacrosse divisions heading into the stretch run of the regular season.

Note: All three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight teams making the postseason in 2019. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating)

1. Bishop Guertin (6-0, 4.0000)
2. Bedford (5-0, 4.0000)
3. Pinkerton (5-1, 3.3333)
4. Souhegan (5-1, 3.3333)
5. Nashua South (6-2, 3.0000)
6. Exeter (5-3, 2.5000)
7. Londonderry (3-3, 2.0000)
8. Merrimack (2-3, 1.6000)

Outside: Manchester Central (2-3, 1.6000); Concord (2-3, 1.6000); Keene-Monadnock (2-3, 1.6000); Nashua North (3-5, 1.5000); Dover (1-3, 1.0000); Salem (1-6, 0.5714); Timberlane (1-6, 0.5714).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Merrimack wins the four-way tiebreaker with Manchester Central, Concord and Keene-Monandock thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Division II

Team (record, rating)

1. Hollis Brookline (4-0, 4.0000)
2. Portsmouth (5-1, 3.3333)
3. Kingswood (3-1, 3.0000)
4. Coe-Brown (2-1, 2.6667)
5. John Stark (2-1, 2.6667)
6. Winnacunnet (3-2, 2.4000)
7. Hanover (3-2, 2.4000)
8. Oyster River (2-2, 2.0000)

Outside: Spaulding (2-2, 2.0000); Windham (1-3, 1.0000); Merrimack Valley (1-4, 0.8000); Alvirne (1-4, 0.8000); Goffstown (1-5, 0.6667); ConVal (0-1, 0.0000); Manchester Memorial-West (0-4, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.
• Winnacunnet wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Spaulding thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Quarterfinal matchups

• No. 8 Oyster River at No. 1 Hollis Brookline
• No. 5 John Stark at No. 4 Coe-Brown
• No. 7 Hanover at No. 2 Portsmouth
• No. 6 Winnacunnet at No. 3 Kingswood

Division III

Team (record, rating)

1. Derryfield (4-0, 4.0000)
2. Hopkinton (4-0, 4.0000)
3. Pelham (5-0, 4.0000)
4. Bow (2-0, 4.0000)
5. Laconia (2-1, 2.6667)
6. Kearsarge (3-2, 2.4000)
7. St. Thomas (1-1, 2.0000)
8. Milford (2-2, 2.0000)

Outside: Campbell (1-1, 2.0000); Trinity (1-2, 1.3333); Gilford (1-2, 1.3333); Plymouth (1-3, 1.0000); Pembroke (1-3, 1.0000); Lebanon (0-2, 0.0000); Bishop Brady (0-2, 0.0000); Belmont (0-2, 0.0000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-4, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Derryfield wins the four-way tiebreaker with Hopkinton, Pelham and Bow thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Pelham and Bow thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• St. Thomas wins the three-way tiebreaker with Milford and Campbell thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Milford wins the tiebreaker with Campbell thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Quarterfinal matchups

• No. 8 Milford at No. 1 Derryfield
• No. 5 Laconia at No. 4 Bow
• No. 7 St. Thomas at No. 2 Hopkinton
• No. 6 Kearsarge at No. 3 Pelham