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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 10)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-10/
- Published: 2024-05-10T16:30:42.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-10T16:30:42.000Z
- Description: Time continues to tick away for teams that are trying to get into the playoffs, while others are fighting for postseason positioning. There are just two full weeks left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place f
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Time continues to tick away for teams that are trying to get into the playoffs, while others are fighting for postseason positioning.

There are just two full weeks left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine playoff teams, Division II will have 12 teams and Division III will have 11 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are 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, last week)**

1. Portsmouth (8-1, 3.4444, 2nd)
2. Bishop Guertin (9-2, 3.2727, 3rd)
3. Pinkerton (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
4. Souhegan (9-3, 3.0000, 6th)
5. Bedford (8-3, 2.9091, 1st)
6. Exeter (8-5, 2.4615, 5th)
7. Nashua South (6-5, 2.1818, 7th)
8. Londonderry (5-6, 1.8182, 9th)
9. Dover (5-7, 1.6667, 8th)

**Outside:** Merrimack (4-7, 1.4545); Salem (2-10, 0.6667); Concord (1-10, 0.3636); Nashua North (1-11, 0.3333).

**First-round Matchup (changes in bold)**

- No. 9 **Dover** at No. 8 **Londonderry**

**Quarterfinal Matchups**

- Dover/Londonderry at No. 1 **Portsmouth**
- No. 5 **Bedford** at No. 4 **Souhegan**
- No. 7 Nashua South at No. 2 **Bishop Guertin**
- No. 6 **Exeter** at No. 3 **Pinkerton**

### Division II

**Team (record, rating, last week)**

1. Winnacunnet (9-1, 3.8000, 1st)
2. Windham (11-2, 3.4615, 2nd)
3. Hollis Brookline (8-3, 3.0000, 8th)
4. Timberlane (7-3, 2.9000, 7th)
5. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-3, 2.8000, 5th)
6. Hanover (6-3, 2.6667, 3rd)
7. Goffstown (8-4, 2.6667, 6th)
8. Merrimack Valley (6-3, 2.6667, 4th)
9. Manchester Central (5-5, 2.0000, 11th)
10. Kennett (4-5, 1.7778, NR)
11. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (3-4, 1.7143, 10th)
12. Keene-Monadnock (4-6, 1.6000, 9th)

**Outside:** Manchester Memorial-West (3-7, 1.2000, 12th); Kingswood (3-7, 1.2000); Spaulding (2-8, 0.8000); ConVal (1-7, 0.5000); Pembroke (1-8, 0.4444); Alvirne (0-9, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- In a three-way tiebreaker, Hanover, Goffstown and Merrimack Valley finish in that order thanks to rating in head-to-head games.

**First-round Byes (changes in bold)**

- No. 1 Winnacunnet
- No. 2 Windham
- No. 3 **Hollis Brookline**
- No. 4 **Timberlane**

**First-round Matchups**

- No. 9 **Manchester Central** at No. 8 **Merrimack Valley**
- No. 12 **Keene-Monadnock** at No. 5 Oyster River-Newmarket
- No. 10 **Kennett** at No. 7 **Goffstown**
- No. 11 **John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering** at No. 6 **Hanover**

### Division III

**Team (record, rating, last week)**

1. St. Thomas (9-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Gilford (8-1, 3.5556, 3rd)
3. Hopkinton (8-2, 3.2000, 6th)
4. Bow (7-2, 3.1111, 2nd)
5. Pelham (7-2, 3.1111, 5th)
6. Derryfield (6-3, 2.7778, 4th)
7. Lebanon (4-3, 2.2857, 8th)
8. Laconia (5-5, 2.0000, 7th)
9. Coe-Brown (4-5, 1.7778, 11th)
10. Trinity (4-5, 1.7778, 9th)
11. Plymouth (4-7, 1.4545, 10th)

**Outside:** Kearsarge (2-6, 1.0000); Bishop Brady (2-7, 0.8889); Campbell (2-7, 0.8889); Concord Christian (1-6, 0.5714); Milford (1-8, 0.4444); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-8, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Bow wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round Matchups (change in bold)**

- No. 9 **Coe-Brown** at No. 8 **Laconia**
- No. 10 **Trinity** at No. 7 **Lebanon**
- No. 11 **Plymouth** at No. 6 **Derryfield**

**Quarterfinal Matchups**

- Coe-Brown/Laconia winner at No. 1 St. Thomas
- No. 5 Pelham at No. 4 **Bow**
- Trinity/Lebanon winner at No. 2 **Gilford**
- Plymouth/Derryfield winner at No. 3 **Hopkinton**