Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 15)

There are just two weeks remaining in the girls lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today's action.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine 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 not 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)

1. Dover (11-1, 3.6667)
2. Bedford (10-1, 3.6364)
3. Portsmouth (10-2, 3.1667)
4. Nashua South (9-3, 2.9167)
5. Pinkerton (9-4, 2.7692)
6. Bishop Guertin (8-4, 2.6667)
7. Exeter (8-6, 2.2857)
8. Souhegan (5-5, 2.0000)
9. Merrimack (5-5, 2.0000)

Outside: Londonderry (3-10, 0.9231); Concord (2-11, 0.6154); Salem (1-11, 0.3333); Nashua North (1-11, 0.3333).

Tiebreakers

• Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup

• No. 9 Merrimack at No. 8 Souhegan

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Division II

Team (Record, rating)

1. Hanover (8-1, 3.6667)
2. Hollis Brookline (10-2, 3.5000)
3. Windham (10-2, 3.3333)
4. Goffstown (7-2, 3.1111)
5. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-3, 2.8000)
6. Timberlane (8-4, 2.7500)
7. Winnacunnet (6-3, 2.6667)
8. Kennett (4-4, 2.0000)
9. Merrimack Valley (5-5, 2.0000)
10. ConVal (4-6, 1.6000)
11. Kingswood (3-5, 1.5000)
12. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (3-6, 1.3333)

Outside: Pembroke (0-10, 0.0000); Alvirne (0-10, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (6-5, 2.2727); Manchester Central (6-5, 2.1818); Spaulding (1-10, 0.3636); Manchester Memorial-West (0-10, 0.000).

Tiebreakers

• Kennett wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Hanover
• No. 2 Hollis Brookline
• No. 3 Windham
• No. 4 Goffstown

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Merrimack Valley at No. 8 Kennett
• No. 12 John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering at No. 5 Oyster River-Newmarket
• No. 10 ConVal at No. 7 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Kingswood at No. 6 Timberlane

Division III

Team (Record, rating)

1. Gilford (9-0, 4.0000)
2. Bow (10-1, 3.7273)
3. St. Thomas (9-1, 3.6000)
4. Hopkinton (8-3, 2.9091)
5. Concord Christian (7-3, 2.8000)
6. Derryfield (7-4, 2.5455)
7. Pelham (6-4, 2.4000)
8. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (6-4, 2.4000)
9. Kearsarge (5-5, 2.0000)
10. Coe-Brown (4-7, 1.4545)
11. Lebanon (3-7, 1.2000)

Outside: Bishop Brady (2-7, 0.8889); Campbell (2-9, 0.7273); Trinity (0-9, 0.0000); Plymouth (0-10, 0.0000); Laconia (0-10, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Milford (7-4, 2.6364).

Tiebreakers

• Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough
• No. 10 Coe-Brown at No. 7 Pelham
• No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Derryfield

Quarterfinal matchups

• Kearsarge/ILM at No. 1 Gilford
• No. 5 Concord Christian at No. 4 Hopkinton
• Coe-Brown/Pelham at No. 2 Bow
• Lebanon/Derryfield at No. 3 St. Thomas

Tournament Schedule

• First-round games: Tuesday, May 30.
• Quarterfinals: Thursday, June 1.
• Semifinals: Saturday, June 3.
• Championship: Tuesday, June 6.