Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 16)

With the championship games a few weeks away, it’s time to start taking a look at how the standings and playoff pairings might start to come together.

Note: All three divisions will have eight teams advance to 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, last week)

1. Bishop Guertin (12-0-1, 3.8462, 2nd)
2. Bedford (11-1, 3.6667, 1st)
3. Pinkerton (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Nashua South (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
5. Souhegan (8-3, 2.9091, 5th)
6. Exeter (8-5, 2.4615, 7th)
7. Dover (8-5, 2.4615, 6th)
8. Londonderry (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)

Outside: Concord (4-9, 1.2308); Salem (3-8, 1.0909); Manchester Central (3-9, 0.9167); Keene-Mondanock (2-9, 0.7273); Merrimack (2-10, 0.6667); Nashua North (2-11, 0.6154).

Tiebreaker

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinals (changes in bold)

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

Playoff Schedule

• Wednesday, June 1: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 4: Semifinals, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Tuesday, June 7: Championship, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Portsmouth (11-2, 3.4615, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (9-2, 3.3636, 4th)
3. Windham (9-2, 3.3636, 2nd)
4. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-3, 2.8000, 3rd)
5. Hanover (7-3, 2.8000, 7th)
6. Pembroke (6-3, 2.6667, 8th)
7. Kingswood (6-4, 2.4000, NA)
8. Kennett (6-4, 2.4000, NA)

Outside: Timberlane (7-6, 2.2308); Winnacunnet (5-5, 2.0000, 6th); Goffstown (5-5, 2.0000 5th); ConVal (3-4, 1.7143); John Stark (3-6, 1.3333); Manchester Memorial-West (2-10, 0.6667); Coe-Brown (1-8, 0.4444); Merrimack Valley (1-8, 0.4444); Alvirne (1-9, 0.4000); Spaulding (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Oyster River-Newmarket wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinals (changes in bold)

• No. 8 Kennett at No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 5 Hanover at No. 4 Oyster River-Newmarket
• No. 7 Kingswood at No. 2 Hollis Brookline
• No. 6 Pembroke at No. 3 Windham

Playoff Schedule

• Wednesday, June 1: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 4: Semifinals, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua.
• Wednesday, June 8: Championship, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua.

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

1. Bow (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd)
2. Gilford (9-1, 3.6000, 3rd)
3. Hopkinton (8-1, 3.5556, 1st)
4. Lebanon (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
5. Derryfield (6-3, 2.6667, 5th)
6. Pelham (6-3, 2.6667, 6th)
7. Campbell (7-4, 2.5455, 7th)
8. Kearsarge (6-5, 2.1818)

Outside: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (6-6, 2.0000, 8th); St. Thomas (5-5, 2.0000); Laconia (4-6, 1.6000); Milford (2-7, 0.8889); Plymouth (2-9, 0.7273); Trinity (1-9, 0.4000); Bishop Brady (0-6, 0.0000); Belmont (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreaker

• Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinals (changes in bold)

• No. 8 Kearsarge at No. 1 Bow
• No. 5 Derryfield at No. 4 Lebanon
• No. 7 Campbell at No. 2 Gilford
• No. 6 Pelham at No. 3 Hopkinton

Playoff Schedule

• Wednesday, June 1: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 4: Semifinals, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.
• Tuesday, June 7: Championship, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.