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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 17)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-17/
- Published: 2024-05-17T16:35:54.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-17T16:35:54.000Z
- Description: Time continues to tick away for teams that are trying to get into the playoffs, while others are fighting for postseason positioning. There is just one full week left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams stand going into Friday. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the
- 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 is just one full week left in the regular season. Here is a look at where teams stand 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. Bishop Guertin (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
2. Portsmouth (10-2, 3.2500, 1st)
3. Bedford (10-3, 3.0769, 5th)
4. Souhegan (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
5. Pinkerton (11-5, 2.7500, 3rd)
6. Exeter (9-6, 2.4000, 6th)
7. Nashua South (8-6, 2.2857, 7th)
8. Londonderry (6-7, 1.8462, 8th)
9. Merrimack (5-8, 1.5385, NR)

**Outside:** Dover (5-9, 1.4286, 9th); Concord (2-11, 0.6154); Salem (2-13, 0.5333); Nashua North (1-13, 0.2857).

**Tiebreakers**

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

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

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

**Quarterfinal Matchups**

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

### Division II

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

1. Winnacunnet (13-1, 3.8571, 1st)
2. Windham (12-2, 3.5000, 2nd)
3. Timberlane (10-3, 3.2308, 4th)
4. Merrimack Valley (8-3, 2.9091, 8th)
5. Hollis Brookline (9-4, 2.8462, 3rd)
6. Hanover (8-4, 2.6667, 6th)
7. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-4, 2.5455, 5th)
8. Goffstown (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
9. Kennett (6-5, 2.1818, 10th)
10. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (5-5, 2.0000, 11th)
11. Manchester Central (5-7, 1.6667, 9th)
12. Kingswood (4-7, 1.4545, NR)

**Outside:** Keene-Monadnock (4-8, 1.3333, 12th); Manchester Memorial-West (3-8, 1.0909); Pembroke (3-9, 1.0000); Spaulding (2-10, 0.6667); ConVal (1-11, 0.3333); Alvirne (0-10, 0.0000).

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

- No. 1 Winnacunnet
- No. 2 Windham
- No. 3 **Timberlane**
- No. 4 **Merrimack Valley**

**First-round Matchups**

- No. 9 **Kennett** at No. 8 **Goffstown**
- No. 12 **Kingswood** at No. 5 **Hollis Brookline**
- No. 10 **John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering** at No. 7 **Oyster River-Newmarket**
- No. 11 **Manchester Central** at No. 6 Hanover

### Division III

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

1. St. Thomas (11-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Bow (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
3. Gilford (10-2, 3.3333, 2nd)
4. Hopkinton 10-2, 3.3333, 3rd)
5. Pelham (9-2, 3.2727, 5th)
6. Derryfield (8-4, 2.7500, 6th)
7. Lebanon (7-4, 2.5455, 7th)
8. Coe-Brown (6-5, 2.1818, 9th)
9. Laconia (7-7, 2.0000, 8th)
10. Trinity (6-6, 2.0000, 10th)
11. Plymouth (4-9, 1.2308, 11th)

**Outside:** Kearsarge (3-9, 1.0000); Bishop Brady (3-9, 1.0000); Campbell (2-8, 0.8000); Concord Christian (1-11, 0.3333); Milford (1-11, 0.3333); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-11, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- In a three-way tiebreaker, Bow, Gilford and Hopkinton finish in that order thanks to rating in head-to-head matchups.
- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

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

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

**Quarterfinal Matchups**

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