Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 22)

It’s the final week of the regular season and there’s still a lot left to be decided before the start of the girls lacrosse playoffs.

Here’s a look at where teams in all three divisions stand as the tournament season creeps closer. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button below.

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

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Pinkerton (15-1, 3.7500)
2. Souhegan (14-2, 3.5000)
3. Bedford (13-3, 3.2500)
4. Merrimack (10-4, 2.8571)
5. Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500)
6. Exeter (10-6, 2.5000)
7. Nashua South (7-7, 2.0000)
8. Londonderry (5-10, 1.3333)

Outside: Concord (4-9, 1.2308); Nashua North (4-9, 1.2308).

Eliminated: Dover (3-10, 0.9231); Keene (3-11, 0.8571); Manchester Central (3-11, 0.8571); Salem (1-12, 0.3077).

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday: Bedford at Concord, 4 p.m.; Nashua South at Londonderry, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Merrimack, 6 p.m.; Salem at Dover, 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: Merrimack at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Hanover (D2), 5 p.m.; Keene at Goffstown (D2), 5:30 p.m.; Exeter at Portsmouth (D2), 5:45 p.m.; Souhegan at Manchester Central, 7 p.m.
• Thursday: Dover at Bishop Guertin, 6 p.m.; Nashua North at Concord, 7 p.m.
• Friday: Exeter at Winnacunnet (D2), 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Salem, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Nashua South, 5:30 p.m.; Concord at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Manchester Central, 7 p.m.

Scenarios

• Pinkerton clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Merrimack.
• Souhegan can get the No. 1 seed by winning out and a Pinkerton loss.
• Bedford can get the No. 2 seed with a win over Concord and two losses by Souhegan.
• Merrimack, Bishop Guertin and Exeter have clinched playoff spots.

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at the home of the higher seed.

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Winnacunnet (13-1, 3.7857)
2. Portsmouth (13-2, 3.4667)
3. John Stark (12-3, 3.2000)
4. Hollis Brookline (10-4, 2.8571)
5. Windham (12-5, 2.8235)
6. Oyster River (8-5, 2.4615)
7. Kingswood (6-7, 1.8462)
8. Hanover (6-8, 1.8462)

Outside: Goffstown (6-8, 1.7143); Milford (5-8, 1.5385); Alvirne (4-8, 1.3333).

Eliminated:  Pembroke (3-9, 1.0000); Timberlane (5-9, 1.4286); Merrimack Valley (2-11, 0.6154); Spaulding (1-12, 0.3077); Manchester Memorial (0-15, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

• Tuesday: Champlain Valley Union (Vt.) at Hanover, 5 p.m.; Pembroke at Portsmouth, 5:45 p.m.
• Wednesday: Hollis Brookline at Merrimack Valley, 4 p.m.; Oyster River at Milford, 4 p.m.; Londonderry at Hanover, 5 p.m.; Keene (D1) at Goffstown, 5:30 p.m.; Exeter (D1) at Portsmouth, 5:45 p.m.
• Thursday: Alvirne at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Hanover at Kingswood, 5:30 p.m.; Windham at Portsmouth, 6:15 p.m.
• Friday: Goffstown at Spaulding, 4 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Timberlane, 4 p.m.; Exeter (D1) at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.

Tiebreakers

• Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Scenarios

• Winnacunnet, Portsmouth and John Stark have clinched the top three seeds.
• Hollis Brookline will clinch the No. 4 seed with a win.
• Windham will clinch the No. 4 seed with a win and a Hollis Brookline loss.
• Oyster River has clinched a playoff spot.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

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

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at the home of the higher seed.

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Derryfield (12-1, 3.6923)
2. Hopkinton (11-1, 3.6667)
3. Bow (9-2, 3.2727)
4. Laconia (9-3, 3.0000)
5. Pelham (9-3, 3.0000)
6. ConVal (9-3, 3.0000)
7. Kearsarge (10-5, 2.7333)
8. Gilford (8-4, 2.6667)

Outside: Bishop Brady (7-4, 2.6364).

Eliminated: Lebanon (4-8, 1.3333); St. Thomas (4-8, 1.3333); Campbell (4-9, 1.2308); Coe-Brown (3-10, 0.9231); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (2-9, 0.7273); Plymouth (2-10, 0.6667); Belmont (1-12, 0.3077); Trinity (0-11, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

• Monday: Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Trinity (no result reported).
• Tuesday: Pelham at St. Thomas, 4 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Lebanon at Plymouth, 4 p.m.; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough at Laconia, 4:30 p.m.; Gilford at Trinity, 4:30 p.m.; Derryfield at ConVal, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday: Coe-Brown at Bow, 4 p.m.
• Thursday: Bow at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.; Trinity at Derryfield, 4 p.m.
• Friday: Belmont at Campbell, 4 p.m.; Bow at Pelham, 4 p.m.; St. Thomas at Hopkinton, 4 p.m.; Laconia at Gilford, 4 p.m.; Plymouth at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, 4:30 p.m.; ConVal at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.; Lebanon at Kearsarge, 7 p.m.

Tiebreakers

• Laconia and Pelham finish ahead of ConVal in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

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

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, May 31, at the home of the higher seed.