Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 23)

(Updated May 23) 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 Sport

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)

Pinkerton (15-1, 3.7500)
Souhegan (14-2, 3.5000)
Bedford (14-3, 3.2941)
Merrimack (11-4, 2.9333)
Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500)
Exeter (10-6, 2.5000)
Nashua South (7-8, 1.8667)
Londonderry (6-10, 1.5000)

Outside: Concord (4-10, 1.1429); Nashua North (4-10, 1.1429).

Eliminated: Dover (4-10, 1.1429); Keene (3-11, 0.8571); Manchester Central (3-11, 0.8571); Salem (1-13, 0.2857).

Remaining Schedule

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 two losses by Souhegan. Bedford can finish no lower than No. 3.
Merrimack clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Pinkerton.
Bishop Guertin clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Dover and a Merrimack loss.
Exeter will be the No. 6 seed unless it wins out and Bishop Guertin loses to Dover.
Nashua South has clinched a playoff spot and will be the No. 7 seed if it beats Nashua North or if Londonderry loses one of its two remaining games.
Londonderry needs a win in one of its two remaining games to clinch a playoff spot.
The loser of Thursday's Nashua North-Concord game is eliminated. The winner needs to win out and have Londonderry lose both of its remaining games to have a shot.

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)

Winnacunnet (13-1, 3.7857)
Portsmouth (14-2, 3.5000)
John Stark (12-3, 3.2000)
Hollis Brookline (10-4, 2.8571)
Windham (12-5, 2.8235)
Oyster River (8-5, 2.4615)
Hanover (7-8, 1.8667)
Kingswood (6-7, 1.8462)

Outside: Goffstown (6-8, 1.7143).

Eliminated: Milford (5-8, 1.5385);Timberlane (5-9, 1.4286); Alvirne (4-9, 1.2308); Pembroke (4-10, 1.1429); Merrimack Valley (2-11, 0.6154); Spaulding (1-13, 0.2857); Manchester Memorial (0-15, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

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.

Scenarios

Winnacunnet can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win over Exeter, or a win in either of its final two games and a Portsmouth loss.
Portsmouth can clinch the No. 1 seed by winning out and with a Winnacunnet loss to Exeter.
John Stark has clinched the No. 3 seed.
Hollis Brookline will clinch the No. 4 seed with a win.
Windham will clinch the No. 4 seed with a Hollis Brookline loss.
Oyster River has clinched the No. 6 seed.
Hanover clinches a playoff spot with a win.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

No. 8 Kingswood at No. 1 Winnacunnet
No. 5 Windham at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
No. 7 Hanover 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)

Derryfield (13-1, 3.7143)
Hopkinton (12-1, 3.6923)
Bow (9-2, 3.2727)
Laconia (10-3, 3.0769)
Pelham (10-3, 3.0769)
ConVal (9-4, 2.7692)
Gilford (9-4, 2.7692)
Kearsarge (10-5, 2.7333)

Outside: Bishop Brady (7-5, 2.4167).

Eliminated: Lebanon (5-8, 1.5385); St. Thomas (4-9, 1.2308); Campbell (4-9, 1.2308); Coe-Brown (3-10, 0.9231); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (3-10, 0.9231); Plymouth (2-12, 0.5714); Belmont (1-12, 0.3077); Trinity (0-13, 0.0000).

Remaining Schedule

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 wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents.

Scenarios

Derryfield clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Trinity
Hopkinton gets the No. 1 seed with a win over St. Thomas and a Derryfield loss.
Bow clinches a playoff spot with a win and clinches the No. 3 seed by winning out.
Laconia and Pelham have clinched playoff spots.
ConVal, Gilford and Kearsarge all clinch a playoff spot with a win, or with a Bishop Brady loss.
Bishop Brady can clinch a playoff spot if it wins out.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)