> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 23) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-23-6/ - Published: 2025-05-23T15:15:55.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-23T15:15:55.000Z - Description: The regular season is quickly coming to a close, with just a few days remaining and a whole lot of games still to be played. Some teams have already locked in playoff spots and are battling for seeding. Some teams are still fighting just to get in to the tournament. Here is a look at where teams s - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 The regular season is quickly coming to a close, with just a few days remaining and a whole lot of games still to be played. Some teams have already locked in playoff spots and are battling for seeding. Some teams are still fighting just to get in to the tournament. Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday’s games. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and II will have nine playoff teams and Division III will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are ineligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. *These are not official.** ### Division I **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Portsmouth (16-0, 3.9375, 1st) 2. Pinkerton (13-3, 3.2500, 2nd) 3. Exeter (12-4, 3.0000, 3rd) 4. Nashua South (12-4, 2.9375, 5th) 5. Souhegan (8-3, 2.9091, 4th) 6. Bishop Guertin (8-5, 2.4615, 6th) 7. Bedford (8-6, 2.2857, 7th) 8. Dover (6-7, 1.8462, 9th) 9. Windham (6-8, 1.7143, 8th) **Outside:** Londonderry (5-8, 2.5000); Salem (5-11, 1.2500); Man. Central-West (3-11, 0.8571); Concord (1-13, 0.2857); Nashua North (0-9, 0.0000). **First-round matchup (changes in bold)** - No. 9 **Windham** at No. 8 **Dover** **Quarterfinal matchups** - Windham/Dover at No. 1 Portsmouth - No. 5 **Souhegan** at No. 4 **Nashua South** - No. 7 Bedford at No. 2 Pinkerton - No. 6 Bishop Guertin at No. 3 Exeter **Playoff Schedule** - **First Round:** June 3, at home of higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** June 5, at home of higher seed. - **Semifinals:** June 7, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter - **Championship:** June 10, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter ### Division II **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. Merrimack (11-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Winnacunnet (12-1, 3.8462, 2nd) 3. Merrimack Valley (9-3, 3.0000, 3rd) 4. Oyster River-Newmarket (8-4, 2.6667, 5th) 5. Hanover (9-5, 2.5714, 4th) 6. Timberlane (8-5, 2.5385, 6th) 7. Kennett (5-6, 1.9091, 7th) 8. Hollis Brookline (5-8, 1.5385, 8th) 9. Goffstown (4-10, 1.1429, NR) **Outside:** Kingswood (3-8, 1.0909, 9th); Alvirne (1-11, 0.3333). **Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (2-7, 0.8889); Spaulding (1-11, 0.3333); Manchester Memorial (1-12, 0.3077). **First-round matchup (changes in bold)** - No. 9 **Goffstown** at No. 8 Hollis Brookline **Quarterfinal matchups** - Goffstown/Hollis Brookline at No. 1 Merrimack - No. 5 **Hanover** at No. 4 **Oyster River-Newmarket** - No. 7 Kennett at No. 2 Winnacunnet - No. 6 Timberlane at No. 3 Merrimack Valley **Playoff Schedule** - **First Round:** June 3, at home of higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** June 5, at home of higher seed. - **Semifinals:** June 7, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua - **Championship:** June 10, at Bedford High School ### Division III **Team (record, rating, previous)** 1. St. Thomas (11-1, 3.6667, 1st) 2. John Stark (10-2, 3.3333, 6th) 3. Hopkinton (10-2, 3.3333, 3rd) 4. Gilford (9-2, 3.2727, 4th) 5. Bow (9-3, 3.0833, 2nd) 6. Derryfield (9-3, 3.0000, 9th) 7. Laconia (9-3, 3.0000, 5th) 8. Lebanon (6-3, 2.6667, 8th) 9. Pelham (7-5, 2.3333, 10th) 10. Coe-Brown (6-5, 2.1818, 13th) 11. Kearsarge (6-5, 2.1818, 14th) 12. Plymouth (6-5, 2.1818, 7th) 13. Trinity (4-7, 1.4545, NR) 14. ConVal (4-8, 1.4167, 12th) **Outside:** Campbell (3-6, 1.3333, 11th); Bishop Brady (1-7, 0.5000); Concord Christian (1-8, 0.4444); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-9, 0.4000); Belmont (0-11, 0.0000); Milford (0-11, 0.0000). **Ineligible:** Pembroke (2-8, 0.8000). **Tiebreakers** - John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory. - In a three-way tiebreaker, Coe-Brown finishes ahead of Kearsarge and Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round byes (changes in bold)** - No. 1 St. Thomas - No. 2 **John Stark** **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Pelham** at No. 8 Lebanon - No. 12 **Plymouth** at No. 5 **Bow** - No. 13 **Trinity** at No. 4 Gilford - No. 10 **Coe-Brown** at No. 7 **Laconia** - No. 14 **ConVal** at No. 3 Hopkinton - No. 11 **Kearsarge** at No. 6 **Derryfield** **Playoff Schedule** - **First Round:** June 3, at home of higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** June 5, at home of higher seed. - **Semifinals:** June 7, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia - **Championship:** June 10, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter