Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 25)

The girls lacrosse regular season is in the books and the postseason is set to begin on Wednesday. Here are our projections for which teams will be seeded where and why, and what the early-round matchups will look like.

Note: All three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight teams making the postseason in 2019. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official; the NHIAA is expected to release official pairings on Tuesday.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Pinkerton (17-1, 3.7778, 1st)
2. Bedford (15-1, 3.7500, 2nd)
3. Bishop Guertin (16-2, 3.5556, 3rd)
4. Souhegan (13-3, 3.2500, 4th)
5. Nashua South (11-7, 2.4444, 5th)
6. Merrimack (9-7, 2.2500, 7th)
7. Exeter (10-8, 2.2222, 6th)
8. Londonderry (9-9, 2.0000, 8th)

Eliminated: Manchester Central (7-7, 2.000); Concord (8-8, 2.0000); Dover (4-11, 1.0667); Nashua North (4-13, 0.9412); Salem (3-14, 0.7059); Keene-Monadnock (2-14, 0.5000); Timberlane (1-14, 0.2667).

Tiebreakers

• Londonderry wins the three-way tiebreaker with Manchester Central and Concord thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

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

Playoff schedule

• Wednesday, May 29: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 1: Semifinals, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Wednesday, June 5: Championship, at Southern New Hampshire University.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Portsmouth (16-2, 3.6667, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (13-2, 3.6000, 2nd)
3. Winnacunnet (12-5, 2.8824, 3rd)
4. Windham (9-7, 2.3125, 4th)
5. John Stark (8-6, 2.2857, 6th)
6. Oyster River (8-6, 2.2857, 7th)
7. Hanover (9-7, 2.2500, 5th)
8. Goffstown (8-7, 2.1333, 8th)

Eliminated: Kingswood (7-7, 2.0000, 7th); ConVal (6-8, 1.7143); Coe-Brown (5-9, 1.4286); Merrimack Valley (4-10, 1.1429); Spaulding (4-10, 1.1429); Alvirne (1-14, 0.2667); Manchester Memorial-West (0-15, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

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

Playoff schedule

• Wednesday, May 29: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 1: Semifinals, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua.
• Tuesday, June 4: Championship, at Southern New Hampshire University.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previos)

1. Hopkinton (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Kearsarge (12-3, 3.2000, 2nd)
3. Derryfield (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
4. Bow (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Pelham (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. St. Thomas (9-5, 2.5714, 6th)
7. Laconia (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
8. Pembroke (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)

Eliminated: Plymouth (7-7, 2.0000); Lebanon (7-7, 2.0000); Campbell (6-8, 1.7143); Milford (5-9, 1.4286); Gilford (4-9,1.2308); Bishop Brady (3-11, 0.8571); Belmont (1-12, 0.3077); Trinity (1-13, 0.2857); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-13, 0.2857).

Quarterfinal matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 8 Pembroke at No. 1 Hopkinton
• No. 5 Pelham at No. 4 Bow
• No. 7 Laconia at No. 2 Kearsarge
• No. 6 St. Thomas at No. 3 Derryfield

Playoff schedule

• Wednesday, May 29: Quarterfinals, at home of higher seed.
• Saturday, June 1: Semifinals, at Bank of America Stadium, Laconia.
• Tuesday, June 4: Championship, at Southern New Hampshire University.