Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 31)

This is it, the final week of the regular season is here, and there’s still a few things to be determined before the girls lacrosse playoffs get underway next week.

In order to stay up to date, the playoff picture will be updated daily with the most recent results and what is left to come.

Here is what we expect the girls lacrosse playoff pairings to look like when the brackets are released on Monday.

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 (17-0, 3.9412, 1st)
2. Pinkerton (15-3, 3.3333, 2nd)
3. Souhegan (12-3, 3.2000, 3rd)
4. Exeter (14-4, 3.1111, 4th)
5. Nashua South (14-4, 3.0556, 5th)
6. Bishop Guertin (10-6, 2.5000, 6th)
7. Bedford (9-7, 2.2500, 7th)
8. Dover (7-9, 1.7500, 8th)
9. Windham (6-9, 1.6000, 9th)

Eliminated: Londonderry (6-11, 1.4118); Salem (5-13, 1.1111); Man. Central-West (4-13, 0.9412); Nashua North (1-11, 0.3333); Concord (1-15, 0.2500).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Windham at No. 8 Dover

Quarterfinal matchups

• Windham/Dover at No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 5 Nashua South at No. 4 Exeter
• No. 7 Bedford at No. 2 Pinkerton
• No. 6 Bishop Guertin at No. 3 Souhegan

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. Winnacunnet (15-1, 3.9375, 2nd)
2. Merrimack (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
3. Merrimack Valley (10-4, 2.8571, 3rd)
4. Timberlane (10-6, 2.5625, 4th)
5. Hanover (10-6, 2.5000, 5th)
6. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-6, 2.4000, 6th)
7. Hollis Brookline (9-8, 2.1176, 7th)
8. Kennett (6-8, 1.7857, 8th)
9. Kingswood (5-9, 1.4286)

Eliminated: Goffstown (6-11, 1.4118, 9th); Alvirne (1-14, 0.2667).

Ineligible: Keene-Monadnock (4-9, 1.2308); Spaulding (1-15, 0.2500); Manchester Memorial (1-15, 0.2500).

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Kingswood at No. 8 Kennett

Quarterfinal matchups

• Kingswood/Kennett at No. 1 Winnacunnet
• No. 5 Hanover at No. 4 Timberlane
• No. 7 Hollis Brookline at No. 2 Merrimack
• No. 6 Oyster River-Newmarket 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 (14-1, 3.7333, 1st)
2. Gilford (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Hopkinton (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. John Stark (12-2, 3.4286, 4th)
5. Bow (12-3, 3.2667, 5th)
6. Derryfield (12-3, 3.2000, 6th)
7. Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 7th)
8. Lebanon (9-5, 2.5714, 8th)
9. Coe-Brown (8-6, 2.2857, 9th)
10. Plymouth (8-6, 2.2857, 12th)
11. Pelham (7-7, 2.0000, 10th)
12. Kearsarge (7-7, 2.0000, 11th)
13. Trinity (6-8, 1.7143, 13th)
14. ConVal (6-9, 1.6667, 14th)

Eliminated: Campbell (4-10, 1.1429); Bishop Brady (3-9, 1.0000); Concord Christian (1-12, 0.3077); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-13, 0.2857); Belmont (0-13, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Pembroke (2-12, 0.5714).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker, Gilford finishes ahead of Hopkinton and John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 St. Thomas
• No. 2 Gilford

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Coe-Brown at No. 8 Lebanon
• No. 12 Kearsarge at No. 5 Bow
• No. 13 Trinity at No. 4 John Stark
• No. 10 Plymouth at No. 7 Laconia
• No. 14 ConVal at No. 3 Hopkinton
• No. 11 Pelham at No. 6 Derryfield

Remaining Schedule

• No score reported: Concord Christian at Belmont (May 29)

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