Playoff Picture: Boys 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 boys 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 boys 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. Pinkerton (14-4, 3.1111, 3rd)
2. Bishop Guertin (13-5, 2.8889, 1st)
3. Bedford (13-5, 2.8889, 2nd)
4. Exeter (12-6, 2.6111, 4th)
5. Merrimack (11-6, 2.5882, 5th)
6. Londonderry (10-7, 2.3529, 6th)
7. Concord (8-10, 1.7778, 7th)
8. Nashua South (8-10, 1.7778, 9th)
9. Dover (8-10, 1.7778, 8th)

Eliminated: Windham (6-10, 1.5000); Salem (5-10, 1.3333); Keene-Monadnock (5-12, 1.1765); Manchester (3-13, 0.7500); Nashua North (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• In a three-way tiebreaker, Concord, Nashua South and Dover finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Nashua South

Quarterfinal matchups

• Dover/South at No. 1 Pinkerton
• No. 5 Merrimack at No. 4 Exeter
• No. 7 Concord at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
• No. 6 Londonderry at No. 3 Bedford

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 5, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 7, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 11, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter.
• Championship: June 14, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Derryfield (17-0, 4.1176, 1st)
2. Winnacunnet (12-3, 3.2667, 3rd)
3. Timberlane (12-4, 3.1250, 2nd)
4. Hollis Brookline (13-5, 3.0000, 6th)
5. St. Thomas (12-5, 3.0000, 4th)
6. Portsmouth (13-5, 2.9444, 5th)
7. Goffstown (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)
8. Oyster River-Newmarket (8-7, 2.1333, 7th)
9. Merrimack Valley (6-9, 1.6667, 10th)
10. Hanover (5-9, 1.4286, 9th)

Eliminated: Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308); Souhegan (4-13, 0.9412); Pembroke (2-13, 0.5333); Alvirne (1-15, 0.2500).

Ineligible: Spaulding (0-16, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups 

• No. 9 Merrimack Valley at No. 8 Oyster River-Newmarket
• No. 10 Hanover at No. 7 Goffstown

Quarterfinal matchups

• MV/ORN at No. 1 Derryfield
• No. 5 St. Thomas at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
• Hanover/Goffstown at No. 2 Winnacunnet
• No. 6 Portsmouth at No. 3 Timberlane

Remaining Schedule

• Saturday, May 31: Kingswood at Goffstown, 4:30 p.m.

Scenario

• Goffstown will be the No. 7 seed with a win or a loss against Kingswood because it holds the head-t0-head tiebreaker with Oyster River-Newmarket
• Hanover will be the No. 10 seed because it holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with Kingswood.

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 5, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 7, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 12, at Bedford High School.
• Championship: June 14, at Bedford High School.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Coe-Brown (15-0, 4.0667, 1st)
2. Plymouth (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd)
3. Bow (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
4. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
6. Campbell (10-5, 2.7333, 7th)
7. Bishop Brady (10-5, 2.7333, 8th)
8. ConVal (9-5, 2.5714, 5th)
9. Kearsarge (9-5, 2.5714, 9th)
10. Lebanon (8-6, 2.2857, 10th)
11. Pelham (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)
12. Gilford (6-8, 1.7143, 12th)

Eliminated: Trinity (3-11, 0.8571); John Stark (3-11, 0.8571); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-13, 0.2857); Milford (1-13, 0.2857); Stevens (0-14, 0.0000).

Ineligible: Kennett (4-9, 1.2308).

Tiebreakers

• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Campbell wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Coe-Brown
• No. 2 Plymouth
• No. 3 Bow
• No. 4 Hopkinton

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 ConVal
• No. 12 Gilford at No. 5 Laconia
• No. 10 Lebanon at No. 7 Bishop Brady
• No. 11 Pelham at No. 6 Campbell

Playoff Schedule

• First round: June 5, at home of higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: June 7, at home of higher seed.
• Semifinals: June 12, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.
• Championship: June 14, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia.