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# Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Feb. 1)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-girls-basketball-feb-1/
- Published: 2019-02-01T16:15:11.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-01T16:15:11.000Z
- Description: The Division II girls basketball playoffs get started in 25 days. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started Friday night.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, bracketology, girls basketball, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The Division II girls basketball playoffs get started in 25 days. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started Friday night.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II girls basketball will have 16 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.*

### Division II

**Playoff field (record, rating, last week)**

1. Lebanon (11-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Kennett (12-0, 4.0000, 1st)
3. Hanover (12-1, 3.6923, 3rd)
4. Hollis Brookline (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
5. Bishop Brady (9-3, 3.0000, 6th)
6. Laconia (9-3, 3.0000, 7th)
7. John Stark (9-3, 3.0000, 5th)
8. Pelham (9-5, 2.5714, 8th)
9. Spaulding (7-4, 2.5455, 10th)
10. Coe-Brown (6-4, 2.4000, 14th)
11. ConVal (6-5, 2.1818, 9th)
12. Merrimack Valley (6-6, 2.0000, 12th)
13. Sanborn (6-7, 1.8462, 11th)
14. Oyster River (5-6, 1.8182, 13th)
15. Kearsarge (5-6, 1.8182, 15th)
16. Bow (5-7, 1.6667, 16th)

**Outside:** Plymouth (3-7, 1.2000); Milford (3-8, 1.0909); Pembroke (3-8, 1.0909); Stevens (3-10, 0.9231); Souhegan (2-10, 0.6667); Manchester West (1-10, 0.3636); Timberlane (1-11, 0.3333); Kingswood (1-12, 0.3077).

**Tiebreakers**

- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Bishop Brady wins the three-way tiebreaker with Laconia and John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Laconia wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round matchups**

- No. 16 Bow at No. 1 Lebanon
- No. 9 Spaulding at No. 8 Pelham
- No. 13 Sanborn at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
- No. 12 Merrimack Valley at No. 5 Bishop Brady
- No. 15 Kearsarge at No. 2 Kennett
- No. 10 Coe-Brown at No. 7 John Stark
- No. 14 Oyster River at No. 3 Hanover
- No. 11 ConVal at No. 6 Laconia

### Games to watch

- **Friday, Feb. 1:** Coe-Brown at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Bow, 7 p.m.
- **Saturday, Feb. 2:** Sanborn at ConVal, 3 p.m.
- **Monday, Feb. 4:** Kearsarge at Laconia, 6 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Feb. 5:** Coe-Brown at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Bishop Brady, 7:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Hanover, 7 p.m.
- **Wednesday, Feb. 6:** Sanborn at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.