Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Feb. 1)

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.