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# Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Feb. 10)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-girls-basketball-feb-10/
- Published: 2017-02-10T13:00:26.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-10T13:00:26.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than two weeks until the start of the girls basketball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in Division II. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the registe
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, bracketology, Division I, girls basketball, NH High School Sports Insider, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s a little more than two weeks until the start of the girls basketball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in Division II.

These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s new 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**

1. Lebanon (12-0, 4.0000)
2. Portsmouth (13-1, 3.7143)
3. Pelham (11-1, 3.6667)
4. Bishop Brady (11-2, 3.3846)
5. Hollis Brookline (10-3, 3.0769)
6. Hanover (10-3, 3.0769)
7. Kingswood (10-4, 2.8571)
8. Merrimack Valley (9-5, 2.5714)
9. Windham (7-4, 2.5455)
10. Bow (8-5, 2.4615)
11. Coe-Brown (8-6, 2.2857)
12. Goffstown (7-6, 2.1538)
13. John Stark (6-7, 1.8462)
14. Pembroke (5-8, 1.5385)
15. Souhegan (5-8, 1.5385)
16. Manchester West (4-8, 1.3333)

**Outside:** Kennett (3-9, 1.0833); Oyster River (3-9, 1.0000); Milford (3-10, 0.9231); Laconia (3-11, 0.8571); ConVal (1-11, 0.3333); Plymouth (0-14, 0.0000); Timberlane (0-14, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**Rising:** Kingswood has won three in a row and five of its last six to climb up to seventh in the standings.

**Falling:** Merrimack Valley has lost three of its last four games and has gone 3-5 in its last eight games and is currently eighth in the standings.

**First-round matchups**

- No. 16 Manchester West at No. 1 Lebanon
- No. 9 Windham at No. 8 Merrimack Valley
- No. 12 Goffstown at No. 5 Hollis Brookline
- No. 13 John Stark at No. 4 Bishop Brady
- No. 15 Souhegan at No. 2 Portsmouth
- No. 10 Bow at No. 7 Kingswood
- No. 14 Pembroke at No. 3 Pelham
- No. 11 Coe-Brown at No. 6 Hanover