Division II

Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Feb. 10)

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

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Feb. 10)

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

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