Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Feb. 15)

The Division II girls basketball playoffs get started in 11 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. Kennett (16-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hanover (14-1, 3.7333, 2nd)
3. Lebanon (14-1, 3.7333, 3rd)
4. Bishop Brady (13-3, 3.2500, 4th)
5. John Stark (12-3, 3.2000, 5th)
6. Laconia (12-4, 3.0000, 7th)
7. Spaulding (10-4, 2.9286, 8th)
8. ConVal (10-5, 2.6667, 9th)
9. Hollis Brookline (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
10. Pelham (10-7, 2.3529, 10th)
11. Oyster River (8-6, 2.2857, 11th)
12. Merrimack Valley (9-7, 2.2500, 12th)
13. Bow (8-8, 2.0000, 15th)
14. Coe-Brown (7-7, 2.0000, 13th)
15. Sanborn (7-9, 1.7500, 16th)
16. Kearsarge (6-9, 1.6000, 14th)

Outside: Pembroke (4-11, 1.0667); Plymouth (4-11, 1.0667); Stevens (4-12, 1.0000); Milford (3-11, 0.8571); Souhegan (3-13, 0.7500); Manchester West (2-13, 0.5333); Timberlane (1-14, 0.2667); Kingswood (1-16, 0.2353).

Tiebreakers

• Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Feb. 15: Sanborn at Oyster River, 5 p.m.; Laconia at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Spaulding at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Kennett at Hanover, 7 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 18: CoeBrown at Laconia, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 19: Oyster River at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.; John Stark at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Bow, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 21: Spaulding at Oyster River, 7 p.m.