Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Feb. 17)

It’s a little more than one week 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.

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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 (15-0, 4.0000)
2. Portsmouth (16-1, 3.8235)
3. Pelham (13-1, 3.7143)
4. Bishop Brady (13-2, 3.4667)
5. Hanover (11-3, 3.1429)
6. Hollis Brookline (11-4, 2.9333)
7. Kingswood (11-5, 2.7500)
8. Bow (10-5, 2.6667)
9. Merrimack Valley (9-6, 2.4000)
10. Windham (8-6, 2.2857)
11. Coe-Brown (9-7, 2.2500)
12. Goffstown (7-8, 1.8667)
13. Souhegan (7-8, 1.8667)
14. Pembroke (6-9, 1.6000)
15. John Stark (6-9, 1.6000)
16. Oyster River (4-10, 1.1429)

Outside: Manchester West (4-11, 1.0667); Milford (4-11, 1.0667); Kennett (3-11, 0.9286); Laconia (3-13, 0.7500); ConVal (1-13, 0.2857); Plymouth (0-14, 0.0000); Timberlane (0-16, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head win.

First-round matchups

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