Division II

Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Feb. 19)

The Division II girls basketball regular season is down to its final week and there is still a lot to be decided before the postseason begins on Feb. 27. This week, we'll be updating the playoff picture every day for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button be

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Feb. 19)

The Division II girls basketball regular season is down to its final week and there is still a lot to be decided before the postseason begins on Feb. 27.

This week, we'll be updating the playoff picture every day for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II will have 16 teams. These are not official pairings.

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating)

  1. Portsmouth (17-0, 4.0588)
  2. Pelham (15-1, 3.7500)
  3. Hollis Brookline (15-2, 3.5294)
  4. Lebanon (15-2, 3.5294)
  5. Kennett (13-3, 3.3125)
  6. Goffstown (11-5, 2.7500)
  7. Hanover (11-5, 2.7500)
  8. Bishop Brady (11-5, 2.7500)
  9. Windham (10-6, 2.5000)
  10. Bow (9-7, 2.2500)
  11. John Stark (9-7, 2.2500)
  12. Laconia (9-8, 2.1176)
  13. Merrimack Valley (8-8, 2.0000)
  14. Pembroke (8-8, 2.0000)
  15. Souhegan (7-10, 1.6471)
  16. ConVal (7-10, 1.6471)

Outside: Coe-Brown (6-10, 1.5000); Timberlane (6-11, 1.4118); Kearsarge (4-12, 1.0000); Kingswood (4-12, 1.0000); Milford (3-14, 0.7059); Plymouth (1-16, 0.2353); Manchester West (0-16, 0.0000); Oyster River (0-17, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Goffstown wins the three-way tiebreaker with Hanover and Bishop Brady thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
  • Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Bow wins the tiebreaker over John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Schedule

  • Tuesday, Feb. 20: Hanover at Manchester West, 5:30 p.m.; Kennett at Merrimack Valley, 6 p.m.; John Stark at Bishop Brady, 6:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Windham, 6:30 p.m.; Souhegan at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 21: Bow at Kingswood, 6 p.m.; Portsmouth at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 22: Laconia at Plymouth, 6 p.m.; Timberlane at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Hanover, 7 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 23: Kennett at Kingswood, 5:30 p.m.; Manchester West at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Hollis Brookline, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Bow at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.; Milford at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Oyster River, 8 p.m.

Scenarios

  • Portsmouth has clinched the No. 1 seed.
  • Pelham can clinch the second seed by winning both its remaining games, or with a win and loses by Hollis Brookline and Lebanon.
  • Lebanon would finish second in a three-way tie with Pelham and Hollis Brookline.
  • Kennett would move ahead of Pelham, Hollis Brookline or Lebanon if it wins its final two games and any of those three teams ends up with three losses.
  • Merrimack Valley, Pembroke, Souhegan, ConVal and Coe-Brown are still alive for the final four playoffs spots.

First-round matchups

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

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