Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Feb. 8)

The Division II girls basketball playoffs get started in 18 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 (14-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Hanover (13-1, 3.7143, 3rd)
3. Lebanon (12-1, 3.6923, 1st)
4. Bishop Brady (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
5. John Stark (11-3, 3.1429, 7th)
6. Hollis Brookline (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
7. Laconia (11-4, 2.9333, 6th)
8. Spaulding (9-4, 2.8462, 9th)
9. ConVal (8-5, 2.4615, 11th)
10. Pelham (9-6, 2.4000, 8th)
11. Oyster River (7-6, 2.1538, 14th)
12. Merrimack Valley (7-7, 2.0000, 12th)
13. Coe-Brown (6-6, 2.0000, 10th)
14. Kearsarge (6-7, 1.8462, 15th)
15. Bow (6-8, 1.7143, 16th)
16. Sanborn (6-9, 1.6000, 13th)

Outside: Plymouth (4-8, 1.3333); Pembroke (4-9, 1.2308); Milford (3-10, 0.9231); Stevens (3-11, 0.8571); Souhegan (2-12, 0.5714); Manchester West (2-12, 0.5714); Timberlane (1-12, 0.3077); Kingswood (1-14, 0.2667).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Feb. 8: Oyster River at Kearsarge, 6 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at Hollis Brookline, 6:30 p.m.; Pelham at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 12: Coe-Brown at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Kearsarge at ConVal, 6 p.m.; Spaulding at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 13: Hollis Brookline at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.