Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Jan. 11)

There are six weeks remaining in the Division II girls basketball regular season. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started this weekend.

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

1. Lebanon (6-0, 4.0000)
2. Kennett (6-0, 4.0000)
3. John Stark (6-0, 4.0000)
4. Hanover (7-1, 3.5000)
5. Bishop Brady (5-1, 3.3333)
6. ConVal (5-1, 3.3333)
7. Hollis Brookline (5-2, 2.8571)
8. Laconia (5-2, 2.8571)
9. Oyster River (5-2, 2.8571)
10. Merrimack Valley (5-3, 2.5000)
11. Pelham (5-4, 2.2222)
12. Sanborn (3-4, 1.7143)
13. Spaulding (2-3, 1.6000)
14. Coe-Brown (2-3, 1.6000)
15. Kearsarge (2-4, 1.3333)
16. Bow (2-5, 1.1429)

Outside: Milford (2-5, 1.1429); Souhegan (2-5, 1.1429); Pembroke (2-6, 1.0000); Kingswood (1-5, 0.6667); Stevens (1-7, 0.5000); Plymouth (0-5, 0.0000); Timberlane (0-5, 0.0000); Manchester West (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Lebanon wins the three-way tiebreaker with Kennett and John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Kennett wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Hollis Brookline wins the three-way tiebreaker with Laconia and Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bow and Milford finish ahead of Souhegan in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Milford for the final playoff spot thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Jan. 11: Bishop Brady at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Laconia at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Sanborn, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 15: ConVal at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.