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# Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Jan. 13)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-girls-basketball-jan-13/
- Published: 2017-01-13T14:30:57.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-13T14:30:57.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than seven weeks 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. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the regis
- Author: Joe Marchilena
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It’s a little more than seven weeks 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.

These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

*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 (6-0, 4.0000). Games this week: at Plymouth (Jan. 13).
2. Merrimack Valley (7-1, 3.5000). Games this week: at Portsmouth (Jan. 17).
3. Pelham (6-1, 3.4286). Games this week: vs. Campbell (Jan. 13).
4. Hollis Brookline (6-1, 3.4286). Games this week: vs. Manchester West (Jan. 13); vs. Souhegan (Jan. 17).
5. Bishop Brady (5-1, 3.3333). Games this week: vs. Kingswood (Jan. 13); vs. Goffstown (Jan. 17).
6. Portsmouth (5-1, 3.3333). Games this week: at Pembroke (Jan. 13); vs. Merrimack Valley (Jan. 17).
7. Kingswood (5-2, 2.8571). Games this week: at Bishop Brady (Jan. 13); vs. Coe-Brown (Jan. 17).
8. Hanover (4-2, 2.6667). Games this week: vs. Souhegan (Jan. 13).
9. Goffstown (4-2, 2.6667). Games this week: vs. Laconia (Jan. 13); at Bishop Brady (Jan. 17).
10. Bow (4-2, 2.6667). Games this week: at Oyster River (Jan. 14).
11. Coe-Brown (5-3, 2.5000). Games this week: at Kingswood (Jan. 17).
12. Souhegan (4-3, 2.2857). Games this week: at Hanover (Jan. 13); at Hollis Brookline (Jan. 17).
13. Manchester West (3-3, 2.0000). Games this week: at Hollis Brookline (Jan. 13).
14. Windham (2-3, 1.6000). Games this week: at Milford (Jan. 13); vs. ConVal (Jan. 17).
15. Oyster River (2-4, 1.3333). Games this week: vs. Bow (Jan. 14); vs. Pembroke (Jan. 18).
16. Pembroke (2-5, 1.1429). Game this week: vs. Portsmouth (Jan. 13).

**Outside:** John Stark (1-5, 0.6667); Kennett (1-5, 0.6667); Laconia (1-6, 0.5714); ConVal (0-6, 0.0000); Milford (0-6, 0.0000), Plymouth (0-6, 0.0000); Timberlane (0-7, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pelham holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline.
- Bishop Brady has the tiebreaker over Portsmouth for a better rating against tournament teams.
- Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Goffstown and Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Goffstown gets the nod over Bow for the same tiebreaker.

**First-round matchups**

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