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# Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Jan. 18)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-girls-basketball-jan-18/
- Published: 2019-01-18T16:00:41.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-18T16:00:41.000Z
- Description: There are five 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.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, bracketology, girls basketball, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There are five 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 (8-0, 4.0000)
2. Kennett (8-0, 4.0000)
3. Hanover (8-1, 3.5556)
4. John Stark (7-1, 3.5000)
5. Hollis Brookline (7-2, 3.1111)
6. Bishop Brady (5-2, 2.8571)
7. Laconia (6-3, 2.6667)
8. ConVal (5-3, 2.5000)
9. Merrimack Valley (6-4, 2.4000)
10. Coe-Brown (4-3, 2.2857)
11. Pelham (5-4, 2.2222)
12. Oyster River (5-4, 2.2222)
13. Sanborn (5-4, 2.2222)
14. Spaulding (4-4, 2.0000)
15. Bow (4-5, 1.7778)
16. Kearsarge (3-5, 1.5000)

**Outside:** Milford (3-5, 1.5000); Plymouth (2-5, 1.1428); Souhegan (2-7, 0.8889); Pembroke (2-7, 0.8889); Stevens (2-8, 0.8000); Kingswood (1-8, 0.4444); Timberlane (0-8, 0.0000); Manchester West (0-9, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Pelham wins the three-way tiebreaker with Oyster River and Sanborn thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round matchups**

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

### Games to watch

- **Friday, Jan. 18:** Bow at Bishop Brady, 5:30 p.m.; Kearsarge at Coe-Brown, 6 p.m.; Lebanon at Merrimack Valley, 6 p.m.; Milford at Sanborn, 6:30 p.m.; John Stark at Hanover, 7 p.m.
- **Monday, Jan. 21:** Kennett at Bishop Brady, 2:30 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Jan. 22:** ConVal at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Bow at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.
- **Wednesday, Jan. 23:** Lebanon at John Stark, 6 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Sanborn, 6:30 p.m.