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# Bracketology: Division II girls basketball (Jan. 20)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-girls-basketball-jan-20/
- Published: 2017-01-20T15:00:30.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-20T15:00:30.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than six 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 registe
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, bracketology, girls basketball, NH High School Sports Insider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s a little more than six 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 (7-0, 4.0000)
2. Pelham (7-1, 3.5000)
3. Hollis Brookline (7-1, 3.5000)
4. Bishop Brady (7-1, 3.5000)
5. Portsmouth (7-1, 3.5000)
6. Merrimack Valley (7-2, 3.1111)
7. Hanover (5-2, 2.8571)
8. Bow (5-2, 2.8571)
9. Kingswood (6-3, 2.6667)
10. Goffstown (5-3, 2.5000)
11. Coe-Brown (5-4, 2.2222)
12. Windham (3-3, 2.0000)
13. Souhegan (4-4, 2.0000)
14. Manchester West (3-4, 1.7143)
15. Oyster River (2-5, 1.1429)
16. John Stark (2-5, 1.1429)

**Outside:** Pembroke (2-6, 1.0000); Laconia (2-7, 0.8889); ConVal (1-6, 0.5714); Kennett (1-7, 0.5000); Milford (1-7, 0.0000); Plymouth (0-7, 0.0000); Timberlane (0-8, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pelham and Hollis Brookline both have a better rating against tournament teams to put them ahead of Portsmouth and Bishop Brady in the four-way tie. Pelham has a head-to-head win over HB, so the Pythons would be second and the Cavaliers third. Bishop Brady would then be the fourth seed with a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Hanover holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Bow.
- Windham wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan for a better rating against divisional opponents on the road.
- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with John Stark for a better rating against divisional opponents on the road.

**First-round matchups**

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