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# Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Jan. 25)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-girls-basketball-jan-25/
- Published: 2019-01-25T15:15:37.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-25T15:15:37.000Z
- Description: There are four 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 four 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 (record, rating, last week)**

1. Kennett (10-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Lebanon (10-0, 4.0000, 1st)
3. Hanover (10-1, 3.6364, 3rd)
4. Hollis Brookline (9-2, 3.2727, 5th)
5. John Stark (8-3, 2.9091, 4th)
6. Bishop Brady (7-3, 2.8000, 6th)
7. Laconia (7-3, 2.8000, 7th)
8. Pelham (7-4, 2.5455, 11th)
9. ConVal (6-4, 2.4000, 8th)
10. Spaulding (5-4, 2.2222, 14th)
11. Sanborn (6-5, 2.1818, 13th)
12. Merrimack Valley (6-5, 2.1818, 9th)
13. Oyster River (5-5, 2.0000, 12th)
14. Coe-Brown (4-4, 2.0000, 10th)
15. Kearsarge (4-5, 1.7778, 16th)
16. Bow (4-7, 1.4545, 15th)

**Outside:** Milford (3-7, 1.2000); Pembroke (3-7, 1.2000); Plymouth (2-6, 1.0000); Souhegan (2-8, 0.8000); Stevens (2-9, 0.7273); Kingswood (1-9, 0.4000); Manchester West (1-10, 0.3636); Timberlane (0-9, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Kennett wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round matchups**

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

### Games to watch

- **Friday, Jan. 25:** Pelham at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Spaulding at Milford, 6 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; ConVal at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.; Sanborn at Bow, 7 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Hanover, 7 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Jan. 29:** Oyster River at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.; Laconia at Gilford, 6 p.m.; Sanborn at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.
- **Wednesday, Jan. 30:** Kearsarge at Hanover, 5:30 p.m.
- **Thursday, Jan. 31:** Spaulding at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.