Bracketology: Division II Girls Basketball (Jan. 25)

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.