> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bracketology: Girls Basketball (Feb. 12) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-girls-basketball-feb-12/ - Published: 2018-02-12T12:45:19.000Z - Updated: 2018-02-12T12:45:19.000Z - Description: The girls basketball regular season is in full swing, with all four divisions well into their schedules. While the playoffs may still be a few away, we’ll take a peek each week at what the playoff field would look like if the NHIAA playoff started on that day. These will be updated every Monday for - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Winter Sports, bracketology, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, girls basketball, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 The girls basketball regular season is in full swing, with all four divisions well into their schedules. While the playoffs may still be a few away, we’ll take a peek each week at what the playoff field would look like if the NHIAA playoff started on that day. These will be updated every Monday for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have 12 teams, Division II and IV will have 16 teams, and Division III will have 15 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official pairings.* ### Division I **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Bedford (15-0, 4.0000) 2. Pinkerton (13-1, 3.7143) 3. Manchester Memorial (12-3, 3.2000) 4. Merrimack (12-3, 3.2000) 5. Bishop Guertin (11-5, 2.7500) 6. Winnacunnet (9-6, 2.4000) 7. Manchester Central (8-6, 2.2857) 8. Exeter (6-7, 1.8462) 9. Salem (7-9, 1.7500) 10. Londonderry (6-8, 1.7143) 11. Nashua North (5-8, 1.5385) 12. Nashua South (5-10, 1.3333) **Outside:** Keene (4-10, 1.1429); Concord (4-11, 1.0667); Spaulding (3-10, 0.9231); Dover (3-11, 0.8571); Alvirne (2-11, 0.6154); Trinity (1-13, 0.2857) **Tiebreakers** - Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Bedford - No. 2 Pinkerton - No. 3 Manchester Memorial - No. 4 Merrimack **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Salem at No. 8 Exeter - No. 12 Nashua South at No. 5 Bishop Guertin - No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Manchester Central - No. 11 Nashua North at No. 6 Winnacunnet ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Portsmouth (15-0, 4.0000) 2. Hollis Brookline (14-1, 3.7333) 3. Pelham (12-1, 3.6923) 4. Kennett (12-2, 3.5000) 5. Lebanon (13-2, 3.4667) 6. Hanover (11-3, 3.1429) 7. Bishop Brady (9-5, 2.5714) 8. Windham (9-5, 2.5714) 9. Goffstown (8-5, 2.4615) 10. Laconia (8-7, 2.1333) 11. Bow (7-7, 2.0000) 12. Pembroke (7-7, 2.0000) 13. Merrimack Valley (7-8, 1.8667) 14. John Stark (6-7, 1.8462) 15. Coe-Brown (6-8, 1.7143) 16. Timberlane (6-8, 1.7143) **Outside:** ConVal (6-9, 1.6000); Souhegan (6-9, 1.6000); Kingswood (4-11, 1.0667); Kearsarge (3-10, 0.9231); Milford (3-12, 0.8000); Plymouth (1-14, 0.2667); Manchester West (0-14, 0.0000); Oyster River (0-15, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Bow wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. **First-round matchups** - No. 16 Timberlane at No. 1 Portsmouth - No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Windham - No. 12 Pembroke No. 5 Lebanon - No. 13 Merrimack Valley at No. 4 Kennett - No. 15 Coe-Brown at No. 2 Hollis Brookline - No. 10 Laconia at No. 7 Bow - No. 14 John Stark at No. 3 Pelham - No. 11 Bow at No. 6 Hanover ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Monadnock (14-2, 3.6250) 2. Gilford (14-2, 3.5625) 3. Newfound (14-2, 3.5000) 4. Sanborn (14-3, 3.2941) 5. Conant (13-4, 3.1176) 6. Hopkinton (12-4, 3.0000) 7. Fall Mountain (12-4, 3.0000) 8. St. Thomas (11-5, 2.8750) 9. Inter-Lakes (11-6, 2.5882) 10. Prospect Mountain (10-6, 2.5000) 11. Newport (10-6, 2.5000) 12. White Mountains (8-7, 2.1333) 13. Franklin (7-9, 1.7500) 14. Belmont (6-9, 1.6000) 15. Stevens (5-10, 1.3333) **Outside:** Campbell (5-11, 1.2500); Mascoma Valley (5-12, 1.1765); Berlin (4-12, 1.0000); Raymond (3-14, 0.7059); Winnisquam (1-16, 0.2353); Somersworth (0-16, 0.0000); Hillsboro-Deering (0-16, 0.0000). **Tiebreaker** - Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Fall Mountain thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. - Prospect Mountain wins the tiebreaker with Newport thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Monadnock **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Inter-Lakes at No. 8 St. Thomas - No. 12 White Mountains at No. 5 Conant - No. 13 Franklin at No. 4 Sanorn - No. 15 Stevens at No. 2 Gilford - No. 10 Prospect Mountain at No. 7 Fall Mountain - No. 14 Belmont at No. 3 Newfound - No. 11 Newport at No. 6 Hopkinton ### Division IV **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Littleton (15-0, 4.1333) 2. Hinsdale (14-1, 3.7333) 3. Epping (15-2, 3.6471) 4. Colebrook (14-2, 3.5625) 5. Farmington (14-2, 3.5000) 6. Mount Royal (13-3, 3.2500) 7. Woodsville (13-4, 3.0588) 8. Groveton (11-5, 2.8125) 9. Moultonborough (10-6, 2.5000) 10. Mascenic (9-6, 2.4000) 11. Newmarket (8-8, 2.0000) 12. Sunapee (8-8, 2.0000) 13. Gorham (7-9, 1.7500) 14. Profile (6-10, 1.5000) 15. Derryfield (5-10, 1,3333) 16. Canaan-Pittsburg (5-11, 1.2500) **Outside:** Portsmouth Christian (5-12, 1.1765); Lisbon (3-13, 0.7500); Concord Christian (2-13, 0.5333); Pittsfield (2-14, 0.5000); Nute (1-14, 0.2667); Lin-Wood (1-15, 0.2500); Wilton-Lyndeborough (0-15, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Newmarket wins the tiebreaker with Sunapee thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round matchups** - No. 16 Canaan-Pittsburg at No. 1 Littleton - No. 9 Moultonborough at No. 8 Groveton - No. 12 Sunapee at No. 5 Farmington - No. 13 Gorham at No. 4 Colebrook - No. 15 Derryfield at No. 2 Hinsdale - No. 10 Mascenic at No. 7 Woodsville - No. 14 Profile at No. 3 Epping - No. 11 Newmarket at No. 6 Mount Royal