Bracketology: Girls Basketball (Feb. 5)

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.

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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 (13-0, 4.0000)
2. Manchester Memorial (11-1, 3.6667)
3. Pinkerton (9-1, 3.6000)
4. Merrimack (10-3, 3.0769)
5. Winnacunnet (9-3, 3.0000)
6. Bishop Guertin (8-5, 2.4615)
7. Manchester Central (7-5, 2.3333)
8. Exeter (5-6, 1.8182)
9. Nashua North (5-6, 1.8182)
10. Salem (6-8, 1.7143)
11. Londonderry (5-7, 1.6667)
12. Nashua South (4-8, 1.3333)

Outside: Spaulding (3-8, 1.0909); Concord (3-9, 1.0000); Dover (3-9, 1.0000); Alvirne (2-9, 0.7273); Keene (2-9, 0.7273); Trinity (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a head-to-head victory over the Titans.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Bedford
• No. 2 Manchester Memorial
• No. 3 Pinkerton
• No. 4 Merrimack

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Nashua North at No. 8 Exeter
• No. 12 Nashua South at No. 5 Winnacunnet
• No. 10 Salem at No. 7 Manchester Central
• No. 11 Londonderry at No. 6 Bishop Guertin

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Portsmouth (12-0, 4.0000)
2. Hollis Brookline (11-1, 3.6667)
3. Pelham (11-1, 3.6667)
4. Kennett (10-2, 3.4167)
5. Lebanon (11-2, 3.3846)
6. Hanover (10-2, 3.3333)
7. Windham (9-3, 3.0000)
8. Goffstown (7-5, 2.3333)
9. Bishop Brady (7-5, 2.3333)
10. Pembroke (6-6, 2.0000)
11. John Stark (6-6, 2.0000)
12. Coe-Brown (6-6, 2.0000)
13. Laconia (6-7, 1.8462)
14. Merrimack Valley (6-7, 1.8462)
15. Bow (5-6, 1.8182)
16. Souhegan (6-8, 1.7143)

Outside: ConVal (5-8, 1.5385); Timberlane (4-7, 1.4545); Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308); Kearsarge (3-9, 1.0000); Milford (3-9, 1.0000); Manchester West (0-12, 0.0000); Oyster River (0-12, 0.0000); Plymouth (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a head-to-head victory over the Pythons.
• Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory over the Giants.
• Pembroke and John Stark finish ahead of Coe-Brown in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups

• No. 16 Souhegan at No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 9 Bishop Brady at No. 8 Goffstown
• No. 12 Coe-Brown at No. 5 Lebanon
• No. 13 Laconia at No. 4 Kennett
• No. 15 Bow at No. 2 Hollis Brookline
• No. 10 Pembroke at No. 7 Windham
• No. 14 Merrimack Valley at No. 3 Pelham
• No. 11 John Stark at No. 6 Hanover

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Monadnock (12-2, 3.5714)
2. Gilford (12-2, 3.5000)
3. Newfound (13-2, 3.4667)
4. Sanborn (13-2, 3.4667)
5. Fall Mountain (11-3, 3.1429)
6. Conant (11-4, 2.9333)
7. Hopkinton (10-4, 2.8571)
8. Prospect Mountain (10-4, 2.8571)
9. Inter-Lakes (10-5, 2.6667)
10. St. Thomas (9-5, 2.6429)
11. Newport (7-6, 2.1538)
12. White Mountains (6-7, 1.8462)
13. Stevens (5-7, 1.6667)
14. Franklin (6-9, 1.6000)
15. Belmont (5-8, 1.5385)

Outside: Mascoma Valley (5-10, 1.3333); Berlin (4-10, 1.1429); Campbell (4-10, 1.1429); Raymond (2-13, 0.5333); Winnisquam (1-13, 0.2857); Somersworth (0-14, 0.0000); Hillsboro-Deering (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Newfound wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Prospect Mountain thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Monadnock

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Inter-Lakes at No. 8 Prospect Mountain
• No. 12 White Mountains at No. 5 Fall Mountain
• No. 13 Stevens at No. 4 Sanborn
• No. 15 Belmont at No. 2 Gilford
• No. 10 St. Thomas at No. 7 Hopkinton
• No. 14 Franklin at No. 3 Newfound
• No. 11 Newport at No. 6 Conant

Division IV

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Littleton (14-0, 4.1429)
2. Colebrook (13-1, 3.7857)
3. Hinsdale (11-1, 3.6667)
4. Epping (11-2, 3.5385)
5. Mount Royal (12-2, 3.4286)
6. Farmington (11-2, 3.3846)
7. Woodsville (11-4, 2.9333)
8. Groveton (10-4, 2.9286)
9. Mascenic (8-3, 2.9091)
10. Moultonborough (9-5, 2.5714)
11. Newmarket (7-7, 2.0000)
12. Sunapee (6-7, 1.8462)
13. Gorham (5-7, 1.6667)
14. Canaan-Pittsburg (5-9, 1.4286)
15. Profile (5-9, 1.4286)
16. Portsmouth Christian (5-10, 1.3333)

Outside: Derryfield (4-9, 1.2308); Lisbon (2-12, 0.5714); Pittsfield (2-13, 0.5333); Nute (1-10, 0.3636); Concord Christian (1-11, 0.3333); Lin-Wood (1-13, 0.2857); Wilton-Lyndeborough (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Canaan-Pittsburg wins the tiebreaker with Profile thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups

• No. 16 Portsmouth Christian at No. 1 Littleton
• No. 9 Mascenic at No. 8 Groveton
• No. 12 Sunapee at No. 5 Mount Royal
• No. 13 Gorham at No. 4 Epping
• No. 15 Profile at No. 2 Colebrook
• No. 10 Moultonborough at No. 7 Woodsville
• No. 14 Canaan-Pittsburg at No. 3 Hinsdale
• No. 11 Newmarket at No. 6 Farmington