Bracketology: Girls Basketball (Jan. 22)

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 (8-0, 4.0000)
2. Manchester Memorial (8-0, 4.0000)
3. Pinkerton (5-1, 3.3333)
4. Winnacunnet (7-2, 3.1111)
5. Merrimack (7-3, 2.8000)
6. Manchester Central (5-3, 2.5000)
7. Bishop Guertin (6-4, 2.4000)
8. Exeter (5-4, 2.2222)
9. Nashua South (4-4, 2.0000)
10. Nashua North (4-5, 1.7778)
11. Salem (4-6, 1.6000)
12. Londonderry (3-5, 1.5000)

Outside: Dover (3-6, 1.3333); Spaulding (2-5, 1.1429); Alvirne (2-6, 1.0000); Keene (1-6, 0.5714); Concord (1-7, 0.5000); Trinity (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Portsmouth (7-0, 4.0000)
2. Hollis Brookline (9-1, 3.6000)
3. Pelham (8-1, 3.5556)
4. Windham (8-1, 3.5556)
5. Hanover (6-1, 3.4286)
6. Lebanon (8-2, 3.2000)
7. Kennett (6-2, 3.0000)
8. Laconia (4-3, 2.2857)
9. Bow (4-3, 2.2857)
10. Bishop Brady (5-4, 2.2222)
11. Pembroke (5-4, 2.2222)
12. Goffstown (5-5, 2.0000)
13. Merrimack Valley (5-5, 2.0000)
14. Kingswood (4-5, 1.7778)
15. Timberlane (3-4, 1.7143)
16. John Stark (3-4, 1.7143)

Outside: Souhegan (4-6, 1.6000); Coe-Brown (3-6, 1.3333); Kearsarge (3-6, 1.3333); ConVal (2-7, 0.8889); Milford (2-7, 0.8889); Oyster River (0-7, 0.0000); Plymouth (0-9, 0.0000); Manchester West (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

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

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Monadnock (10-0, 4.0000)
2. Newfound (9-2, 3.2727)
3. Sanborn (9-2, 3.2727)
4. Hopkinton (8-2, 3.2000)
5. Fall Mountain (8-2, 3.2000)
6. Prospect Mountain (8-2, 3.2000)
7. Gilford (6-2, 3.0000)
8. Inter-Lakes (8-3, 2.9091)
9. St. Thomas (7-3, 2.9000)
10. Conant (8-4, 2.6667)
11. White Mountains (6-4, 2.4000)
12. Newport (5-4, 2.2222)
13. Stevens (3-5, 1.5000)
14. Belmont (3-6, 1.3333)
15. Berlin (3-7, 1.2000)

Outside: Mascoma Valley (3-7, 1.2000); Franklin (2-8, 0.8000); Campbell (2-8, 0.8000); Raymond (2-9, 0.7273); Winnisquam (1-9, 0.4000); Somersworth (0-8, 0.0000); Hillsboro-Deering (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Newfound wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Hopkinton wins the three-way tiebreaker with Fall Mountain and Prospect Mountain thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Fall Mountain wins the tiebreaker with Prospect Mountain thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Berlin wins the tiebreaker with Mascoma Valley thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Monadnock

First-round matchups

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

Division IV

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Littleton (9-0, 4.1111)
2. Colebrook (9-1, 3.7000)
3. Hinsdale (7-1, 3.5000)
4. Farmington (5-1, 3.3333)
5. Epping (7-2, 3.2222)
6. Moultonborough (8-2, 3.2000)
7. Groveton (8-2, 3.2000)
8. Mount Royal (6-2, 3.0000)
9. Mascenic (6-2, 3.0000)
10. Woodsville (7-4, 2.5455)
11. Newmarket (7-4, 2.5455)
12. Sunapee (5-4, 2.2222)
13. Gorham (4-5, 1.7778)
14. Canaan-Pittsburg (4-6, 1.6000)
15. Derryfield (3-6, 1.3333)
16. Profile (3-7, 1.2000)

Outside: Portsmouth Christian (2-8, 0.8000); Pittsfield (2-8, 0.8000); Lisbon (2-9, 0.7273); Lin-Wood (1-8, 0.4444); Nute (1-8, 0.4444); Concord Christian (0-6, 0.0000); Wilton-Lyndeborough (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Groveton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Mount Royal wins the tiebreaker with Mascenic thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Woodsville wins the tiebreaker with Newmarket thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

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