Girls basketball rankings for Jan. 11
The teams at the top of the season's first state rankings aren't unexpected, but the order they are in turned out to be a little surprising.
The teams at the top of the season's first state rankings aren't unexpected, but the order they are in turned out to be a little surprising.
Pinkerton sits at the top of the first rankings at 5-0 in Division I, with Bedford (6-0) not far behind. With a schedule that features games against two other Top 15 teams - Winnacunnet, Londonderry - this week, the Bulldogs could vault ahead of the Astros with a pair of wins.
Division II Lebanon take the third spot, while a trio of teams from Division III and IV fill out the top five - Conant, Gilford and Sunapee.
Here are the complete rankings for Jan. 11. Updated rankings will be posted throughout the regular season.
New Hampshire Top 15
Team (record, division), rating
- Pinkerton (5-0, Division I), 18.00
- Bedford (6-0, Division I), 16.67
- Lebanon (5-0, Division II), 16.00
- Conant (7-0, Division III), 14.86
- Gilford (7-0, Division III), 14.86
- Sunapee (7-0, Division IV), 14.86
- Portsmouth (5-0, Division II), 14.00
- Laconia (7-0, Division III), 13.71
- Alvirne (4-1, Division I), 13.60
- Merrimack Valley (5-0, Division II), 13.60
- Londonderry (5-1, Division I), 13.33
- Souhegan (5-0, Division II), 12.80
- Winnacunnet (5-1, Division I), 12.33
- Bishop Guertin (4-1, Division I), 12.00
- Bow (6-1, Division III), 10.86
Division I
- Pinkerton (5-0), 18.00
- Bedford (6-0), 16.67
- Alvirne (4-1), 13.60
- Londonderry (5-1), 13.33
- Winnacunnet (5-1), 12.33
- Bishop Guertin (4-1), 12.00
- Nashua North (3-2), 9.60
- Manchester Central (3-2), 8.80
- Nashua South (3-3), 7.33
- Dover (2-4), 5.00
- Exeter (2-3), 4.80
- Manchester Memorial (2-4), 4.67
- Merrimack (2-4), 4.67
- Trinity (2-4), 4.67
- Salem (2-4), 4.00
- Keene (0-4), 0.00
- Concord (0-6), 0.00
- Spaulding (0-6), 0.00
Division II
- Lebanon (5-0), 16.00
- Portsmouth (5-0), 14.00
- Merrimack Valley (5-0), 13.60
- Souhegan (5-0), 12.80
- Hanover (3-2), 10.00
- Bishop Brady (4-2), 8.67
- Pembroke (3-3), 8.00
- Coe-Brown (3-3), 7.67
- Hollis Brookline (4-3), 7.14
- Oyster River (4-3), 7.14
- Goffstown (3-3), 6.00
- John Stark (2-4), 6.00
- Kingswood (2-3), 5.60
- Manchester West (2-3), 5.60
- Milford (2-3), 5.60
- Timberlane (1-4), 2.40
- Windham (1-4), 2.40
- Kennett (1-5), 2.33
- Plymouth (1-5), 2.33
- St. Thomas (1-6), 1.71
- ConVal (0-4), 0.00
Division III
- Conant (7-0), 14.86
- Gilford (7-0), 14.86
- Laconia (7-0), 13.71
- Bow (6-1), 10.86
- Pelham (5-2), 9.71
- Newfound (6-1), 9.43
- Somersworth (6-1), 9.14
- Monadnock (4-3), 8.00
- Newport (4-3), 8.00
- White Mountains (3-3), 7.33
- Fall Mountain (4-3), 6.86
- Campbell (4-3), 6.00
- Berlin (4-3), 6.00
- Prospect Mountain (3-3), 6.00
- Belmont (3-4), 5.43
- Kearsarge (3-4), 5.14
- Winnisquam (4-4), 5.00
- Hopkinton (4-3), 4.86
- Stevens (2-4), 4.33
- Franklin (2-5), 3.20
- Raymond (1-5), 2.00
- Farmington (1-5), 1.67
- Sanborn (1-5), 1.67
- Mascenic (1-5), 1.33
- Inter-Lakes (0-6), 0.00
- Hillsboro-Deering (0-7), 0.00
- Mascoma Valley (0-7), 0.00
Division IV
- Sunapee (7-0), 14.86
- Hinsdale (5-1), 10.67
- Littleton (6-1), 9.71
- Colebrook (4-1), 8.40
- Lisbon (4-2), 8.00
- Nute (6-2), 7.50
- Derryfield (4-1), 6.80
- Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-3), 5.71
- Epping (3-2), 5.60
- Portsmouth Christian (4-3), 5.43
- Concord Christian (3-3), 5.00
- Moultonborough (3-4), 4.86
- Woodsville (3-5), 4.25
- Gorham (3-3), 4.00
- Groveton (3-3), 4.00
- Newmarket (1-5), 2.00
- Canaan-Pittsburg (1-6), 1.14
- Profile (1-6), 1.14
- Lin-Wood (1-7), 1.00
- Pittsfield (0-6), 0.00
How the rankings are done
We took the NHIAA’s football rating system, and gave it a little tweak. Instead of 10 points for a win, we weighted the wins by division, giving 12 for a win over a D1 team, 10 for a win over D2, eight for a win over D3, and six for a win over D4. Plus, every team got two points for a win by a beaten opponent. The two point totals were added together and divided by the number of games played.
