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Girls basketball rankings for Jan. 30

Here’s a look at the top 20 girls basketball teams in the state, along with rankings for all four divisions, heading into Friday night’s games.

Joe Marchilena

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Bedford's win over Dover helped it stay in the top five in the state.
Bedford's win over Dover helped it stay in the top five in the state.

Here’s a look at the top 20 girls basketball teams in the state, along with rankings for all four divisions, heading into Friday night’s games.

New Hampshire Top 20

Team (record, division), rating

  1. Coe-Brown (9-0, Division II), 19.33
  2. Bedford (9-1, Division I), 18.40
  3. Londonderry (10-1, Division I), 18.18
  4. Conant (12-0, Division III), 18.00
  5. Milford (8-0, Division II), 17.75
  6. Littleton (10-0, Division IV), 16.40
  7. Manchester Memorial (7-1, Division I), 16.25
  8. Sunapee (12-0, Division IV), 16.00
  9. Newfound (12-0, Division III), 15.83
  10. Bishop Guertin (8-1, Division I), 15.78
  11. Gilford (13-0, Division III), 15.54
  12. Campbell (8-1, Division III), 15.33
  13. Pinkerton (7-2, Division I), 15.11
  14. Monadnock (10-2, Division III), 13.83
  15. Bishop Brady (10-1, Division II), 13.82
  16. Goffstown (8-2, Division II), 13.80
  17. Alvirne (6-3, Division I), 13.78
  18. Colebrook (8-2, Division IV), 12.80
  19. Manchester Central (5-3, Division I), 12.50
  20. Portsmouth (7-2, Division II), 12.44

Division I

  1. Bedford (9-1), 18.40
  2. Londonderry (10-1), 18.18
  3. Manchester Memorial (7-1), 16.25
  4. Bishop Guertin (8-1), 15.78
  5. Pinkerton (7-2), 15.11
  6. Alvirne (6-3), 13.78
  7. Manchester Central (5-3), 12.50
  8. Nashua North (4-4), 9.00
  9. Winnacunnet (5-5), 8.80
  10. Dover (5-6), 8.36
  11. Trinity (4-4), 8.00
  12. Exeter (3-6), 5.33
  13. Salem (4-7), 5.27
  14. Nashua South (3-7), 4.80
  15. Merrimack (2-8), 3.00
  16. Keene (1-7), 1.75
  17. Spaulding (1-9), 1.60
  18. Concord (0-9), 0.00

Division II

  1. Coe-Brown (9-0), 19.33
  2. Milford (8-0), 17.75
  3. Bishop Brady (10-1), 13.82
  4. Goffstown (8-2), 13.80
  5. Portsmouth (7-2), 12.44
  6. Oyster River (7-3), 12.40
  7. Lebanon (6-2), 11.75
  8. Pembroke (6-5), 10.36
  9. Merrimack Valley (7-3), 9.80
  10. Hanover (3-5), 6.75
  11. Timberlane (4-5), 6.44
  12. Windham (3-5), 6.00
  13. Manchester West (4-6), 5.60
  14. Souhegan (3-5), 5.00
  15. St. Thomas (3-7), 4.60
  16. ConVal (2-7), 3.33
  17. Hollis Brookline (2-8), 2.80
  18. Kingswood (2-7), 2.67
  19. Kennett (2-8), 2.40
  20. John Stark (1-9), 1.00
  21. Plymouth (0-9), 0.00

Division III

  1. Conant (12-0), 18.00
  2. Newfound (12-0), 15.83
  3. Gilford (13-0), 15.54
  4. Campbell (8-1), 15.33
  5. Monadnock (10-2), 13.83
  6. Pelham (9-3), 12.33
  7. Laconia (9-3), 12.00
  8. Somersworth (9-2), 10.00
  9. Belmont (7-6), 9.38
  10. Fall Mountain (8-3), 8.91
  11. Berlin (7-4), 8.36
  12. Hopkinton (7-5), 7.67
  13. Bow (7-6), 6.31
  14. Franklin (5-7), 5.33
  15. Newport (5-7), 5.33
  16. Raymond (3-7), 4.20
  17. White Mountains (3-8), 4.18
  18. Prospect Mountain (3-7), 3.80
  19. Mascoma Valley (3-8), 3.45
  20. Kearsarge (2-8), 2.20
  21. Inter-Lakes (1-10), 2.18
  22. Stevens (2-9), 1.64
  23. Sanborn (2-9), 1.45
  24. Hillsboro-Deering (1-10), 0.73
  25. Winnisquam (1-10), 0.73
  26. Mascenic (0-9), 0.00
  27. Farmington (0-10), 0.00

Division IV

  1. Littleton (10-0), 16.40
  2. Sunapee (12-0), 16.00
  3. Colebrook (8-2), 12.80
  4. Nute (8-2), 11.40
  5. Concord Christian (7-2), 11.33
  6. Groveton (10-2), 11.00
  7. Moultonborough (9-4), 9.69
  8. Pittsfield (6-4), 9.00
  9. Portsmouth Christian (6-4), 7.40
  10. Woodsville (8-4), 6.83
  11. Newmarket (5-6), 6.73
  12. Hinsdale (5-5), 6.60
  13. Lisbon (5-7), 5.83
  14. Epping (4-7), 4.91
  15. Gorham (4-6), 4.00
  16. Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-8), 3.83
  17. Profile (3-9), 2.00
  18. Derryfield (1-9), 0.80
  19. Canaan-Pittsburg (1-11), 0.67
  20. Lin-Wood (1-12), 0.62

Here's how the rankings were done

A year ago, we used Maine’s Heal Point System to ranking teams throughout the state, but that process is a long one to figure out. This year, 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.

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