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# Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 14)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-basketball-feb-14/
- Published: 2020-02-14T15:30:31.000Z
- Updated: 2020-02-14T15:30:31.000Z
- Description: (Updated Feb. 14) Don’t look now, but the girls basketball playoffs are only a few weeks away. A lot will be determined between now and then, but you can keep up with where each team in the state stands with weekly updates of the playoff picture. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for t
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Winter Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, girls basketball, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

Don’t look now, but the girls basketball playoffs are only a few weeks away.

A lot will be determined between now and then, but you can keep up with where each team in the state stands with weekly updates of the playoff picture.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, all divisions will have 14 playoff teams, except for Division II, which will have 16\. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.*

### Division I

**Playoff field (record, rating, last week)**

1. Bishop Guertin (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Merrimack (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
3. Manchester Memorial (12-1, 3.6923, 3rd)
4. Bedford (10-3, 3.0769, 5th)
5. Pinkerton (10-3, 3.0769, 7th)
6. Goffstown (10-4, 2.8571, 4th)
7. Manchester Central (9-5, 2.5714, 6th)
8. Salem (9-5, 2.5714, 8th)
9. Concord (9-6, 2.4000, 10th)
10. Portsmouth (8-6, 2.2857, 9th)
11. Nashua South (7-8, 1.8667, 12th)
12. Londonderry (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)
13. Windham (5-8, 1.5385, 14th)
14. Exeter (5-8, 1.5385, out)

**Outside:** Keene (4-9, 1.2308, 13th); Nashua North (3-11, 0.8571); Alvirne (2-11, 0.6154); Dover (2-13, 0.5333); Winnacunnet (1-13, 0.2857); Trinity (1-13, 0.2857).

**Tiebreakers**

- Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Windham wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round byes (changes in bold)** 

- No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 2 Merrimack

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Concord** at No. 8 Salem
- No. 12 **Londonderry** at No. 5 **Pinkerton**
- No. 13 **Windham** at No. 4 **Bedford**
- No. 10 **Portsmouth** at No. 7 **Manchester Central**
- No. 14 **Exeter** at No. 3 Manchester Memorial
- No. 11 **Nashua South** at No. 6 **Goffstown**

### Division II

**Playoff field (record, rating, last week)**

1. Hanover (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (13-0, 4.0000, 3rd)
3. Spaulding (11-1, 3.6667, 2nd)
4. Lebanon (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Kennett (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
6. Pelham (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
7. John Stark (9-4, 2.7692, 7th)
8. Coe-Brown (9-4, 2.7692, 9th)
9. Bishop Brady (9-5, 2.5714, 8th)
10. Bow (8-6, 2.2857, 10th)
11. Laconia (8-6, 2.2857, 11th)
12. Merrimack Valley (8-7, 2.1333, 12th)
13. Manchester West (8-7, 2.1333, 13th)
14. Sanborn (7-7, 2.0000, 16th)
15. Stevens (6-8, 1.7143, 15th)
16. Kearsarge (5-7, 1.6667, 14th)

**Outside:** ConVal (5-8, 1.5385); Plymouth (4-10, 1.1429); Pembroke (4-10, 1.1429); Souhegan (3-9, 1.0000); Timberlane (2-11, 0.6154); Kingswood (2-12, 0.5714); Oyster River (0-14, 0.0000); Milford (0-16, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Bow wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Manchester West thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 16 **Kearsarge** at No. 1 Hanover
- No. 9 **Bishop Brady** at No. 8 **Coe-Brown**
- No. 13 Manchester West at No. 4 Lebanon
- No. 12 Merrimack Valley at No. 5 Kennett
- No. 15 Stevens at No. 2 **Hollis Brookline**
- No. 10 Bow at No. 7 John Stark
- No. 14 **Sanborn** at No. 3 **Spaulding**
- No. 11 Laconia at No. 6 Pelham

### Division III

**Playoff field (record, rating, last week)**

1. Conant (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Fall Mountain (13-2, 3.5333, 2nd)
3. Gilford (12-3, 3.2000, 3rd)
4. Hopkinton (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
5. Newfound (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
6. White Mountains (12-4, 3.0000, 6th)
7. Prospect Mountain (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
8. St. Thomas (8-8, 2.0000, 8th)
9. Campbell (6-8, 1.7143, 10th)
10. Monadnock (6-8, 1.7143, 9th)
11. Belmont (6-8, 1.7143, 12th)
12. Mascoma Valley (6-8, 1.7143, out)
13. Inter-Lakes (6-8, 1.7143, 13th)
14. Raymond (5-8, 1.5385, 14th)

**Outside:** Berlin (5-10, 1.3333, 11th); Newport (3-10, 0.9231); Hillsboro-Deering (4-11, 1.0667); Somersworth (2-12, 0.5714); Franklin (2-13, 0.5333); Winnisquam (0-14, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- In a five-way tiebreaker, Monadnock and Campbell finish ahead of Belmont, Mascoma Valley and Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Campbell finishes ahead of Monadnock thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. Belmont, Mascoma Valley and Inter-Lakes finish in that order thanks to the previous tiebreaker.

**First-round bye (changes in bold)**

- No. 1 Conant
- No. 2 Fall Mountain

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Campbell** at No. 8 St. Thomas
- No. 13 Inter-Lakes at No. 4 Hopkinton
- No. 12 **Mascoma Valley** at No. 5 Newfound
- No. 10 **Monadnock** at No. 7 Prospect Mountain
- No. 14 Raymond at No. 3 Gilford
- No. 11 **Belmont** at No. 6 White Mountains

### Division IV

**Playoff field (record, rating, last week)**

1. Colebrook (16-0, 4.1250, 1st)
2. Woodsville (15-1, 3.7500, 2nd)
3. Hinsdale (13-2, 3.4667, 3rd)
4. Sunapee (13-3, 3.3125, 4th)
5. Newmarket (12-4, 3.0000, 6th)
6. Littleton (11-4, 2.9333, 5th)
7. Derryfield (12-5, 2.8235, 9th)
8. Groveton (11-5, 2.8125, 8th)
9. Mascenic (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
10. Pittsburg-Canaan (11-6, 2.5882, 10th)
11. Lisbon (7-9, 1.7500, 13th)
12. Farmington (6-9, 1.6000, 11th)
13. Moultonborough (6-10, 1.5000, out)
14. Portsmouth Christian (6-11, 1.4118, 12th)

**Outside:** Epping (5-11, 1.3125, 14th); Mount Royal (4-10, 1.1429); Concord Christian (2-13, 0.5333); Lin-Wood (2-14, 0.5000); Gorham (2-14, 0.5000); Profile (1-14, 0.2667); Pittsfield (1-14, 0.2667).

**First-round byes (changes in bold)**

- No. 1 Colebrook
- No. 2 Woodsville

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Mascenic** at No. 8 Groveton
- No. 13 **Moultonborough** at No. 4 Sunapee
- No. 12 **Farmington** at No. 5 **Newmarket**
- No. 10 Pittsburg-Canaan at No. 7 **Derryfield**
- No. 14 **Portsmouth Christian** at No. 3 Hinsdale
- No. 11 **Lisbon** at No. 6 **Littleton**