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# Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 16)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-basketball-feb-16/
- Published: 2024-02-16T17:00:10.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-16T17:00:10.000Z
- Description: While the playoffs are here in Division III and IV, the final week of the regular season is around the corner in Division I and II. Here’s a look at what the tournament field for D1 and D2 girls basketball would look like if the postseason were to begin today. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Winter Sports, Division I, Division II, Division IV, girls basketball, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

While the playoffs are here in Division III and IV, the final week of the regular season is around the corner in Division I and II.

Here’s a look at what the tournament field for D1 and D2 girls basketball would look like if the postseason were to begin today.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have 14 teams, Division II will have 15 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official.* 

[Here are the Division III and IV playoff pairings and results. ](https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-pairings-girls-basketball-3/)

### Division I

**Team (record, rating, previous)**

1. Bedford (15-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Pinkerton (15-1, 3.7500, 1st)
3. Londonderry (13-2, 3.4667, 3rd)
4. Portsmouth (12-3, 3.2000, 5th)
5. Goffstown (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
6. Salem (11-4, 2.9333, 6th)
7. Dover (10-5, 2.6667, 8th)
8. Windham (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
9. Alvirne (9-6, 2.4000, 10th)
10. Keene (8-7, 2.1333, 9th)
11. Concord (7-8, 1.8667, NR)
12. Exeter (7-8, 1.8667, 12th)
13. Bishop Guertin (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)
14. Nashua South (6-9, 1.600, 14th)

**Outside:** Nashua North (6-9, 1.600, 13th); Manchester Memorial (5-11, 1.2500); Manchester Central-West (3-12, 0.8000).

**Eliminated:** Spaulding (2-13, 0.5333); Trinity (2-15, 0.4706); Winnacunnet (1-15, 0.2500); Merrimack (0-15, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Windham wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Concord wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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

- No. 1 **Bedford**
- No. 2 **Pinkerton**

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Alvirne** at No. 8 **Windham**
- No. 12 Exeter at No. 5 **Goffstown**
- No. 13 **Bishop Guertin** at No. 4 **Portsmouth**
- No. 10 **Keene** at No. 7 **Dover**
- No. 14 Nashua South at No. 3 Londonderry
- No. 11 **Concord** at No. 6 Salem

### Division II

**Team (record, rating, previous)**

1. Concord Christian (14-1, 3.8667, 1st)
2. Pembroke (14-1, 3.7333, 3rd)
3. Laconia (15-2, 3.5294, 2nd)
4. John Stark (12-4, 3.0000, 4th)
5. Pelham (12-4, 3.0000, 9th)
6. Bow (12-5, 2.8235, 5th)
7. Hanover (12-5, 2.8235, 6th)
8. Oyster River (11-5, 2.7500, 8th)
9. Derryfield (11-5, 2.7500, 7th)
10. Coe-Brown (8-7, 2.1333, 13th)
11. Milford (8-8, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Timberlane (8-9, 1.8824, 15th)
13. Merrimack Valley (7-9, 1.7500, 14th)
14. Kennett (7-9, 1.7500, 12th)
15. Hollis Brookline (7-9, 1.7500, 10th)

**Outside:** Sanborn (5-11, 1.2500).

**Eliminated:** Bishop Brady (4-12, 1.0000); Plymouth (4-12, 1.0000); Lebanon (4-13, 0.9412); Souhegan (3-13, 0.8000); Kingswood (1-15, 0.2500); ConVal (0-17, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Bow wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Derryfield thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- In a three-way tiebreaker, Merrimack Valley (1.3333), Kennett (0.8000) and Hollis Brookline (0.4000) finish in that order thanks to ratings against tournament teams.

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

- No. 1 Concord Christian

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Derryfield** at No. 8 Oyster River
- No. 12 **Timberlane** at No. 5 **Pelham**
- No. 13 **Merrimack Valley** at No. 4 John Stark
- No. 15 **Hollis Brookline** at No. 2 **Pembroke**
- No. 10 **Coe-Brown** at No. 7 **Hanover**
- No. 14 **Kennett** at No. 3 **Laconia**
- No. 11 Milford at No. 6 **Bow**