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Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 16)

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

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.

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

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

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