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# Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 20)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-basketball-feb-20/
- Published: 2026-02-20T12:00:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-20T12:00:03.000Z
- Description: While the playoffs are underway in some divisions, a few regular-season games still remain for others, and there is still a lot to sort out between now and when the rest of the postseason begins. Here’s a look at what the tournament field for Division I and II girls basketball would look like if th
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Winter Sports, Division I, Division II, girls basketball, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

While the playoffs are underway in some divisions, a few regular-season games still remain for others, and there is still a lot to sort out between now and when the rest of the postseason begins.

Here’s a look at what the tournament field for Division I and II 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 16 teams and Division II will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official.* 

### Division I

**Team (record, rating, last week)**

1. Concord Christian (16-1, 3.7647, 1st)
2. Bedford (15-2, 3.5294, 2nd)
3. Londonderry (14-2, 3.5000, 3rd)
4. Nashua South (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
5. Exeter (12-5, 2.8235, 5th)
6. Manchester Central-West (11-5, 2.7500, 8th)
7. Windham (10-6, 2.5000, 7th)
8. Bishop Guertin (10-7, 2.3529, 14th)
9. Timberlane (10-7, 2.3529, 6th)
10. Trinity (9-7, 2.2500, 9th)
11. Salem (9-7, 2.2500, 11th)
12. Keene (9-8, 2.1176, 10th)
13. Portsmouth (9-8, 2.1176, 13th)
14. Pinkerton (8-9, 1.8824, 15th)
15. Nashua North (7-9, 1.7500, 12th)
16. Winnacunnet (6-10, 1.5000, 16th)

**Outside:** Alvirne (5-10, 1.3333); Merrimack (5-12, 1.1765); Goffstown (4-13, 0.9412); Dover (3-14, 0.7059); Spaulding (3-14, 0.7059); Manchester Memorial (1-16, 0.2353); Concord (0-17, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Trinity wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Keene wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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

- No. 16 Winnacunnet at No. 1 Concord Christian
- No. 9 **Timberlane** at No. 8 **Bishop Guertin**
- No. 12 **Keene** at No. 5 Exeter
- No. 13 Portsmouth at No. 4 Nashua South
- No. 15 **Nashua North** at No. 2 Bedford
- No. 10 **Trinity** at No. 7 Windham
- No. 14 **Pinkerton** at No. 3 Londonderry
- No. 11 Salem at No. 6 **Manchester Central-West**

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Saturday, Feb. 21:** Bedford at Londonderry, 12:30 p.m.; Trinity at Concord, 1 p.m.; Manchester Central-West at Salem, 3 p.m.; Nashua North at Windham, 3 p.m.; Alvirne at Concord Christian, 5:30 p.m.
- **Monday, Feb. 23:** Winnacunnet at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Feb. 24:** Merrimack at Nashua North, 12:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Trinity, 4 p.m.; Alvirne at Windham, 4:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Dover, 5:30 p.m.; Exeter at Manchester Central-West, 6 p.m.; Timberlane at Salem, 6 p.m.; Goffstown at Portsmouth, 6 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Bishop Guertin, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Londonderry, 6:30 p.m.

**Playoff Schedule**

- **Preliminary Round:** March 2, at higher seed.
- **Quarterfinals:** March 5, at higher seed.
- **Semifinals:** March 9, TBD.
- **Final:** March 14, at UNH.

### Division II

**Team (record, rating, last week)**

1. Pembroke (16-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Derryfield (14-2, 3.5000, 3rd)
3. Pelham (12-3, 3.2667, 2nd)
4. Bow (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
5. Hollis Brookline (13-4, 3.1176, 7th)
6. Merrimack Valley (12-4, 3.0000, 5th)
7. Souhegan (12-5, 2.8235, 8th)
8. Coe-Brown (11-6, 2.6471, 6th)
9. Oyster River (9-7, 2.2500, 9th)
10. Hanover (8-9, 1.8824, 10th)
11. Milford (7-9, 1.7500, 12th)
12. Sanborn (7-10, 1.6471, 13th)
13. Kingswood (7-10, 1.6471, 14th)
14. Lebanon (6-9, 1.6000, 11th)

**Outside:** Laconia (5-10, 1.3333); Plymouth (5-11, 1.2500); ConVal (1-14, 0.2667); Kennett (1-14, 0.2667); John Stark (1-15, 0.2500); Bishop Brady (0-16, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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

- No. 1 Pembroke
- No. 2 **Derryfield**

**First-round matchups** 

- No. 9 Oyster River at No. 8 **Coe-Brown**
- No. 12 **Sanborn** at No. 5 **Hollis Brookline**
- No. 13 **Kingswood** at No. 4 Bow
- No. 10 Hanover at No. 7 **Souhegan**
- No. 14 **Lebanon** at No. 3 **Pelham**
- No. 11 **Milford** at No. 6 **Merrimack Valley**

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Monday, Feb. 23:** Bow at Plymouth, 6 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Feb. 24:** Bishop Brady at John Stark, 5 p.m.; Hanover at Oyster River, 6 p.m.; Bow at Sanborn, 6 p.m.; Kingswood at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Milford, 6:30 p.m.; Pelham at Derryfield, 6:30 p.m.; Plymouth at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Kennett at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Merrimack Valley, 6:30 p.m.; ConVal at Souhegan, 7 p.m.
- **Wednesday, Feb. 25:** ConVal at Pelham, 6 p.m.
- **Thursday, Feb. 26:** Lebanon at Derryfield, 5:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at John Stark, 5:30 p.m.; Laconia at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.
- **Friday, Feb. 27:** Bishop Brady at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Kennett at ConVal, 6 p.m.; Milford at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Bow, 7 p.m.

**Playoff Schedule**

- **Preliminary Round:** March 4, at higher seed.
- **Quarterfinals:** March 7, at higher seed.
- **Semifinals:** March 11, TBD.
- **Final:** March 14, at UNH.