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# Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 21)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-basketball-feb-21/
- Published: 2020-02-21T16:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2020-02-21T16:00:20.000Z
- Description: (Updated Feb. 21) 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, #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. Starting Monday, the D1 and D2 standings will be updated daily.*

### Division I

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

1. Bishop Guertin (15-1, 3.7500, 1st)
2. Manchester Memorial (14-1, 3.7333, 3rd)
3. Merrimack (14-2, 3.5000, 2nd)
4. Bedford (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
5. Manchester Central (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
6. Goffstown (11-5, 2.7500, 6th)
7. Pinkerton (10-5, 2.6667, 5th)
8. Salem (10-5, 2.6667, 8th)
9. Concord (10-6, 2.5000, 9th)
10. Portsmouth (8-7, 2.1333, 10th)
11. Nashua South (8-9, 1.8824, 11th)
12. Londonderry (7-8, 1.8667, 12th)
13. Exeter (6-9, 1.5385, 14th)
14. Nashua North (5-11, 1.2500, out)

**Outside:** Windham (5-11, 0.8571, 13th); Keene (4-11, 1.0667); Winnacunnet (3-13, 0.7500); Alvirne (2-13, 0.5333); Dover (2-14, 0.5000); Trinity (1-14, 0.2667).

**Tiebreakers**

- In a three-way tiebreaker, Manchester Central finishes ahead of Goffstown and Pinkerton thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. Goffstown finishes ahead of Pinkerton thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
- Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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

- No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 2 **Manchester Memorial**

**First-round matchups**

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

### Division II

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

1. Hanover (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (14-1, 3.7333, 2nd)
3. Spaulding (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
4. Lebanon (13-3, 3.2500, 4th)
5. Kennett (13-3, 3.2500, 5th)
6. John Stark (11-4, 2.9333, 7th)
7. Pelham (11-5, 2.7500, 6th)
8. Laconia (10-6, 2.5000, 11th)
9. Bishop Brady (10-6, 2.5000, 9th)
10. Bow (10-6, 2.5000, 10th)
11. Coe-Brown (9-6, 2.4000, 8th)
12. Merrimack Valley (10-7, 2.3529, 12th)
13. Kearsarge (7-7, 2.0000, 16th)
14. Sanborn (8-8, 2.0000, 14th)
15. Manchester West (8-8, 2.0000, 13th)
16. Stevens (7-9, 1.7500, 15th)

**Outside:** ConVal (6-9, 1.6000); Plymouth (5-11, 1.2500); Souhegan (4-11, 1.0667); Pembroke (4-12, 1.0000); Timberlane (2-13, 0.5333); Kingswood (2-14, 0.5000); Oyster River (0-15, 0.0000); Milford (0-18, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- 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.
- In a three-way tiebreaker, Bishop Brady finishes ahead of Bow and Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Bow finishes ahead of Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- In a three-way tiebreaker, Kearsarge finishes ahead of Sanborn and Manchester West thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Sanborn finishes ahead of Manchester West thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

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

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

### Division III

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

1. Conant (17-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Fall Mountain (14-3, 3.3529, 2nd)
3. Hopkinton (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
4. Newfound (15-3, 3.3333, 5th)
5. White Mountains (13-4, 3.0588, 6th)
6. Gilford (13-5, 2.8889, 3rd)
7. Prospect Mountain (10-8, 2.2222, 7th)
8. St. Thomas (10-8, 2.2222, 8th)
9. Campbell (8-8, 2.0000, 9th)
10. Monadnock (8-10, 1.7778, 10th)
11. Belmont (7-9, 1.7500, 11th)
12. Mascoma Valley (7-10, 1.6471, 12th)
13. Raymond (6-11, 1.4118, 14th)
14. Inter-Lakes (6-11, 1.4118, 13th)

**Outside:** Berlin (6-12, 1.3333); Hillsboro-Deering (4-14, 0.8889); Newport (3-14, 0.7059); Somersworth (3-14, 0.7059); Franklin (3-15, 0.6667); Winnisquam (0-16, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Prospect Mountain wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Raymond wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents.

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

### Division IV

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

1. Colebrook (18-0, 4.1111, 1st)
2. Woodsville (16-1, 3.7647, 2nd)
3. Hinsdale (16-2, 3.5556, 3rd)
4. Sunapee (15-3, 3.4444, 4th)
5. Littleton (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
6. Derryfield (13-5, 2.8889, 7th)
7. Newmarket (13-5, 2.8889, 5th)
8. Groveton (12-6, 2.7222, 8th)
9. Pittsburg-Canaan (12-6, 2.6667, 10th)
10. Mascenic (11-6, 2.5882, 9th)
11. Farmington (8-10, 1.7778, 12th)
12. Lisbon (7-11, 1.5556, 11th)
13. Moultonborough (7-11, 1.5556, 13th)
14. Portsmouth Christian (6-11, 1.4118, 14th)

**Outside:** Epping (6-12, 1.3889); Mount Royal (6-12, 1.3333); Lin-Wood (3-15, 0.6667); Gorham (3-15, 0.6667); Concord Christian (2-16, 0.4444); Profile (1-17, 0.2222); Pittsfield (1-17, 0.2222).

**Tiebreakers**

- In a three-way tiebreaker, Littleton finishes ahead of Derryfield and Newmarket thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Derryfield finishes ahead of New market thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Lisbon wins the tiebreaker with Moultonborough thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

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

- No. 1 Colebrook
- No. 2 Woodsville

**First-round matchups**

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