Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 26)

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

A lot will be determined between now and then, but you can keep up with where each team in the state stands with daily 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. This week, the D1 and D2 standings will be updated daily. To see the pairings for D3 and D4, click here. 

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

1. Bishop Guertin (16-1, 3.7059, 1st)
2. Merrimack (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
3. Manchester Memorial (15-2, 3.5294, 3rd)
4. Bedford (14-3, 3.2941, 4th)
5. Goffstown (12-5, 2.8235, 5th)
6. Manchester Central (11-6, 2.5882, 7th)
7. Pinkerton (11-6, 2.5882, 8th)
8. Concord (11-6, 2.5882, 9th)
9. Salem (11-6, 2.5882, 6th)
10. Londonderry (9-8, 2.1176, 10th)
11. Nashua South (8-9, 1.8824, 11th)
12. Portsmouth (8-9, 1.8824, 12th)
13. Exeter (7-10, 1.6471, 13th)
14. Nashua North (6-11, 1.4118, 14th)

Outside: Windham (5-12, 1.1765); Keene (4-13, 0.9412); Winnacunnet (3-14, 0.7059); Dover (3-15, 0.6667); Alvirne (2-15, 0.4706); Trinity (1-16, 0.2353).

Tiebreakers

• In a four-way tiebreaker, Manchester Central and Pinkerton finish ahead of Concord and Salem thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. Central wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory. Concord wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

• Friday, Feb. 28: Manchester Central at Manchester Memorial, 5:30 p.m.; Alvirne at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Exeter at Windham, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.; Salem at Londonderry, 7 p.m.

First-round byes (changes in bold) 

• No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 2 Merrimack

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

1. Hanover (17-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (15-2, 3.5294, 2nd)
3. Spaulding (14-3, 3.2941, 3rd)
4. Lebanon (14-3, 3.2941, 4th)
5. John Stark (13-4, 3.0588, 6th)
6. Kennett (13-4, 3.0588, 5th)
7. Bishop Brady (12-6, 2.6667, 7th)
8. Bow (11-6, 2.5882, 9th)
9. Pelham (11-6, 2.5882, 8th)
10. Coe-Brown (10-7, 2.3529, 10th)
11. Merrimack Valley (10-8, 2.2222, 11th)
12. Laconia (10-8, 2.2222, 12th)
13. Sanborn (9-8, 2.1176, 13th)
14. Manchester West (8-9, 1.8823, 14th)
15. Stevens (8-10, 1.7778, out)
16. Kearsarge (7-9, 1.7500, 15th)

Outside: ConVal (7-10, 1.6471, 16th); Plymouth (5-12, 1.1765); Souhegan (4-12, 1.0000); Pembroke (4-13, 0.9412); Timberlane (3-13, 0.7500); Kingswood (3-14, 0.7059); Oyster River (0-17, 0.0000); Milford (0-18, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining schedule

• Wednesday, Feb. 26: Timberlane at Spaulding, 5 p.m.; Souhegan at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 27: Coe-Brown at Sanborn, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester West at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 28: Plymouth at Kearsarge, 5 p.m.; John Stark at Kingswood, 6 p.m.; Lebanon at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.; Pelham at Hanover, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Timberlane, 6:30 p.m.; Kennett at Bow, 7 p.m.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

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