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# Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 29)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-basketball-feb-29/
- Published: 2020-02-29T03:00:31.000Z
- Updated: 2020-02-29T03:00:31.000Z
- Description: (Updated Feb. 28) The girls basketball regular season is done and the playoff pairings will likely be released by the NHIAA on Monday. But who wants to wait until then? Here's a look at what the tournament field for Division I and II girls basketball should look like when the pairings are released.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Winter Sports, Division I, Division II, girls basketball, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The girls basketball regular season is done and the playoff pairings will likely be released by the NHIAA on Monday.

But who wants to wait until then?

Here's a look at what the tournament field for Division I and II girls basketball should look like when the pairings are released. These are not official.

*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. To see the pairings for D3 and D4,* [*click here*](https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-pairings-girls-basketball/)*.* 

### Division I

**Playoff field (record, rating, previous)**

1. Bishop Guertin (17-1, 3.7222, 1st)
2. Merrimack (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
3. Manchester Memorial (15-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
4. Bedford (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
5. Manchester Central (12-6, 2.6667, 6th)
6. Goffstown (12-6, 2.6667, 5th)
7. Pinkerton (12-6, 2.6667, 7th)
8. Concord (12-6, 2.6667, 8th)
9. Salem (11-7, 2.4444, 9th)
10. Londonderry (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
11. Portsmouth (9-9, 2.0000, 12th)
12. Nashua South (8-10, 1.7778, 11th)
13. Exeter (8-10, 1.7778, 13th)
14. Nashua North (7-11, 1.6471, 14th)

**Eliminated:** Windham (5-13, 1.1111); Keene (4-14, 0.8889); Winnacunnet (3-15, 0.6667); Dover (3-15, 0.6667); Alvirne (2-16, 0.4444); Trinity (1-17, 0.2222).

**Tiebreakers**

- Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- In a four-way tiebreaker, Manchester Central (3-0) finishes ahead of Goffstown, Pinkerton and Concord thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. Goffstown (2-1) finishes second in the tiebreaker, with Pinkerton (1-2) third and Concord (0-3) fourth.
- Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**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 **Nashua South** at No. 5 **Manchester Central**
- 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 **Portsmouth** at No. 6 **Goffstown**

### Division II

**Playoff field (record, rating, previous)**

1. Hanover (18-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Hollis Brookline (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
3. Spaulding (15-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
4. Lebanon (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
5. John Stark (14-4, 3.1111, 5th)
6. Kennett (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
7. Bishop Brady (12-6, 2.6667, 7th)
8. Bow (12-6, 2.6667, 8th)
9. Pelham (11-7, 2.4444, 9th)
10. Merrimack Valley (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
11. Sanborn (10-8, 2.2222, 11th)
12. Coe-Brown (10-8, 2.2222, 12th)
13. Laconia (10-8, 2.2222, 13th)
14. Kearsarge (9-9, 2.0000, 15th)
15. Manchester West (9-9, 2.0000, 14th)
16. Stevens (8-10, 1.7778, 16th)

**Eliminated:** ConVal (7-11, 1.5556); Plymouth (5-13, 1.1111); Souhegan (5-13, 1.1111); Pembroke (4-14, 0.8889); Kingswood (3-15, 0.6667); Timberlane (3-15, 0.6667); Oyster River (0-18, 0.0000); Milford (0-18, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
- In a four-way tiebreaker, Merrimack Valley finishes ahead of Sanborn, Coe-Brown and Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Sanborn and Coe-Brown finish ahead of Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Sanborn finishes ahead of Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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

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