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# Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 6)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-basketball-feb-6/
- Published: 2024-02-06T18:15:13.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-06T18:15:13.000Z
- Description: No kidding, it’s time to start talking playoffs. With tournaments beginning next week for some divisions, the time has come to start taking a look at where teams are lining up. Here’s a look at what the tournament field for all four divisions of girls basketball would look like if the postseason wer
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Winter Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, girls basketball, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

No kidding, it’s time to start talking playoffs. With tournaments beginning next week for some divisions, the time has come to start taking a look at where teams are lining up.

Here’s a look at what the tournament field for all four divisions of 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 and III will have 15 teams, and Division IV will have 16 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. Pinkerton (13-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Bedford (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
3. Goffstown (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Londonderry (10-2, 3.3333, 5th)
5. Portsmouth (9-3, 3.0000, 7th)
6. Salem (8-4, 2.6667, 8th)
7. Windham (8-4, 2.6667, 4th)
8. Dover (8-4, 2.6667, 6th)
9. Keene (7-4, 2.5455, 10th)
10. Exeter (6-7, 1.8462, 12th)
11. Alvirne (5-6, 1.8182, 9th)
12. Bishop Guertin (5-8, 1.5385, 11th)
13. Nashua South (5-8, 1.5385, 13th)
14. Nashua North (5-8, 1.5385, NR)

**Outside:** Manchester Memorial (5-8, 1.5385, 14th); Concord (4-8, 1.3333); Spaulding (2-10, 0.6667); Manchester Central-West (2-9, 0.7273); Winnacunnet (1-11, 0.3333); Trinity (1-12, 0.3077); Merrimack (0-12, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- In a three-way tiebreaker, Salem, Windham and Dover finish in that order thanks to ratings against tournament teams.
- In a four-way tiebreaker, Bishop Guertin, Nashua South, Nashua North and Manchester Memorial finish in that order thanks ratings against tournament teams.

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

- No. 1 **Pinkerton**
- No. 2 **Bedford**

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Keene** at No. 8 **Dover**
- No. 12 **Bishop Guertin** at No. 5 **Portsmouth**
- No. 13 Nashua South at No. 4 **Londonderry**
- No. 10 **Exeter** at No. 7 **Windham**
- No. 14 **Nashua North** at No. 3 Goffstown
- No. 11 **Alvirne** at No. 6 **Salem**

### Division II

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

1. Concord Christian (11-0, 4.1818, 1st)
2. Laconia (12-1, 3.6923, 3rd)
3. Pembroke (11-1, 3.6667, 2nd)
4. Oyster River (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
5. John Stark (10-3, 3.0769, 6th)
6. Derryfield (9-4, 2.7692, 5th)
7. Hanover (9-4, 2.7692, 8th)
8. Pelham (9-4, 2.7692, 9th)
9. Bow (8-4, 2.6667, 7th)
10. Milford (7-6, 2.1538, 11th)
11. Kennett (6-6, 2.0000, 10th)
12. Coe-Brown (6-6, 2.0000, 14th)
13. Timberlane (6-7, 1.8462, 15th)
14. Hollis Brookline (6-7, 1.8462, 12th)
15. Merrimack Valley (5-8, 1.5385, 13th)

**Outside:** Bishop Brady (4-9, 1.2308); Plymouth (4-9, 1.2308); Sanborn (3-9, 1.0000); Lebanon (2-11, 0.6154); Souhegan (1-10, 0.3636); Kingswood (0-12, 0.0000); ConVal (0-12, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- In a three-way tiebreaker, Derryfield, Hanover and Pelham finish in that order thanks ratings against tournament teams.
- Timberlane wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a head-to-head victory.

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

- No. 1 Concord Christian

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Bow** at No. 8 **Pelham**
- No. 12 **Coe-Brown** at No. 5 **John Stark**
- No. 13 **Timberlane** at No. 4 Oyster River
- No. 15 **Merrimack Valley** at No. 2 **Laconia**
- No. 10 **Milford** at No. 7 **Hanover**
- No. 14 **Hollis Brookline** at No. 3 **Pembroke**
- No. 11 **Kennett** at No. 6 **Derryfield**

### Division III

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

1. St. Thomas (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
2. Hopkinton (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd)
3. Kearsarge (11-4, 2.9333, 6th)
4. Winnisquam (10-4, 2.8571, 3rd)
5. Gilford (11-5, 2.7500, 5th)
6. Prospect Mountain (9-5, 2.5714, 4th)
7. Stevens (9-6, 2.4000, 7th)
8. Conant (9-6, 2.4000, 8th)
9. Monadnock (7-5, 2.3333, 10th)
10. Mascoma Valley (8-6, 2.2857, 12th)
11. White Mountains (9-7, 2.2500, 9th)
12. Belmont (7-8, 1.8667, 15th)
13. Fall Mountain (5-6, 1.8182, 11th)
14. Berlin (7-9, 1.7500, 13th)
15. Campbell (4-10, 1.1429, 14th)

**Outside:** Newport (3-13, 0.7500); Raymond (2-13, 0.5333); Somersworth (1-13, 0.2857); Newfound (1-14, 0.2667); Inter-Lakes (0-14, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Stevens wins the tiebreaker with Conant thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Tuesday:** Conant at Newport, 5 p.m.; Stevens at Fall Mountain, 5 p.m.; Monadnock at Kearsarge, 5 p.m.; Belmont at Prospect Mountain, 6 p.m.; Raymond at Campbell, 6 p.m.; Newfound at Inter-Lakes, 6 p.m.; St. Thomas at Somersworth, 6 p.m.; Berlin at White Mountains, 6:30 p.m.; Gilford at Winnisquam, 7 p.m.
- **Wednesday:** Monadnock at Fall Mountain, 4 p.m.; Conant at Belmont, 6 p.m.
- **Thursday:** Winnisquam at Inter-Lakes, 6 p.m.; Newport at Newfound, 6 p.m.; Mascoma Valley at Fall Mountain, 6:30 p.m.; Hopkinton at St. Thomas, 6:30 p.m.
- **Friday:** Fall Mountain at Monadnock, 5 p.m.; Gilford at Belmont, 6 p.m.; Prospect Mountain at Campbell, 6 p.m.; Raymond at Stevens, 6 p.m.; Somersworth at Berlin, 6:30 p.m.; Conant at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.; White Mountains at Mascoma Valley, 6:30 p.m.

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

- No. 1 St. Thomas

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 **Monadnock** at No. 8 Conant
- No. 12 **Belmont** at No. 5 Gilford
- No. 13 **Fall Mountain** at No. 4 **Winnisquam**
- No. 15 **Campbell** at No. 2 Hopkinton
- No. 10 **Mascoma Valley** at No. 7 Stevens
- No. 14 **Berlin** at No. 3 **Kearsarge**
- No. 11 **White Mountains** at No. 6 **Prospect Mountain**

### Division IV

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

1. Littleton (16-0, 4.1250, 1st)
2. Groveton (15-1, 3.8750, 2nd)
3. Newmarket (13-3, 3.2500, 4th)
4. Farmington (12-4, 3.0000, 6th)
5. Wilton-Lyndeborough (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
6. Moultonborough (10-5, 2.8000, 12th)
7. Woodsville (11-5, 2.7500, 3rd)
8. Hinsdale (8-5, 2.6154, 14th)
9. Profile (10-6, 2.5000, 7th)
10. Holy Family (9-6, 2.4000, 9th)
11. Franklin (9-6, 2.4000, 8th)
12. Portsmouth Christian (9-6, 2.4000, 11th)
13. Epping (8-7, 2.2667, 13th)
14. Pittsburg-Canaan (9-7, 2.2500, 10th)
15. Colebrook (7-8, 1.9333, 15th)
16. Mount Royal (6-9, 1.6000, NR)

**Outside:** Mascenic (6-10, 1.5625, 16th); Gorham (4-11, 1.0667); Lin-Wood (4-11, 1.0667); Pittsfield (2-12, 0.5714); Sunapee (1-15, 0.2500); Nute (0-15, 0.0000); Lisbon (0-15, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- In a three-way tiebreaker, Holy Family, Franklin and Portsmouth Christian finish in that order thanks to ratings against tournament teams.

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

- No. 16 **Mount Royal** at No. 1 Littleton
- No. 9 **Profile** at No. 8 **Hinsdale**
- No. 12 **Portsmouth Christian** at No. 5 Wilton-Lyndeborough
- No. 13 Epping at No. 4 **Farmington**
- No. 15 Colebrook at No. 2 Groveton
- No. 10 **Holy Family** at No. 7 **Woodsville**
- No. 14 **Pittsburg-Canaan** at No. 3 **Newmarket**
- No. 11 **Franklin** at No. 6 **Moultonborough**