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# Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Feb. 7)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-basketball-feb-7/
- Published: 2020-02-07T15:30:13.000Z
- Updated: 2020-02-07T15:30:13.000Z
- Description: 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
- 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

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.*

### Division I

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

1. Bishop Guertin (12-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Merrimack (12-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
3. Manchester Memorial (11-1, 3.6667, 3rd)
4. Goffstown (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
5. Bedford (9-2, 3.2727, 6th)
6. Manchester Central (8-3, 2.9091, 7th)
7. Pinkerton (8-3, 2.9091, 5th)
8. Salem (8-5, 2.4615, 9th)
9. Portsmouth (7-5, 2.3333, 10th)
10. Concord (6-6, 2.0000, 8th)
11. Londonderry (5-7, 1.6667, 12th)
12. Nashua South (5-7, 1.6667, 11th)
13. Keene (4-7, 1.4545, 13th)
14. Windham (4-7, 1.4545, out)

**Outside:** Exeter (3-8, 1.0909); Nashua North (3-9, 1.0000, 14th); Alvirne (2-9, 0.7273); Winnacunnet (1-11, 0.3333); Dover (1-12, 0.3077); Trinity (0-12, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Keene wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 2 Merrimack

**First-round matchups**

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

### Division II

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

1. Hanover (11-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Spaulding (10-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
3. Hollis Brookline (12-0, 4.0000, 3rd)
4. Lebanon (10-2, 3.3333, 5th)
5. Kennett (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
6. Pelham (10-3, 3.0769, 7th)
7. John Stark (9-3, 3.0000, 6th)
8. Bishop Brady (8-4, 2.6667, 8th)
9. Coe-Brown (7-4, 2.5455, 9th)
10. Bow (7-5, 2.3333, 10th)
11. Laconia (7-6, 2.1538, 11th)
12. Merrimack Valley (7-7, 2.0000, 12th)
13. Manchester West (6-7, 1.8462, 13th)
14. Kearsarge (5-6, 1.8182, 14th)
15. Stevens (5-7, 1.6667, 15th)
16. Sanborn (5-7, 1.6667, out)

**Outside:** Plymouth (4-8, 1.3333); ConVal (4-8, 1.3333, 16th); Souhegan (3-8, 1.0909); Pembroke (3-9, 1.0000); Timberlane (2-9, 0.7273); Kingswood (1-11, 0.3333); Oyster River (0-12, 0.0000); Milford (0-10, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- In a three-way tiebreaker, Hanover finishes ahead of Spaulding and Hollis Brookline thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. Spaulding finishes ahead of HB also thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Stevens wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round matchups**

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

### Division III

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

1. Conant (13-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Fall Mountain (11-2, 3.4615, 2nd)
3. Gilford (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Hopkinton (12-3, 3.2000, 5th)
5. Newfound (10-3, 3.0769, 6th)
6. White Mountains (10-4, 2.8571, 4th)
7. Prospect Mountain (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
8. St. Thomas (7-7, 2.0000, 7th)
9. Monadnock (6-6, 2.0000, 10th)
10. Campbell (6-8, 1.7143, 9th)
11. Berlin (5-8, 1.5385, 12th)
12. Belmont (5-8, 1.5385, out)
13. Inter-Lakes (5-8, 1.5385, 11th)
14. Raymond (5-8, 1.5385, 13th)

**Outside:** Mascoma Valley (4-8, 1.3333); Newport (3-8, 1.0909); Hillsboro-Deering (4-11, 1.0667, 14th); Somersworth (2-10, 0.6667); Franklin (2-11, 0.6154); Winnisquam (0-13, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker with Monadnock thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- In a four-way tiebreaker, Berlin finishes ahead of Belmont, Inter-Lakes and Raymond thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Belmont, Inter-Lakes and Raymond finish in the that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.

**First-round bye**

- No. 1 Conant
- No. 2 Fall Mountain

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Monadnock at No. 8 St. Thomas
- No. 13 Inter-Lakes at No. 4 Hopkinton
- No. 12 Belmont at No. 5 Newfound
- No. 10 Campbell at No. 7 Prospect Mountain
- No. 14 Raymond at No. 3 Gilford
- No. 11 Berlin at No. 6 White Mountains

### Division IV

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

1. Colebrook (15-0, 4.1333, 1st)
2. Woodsville (14-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
3. Hinsdale (13-2, 3.4667, 3rd)
4. Sunapee (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
5. Littleton (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
6. Newmarket (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
7. Mascenic (10-4, 2.8571, 9th)
8. Groveton (10-5, 2.7333, 8th)
9. Derryfield (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
10. Pittsburg-Canaan (10-5, 2.6667, 10th)
11. Farmington (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)
12. Portsmouth Christian (6-9, 1.6000, 12th)
13. Lisbon (5-9, 1.4286, out)
14. Epping (5-11, 1.3125, 14th)

**Outside:** Moultonborough (4-9, 1.2308, 13th); Mount Royal (3-10, 0.9231); Concord Christian (2-11, 0.6154); Gorham (2-12, 0.5714); Lin-Wood (2-12, 0.5714); Profile (1-12, 0.3077); Pittsfield (1-14, 0.2667).

**Tiebreakers**

- Newmarket wins the tiebreaker with Mascenic thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Pittsburg-Canaan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Colebrook
- No. 2 Woodsville

**First-round matchups**

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