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Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Jan. 23)

No kidding, it’s time to start talking playoffs. With tournaments beginning for some divisions in less than a month, 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 pos

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Jan. 23)

No kidding, it’s time to start talking playoffs. With tournaments beginning for some divisions in less than a month, 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 (10-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
  2. Bedford (9-0, 4.0000, 3rd)
  3. Londonderry (6-1, 3.4286, 1st)
  4. Windham (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
  5. Goffstown (7-2, 3.1111, 5th)
  6. Dover (7-2, 3.1111, 6th)
  7. Portsmouth (6-2, 3.0000, 8th)
  8. Salem (7-3, 2.8000, 7th)
  9. Keene (4-3, 2.2857, 9th)
  10. Alvirne (5-4, 2.2222, 10th)
  11. Exeter (4-5, 1.7778, NR)
  12. Nashua South (4-5. 1.7778, 11th)
  13. Bishop Guertin (4-5, 1.7778, 14th)
  14. Nashua North (4-6, 1.6000, 12th)

Outside: Manchester Memorial (4-6, 1.6000, 13th); Concord (2-7, 0.8889); Manchester Central-West (1-7, 0.5000); Spaulding (1-7, 0.5000); Winnacunnet (1-8, 0.4444); Trinity (0-9, 0.0000); Merrimack (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Pinkerton finishes ahead of Bedford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Windham finishes ahead of Dover and Goffstown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Goffstown finishes ahead of Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Exeter and Nashua South finish ahead of Bishop Guertin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Exeter finishes ahead of Nashua South thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Pinkerton
  • No. 2 Bedford

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

  1. Concord Christian (8-0, 4.1250, 1st)
  2. Pembroke (8-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
  3. Laconia (8-1, 3.5556, 4th)
  4. Oyster River (7-2, 3.1111, 3rd)
  5. Derryfield (6-2, 3.0000, 5th)
  6. Bow (6-2, 3.0000, 6th)
  7. Hanover (6-3, 2.6667, 7th)
  8. John Stark (6-3, 2.6667, 9th)
  9. Pelham (5-3, 2.5000, 11th)
  10. Merrimack Valley (5-4, 2.2222, 10th)
  11. Kennett (5-4, 2.2222, 14th)
  12. Hollis Brookline (5-4, 2.2222, 8th)
  13. Milford (4-4, 2.0000, 12th)
  14. Timberlane (4-5, 1.7778, 13th)
  15. Coe-Brown (3-5, 1.5000, NR)

Outside: Plymouth (3-6, 1.3333, 15th); Lebanon (2-7, 0.8889); Bishop Brady (1-8, 0.4444); Souhegan (1-6, 0.5714); Kingswood (0-9, 0.0000); ConVal (0-7, 0.0000); Sanborn (1-7, 0.5000).

Tiebreakers

  • Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Hanover wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Merrimack Valley and Kennett finish ahead of Hollis Brookline thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Concord Christian

First-round matchups

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

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

  1. Winnisquam (9-0, 4.0000, 3rd)
  2. Hopkinton (10-1, 3.6364, 1st)
  3. St. Thomas (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd)
  4. Conant (8-3, 2.9091, 7th)
  5. Kearsarge (7-3, 2.8000, 6th)
  6. Prospect Mountain (7-3, 2.8000, 4th)
  7. Gilford (6-4, 2.4000, 8th)
  8. Stevens (7-5, 2.3333, 5th)
  9. White Mountains (6-6, 2.0000, 9th)
  10. Monadnock (4-4, 2.0000, 10th)
  11. Mascoma Valley (4-5, 1.7778, 11th)
  12. Fall Mountain (3-4, 1.7143, 14th)
  13. Campbell (4-6, 1.6000, 13th)
  14. Berlin (3-7, 1.2000, 12th)
  15. Belmont (2-7, 0.8889, 15th)

Outside: Somersworth (1-8, 0.4444); Raymond (1-9, 0.4000); Newfound (1-9, 0.4000); Newport (1-11, 0.3333); Inter-Lakes (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Prospect Mountain thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • White Mountains wins the tiebreaker with Monadnock thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Winnisquam

First-round matchups

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

Division IV

Team (record, rating, last week)

  1. Littleton (11-0, 4.0909, 1st)
  2. Groveton (11-1, 3.8333, 2nd)
  3. Woodsville (11-1, 3.6667, 3rd)
  4. Newmarket (9-3, 3.0000, 6th)
  5. Wilton-Lyndeborough (8-3, 2.9091, 8th)
  6. Profile (8-4, 2.6667, 4th)
  7. Holy Family (8-4, 2.6667, 7th)
  8. Farmington (8-4, 2.6667, 5th)
  9. Franklin (8-4, 2.6667, 9th)
  10. Epping (7-5, 2.4167, 12th)
  11. Moultonborough (7-5, 2.4167, 15th)
  12. Portsmouth Christian (6-4, 2.4000, 14th)
  13. Pittsburg-Canaan (7-5, 2.3333, 13th)
  14. Colebrook (6-5, 2.2727, 11th)
  15. Hinsdale (5-5, 2.2000, 16th)
  16. Mascenic (5-7, 1.7500, 10th)

Outside: Mount Royal (3-7, 1.2000); Gorham (3-9, 1.0000); Pittsfield (2-8, 0.4000); Lin-Wood (2-9, 0.7273); Sunapee (1-12, 0.3077); Nute (0-11, 0.0000); Lisbon (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • In a four-way tiebreaker, Profile, Holy Family, Farmington and Franklin come out in that order thanks to ratings against tournament teams.
  • Epping wins the tiebreaker with Moultonborough thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

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

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