Winter Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Basketball (Jan. 31)

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)

Bishop Guertin (11-0, 4.0000)
Merrimack (10-0, 4.0000)
Manchester Memorial (8-1, 3.5556)
Goffstown (8-2, 3.2000)
Pinkerton (7-2, 3.1111)
Bedford (6-2, 3.0000)
Manchester Central (6-2, 3.0000)
Concord (6-4, 2.4000)
Salem (6-4, 2.4000)
Portsmouth (6-4, 2.4000)
Nashua South (4-5, 1.7778)
Londonderry (4-5, 1.7778)
Keene (4-6, 1.6000)
Nashua North (3-7, 1.2000)

Outside: Windham (3-7, 1.2000); Exeter (2-7, 0.8889); Alvirne (2-7, 0.8889); Winnacunnet (0-9, 0.0000); Dover (0-10, 0.0000); Trinity (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Concord wins the three-way tiebreaker with Salem and Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Salem wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

No. 1 Bishop Guertin
No. 2 Merrimack

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

Hanover (9-0, 4.0000)
Spaulding (10-0, 4.0000)
Hollis Brookline (10-0, 4.0000)
Kennett (8-2, 3.2000)
Lebanon (7-2, 3.1111)
John Stark (8-3, 2.9091)
Pelham (8-3, 2.9091)
Bishop Brady (6-4, 2.4000)
Coe-Brown (5-4, 2.2222)
Bow (6-5, 2.1818)
Laconia (6-5, 2.1818)
Merrimack Valley (6-6, 2.0000)
Manchester West (5-6, 1.8182)
Kearsarge (4-5, 1.7778)
Stevens (4-6, 1.6000)
ConVal (4-6, 1.6000)

Outside: Plymouth (4-6, 1.6000); Sanborn (4-7, 1.4545); Souhegan (3-6, 1.3333); Pembroke (3-7, 1.2000); Timberlane (2-7, 0.8889); Kingswood (0-10, 0.0000); Milford (0-10, 0.0000); Oyster River (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Spaulding and Hollis Brookline thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. Spaulding finishes ahead of HB in the same tiebreaker and gets the higher seed.
John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Bow wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Stevens wins the three-way tiebreaker with ConVal and Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups

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

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

Conant (13-0, 4.0000)
Fall Mountain (11-1, 3.7500)
Gilford (10-1, 3.6364)
White Mountains (9-3, 3.0000)
Hopkinton (9-3, 3.0000)
Newfound (8-3, 2.9091)
St. Thomas (7-5, 2.3333)
Prospect Mountain (6-6, 2.0000)
Campbell (5-6, 1.8182)
Monadnock (5-6, 1.8182)
Inter-Lakes (5-6, 1.8182)
Berlin (5-6, 1.8182)
Raymond (4-8, 1.3333)
Hillsboro-Deering (4-9, 1.2308)

Outside: Newport (3-8, 1.0909); Mascoma Valley (3-8, 1.0909); Belmont (3-8, 1.0909); Somersworth (2-9, 0.7273); Franklin (2-10, 0.6667); Winnisquam (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

White Mountains wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Campbell and Monadnock finish ahead of Inter-Lakes and Berlin in a four-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Campbell wins the tiebreaker with Monadnock thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Inter-Lakes wins the tiebreaker with Berlin thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

No. 1 Conant
No. 2 Fall Mountain

First-round matchups

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

Division IV

Playoff field (record, rating)

Colebrook (12-0, 4.0833)
Woodsville (11-0, 4.0000)
Hinsdale (11-1, 3.6667)
Littleton (8-2, 3.2000)
Sunapee (8-2, 3.2000)
Newmarket (9-4, 2.7692)
Derryfield (9-4, 2.7692)
Groveton (9-4, 2.8462)
Mascenic (7-4, 2.5455)
Pittsburg-Canaan (8-5, 2.4615)
Farmington (5-6, 1.8182)
Portsmouth Christian (4-7, 1.4545)
Moultonborough (4-7, 1.4545)
Epping (5-10, 1.4000)

Outside: Lisbon (4-8, 1.3333); Mount Royal (3-8, 1.0909); Concord Christian (2-9, 0.7273); Gorham (2-10, 0.6667); Lin-Wood (2-11, 0.6154); Profile (1-10, 0.3636); Pittsfield (1-12, 0.3077).

Tiebreakers

Littleton wins the tiebreaker with Sunapee thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Newmarket and Derryfield finish ahead of Groveton in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Newmarket wins the tiebreaker with Derryfield thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Portsmouth Christians wins the tiebreaker with Moultonborough thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes