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Bracketology: Division I and II Girls Basketball (Feb. 20)

There are just a few days left until the end of the Division I and II girls basketball regular-season and still a lot left to be decided.

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division I and II Girls Basketball (Feb. 20)

There are just a few days left until the end of the Division I and II girls basketball regular season and still a lot left to be decided.

Here is where every team stands after Tuesday night’s action.

Division I Girls

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I girls basketball will have 14 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff field (record, rating, last week)

  1. Bishop Guertin (17-0, 3.9412, 1st)
  2. Pinkerton (16-1, 3.7647, 2nd)
  3. Bedford (14-3, 3.2941, 3rd)
  4. Manchester Memorial (14-3, 3.2941, 6th)
  5. Salem (13-4, 3.0588, 5th)
  6. Portsmouth (12-5, 2.8235, 4th)
  7. Manchester Central (12-5, 2.8235, 7th)
  8. Windham (11-6, 2.5882, 9th)
  9. Goffstown (10-6, 2.5000, 8th)
  10. Exeter (9-7, 2.2500, 11th)
  11. Merrimack (9-9, 2.0000, 10th)
  12. Londonderry (6-10, 1.5000, 12th)
  13. Nashua South (6-11, 1.4118, 13th)
  14. Alvirne (4-12, 1.0000, out)

Outside: Concord (4-13, 0.9412); Dover (4-13, 0.9412); Nashua North (4-13, 0.9412); Winnacunnet (3-14, 0.7059); Keene (1-16, 0.2353); Trinity (1-16, 0.2353).

Tiebreakers

  • Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

  • Wednesday, Feb. 20: Exeter at Alvirne, 7 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 21: Bishop Guertin at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 22: Manchester Memorial at Manchester Central, 5 p.m.Portsmouth at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Bedford at Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.; Concord at Keene, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Dover, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Salem, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Bishop Guertin
  • No. 2 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Windham
  • No. 13 Nashua South at No. 4 Manchester Memorial
  • No. 12 Londonderry at No. 5 Salem
  • No. 11 Merrimack at No. 6 Portsmouth
  • No. 14 Alvirne at No. 3 Bedford
  • No. 10 Exeter at No. 7 Manchester Central

Division II Girls

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II girls basketball will have 16 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff field (record, rating, last week)

  1. Hanover (16-1, 3.7647, 2nd)
  2. Lebanon (16-1, 3.7647, 3rd)
  3. Kennett (16-1, 3.7647, 1st)
  4. Bishop Brady (14-3, 3.2941, 4th)
  5. John Stark (14-3, 3.2941, 5th)
  6. Laconia (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
  7. Spaulding (11-5, 2.8750, 7th)
  8. Hollis Brookline (12-5, 2.8235, 9th)
  9. ConVal (11-6, 2.5882, 8th)
  10. Merrimack Valley (11-7, 2.4444, 12th)
  11. Pelham (10-7, 2.3529, 10th)
  12. Coe-Brown (9-8, 2.1176, 14th)
  13. Oyster River (8-8, 2.0000, 11th)
  14. Bow (8-9, 1.8824, 13th)
  15. Sanborn (8-9, 1.8824, 15th)
  16. Kearsarge (7-10, 1.6471, 16th)

Outside: Plymouth (5-12, 1.1765); Stevens (5-13, 1.1111); Pembroke (4-12, 1.0000); Souhegan (3-13, 0.7500); Milford (3-14, 0.7059); Manchester West (2-15, 0.4706); Timberlane (1-15, 0.2500); Kingswood (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

  • Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Lebanon and Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bow wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

  • Wednesday, Feb. 20: Spaulding at Timberlane, 6:30 p.m.; Souhegan at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.; Pembroke at Manchester West, 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 21: Timberlane at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.; Kearsarge at Plymouth, 6:30 p.m.; Sanborn at Coe-Brown, 7 p.m.; Spaulding at Oyster River, 7 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 22: Pembroke at Milford, 6 p.m.; Bow at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.; ConVal at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Kingswood at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Souhegan at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.

First-round matchups

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

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