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Bracketology: Division I and II Girls Basketball (Feb. 23)

The Division I and II girls basketball regular seasons are done and tournament pairings are expected to be released by the NHIAA on Monday.

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division I and II Girls Basketball (Feb. 23)

The Division I and II girls basketball regular seasons are done and tournament pairings are expected to be released by the NHIAA on Monday.

But if you don’t want to wait that long to get an idea of where and when each team will be playing in the tournament, here are projections of what the D1 and D2 tournaments will look like when the brackets are released.

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. These are not official standings and pairings.

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

  1. Bishop Guertin (18-0, 3.9444, 1st)
  2. Pinkerton (17-1, 3.7778, 2nd)
  3. Bedford (15-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
  4. Manchester Memorial (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
  5. Salem (14-4, 3.1111, 5th)
  6. Portsmouth (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
  7. Windham (12-6, 2.6667, 8th)
  8. Manchester Central (12-6, 2.6667, 7th)
  9. Goffstown (11-7, 2.4444, 10th)
  10. Exeter (10-8, 2.2222, 9th)
  11. Merrimack (9-9, 2.0000, 11th)
  12. Londonderry (6-11, 1.4118, 12th)
  13. Nashua South (6-12, 1.3333, 13th)
  14. Nashua North (5-13, 1.1111, out)

Eliminated: Concord (4-14, 0.8889); Alvirne (4-14, 0.8889); Dover (4-14, 0.8889); Winnacunnet (3-15, 0.6667); Keene (2-16, 0.4444); Trinity (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

  • Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Windham wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Bishop Guertin
  • No. 2 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Manchester Central
  • 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 Nashua North at No. 3 Bedford
  • No. 10 Exeter at No. 7 Windham

Tournament schedule

  • Preliminary round: Wednesday, Feb. 27 at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: Saturday, March 2 at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: Thursday, March 7 at Southern New Hampshire University.
  • Final: Saturday, March 9 at Southern New Hampshire University.

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. These are not official standings and pairings.

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

  1. Hanover (17-1, 3.7778, 1st)
  2. Lebanon (17-1, 3.7778, 2nd)
  3. Kennett (17-1, 3.7778, 3rd)
  4. Bishop Brady (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
  5. John Stark (15-3, 3.3333, 5th)
  6. Spaulding (13-5, 3.0000, 6th)
  7. Laconia (13-5, 2.8889, 7th)
  8. Hollis Brookline (13-5, 2.8889, 8th)
  9. Merrimack Valley (11-7, 2.4444, 10th)
  10. ConVal (11-7, 2.4444, 9th)
  11. Pelham (10-8, 2.2222, 11th)
  12. Oyster River (9-9, 2.0000, 14th)
  13. Sanborn (9-9, 2.0000, 12th)
  14. Coe-Brown (9-9, 2.0000, 13th)
  15. Bow (8-10, 1.7778, 15th)
  16. Kearsarge (8-10, 1.7778, 16th)

Eliminated: Pembroke (6-12, 1.3333); Plymouth (5-13, 1.1111); Stevens (5-13, 1.1111); Souhegan (3-15, 0.6667); Milford (3-15, 0.6667); Manchester West (2-16, 0.4444); Timberlane (1-17, 0.2222); Kingswood (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

  • Hanover (12-1, 3.6923) wins the three-way tiebreaker with Lebanon (11-1, 3.6667) and Kennett (8-1, 3.5556) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bishop Brady (10-3, 3.0769) wins the tiebreaker with John Stark (8-3, 2.9091) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Laconia (6-4, 2.4000) wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline (5-5, 2.0000) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Oyster River (4-8, 1.3333) wins the three-way tiebreaker with Sanborn (4-9, 1.2308) and Coe-Brown (2-9, 0.7273) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bow (2-9, 0.7273) wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge (1-10, 0.3636) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

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

Tournament schedule

  • Preliminary round: Tuesday, Feb. 26 at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: Friday, March 1 at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: Tuesday, March 5 at Southern New Hampshire University.
  • Final: Friday, March 8 at Southern New Hampshire University.

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