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Playoff Picture: Division I and II Girls Basketball

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Division I and II Girls Basketball

The regular season is done and the playoffs are set to begin next week. Official pairings are set to be released soon, but who wants to wait?

Here is our best guess at what the Division I and II girls basketball pairings will look like when they are released by the NHIAA.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have 14 teams and Division II will have 15 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

  1. Bishop Guertin (18-0, 4.0000, 1st)
  2. Portsmouth (17-1, 3.7778, 2nd)
  3. Bedford (16-2, 3.5556, 3rd)
  4. Goffstown (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
  5. Pinkerton (14-4, 3.1111, 5th)
  6. Exeter (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
  7. Windham (11-7, 2.4444, 7th)
  8. Dover (10-8, 2.2222, 8th)
  9. Concord (10-8, 2.2222, 9th)
  10. Londonderry (10-8, 2.2222, 11th)
  11. Manchester Memorial (9-9, 2.0000, 10th)
  12. Spaulding (9-9, 2.0000 14th)
  13. Salem (8-10, 1.7778, 12th)
  14. Alvirne (8-10, 1.7778, 13th)

Eliminated: Keene (6-12, 1.3333); Nashua South (6-12, 1.3333); Merrimack (4-14, 0.8889); Trinity (4-14, 0.8889); Winnacunnet (3-15, 0.6667); Nashua North (2-16, 0.4444); Manchester Central (0-18, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Dover finishes ahead of Concord and Londonderry thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Concord wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker with Spaulding thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Salem wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Bishop Guertin
  • No. 2 Portsmouth

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Concord at No. 8 Dover
  • No. 13 Salem at No. 4 Goffstown
  • No. 12 Spaulding at No. 5 Pinkerton
  • No. 10 Londonderry at No. 7 Windham
  • No. 14 Alvirne at No. 3 Bedford
  • No. 11 Manchester Memorial at No. 6 Exeter

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

  1. Bow (18-0, 4.0000, 1st)
  2. Kennett (17-1, 3.7778, 2nd)
  3. Pelham (16-2, 3.5556, 3rd)
  4. Hanover (14-4, 3.1111, 6th)
  5. Laconia (14-4, 3.1111, 4th)
  6. Milford (14-4, 3.1111, 5th)
  7. Hollis Brookline (13-5, 2.8889, 7th)
  8. Pembroke (13-5, 2.8889, 8th)
  9. Merrimack Valley (11-7, 2.4444, 9th)
  10. Oyster River (11-7, 2.4444, 10th)
  11. Derryfield (9-9, 2.0000, 12th)
  12. John Stark (9-9, 2.0000, 11th)
  13. Bishop Brady (7-11, 1.5556, 13th)
  14. Plymouth (6-12, 1.3333, 14th)
  15. Souhegan (5-13, 1.1111, 15th)

Eliminated: Coe-Brown (4-14, 0.8889); ConVal (4-14, 0.8889); Manchester West (4-14, 0.8889); Lebanon (3-15, 0.6667); Timberlane (3-15, 0.6667); Sanborn (2-16, 0.4444); Kingswood (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Hanover finishes ahead of Laconia and Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Laconia finishes ahead of Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Bow

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Merrimack Valley at No. 8 Pembroke
  • No. 13 Bishop Brady at No. 4 Hanover
  • No. 12 John Stark at No. 5 Laconia
  • No. 15 Souhegan at No. 2 Kennett
  • No. 10 Oyster River at No. 7 Hollis Brookline
  • No. 14 Plymouth at No. 3 Pelham
  • No. 11 Derryfield at No. 6 Milford

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