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Boys basketball rankings for Feb. 14

Here’s a look at the top 20 boys basketball teams in the state, along with rankings for all four divisions, after Friday night’s games.

Joe Marchilena

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Despite its loss to Londonderry, Manchester Central is still a top five team in the state.
Despite its loss to Londonderry, Manchester Central is still a top five team in the state.

Here’s a look at the top 20 boys basketball teams in the state, along with rankings for all four divisions, after Friday night’s games.

New Hampshire Top 20

Team (record, division), rating

  1. Londonderry (11-0, Division I), 24.18
  2. Pelham (13-0, Division III), 23.86
  3. Manchester Central (10-1, Division I), 19.82
  4. Portsmouth (10-0, Division II), 19.60
  5. Manchester West (11-1, Division II), 18.00
  6. Spaulding (8-2, Division I), 17.80
  7. Pinkerton (10-3, Division I), 17.54
  8. Lebanon (10-1, Division II), 17.27
  9. Derryfield (14-1, Division IV), 17.07
  10. Conant (11-3, Division III), 16.71
  11. Bishop Brady (11-2, Division II), 16.46
  12. Littleton (14-1, Division IV), 16.40
  13. Winnisquam (11-3, Division III), 15.14
  14. Alvirne (9-3, Division I), 15.00
  15. Newport (10-4, Division III), 14.57
  16. Gilford (11-4, Division III), 14.53
  17. Portsmouth Christian (12-2, Division IV), 14.29
  18. Campbell (9-3, Division III), 14.17
  19. Berlin (12-3, Division III), 13.73
  20. Merrimack Valley (9-4, Division II), 13.54

Division I

  1. Londonderry (11-0), 24.18
  2. Manchester Central (10-1), 19.82
  3. Spaulding (8-2), 17.80
  4. Pinkerton (10-3), 17.54
  5. Alvirne (9-3), 15.00
  6. Nashua South (8-5), 12.31
  7. Bishop Guertin (7-6), 11.54
  8. Manchester Memorial (5-5), 11.40
  9. Bedford (7-6), 11.23
  10. Pembroke (7-5), 10.83
  11. Merrimack (6-6), 10.67
  12. Trinity (6-6), 9.67
  13. Winnacunnet (4-8), 7.33
  14. Exeter (4-8), 6.33
  15. Keene (4-7), 6.18
  16. Salem (3-9), 4.00
  17. Nashua North (2-10), 3.00
  18. Dover (2-11), 2.46
  19. Concord (0-12), 0.00

Division II

  1. Portsmouth (10-0), 19.60
  2. Manchester West (11-1), 18.00
  3. Lebanon (10-1), 17.27
  4. Bishop Brady (11-2), 16.46
  5. Merrimack Valley (9-4), 13.54
  6. Coe-Brown (8-4), 12.33
  7. Milford (7-5), 10.83
  8. Hanover (7-5), 10.67
  9. Windham (7-5), 10.67
  10. Kennett (7-6), 10.46
  11. Goffstown (6-6), 9.67
  12. Hollis Brookline (5-6), 7.45
  13. Oyster River (4-7), 6.18
  14. ConVal (4-9), 5.38
  15. Souhegan (4-7), 4.91
  16. St. Thomas (3-9), 4.83
  17. Plymouth (3-10), 4.15
  18. John Stark (3-10), 3.38
  19. Timberlane (1-9), 1.80
  20. Kingswood (0-12), 0.00

Division III

  1. Pelham (14-0), 23.86
  2. Conant (11-3), 16.71
  3. Winnisquam (11-3), 15.14
  4. Newport (10-4), 14.57
  5. Gilford (11-4), 14.53
  6. Campbell (9-3), 14.17
  7. Berlin (12-3), 13.73
  8. Hopkinton (10-4), 13.14
  9. Mascenic (10-4), 13.14
  10. Franklin (10-4), 12.43
  11. Farmington (10-4), 12.14
  12. Mascoma Valley (9-5), 10.14
  13. Raymond (7-6), 9.54
  14. Laconia (6-8), 8.71
  15. Bow (8-7), 8.67
  16. Stevens (7-7), 7.00
  17. Prospect Mountain (5-8), 5.69
  18. Kearsarge (5-10), 5.20
  19. White Mountains (4-10), 5.00
  20. Somersworth (3-10), 4.46
  21. Monadnock (4-10), 3.57
  22. Fall Mountain (4-10), 3.43
  23. Sanborn (3-10), 3.23
  24. Inter-Lakes (3-11), 2.57
  25. Belmont (2-13), 1.47
  26. Hillsboro-Deering (1-13), 0.57
  27. Newfound (0-14), 0.00

Division IV

  1. Derryfield (14-1), 17.07
  2. Littleton (14-1), 16.40
  3. Portsmouth Christian (12-2), 14.29
  4. Wilton-Lyndeborough (10-3), 13.23
  5. Colebrook (11-4), 12.80
  6. Epping (9-4), 12.00
  7. Groveton (10-4), 11.57
  8. Woodsville (9-6), 10.13
  9. Sunapee (7-7), 7.29
  10. Newmarket (7-7), 6.43
  11. Moultonborough (9-6), 6.40
  12. Profile (7-8), 6.27
  13. Nute (6-8), 5.86
  14. Canaan-Pittsburg (6-8), 5.00
  15. Lin-Wood (5-10), 3.20
  16. Hinsdale (3-12), 2.13
  17. Lisbon (2-13), 1.60
  18. Pittsfield (1-14), 1.20
  19. Gorham (1-13), 0.71
  20. Concord Christian (0-15)

Here’s how the rankings were done

A year ago, we used Maine’s Heal Point System to ranking teams throughout the state, but that process is a long one to figure out. This year, we took the NHIAA’s football rating system, and gave it a little tweak. Instead of 10 points for a win, we weighted the wins by division, giving 12 for a win over a D1 team, 10 for a win over D2, eight for a win over D3 and six for a win over D4. Plus, every team got two points for a win by a beaten opponent. The two point totals were added together and divided by the number of games played.

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