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# Boys basketball rankings for Feb. 29
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/boys-basketball-rankings-for-feb-29/
- Published: 2016-02-29T16:28:03.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-29T16:28:03.000Z
- Description: One week after relinquishing the top spot, the Portsmouth High School boys basketball team is once again the No. 1 team in the state rankings.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Winter Sports, boys basketball, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, rankings, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

One week after relinquishing the top spot, the Portsmouth High School boys basketball team is once again the No. 1 team in the state rankings.

The Clippers traded spots with Lebanon, which dropped to No. 2 this week, while Conant and Pelham each moved up to No. 3 and 4, respectively. Littleton came in at No. 5 after finishing its regular season undefeated.

Here are the full state-wide rankings and the rankings for each division. This will be final boys rankings of the regular season. Final rankings will be done after all the tournaments are done on March 21.

## New Hampshire Top 15

### Team (record, division), rating (last week)

1. Portsmouth (17-0, Division II), 24.59 (2)
2. Lebanon (16-0, Division II), 24.00 (1)
3. Conant (17-1, Division III), 22.78 (5)
4. Pelham (17-1, Division III), 22.67 (6)
5. Littleton (18-0, Division IV), 22.56 (3)
6. Pinkerton (14-3, Division I), 21.29 (4)
7. Manchester Central (12-4, Division I), 21.25 (7)
8. Winnisquam (16-2, Division III), 21.22 (8)
9. Nashua North (14-3, Division I), 20.47 (12)
10. Manchester West (15-2, Division II), 20.47 (9)
11. Milford (14-2, Division II), 20.00 (10)
12. Kearsarge (16-2, Division III), 19.89 (11)
13. Exeter (12-4, Division I), 18.75 (13)
14. Merrimack (11-5, Division I), 17.88 (14)
15. Woodsville (16-2, Division IV), 17.67 (15)

Dropped out: None.

### How the rankings are done

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.

### Division I

1. Pinkerton (14-3), 21.29
2. Manchester Central (12-4), 21.25
3. Nashua North (14-3), 20.47
4. Exeter (12-4), 18.75
5. Merrimack (11-5), 17.88
6. Bedford (11-5), 17.00
7. Manchester Memorial (11-5), 16.75
8. Winnacunnet (10-6), 15.88
9. Londonderry (8-8), 13.88
10. Nashua South (9-7), 13.63
11. Salem (8-8), 12.13
12. Bishop Guertin (6-11), 8.00
13. Alvirne (6-10), 7.88
14. Spaulding (6-10), 7.00
15. Trinity (5-11), 6.88
16. Keene (5-11), 5.63
17. Concord (2-14), 2.75
18. Dover (2-14), 2.13
19. Pembroke (0-16), 0.00

### Division II

1. Portsmouth (17-0), 24.59
2. Lebanon (16-0), 24.00
3. Manchester West (15-2), 20.47
4. Milford (14-2), 20.00
5. Bishop Brady (11-5), 15.25
6. Hollis Brookline (10-6), 12.38
7. Souhegan (9-7), 11.63
8. Coe-Brown (9-7), 10.63
9. Timberlane (7-9), 9.38
10. Kennett (7-8), 9.07
11. Goffstown (7-9), 8.88
12. John Stark (7-9), 8.63
13. Windham (6-10), 8.25
14. Hanover (7-10), 8.00
15. Oyster River (5-11), 7.00
16. Plymouth (6-10), 6.75
17. St. Thomas (5-12), 6.24
18. Merrimack Valley (3-13), 2.75
19. ConVal (1-15), 1.63
20. Kingswood (1-16), 1.13

### Division III

1. Conant (17-1), 22.78
2. Pelham (17-1), 22.67
3. Winnisquam (16-2), 21.22
4. Kearsarge (16-2), 19.89
5. Franklin (14-4), 16.33
6. Hopkinton (14-4), 15.89
7. Mascenic (12-6), 15.44
8. Inter-Lakes (14-4), 14.22
9. Gilford (12-6), 13.67
10. Laconia (10-8), 11.89
11. Stevens (11-7), 10.44
12. Prospect Mountain (9-9), 10.00
13. Sanborn (9-9), 9.11
14. Monadnock (9-9), 9.00
15. Belmont (8-10), 8.78
16. Berlin (9-9), 8.22
17. Campbell (7-11), 7.89
18. Mascoma Valley (8-10), 7.78
19. Raymond (7-11), 7.56
20. Bow (7-11), 7.44
21. Somersworth (6-12), 5.78
22. Fall Mountain (2-16), 2.22
23. White Mountains (2-16), 1.11
24. Hillsboro-Deering (1-17), 0.67
25. Farmington (1-17), 0.67
26. Newfound (1-17), 0.56
27. Newport (0-18), 0.00

### Division IV

1. Littleton (18-0), 22.56
2. Woodsville (16-2), 17.67
3. Wilton-Lyndeborough (14-4), 16.22
4. Sunapee (15-3), 15.89
5. Portsmouth Christians (16-2), 15.00
6. Epping (13-5), 14.78
7. Groveton (14-4), 14.00
8. Newmarket (12-6), 12.33
9. Colebrook (12-6), 10.35
10. Derryfield (8-10), 7.67
11. Gorham (8-10), 6.89
12. Lin-Wood (8-10), 5.33
13. Hinsdale (8-10), 5.33
14. Pittsfield (6-12), 4.67
15. Canaan-Pittsburg (5-13), 3.22
16. Lisbon (4-14), 2.89
17. Nute (2-16), 1.78
18. Moultonborough (2-16), 1.33
19. Profile (2-16), 1.11
20. Concord Christian (2-16), 1.11