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# Boys basketball rankings for Feb. 8 (video)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/boys-basketball-rankings-for-feb-8/
- Published: 2016-02-08T23:34:31.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-08T23:34:31.000Z
- Description: The Portsmouth High School boys basketball team remained atop the state wide rankings for the third week in a row, and there wasn't much change behind the Clippers either.
- 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

The Portsmouth High School boys basketball team remained atop the state wide rankings for the third week in a row, and there wasn't much change behind the Clippers either.

Pinkerton, which picked up two wins over Londonderry last week, stayed at No. 2, while Pelham jumped three spots to come in at No. 3\. Milford and Lebanon both held on to the fourth and fifth spot, respectively.

Here are the rankings for the state and each division. Rankings will be updated each week during the regular season.

## New Hampshire Top 15

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

1. Portsmouth (11-0, Division II), 19.82 (1)
2. Pinkerton (10-1, Division I), 18.91 (2)
3. Pelham (10-1, Division III), 18.18 (6)
4. Milford (8-1, Division II), 17.78 (4)
5. Lebanon (10-0, Division II), 17.60 (5)
6. Merrimack (9-2, Division I), 17.27 (7)
7. Conant (11-1, Division III), 17.00 (9)
8. Winnisquam (12-1, Division III), 16.62 (3)
9. Manchester Central (8-2, Division I), 16.60 (11)
10. Manchester West (9-1, Division II), 16.40 (10)
11. Littleton (12-0, Division IV), 16.33 (5)
12. Woodsville (11-1, Division IV), 15.50 (14)
13. Portsmouth Christian (10-0, Division IV), 15.40 (12)
14. Exeter (7-2, Division I), 14.67 (NR)
15. Bishop Brady (8-2, Division II), 14.00 (13)

Dropped out: Winnacunnet.

### 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 (10-1), 18.91
2. Merrimack (9-2), 17.27
3. Manchester Central (8-2), 16.60
4. Exeter (7-2), 14.67
5. Manchester Memorial (7-3), 13.40
6. Winnacunnet (6-4), 13.40
7. Nashua South (6-4), 13.00
8. Nashua North (7-3), 12.60
9. Bedford (7-4), 11.64
10. Bishop Guertin (5-5), 9.80
11. Londonderry (4-7), 8.55
12. Trinity (5-6), 8.00
13. Salem (4-7), 7.64
14. Keene (4-6), 6.60
15. Alvirne (3-7), 4.60
16. Spaulding (3-8), 4.18
17. Dover (1-9), 2.00
18. Concord (1-9), 2.00
19. Pembroke (0-11), 0.00

### Division II

1. Portsmouth (11-0), 19.82
2. Milford (8-1), 17.78
3. Lebanon (10-0), 17.60
4. Manchester West (9-1), 16.40
5. Bishop Brady (8-2), 14.00
6. Souhegan (7-3), 11.40
7. Windham (6-5), 9.82
8. Hollis Brookline (5-5), 8.00
9. Coe-Brown (5-5), 7.80
10. Oyster River (4-5), 7.56
11. Kennett (5-5), 7.00
12. Plymouth (5-6), 6.55
13. Timberlane (3-6), 6.22
14. Hanover (4-6), 6.20
15. Goffstown (4-7), 5.27
16. John Stark (4-8), 5.00
17. St. Thomas (4-8), 4.83
18. Merrimack Valley (1-8), 2.00
19. ConVal (1-9), 1.60
20. Kingswood (0-11), 0.00

### Division III

1. Pelham (10-1), 18.18
2. Conant (11-1), 17.00
3. Winnisquam (12-1), 16.62
4. Kearsarge (10-2), 13.83
5. Franklin (9-3), 13.83
6. Hopkinton (9-2), 13.64
7. Masceninc (8-3), 11.45
8. Inter-Lakes (9-3), 11.33
9. Gilford (9-4), 11.23
10. Belmont (7-6), 9.38
11. Prospect Mountain (6-5), 8.73
12. Mascoma Valley (6-5), 8.55
13. Stevens (7-5), 8.00
14. Sanborn (5-5), 7.80
15. Laconia (6-6), 7.17
16. Monadnock (4-6), 6.60
17. Raymond (5-7), 6.00
18. Berlin (5-8), 5.54
19. Somersworth (5-7), 5.50
20. Campbell (5-7), 5.50
21. Bow (3-9), 3.83
22. Fall Mountain (2-9), 2.91
23. Farmington (1-12), 0.77
24. White Mountains (1-12), 0.77
25. Newfound (1-11), 0.67
26. Hillsboro-Deering (0-11), 0.00
27. Newport (0-12), 0.00

### Division IV

1. Littleton (12-0), 16.33
2. Woodsville (11-1), 15.50
3. Portsmouth Christian (10-0), 15.40
4. Epping (9-2), 13.45
5. Sunapee (9-2), 12.18
6. Groveton (11-3), 12.00
7. Derryfield (8-4), 9.50
8. Wilton-Lyndeborough (9-4), 9.38
9. Newmarket (7-5), 7.67
10. Colebrook (6-6), 6.50
11. Gorham (6-6), 6.33
12. Lin-Wood (8-7), 5.33
13. Hinsdale (5-7), 4.17
14. Pittsfield (4-9), 4.00
15. Canaan-Pittsburg (4-8), 3.00
16. Nute (2-12), 2.14
17. Lisbon (2-11), 1.64
18. Moultonborough (2-10), 1.38
19. Profile (1-10), 0.91
20. Concord Christian (1-12), 0.77