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Boys basketball rankings for Jan. 19

A couple of losses last week led to a bit of a shake up at the top of this week's state boys basketball rankings.

Joe Marchilena

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Boys basketball rankings for Jan. 19

A couple of losses last week led to a bit of a shake up at the top of this week's state boys basketball rankings.

With Manchester Central and Winnacunnet picking up their first losses of the season, Milford was able to climb into the top spot. The Spartans face a big test on Friday, when they head to Portsmouth, ranked third, to take on another undefeated team from Division II.

Central didn't drop far, falling from No. 1 to 2, while Pinkerton jumped from 15th to fourth after beating the Little Green on Friday. Winnacunnet rounded out the top five, falling from No. 2 to 5.

Here are the complete rankings for Jan. 19. Updated rankings will be posted throughout the regular season.

New Hampshire Top 15

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

  1. Milford (5-0, Division II), 16.80 (5)
  2. Manchester Central (4-1, Division I), 14.40 (1)
  3. Portsmouth (6-0, Division II), 14.33 (8)
  4. Pinkerton (5-1, Division I), 14.00 (15)
  5. Winnacunnet (4-1, Division I), 14.00 (2)
  6. Pelham (7-0, Division III), 13.43 (4)
  7. Portsmouth Christian (6-0, Division IV), 13.33 (12)
  8. Manchester West (4-1, Division II), 13.20 (NR)
  9. Merrimack (5-1, Division I), 13.00 (14)
  10. Winnisquam (7-0, Division III), 12.86 (9)
  11. Epping (5-1, Division IV), 12.67 (6)
  12. Hopkinton (7-0, Division III), 12.57 (10)
  13. Londonderry (3-1, Division I), 12.00 (NR)
  14. Littleton (6-0, Division IV), 12.00 (NR)
  15. Nashua North (4-1, Division I), 11.60 (7)
  16. Lebanon (5-0, Division II), 11.60 (13)

Division I

  1. Manchester Central (4-1), 14.40
  2. Pinkerton (5-1), 14.00
  3. Winnacunnet (4-1), 14.00
  4. Merrimack (5-1), 13.00
  5. Londonderry (3-1), 12.00
  6. Nashua North (4-1), 11.60
  7. Bedford (4-2), 11.00
  8. Nashua South (4-2), 10.33
  9. Manchester Memorial (4-2), 10.00
  10. Exeter (3-2), 8.40
  11. Keene (3-3), 6.67
  12. Salem (2-3), 6.00
  13. Bishop Guertin (2-4), 5.67
  14. Alvirne (2-4), 4.67
  15. Trinity (1-4), 4.00
  16. Dover (1-4), 3.60
  17. Spaulding (1-5), 2.00
  18. Concord (0-5), 0.00
  19. Pembroke (0-7), 0.00

Division II

  1. Milford (5-0), 16.80
  2. Portsmouth (6-0), 14.33
  3. Manchester West (4-1), 13.20
  4. Lebanon (5-0), 11.60
  5. Bishop Brady (5-1), 10.33
  6. Souhegan (4-1), 10.00
  7. Kennett (5-2), 8.57
  8. Coe-Brown (4-2), 8.33
  9. Timberlane (2-2), 8.00
  10. Oyster River (3-3), 7.33
  11. Plymouth (3-3), 6.33
  12. Hollis Brookline (3-3), 6.33
  13. John Stark (2-4), 5.00
  14. Windham (2-4), 4.33
  15. Goffstown (2-4), 3.67
  16. ConVal (1-4), 2.40
  17. St. Thomas (1-6), 2.29
  18. Hanover (o-4), 0.00
  19. Merrimack Valley (0-5), 0.00
  20. Kingswood (0-6), 0.00

Division III

  1. Pelham (7-0), 13.43
  2. Winnisquam (7-0), 12.86
  3. Hopkinton (7-0), 12.57
  4. Conant (6-1), 11.43
  5. Belmont (5-2), 11.14
  6. Mascenic (6-1), 9.14
  7. Kearsarge (5-2), 9.14
  8. Franklin (4-3), 8.86
  9. Laconia (5-2), 8.86
  10. Inter-Lakes (5-2), 7.71
  11. Prospect Mountain (3-3), 5.67
  12. Somersworth (4-4), 5.50
  13. Mascoma Valley (3-4), 5.43
  14. Gilford (4-3), 5.43
  15. Stevens (3-3), 5.33
  16. Berlin (3-5), 5.25
  17. Raymond (3-4), 5.14
  18. Campbell (3-4), 4.29
  19. Sanborn (2-4), 3.67
  20. Monadnock (2-4), 3.00
  21. Bow (2-5), 2.86
  22. White Mountains (1-6), 1.14
  23. Newfound (0-5), 0.00
  24. Farmington (0-6), 0.00
  25. Hillsboro-Deering (0-6), 0.00
  26. Newport (0-6), 0.00
  27. Fall Mountain (0-7), 0.00

Division IV

  1. Portsmouth Christian (6-0), 13.33
  2. Epping (5-1), 12.67
  3. Littleton (6-0), 12.00
  4. Groveton (7-1), 10.25
  5. Woodsville (6-1), 10.00
  6. Sunapee (5-1), 9.33
  7. Wilton-Lyndeborough (6-2), 7.75
  8. Newmarket (5-3), 7.25
  9. Derryfield (4-3), 6.29
  10. Gorham (4-3), 6.00
  11. Lin-Wood (6-5), 4.36
  12. Pittsfield (4-5), 4.22
  13. Colebrook (3-4), 3.71
  14. Hinsdale (2-5), 3.14
  15. Concord Christian (1-6), 1.14
  16. Lisbon (1-6), 1.14
  17. Moultonborough (1-6), 1.14
  18. Profile (1-6), 1.14
  19. Canaan-Pittsburg (1-7), 1.00
  20. Nute (1-8), 0.89

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.

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