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Boys basketball rankings for Jan. 30

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

Joe Marchilena

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Londonderry survived a scare last week against Merrimack.
Londonderry survived a scare last week against Merrimack.

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

New Hampshire Top 20

Team (record, division), ranking

  1. Manchester Central (6-0, Division I), 19.00
  2. Londonderry (8-0, Division I), 17.75
  3. Pelham (9-0, Division III), 17.33
  4. Portsmouth (7-0, Division III), 17.14
  5. Spaulding (7-1, Division I), 16.25
  6. Manchester West (7-1, Division II), 16.00
  7. Pinkerton (7-1, Division I), 15.75
  8. Bishop Brady (7-1, Division II), 14.25
  9. Coe-Brown (6-1, Division II), 13.71
  10. Newport (8-2, Division III), 13.40
  11. Derryfield (9-1, Division IV), 13.20
  12. Littleton (8-1, Division IV), 12.67
  13. Alvirne (6-2, Division I), 12.50
  14. Wilton-Lyndeborough (8-1, Division IV), 12.22
  15. Berlin (9-1, Division III), 11.80
  16. Campbell (7-2, Division III), 11.78
  17. Lebanon (5-1, Division II), 11.67
  18. Portsmouth Christian (7-1, Division IV), 11.50
  19. Conant (7-3, Division III), 11.40
  20. Mascenic (6-2, Division III), 11.33

After knocking off last week's No. 1 (Spaulding), Manchester Central jumps to the top of the rankings, with Londonderry moving up a spot into second. Pelham, thanks in part to its second win of the season over Conant, moves up to No. 3, while Portsmouth drops from No. 2 to 4. Spaulding, despite the loss, rounds out the top five. Bishop Brady makes a huge jump from No. 17 last week to No. 8, while Mascenic, off its upset of Campbell last week, slides into the No. 20 spot.

Division I

  1. Manchester Central (6-0), 19.00
  2. Londonderry (8-0), 17.75
  3. Spaulding (7-1), 16.25
  4. Pinkerton (7-1), 15.75
  5. Alvirne (6-2), 12.50
  6. Merrimack (4-3), 10.00
  7. Pembroke (5-4), 8.89
  8. Bedford (4-4), 8.50
  9. Bishop Guertin (4-4), 8.50
  10. Winnacunnet (3-4), 8.29
  11. Manchester Memorial (3-3), 7.67
  12. Exeter (3-4), 6.86
  13. Trinity (3-5), 6.75
  14. Nashua South (3-5), 6.00
  15. Nashua North (2-5), 4.29
  16. Keene (2-5), 4.00
  17. Salem (2-7), 3.11
  18. Concord (0-7), 0.00
  19. Dover (0-8), 0.00

Division II

  1. Portsmouth (7-0), 17.14
  2. Manchester West (7-1), 16.00
  3. Bishop Brady (7-1), 14.25
  4. Coe-Brown (6-1), 13.71
  5. Lebanon (5-1), 11.67
  6. Merrimack Valley (6-2), 11.25
  7. Goffstown (6-3), 10.22
  8. Kennett (6-4), 10.00
  9. Milford (4-3), 10.00
  10. Windham (5-3), 8.50
  11. Hollis Brookline (4-3), 7.14
  12. Hanover (3-4), 6.57
  13. Oyster River (3-4), 5.43
  14. Souhegan (2-5), 4.00
  15. ConVal (2-6), 3.75
  16. Plymouth (2-6), 3.50
  17. John Stark (2-7), 2.67
  18. St. Thomas (1-8), 1.11
  19. Timberlane (0-6), 0.00
  20. Kingswood (0-7), 0.00

Division III

  1. Pelham (9-0), 17.33
  2. Newport (8-2), 13.40
  3. Berlin (9-1), 11.80
  4. Campbell (7-2), 11.78
  5. Conant (7-3), 11.40
  6. Winnisquam (7-2), 11.33
  7. Mascenic (6-2), 11.00
  8. Gilford (8-3), 10.91
  9. Hopkinton (7-3), 10.20
  10. Franklin (7-3), 10.00
  11. Farmington (6-4), 8.80
  12. Raymond (5-4), 8.67
  13. Mascoma Valley (6-3), 8.44
  14. Laconia (5-5), 7.60
  15. Bow (4-6), 6.00
  16. Somersworth (3-5), 6.00
  17. Stevens (4-5), 5.78
  18. Kearsarge (4-6), 5.20
  19. Monadnock (4-6), 4.40
  20. White Mountains (3-7), 4.40
  21. Sanborn (2-6), 3.00
  22. Belmont (2-9), 2.00
  23. Prospect Mountain (1-6), 1.71
  24. Inter-Lakes (2-8), 1.60
  25. Fall Mountain (2-8), 1.20
  26. Hillsboro-Deering (0-9), 0.00
  27. Newfound (0-10), 0.00

Division IV

  1. Derryfield (9-1), 13.20
  2. Littleton (8-1), 12.67
  3. Wilton-Lyndeborough (8-1), 12.22
  4. Portsmouth Christian (7-1), 11.50
  5. Epping (6-2), 11.25
  6. Groveton (7-3), 9.40
  7. Colebrook (5-4), 8.89
  8. Woodsville (6-4), 7.60
  9. Moultonborough (8-3), 7.09
  10. Profile (6-4), 6.40
  11. Canaan-Pittsburg (5-5), 5.80
  12. Nute (4-6), 5.20
  13. Newmarket (4-6), 4.00
  14. Sunapee (3-6), 3.78
  15. Hinsdale (3-7), 2.80
  16. Lin-Wood (4-9), 2.62
  17. Lisbon (2-9), 1.82
  18. Pittsfield (1-9), 1.40
  19. Concord Christian (0-9), 0.00
  20. Gorham (0-9), 0.00

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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