Bracketology: Boys Basketball (Feb. 12)

The boys basketball regular season is in full swing, with all four divisions well into their schedules. While the playoffs may still be a few weeks away, we’ll take a peek each week at what the playoff field would look like if the NHIAA playoff started on that day.

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Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have 13 teams, Division II and IV will have 15 teams, and Division III will have 16 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official pairings.

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Portsmouth (11-2, 3.3846)
2. Winnacunnet (11-2, 3.3846)
3. Exeter (10-2, 3.3333)
4. Bedford (10-3, 3.0769)
5. Manchester Memorial (9-3, 3.0000)
6. Alvirne (9-4, 2.7692)
7. Manchester Central (8-4, 2.6667)
8. Salem (8-5, 2.4615)
9. Londonderry (7-5, 2.3333)
10. Spaulding (7-6, 2.1538)
11. Merrimack (6-7, 1.8462)
12. Dover (5-7, 1.6667)
13. Concord (5-8, 1.5385)

Outside: Nashua South (4-8, 1.3333); Nashua North (2-9, 0.7273); Pinkerton (2-10, 0.6667); Keene (2-10, 0.6667); Bishop Guertin (1-11, 0.3333); Trinity (1-12, 0.3077).

Tiebreakers

• Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 2 Winnacunnet
• No. 3 Exeter

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Londonderry at No. 8 Salem
• No. 12 Dover at No. 5 Manchester Memorial
• No. 13 Concord at No. 4 Bedford
• No. 10 Spaulding at No. 7 Manchester Central
• No. 11 Merrimack at No. 6 Alvirne

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Hollis Brookline (10-2, 3.3333)
2. Lebanon (10-3, 3.0769)
3. Oyster River (10-3, 3.0769)
4. Coe-Brown (8-3, 2.9091)
5. Kearsarge (10-4, 2.8571)
6. Merrimack Valley (10-4, 2.8571)
7. Pembroke (9-4, 2.7692)
8. Pelham (7-4, 2.5455)
9. Timberlane (7-5, 2.3333)
10. Milford (8-6, 2.2857)
11. Souhegan (8-6, 2.2857)
12. Kennett (6-6, 2.0000)
13. John Stark (6-6, 2.0000)
14. Plymouth (6-7, 1.8462)
15. ConVal (4-7, 1.4545)

Outside: Hanover (4-8, 1.3333); Bow (4-9, 1.2308); Windham (4-9, 1.2308); Manchester West (3-10, 0.9231); Bishop Brady (2-10, 0.6667); Kingswood (2-10, 0.6667); Goffstown (2-11, 0.6154)

Tiebreakers

• Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
• Milford wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
• Kennett wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Hollis Brookline

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Timberlane at No. 8 Pelham
• No. 12 Kennett at No. 4 Coe-Brown
• No. 13 John Stark at No. 5 Kearsarge
• No. 15 ConVal at No. 2 Lebanon
• No. 10 Milford at No. 7 Pembroke
• No. 14 Plymouth at No. 3 Oyster River
• No. 11 Souhegan at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Somersworth (12-2, 3.4286)
2. Hopkinton (12-2, 3.4286)
3. Mascenic (12-2, 3.4286)
4. Conant (12-3, 3.2667)
5. Campbell (11-3, 3.2143)
6. Berlin (11-3, 3.2143)
7. Gilford (11-4, 2.9333)
8. Inter-Lakes (10-4, 2.8571)
9. Belmont (9-4, 2.7692)
10. Monadnock (10-5, 2.6667)
11. White Mountains (8-5, 2.4615)
12. Stevens (8-6, 2.3571)
13. Fall Mountain (8-7, 2.1333)
14. St. Thomas (7-7, 2.0000)
15. Laconia (6-8, 1.7143)
16. Sanborn (5-9, 1.4286)

Outside: Mascoma Valley (5-10, 1.3333); Winnisquam (5-10, 1.3333); Newport (3-10, 0.9231); Prospect Mountain (3-11, 0.8571); Raymond (3-12, 0.8000); Franklin (2-12, 0.5714); Hillsboro-Deering (0-14, 0.0000); Newfound (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Somersworth wins the three-way tiebreaker with Mascenic and Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Mascenic thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Campbell wins the tiebreaker with Berlin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round matchups

• No. 16 Sanborn at No. 1 Somersworth
• No. 9 Belmont at No. 8 Inter-Lakes
• No. 12 Stevens at No. 5 Campbell
• No. 13 Fall Mountain at No. 4 Conant
• No. 15 Laconia at No. 2 Hopkinton
• No. 10 Monadnock at No. 7 Gilford
• No. 14 St. Thomas at No. 3 Mascenic
• No. 11 White Mountains at No. 6 Berlin

Division IV

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Derryfield (14-0, 4.0000)
2. Pittsfield (14-1, 3.7333)
3. Littleton (13-2, 3.5333)
4. Newmarket (12-3, 3.2000)
5. Woodsville (11-3, 3.1429)
6. Mount Royal (11-5, 2.7500)
7. Groveton (10-5, 2.7333)
8. Sunapee (9-6, 2.5333)
9. Hinsdale (9-6, 2.4000)
10. Profile (9-6, 2.4000)
11. Moultonborough (8-7, 2.1333)
12. Epping (7-7, 2.0000)
13. Farmington (7-8, 1.8667)
14. Lisbon (6-9, 1.6000)
15. Lin-Wood (4-11, 1.0667)

Outside: Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-11, 1.0667); Colebrook (4-11, 1.0667); Portsmouth Christian (3-12, 0.8000); Gorham (3-12, 0.8000); Concord Christian (1-13, 0.2857); Canaan-Pittsburg (1-14, 0.2667); Nute (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hinsdale wins the tiebreaker with Profile thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Lin-Wood wins the three-way tiebreaker with Wilton-Lyndeborough and Colebrook for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Derryfield

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Hinsdale at No. 8 Sunapee
• No. 12 Epping at No. 5 Woodsville
• No. 13 Farmington at No. 4 Newmarket
• No. 15 Lin-Wood at No. 2 Pittsfield
• No. 10 Profile at No. 7 Groveton
• No. 14 Lisbon at No. 3 Littleton
• No. 11 Moultonborough at No. 6 Mount Royal