> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bracketology: Boys Basketball (Feb. 5) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-boys-basketball-feb-5/ - Published: 2018-02-05T16:32:00.000Z - Updated: 2018-02-05T16:32:00.000Z - Description: 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. These will be updated every Monday - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Winter Sports, boys basketball, bracketology, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 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. These will be updated every Monday for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below. *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. Winnacunnet (10-1, 3.6363) 2. Exeter (9-1, 3.6000) 3. Portsmouth (9-2, 3.2727) 4. Alvirne (9-2, 3.2727) 5. Bedford (8-2, 3.2000) 6. Manchester Memorial (8-2, 3.2000) 7. Salem (7-4, 2.5455) 8. Londonderry (6-4, 2.4000) 9. Manchester Central (6-4, 2.4000) 10. Spaulding (5-6, 1.8182) 11. Merrimack (5-6, 1.8182) 12. Nashua South (4-6, 1.6000) 13. Concord (4-7, 1.4545) **Outside:** Dover (3-7, 1.2000); Pinkerton (2-9, 0.7273); Nashua North (1-8, 0.4444); Bishop Guertin (1-9, 0.4444); Keene (1-9, 0.4444); Trinity (1-10, 0.3636). **Tiebreakers** - Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Winnacunnet - No. 2 Exeter - No. 3 Portsmouth **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Manchester Central at No. 8 Londonderry - No. 12 Nashua South at No. 5 Bedford - No. 13 Concord at No. 4 Alvirne - No. 10 Spaulding at No. 7 Salem - No. 11 Merrimack at No. 6 Manchester Memorial ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Hollis Brookline (7-2, 3.1111) 2. Merrimack Valley (9-3, 3.0000) 3. Pembroke (8-3, 2.9091) 4. Lebanon (8-3, 2.9091) 5. Oyster River (8-3, 2.9091) 6. Coe-Brown (7-3, 2.8000) 7. Pelham (7-3, 2.8000) 8. Kearsarge (8-4, 2.6667) 9. Souhegan (8-5, 2.4615) 10. Timberlane (6-4, 2.4000) 11. Kennett (6-4, 2.4000) 12. John Stark (5-5, 2.0000) 13. Milford (5-6, 1.8182) 14. Plymouth (5-6, 1.8182) 15. ConVal (4-6, 1.6000) **Outside:** Bow (4-6, 1.6000); Hanover (4-6, 1.6000); Windham (3-8, 1.0909); Bishop Brady (2-7, 0.8889); Manchester West (3-9, 1.0000); Kingswood (1-9, 0.4000); Goffstown (1-10, 0.3636). **Tiebreakers** - Pembroke wins the three-way tiebreaker with Lebanon and Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - TImberlane wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Milford wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - ConVal wins the three-way tiebreaker for the final playoff spot with Hanover and Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Hollis Brookline **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Souhegan at No. 8 Kearsarge - No. 12 John Stark at No. 5 Oyster River - No. 13 Milford at No. 4 Lebanon - No. 15 ConVal at No. 2 Merrimack Valley - No. 10 Timberlane at No. 7 Pelham - No. 14 Plymouth at No. 3 Pembroke - No. 11 Kennett at No. 6 Coe-Brown ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Hopkinton (11-1, 3.6667) 2. Mascenic (10-1, 3.6364) 3. Somersworth (11-2, 3.3846) 4. Monadnock (9-3, 3.0000) 5. Conant (9-3, 3.0000) 6. Inter-Lakes (9-3, 3.0000) 7. Campbell (8-3, 2.9091) 8. Berlin (8-3, 2.9091) 9. Gilford (9-4, 2.7692) 10. Belmont (7-4, 2.5455) 11. Stevens (7-6, 2.2308) 12. White Mountains (6-5, 2.1818) 13. Fall Mountain (7-6, 2.1538) 14. St. Thomas (6-6, 2.0000) 15. Laconia (5-6, 1.8182) 16. Sanborn (5-8, 1.5385) **Outside:** Newport (3-6, 1.3333); Mascoma Valley (4-9, 1.2308); Prospect Mountain (3-9, 1.0000); Winnisquam (3-9, 1.0000); Raymond (3-10, 0.9231); Franklin (1-10, 0.3636); Hillsboro-Deering (0-11, 0.0000); Newfound (0-12, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Monadnock wins the three-way tiebreaker with Conant and Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Conant wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating 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 Hopkinton - No. 9 Gilford at No. 8 Berlin - No. 12 White Mountains at No. 5 Conant - No. 13 Fall Mountain at No. 4 Monadnock - No. 15 Laconia at No. 2 Mascenic - No. 10 Belmont at No. 7 Campbell - No. 14 St. Thomas at No. 3 Somersworth - No. 11 Stevens at No. 6 Inter-Lakes ### Division IV **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Derryfield (12-0, 4.0000) 2. Pittsfield (13-1, 3.7143) 3. Littleton (12-2, 3.5000) 4. Newmarket (11-2, 3.3846) 5. Woodsville (9-3, 3.0000) 6. Groveton (9-4, 2.8462) 7. Mount Royal (9-5, 2.5714) 8. Sunapee (8-5, 2.5385) 9. Hinsdale (8-5, 2.4615) 10. Profile (8-5, 2.4615) 11. Epping (6-6, 2.0000) 12. Moultonborough (6-7, 1.8462) 13. Farmington (4-7, 1.4545) 14. Lin-Wood (4-9, 1.2308) 15. Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-9, 1.2308) **Outside:** Lisbon (4-9, 1.2308); Colebrook (4-9, 1.2308); Gorham (2-9, 0.7273); Portsmouth Christian (2-11, 0.6154); Concord Christian (1-11, 0.3333); Canaan-Pittsburg (1-12, 0.3077); Nute (0-11, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Hinsdale wins the tiebreaker with Profile thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Lin-Wood and Wilton-Lyndeborough finish ahead of Lisbon and Colebrook in the four-way tiebreaker for the final two playoff spots thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Lin-Wood wins the tiebreaker with Wilton-Lyndeborough thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Derryfield **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Hinsdale at No. 8 Sunapee - No. 12 Moultonborough at No. 5 Woodsville - No. 13 Farmington at No. 4 Newmarket - No. 15 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 2 Pittsfield - No. 10 Profile at No. 7 Mount Royal - No. 14 Lin-Wood at No. 3 Littleton - No. 11 Epping at No. 6 Groveton