> ## 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 (Jan. 22) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-boys-basketball-jan-22/ - Published: 2018-01-22T15:30:18.000Z - Updated: 2018-01-22T15:30:18.000Z - 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, #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. Exeter (7-0, 4.0000) 2. Alvirne (6-1, 3.4286) 3. Manchester Memorial (5-1, 3.3333) 4. Londonderry (5-1, 3.3333) 5. Manchester Central (5-1, 3.3333) 6. Winnacunnet (5-1, 3.3333) 7. Portsmouth (5-2, 2.8571) 8. Salem (5-2, 2.8571) 9. Bedford (4-2, 2.6667) 10. Nashua South (3-3, 2.0000) 11. Merrimack (3-4, 1.7143) 12. Concord (3-4, 1.7143) 13. Dover (2-5, 1.1429) **Outside:** Pinkerton (1-5, 0.6667); Bishop Guertin (1-5, 0.6667); Nashua North (1-5, 0.6667); Spaulding (1-6, 0.5714); Keene (0-7, 0.0000); Trinity (0-7, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Manchester Memorial wins the four-way tiebreaker with Manchester Central, Winnacunnet and Londonderry thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Manchester Central and Londonderry finish ahead of Winnacunnet thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Exeter - No. 2 Alvirne - No. 3 Manchester Memorial **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Bedford at No. 8 Salem - No. 12 Concord at No. 5 Manchester Central - No. 13 Dover at No. 4 Londonderry - No. 10 Nashua South at No. 7 Portsmouth - No. 11 Merrimack at No. 6 Winnacunnet ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Merrimack Valley (7-1, 3.5000) 2. Oyster River (6-1, 3.4286) 3. Lebanon (6-2, 3.0000) 4. Coe-Brown (5-2, 2.8571) 5. Timberlane (5-2, 2.8571) 6. Pembroke (4-2, 2.6667) 7. Hollis Brookline (4-2, 2.6667) 8. Hanover (3-2, 2.4000) 9. Pelham (4-3, 2.2857) 10. Milford (4-4, 2.0000) 11. Kearsarge (4-4, 2.0000) 12. Souhegan (4-4, 2.0000) 13. Kennett (4-4, 2.0000) 14. Plymouth (4-4, 2.0000) 15. John Stark (3-3, 2.0000) **Outside:** Manchester West (3-5, 1.5000); Windham (3-5, 1.5000); Bow (2-4, 1.3333); ConVal (2-5, 1.1429); Bishop Brady (1-5, 0.6667); Goffstown (1-6, 0.5714); Kingswood (1-7, 0.5000). **Tiebreakers** - Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Milford finishes first in the six-way tiebreaker with Plymouth, Kearsarge, Kennett, Souhegan and John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Souhegan and Kearsarge finish ahead of the remaining teams thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Kennett wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth and John Stark thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. - Plymouth wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Merrimack Valley **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Pelham at No. 8 Hanover - No. 12 Souhegan at No. 5 Timberlane - No. 13 Kennett at No. 4 Coe-Brown - No. 15 John Stark at No. 2 Oyster River - No. 10 Milford at No. 7 Hollis Brookline - No. 14 Plymouth at No. 3 Lebanon - No. 11 Kearsarge at No. 6 Pembroke ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Mascenic (7-0, 4.0000) 2. Somersworth (8-1, 3.5556) 3. Hopkinton (8-1, 3.5556) 4. Campbell (6-1, 3.4286) 5. Conant (7-2, 3.1111) 6. Gilford (6-2, 3.0000) 7. White Mountains (6-2, 3.0000) 8. Monadnock (8-3, 2.9091) 9. Berlin (5-2, 2.8571) 10. Laconia (5-3, 2.5000) 11. Inter-Lakes (5-3, 2.5000) 12. Fall Mountain (6-4, 2.4000) 13. Belmont (4-3, 2.2857) 14. Stevens (4-6, 1.7000) 15. Newport (2-3, 1.6000) 16. St. Thomas (3-5, 1.5000) **Outside:** Sanborn (3-6, 1.3333); Mascoma Valley (3-6, 1.3333); Prospect Mountain (2-6, 1.0000); Raymond (2-6, 1.0000); Winnisquam (2-7, 0.8889); Franklin (0-7, 0.0000); Hillsboro-Deering (0-7, 0.0000); Newfound (0-9, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Somersworth wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Gilford wins the tiebreaker with White Mountains thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round matchups** - No. 16 St. Thomas at Mascenic - No. 9 Berlin at No. 8 Monadnock - No. 12 Fall Mountain at No. 5 Conant - No. 13 Belmont at No. 4 Campbell - No. 15 Newport at No. 2 Somersworth - No. 10 Laconia at No. 7 White Mountains - No. 14 Stevens at No. 3 Hopkinton - No. 11 Inter-Lakes at No. 6 Gilford ### Division IV **Playoff field (record, rating)** 1. Derryfield (8-0, 4.0000) 2. Newmarket (8-1, 3.5556) 3. Pittsfield (8-1, 3.5556) 4. Littleton (7-2, 3.1111) 5. Sunapee (5-2, 2.8571) 6. Groveton (6-3, 2.6667) 7. Woodsville (6-3, 2.6667) 8. Profile (6-3, 2.6667) 9. Hinsdale (5-4, 2.2222) 10. Moultonborough (5-5, 2.0000) 11. Mount Royal (4-4, 2.0000) 12. Epping (4-4, 2.0000) 13. Lisbon (4-6, 1.6000) 14. Wilton-Lyndeborough (3-6, 1.3333) 15. Lin-Wood (3-7, 1.2000) **Outside:** Farmington (1-3, 1.0000); Colebrook (1-7, 0.5000); Portsmouth Christian (1-7, 0.5000); Gorham (1-7, 0.5000); Canaan-Pittsburg (1-8, 0.4444); Concord Christian (0-6, 0.0000); Nute (0-7, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Newmarket wins the tiebreaker with Pittsfield thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Groveton wins the three-way tiebreaker with Woodsville and Profile thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Woodsville wins the tiebreaker with Profile thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Mount Royal wins the tiebreaker with Epping thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Derryfield **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Hinsdale at No. 8 Profile - No. 12 Epping at No. 5 Sunapee - No. 13 Lisbon at No. 4 Littleton - No. 15 Lin-Wood at No. 2 Newmarket - No. 10 Moultonborough at No. 7 Woodsville - No. 14 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 3 Pittsfield - No. 11 Mount Royal at No. 6 Groveton