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# Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Feb. 28)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-boys-basketball-7/
- Published: 2018-02-28T15:34:09.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-28T15:34:09.000Z
- Description: (Updated Feb. 28) The Division II boys basketball regular season has less than a week left in it. While there is still a lot to be decided before the postseason starts, here is what the playoff field would look like if the NHIAA playoffs started now. These will be updated as necessary over the next
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, boys basketball, bracketology, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

(Updated Feb. 28) The Division II boys basketball regular season has less than a week left in it. While there is still a lot to be decided before the postseason starts, here is what the playoff field would look like if the NHIAA playoffs started now.

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

### Division II

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Hollis Brookline (15-2, 3.5294)
2. Lebanon (14-3, 3.2941)
3. Kearsarge (14-4, 3.1111)
4. Pembroke (12-4, 3.0000)
5. Merrimack Valley (13-5, 2.8889)
6. Coe-Brown (12-5, 2.8235)
7. Oyster River (11-6, 2.5882)
8. Timberlane (10-7, 2.3529)
9. Milford (10-7, 2.3529)
10. Pelham (9-8, 2.1176)
11. Kennett (9-8, 2.1176)
12. Souhegan (8-9, 1.8824)
13. Windham (8-9, 1.8824)
14. John Stark (7-9, 1.7500)
15. Bow (7-10, 1.6471)

**Outside:** Plymouth (7-10, 1.6471); Hanover (7-10, 1.6471); ConVal (5-12, 1.1765); Bishop Brady (4-13, 0.9412); Manchester West (3-14, 0.7059); Kingswood (2-15, 0.4706); Goffstown (2-15, 0.4706).

**Tiebreakers**

- Timberlane (6-7, 1.8462) wins the tiebreaker with Milford (5-6, 1.8182) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Pelham (5-8, 1.5384) wins the tiebreaker with Kennett (3-7, 1.2000) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Bow (4-10, 1.1429) wins the three-way tiebreaker with Plymouth (2-9, 0.7273) and Hanover (2-9, 0.7273) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**Schedule**

- Wednesday, Feb. 28: Pembroke at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, March 1: Kennett at Plymouth, 6 p.m.; Bishop Brady at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; ConVal at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Pelham at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Milford at Hollis Brookline, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester West at Windham, 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 2: Timberlane at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Bow at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.; Kingswood at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; John Stark at Hanover, 7 p.m.

**Scenarios**

- Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 1 seed with a win or a Lebanon loss.
- Lebanon clinches the No. 1 seed with a win and a Hollis Brookline loss.
- If Pembroke wins out, it would clinch the No. 3 seed. A Pembroke loss would give Kearsarge the No. 3 seed.
- Kearsarge can finish no worse than fourth.
- Merrimack Valley can finish no worse than fifth.
- Coe-Brown can finish no worse than sixth.
- Souhegan, Windham, John Stark, Bow, Plymouth and Hanover are battling for the final four playoff spots.
- ConVal, Manchester West, Bishop Brady, Kingswood and Goffstown have been eliminated.

**First-round bye (changes in bold)**

- No. 1 Hollis Brookline

**First-round matchups**

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