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# Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Feb. 1)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-boys-basketball-feb-1/
- Published: 2019-02-01T16:45:32.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-01T16:45:32.000Z
- Description: There are four weeks remaining in the Division II boys basketball regular season. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started on Friday night.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, boys basketball, bracketology, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There are four weeks remaining in the Division II boys basketball regular season. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started on Friday night.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II boys basketball will have 15 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.*

### Division II

**Playoff field (record, rating, last week)**

1. Pembroke (9-1, 3.6000, 1st)
2. ConVal (9-1, 3.6000, 3rd)
3. Oyster River (8-1, 3.5556, 2nd)
4. Pelham (10-2, 3.3333, 4th)
5. Souhegan (8-3, 2.9091, 7th)
6. Merrimack Valley (8-3, 2.9091, 8th)
7. Hanover (7-3, 2.8000, 5th)
8. Lebanon (6-3, 2.6667, 6th)
9. Hollis Brookline (7-4, 2.5455, 9th)
10. Coe-Brown (5-4, 2.2222, 14th)
11. Kennett (5-5, 2.1000, 11th)
12. Kearsarge (5-5, 2.0000, 13th)
13. Milford (5-5, 2.0000, 10th)
14. Bishop Brady (5-6, 1.8182, 12th)
15. John Stark (4-8, 1.3333, out)

**Outside:** Laconia (3-7, 1.2000); Plymouth (2-7, 0.8889); Bow (2-8, 0.8000); Manchester West (2-9, 0.7273), Sanborn (2-9, 0.7273); Kingswood (1-9, 0.4000); Stevens (0-11, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round bye**

- No. 1 Pembroke

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Lebanon
- No. 13 Milford at No. 4 Pelham
- No. 12 Kearsarge at No. 5 Souhegan
- No. 15 John Stark at No. 2 ConVal
- No. 10 Coe-Brown at No. 7 Hanover
- No. 14 Bishop Brady at No. 3 Oyster River
- No. 11 Kennett at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

### Games to watch

- **Friday, Feb. 1:** Lebanon at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Laconia at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Milford, 6:30 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Feb. 5:** Lebanon at Hanover, 5:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Bishop Brady, 6 p.m.; Oyster River at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Souhegan at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.
- **Wednesday, Feb. 6:** Pembroke at Milford, 6:30 p.m.
- **Thursday, Feb. 7:** Kearsarge at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.