Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Feb. 15)

There are two 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. Oyster River (12-1, 3.7692, 1st)
2. Pembroke (14-1, 3.7333, 3rd)
3. ConVal (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
4. Pelham (13-2, 3.4667, 4th)
5. Merrimack Valley (11-4, 2.9333, 5th)
6. Souhegan (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
7. Kennett (9-6, 2.4667, 10th)
8. Hanover (8-5, 2.4615, 9th)
9. Hollis Brookline (7-5, 2.3333, 8th)
10. Lebanon (8-6, 2.2857, 7th)
11. Coe-Brown (7-6, 2.1538, 12th)
12. Bishop Brady (7-8, 1.8667, 14th)
13. Kearsarge (6-7, 1.8462, 13th)
14. Milford (6-7, 1.8462, 11th)
15. John Stark (4-9, 1.2308, 15th)

Outside: Plymouth (4-9, 1.2308); Laconia (4-11, 1.0667); Bow (3-11, 0.8571); Manchester West (3-11, 0.8571); Sanborn (3-11, 0.8571); Kingswood (2-13, 0.5333); Stevens (1-13, 0.2857).

Tiebreakers

• Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Oyster River

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Feb. 15: Coe-Brown at Milford, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 18: John Stark at Milford, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 19: Bishop Brady at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Milford at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; ConVal at Hanover, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 20: Hollis Brookline at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.