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# Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Feb. 24)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-boys-basketball-feb-24-2/
- Published: 2018-02-24T18:31:03.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-24T18:31:03.000Z
- Description: (Updated Feb. 24) The Division II boys basketball regular season has 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 week for S
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, boys basketball, bracketology, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

(Updated Feb. 24) The Division II boys basketball regular season has 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 (14-2, 3.5000)
2. Lebanon (13-3, 3.2500)
3. Kearsarge (13-4, 3.0588)
4. Coe-Brown (12-4, 3.0000)
5. Pembroke (12-4, 3.0000)
6. Merrimack Valley (12-5, 2.8235)
7. Oyster River (11-5, 2.7500)
8. Timberlane (10-6, 2.5000)
9. Milford (10-7, 2.3529)
10. Pelham (8-8, 2.0000)
11. Souhegan (8-9, 1.8824)
12. Kennett (7-8, 1.8667)
13. Windham (7-9, 1.7500)
14. Plymouth (7-9, 1.7500)
15. Hanover (7-9, 1.7500)

**Outside:** John Stark (7-9, 1.7500); Bow (6-10, 1.5000); ConVal (5-11, 1.2500); Manchester West (3-13, 0.7500); Bishop Brady (3-13, 0.7500); Kingswood (2-13, 0.5333); Goffstown (2-14, 0.5000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- In a four-way tiebreaker, Windham (2-1, 2.6667) and Plymouth (2-1, 2.6667) finish ahead of Hanover (1-2, 1.3333) and John Stark (1-2, 1.3333) thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
- Windham wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Plymouth (2-0, 4.0000) wins the three-way tiebreaker with Hanover (1-1, 2.0000) and John Stark (0-2, 0.0000) thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
- Hanover wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**Schedule**

- Saturday, Feb. 24: Kennett at Kingswood, 6 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 26: Kingswood at Merrimack Valley, 5 p.m.; Lebanon at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Plymouth at Bow, 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, Feb. 27: Hollis Brookline at ConVal, 4:30 p.m.; Hanover at Bishop Brady, 6 p.m.; Kearsarge at Manchester West, 6:30 p.m.; Timberlane at Windham, 6:30 p.m.
- 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.
- Friday, March 2: Timberlane at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Bow at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester West at Windham, 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 if it wins out, or with a win and a Lebanon loss.
- Lebanon clinches the No. 1 seed if it wins out and Hollis Brookline loses one of two games.
- Kearsarge can't get the No. 1 seed, but could finish second.
- Coe-Brown would get the No. 1 seed in a five-way tie with Hollis Brookline, Lebanon, Kearsarge and Pembroke.
- Manchester West, Bishop Brady, Kingswood and Goffstown have been mathematically eliminated.

**First-round bye**

- No. 1 Hollis Brookline

**First-round matchups**

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