Bracketology: Division II boys basketball (Feb. 24)

It’s a little more than one week until the start of the boys basketball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in Division II.

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Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II boys basketball will have 14 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division II

Playoff field

1. Milford (15-1, 3.7500)
2. Lebanon (13-1, 3.7143)
3. Coe-Brown (13-2, 3.4667)
4. Hollis Brookline (11-4, 2.9333)
5. Manchester West (10-5, 2.6667)
6. Pelham (9-6, 2.4000)
7. Bishop Brady (9-6, 2.4000)
8. John Stark (9-6, 2.4000)
9. Goffstown (9-7, 2.2500)
10. Timberlane (9-7, 2.2500)
11. Pembroke (7-8, 1.8667)
12. Hanover (6-9, 1.6000)
13. Merrimack Valley (6-10, 1.5000)
14. Windham (5-10, 1.3333)

Outside: Kingswood (5-10, 1.3333); Bow (4-11, 1.0667); Souhegan (4-11, 1.0667); Plymouth (4-12, 1.0000); Kennett (3-12, 0.8000); ConVal (2-13, 0.5333); Oyster River (1-14, 0.2667).

Tiebreakers

• Pelham wins the three-way tiebreaker with Bishop Brady and John Stark thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head win.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Milford
• No. 2 Lebanon

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 John Stark
• No. 12 Hanover at No. 5 Manchester West
• No. 13 Merrimack Valley at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
• No. 10 Timberlane at No. 7 Bishop Brady
• No. 14 Windham at No. 3 Coe-Brown
• No. 11 Pembroke at No. 6 Pelham