Division II

Bracketology: Division II boys basketball (Feb. 28)

It’s the final week of the Division II boys basketball season, so here is a look at where each team stands, and who is in and who is out of the postseason race. With the playoffs right around the corner, these will be updated daily for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the

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Bracketology: Division II boys basketball (Feb. 28)

It’s the final week of the Division II boys basketball season, so here is a look at where each team stands, and who is in and who is out of the postseason race.

With the playoffs right around the corner, these will be updated daily for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the registration button below.

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.

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Lebanon (16-1, 3.7647) ⇑
  2. Milford (16-1, 3.7647) ⇓
  3. Coe-Brown (14-3, 3.2941)
  4. Hollis Brookline (13-4, 3.0588)
  5. Manchester West (11-6, 2.5882) ⇑
  6. Pelham (10-6, 2.5000) ⇓
  7. John Stark (9-7, 2.2500)
  8. Goffstown (9-7, 2.2500)
  9. Bishop Brady (9-7, 2.2500)
  10. Timberlane (9-7, 2.2500)
  11. Merrimack Valley (8-10, 1.7778) ⇑
  12. Pembroke (6-9, 1.6000)
  13. Windham (6-10, 1.5000)
  14. Hanover (6-10, 1.5000)

Outside: Kingswood (6-11, 1.4118); Souhegan (5-12, 1.1765); Plymouth (4-12, 1.0000); Bow (4-12, 1.0000); Kennett (3-13, 0.7500); ConVal (2-15, 0.4706); Oyster River (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

  • Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory over the Spartans.
  • John Stark and Goffstown come out ahead of Bishop Brady and Timberlane in a four-way tiebreaker. John Stark wins the tiebreaker over Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head to win over the Grizzlies.
  • Goffstown wins the three-way tiebreaker with Bishop Brady and Timberlane thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
  • Bishop Brady wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Windham wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

  • Tuesday: Bishop Brady at Hanover, 7 p.m; Bow at Plymouth, 6:30 p.m.; Kennett at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; John Stark at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Kingswood, 6:30 p.m.; Pelham at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Timberlane, 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday: Hanover at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Milford, 6:30 p.m.; Plymouth at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.
  • Friday: Pembroke at Bow, 7 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Timberlane, 6:30 p.m.; ConVal at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Kingswood, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Bishop Brady, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Manchester West, 6:30 p.m.

Top four seeds

  • No. 1 Lebanon: The Raiders get the top seed with a win Friday over Bishop Brady. Or Lebanon can clinch before that if Milford loses to Hollis Brookline on Thursday.
  • No. 2 Milford: The Spartans need to beat Hollis Brookline and have Lebanon lose to get the top seed. Otherwise, Milford will be the second seed.
  • No. 3 Coe-Brown: It's simple for the Bears, too: beat Timberlane on Friday and finish with the third seed. A loss and a win by Hollis Brookline would drop Coe-Brown to fourth.
  • No. 4 Hollis Brookline: The Cavaliers can finish no worse than fourth, and need a win and a Coe-Brown loss to finish third.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Lebanon
  • No. 2 Milford

First-round matchups 

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

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