Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Jan. 11)

There are seven 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 this weekend.

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

1. Pembroke (5-0, 4.0000)
2. Merrimack Valley (6-1, 3.4286)
3. Hanover (5-1, 3.3333)
4. ConVal (4-1, 3.2000)
5. Oyster River (4-1, 3.2000)
6. Hollis Brookline (4-1, 3.2000)
7. Souhegan (4-1, 3.2000)
8. Lebanon (3-1, 3.0000)
9. Pelham (4-2, 2.6667)
10. Milford (3-2, 2.4000)
11. Kennett (3-3, 2.0000)
12. Laconia (2-3, 1.6000)
13. Kearsarge (2-3, 1.6000)
14. Bishop Brady (2-4, 1.3333)
15. Coe-Brown (1-2, 1.3333)

Outside: Kingswood (1-3, 1.0000); John Stark (1-3, 1.0000); Manchester West (1-5, 0.6667), Sanborn (1-6, 0.5714); Plymouth (0-2, 0.0000); Bow (0-5, 0.0000); Stevens (0-6, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• ConVal wins the four-way tiebreaker with Oyster River, Hollis Brookline and Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Oyster River wins the three-way tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline and Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Pembroke

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Jan. 11: Kearsarge at Milford, 6:30 p.m.; Souhegan at Coe-Brown, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.; Oyster River at Hanover, 7 p.m.; Pelham at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 15: Souhegan at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.; Pembroke at Merrimack Valley, 6 p.m.; ConVal at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.