Division II

Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Jan. 25)

There are five 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.

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Jan. 25)

There are five 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 (record, rating, last week)

  1. Pembroke (8-1, 3.5556, 2nd)
  2. Oyster River (7-1, 3.5000, 1st)
  3. ConVal (7-1, 3.5000, 4th)
  4. Pelham (8-2, 3.2000, 5th)
  5. Hanover (7-2, 3.1111, 8th)
  6. Lebanon (6-2, 3.0000, 9th)
  7. Souhegan (6-2, 3.0000, 3rd)
  8. Merrimack Valley (6-3, 2.6667, 6th)
  9. Hollis Brookline (6-3, 2.6667, 7th)
  10. Milford (5-4, 2.3333, 10th)
  11. Kennett (5-4, 2.3333, 12th)
  12. Bishop Brady (5-5, 2.0000, 14th)
  13. Kearsarge (4-4, 2.0000, 11th)
  14. Coe-Brown (3-4, 1.7143, 13th)
  15. Laconia (2-6, 1.0000, Out)

Outside: John Stark (2-7, 0.8889); Bow (2-7, 0.8889); Manchester West (2-7, 0.8889), Sanborn (2-8, 0.8000); Plymouth (1-6, 0.5714); Kingswood (1-8, 0.4444); Stevens (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Merrimack Valley wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Milford wins the tiebreaker over Kennett thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round bye

  • No. 1 Pembroke

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

  • Friday, Jan. 25: Oyster River at Bishop Brady, 4:30 p.m.; Hanover at Merrimack Valley, 6 p.m.; Kennett at ConVal, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Jan. 29: Hanover at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.; Hollis Brookline at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Souhegan at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, Jan. 31: Souhegan at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.

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