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# Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (March 1)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-ii-boys-basketball-march-1-2/
- Published: 2019-03-01T15:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2019-03-01T15:00:28.000Z
- Description: It's the final day of the Division II boys basketball regular season and there are still a handful of games to be played before seeding is determined.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division II, boys basketball, bracketology, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It's the final day of the Division II boys basketball regular season and there are still a handful of games to be played before seeding is determined.

Here's where the division stands going into Friday's action and scenarios for where teams could end up.

### Division II

*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.*

**Playoff field (record, rating, previous)**

1. Oyster River (16-1, 3.8235, 1st)
2. Pembroke (16-1, 3.7647, 2nd)
3. ConVal (16-1, 3.7647, 3rd)
4. Pelham (14-3, 3.2941, 4th)
5. Merrimack Valley (13-5, 2.8889, 5th)
6. Kennett (12-6, 2.7222, 7th)
7. Lebanon (12-6, 2.6667, 9th)
8. Souhegan (11-6, 2.5882, 6th)
9. Bishop Brady (10-8, 2.2222, 13th)
10. Kearsarge (9-8, 2.1176, 10th)
11. Coe-Brown (9-8, 2.1176, 8th)
12. Hanover (9-9, 2.0000, 11th)
13. Hollis Brookline (9-9, 2.0000, 12th)
14. John Stark (8-10, 1.7778, 14th)
15. Milford (6-12, 1.3333, 15th)

**Eliminated:** Plymouth (6-12, 1.3333); Laconia (5-13, 1.1111); Bow (4-13, 0.9412); Sanborn (3-14, 0.7059); Manchester West (3-15, 0.6667); Kingswood (3-15, 0.6667); Stevens (1-16, 0.2353).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Milford wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**Remaining schedule**

- **Friday, March 1:** ConVal at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Sanborn at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; Bow at Pembroke, 7 p.m.; Kearsarge at Stevens, 7 p.m.

**Scenarios**

- Oyster River clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Coe-Brown or a loss and losses by ConVal and Pembroke.
- ConVal clinches no worse than the No. 2 seed with a win over Souhegan and gets the No. 1 seed with a win and an Oyster River loss.
- Pembroke clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Bow and losses by Oyster River and ConVal. The Spartans get the No. 2 seed with a ConVal loss.
- Pelham has clinched the No. 4 seed.
- Merrimack Valley has clinched the No. 5 seed.
- Kennett has clinched the No. 6 seed.
- Souhegan clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over ConVal. The Sabers finish at No. 8 with a loss.
- Lebanon clinches the No. 7 seed with a Souhegan loss.
- Kearsarge clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Stevens.
- Coe-Brown clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Oyster River and a Kearsarge loss.
- Bishop Brady clinches the No. 9 seed with losses by Kearsarge and Coe-Brown.
- Hanover clinches the No. 11 seed with a Coe-Brown loss.
- Hollis Brookline has clinched the No. 13 seed.
- John Stark has clinched the No. 14 seed.
- Milford has clinched the No. 15 seed.

**First-round bye**

- No. 1 Oyster River

**First-round matchups**

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