Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (March 1)

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