Division II

Bracketology: Division II boys basketball (March 2)

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 (March 2)

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 (10-7, 2.3529)
  7. John Stark (10-7, 2.3529)
  8. Goffstown (10-7, 2.3529)
  9. Timberlane (10-7, 2.3529)
  10. Bishop Brady (9-8, 2.1176)
  11. Merrimack Valley (8-10, 1.7778)
  12. Hanover (7-10, 1.6471)
  13. Pembroke (7-10, 1.6471)
  14. Windham (6-11, 1.4118)

Outside: Kingswood (6-11, 1.4118); Souhegan (5-12, 1.1765); Plymouth (4-13, 0.9412); Bow (5-12, 1.1765); Kennett (3-14, 0.7059); ConVal (2-15, 0.4706); Oyster River (2-15, 0.4706).

Tiebreakers

  • Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory over the Spartans.
  • Pelham wins the four-way tiebreaker with John Stark, Goffstown and Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • John Stark wins the three-way tiebreaker with Goffstown and Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Windham wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining schedule

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

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