Division II

Bracketology: Division II boys basketball (March 4)

The Division II boys basketball regular season is in the books and the postseason is scheduled to begin next week. Here is what the tournament field will likely look like when the pairings are announced by the NHIAA on Monday. To view the projected pairings, you need to be a Sports Insider Member. T

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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. These are not official pairings.

Division II

Playoff field

Lebanon (17-1, 3.7778)
Milford (17-1, 3.7778)
Coe-Brown (15-3, 3.3333)
Hollis Brookline (13-5, 2.8889)
Manchester West (12-6, 2.6667)
Pelham (11-7, 2.4444)
John Stark (10-8, 2.2222) ⇑
Goffstown (10-8, 2.2222) ⇑
Timberlane (10-8, 2.2222) ⇓
Bishop Brady (9-9, 2.0000)
Hanover (8-10, 1.7778)
Pembroke (8-10, 1.7778) ⇑
Merrimack Valley (8-10, 1.7778) ⇓
Kingswood (7-11, 1.5556) ⇑

Outside: Windham (6-12, 1.3333) ⇓; Souhegan (5-13, 1.1111); Bow (5-13, 1.1111); Plymouth (4-14, 0.8889); Kennett (4-14, 0.8889); ConVal (3-15, 0.6667); Oyster River (2-16, 0.4444).

Tiebreakers

Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a head-to-head victory over the Spartans.
In the three-way tiebreaker, John Stark and Goffstown have a better rating than Timberlane against tournament teams. John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Timberlane thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Pembroke and Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)