> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Playoff Picture: Boys Basketball (Feb. 13) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-basketball-feb-13/ - Published: 2026-02-13T15:06:36.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-13T15:06:36.000Z - Description: (Feb. 13) The season ends this week for Division III, while the other three divisions continue to race toward the finish line. Here’s a look at what the tournament field for all four divisions of boys basketball would look like if the postseason were to begin today. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percen - Author: Joe Marchilena - Tags: Winter Sports, boys basketball, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44 The season ends this week for Division III, while the other three divisions continue to race toward the finish line. Here’s a look at what the tournament field for all four divisions of boys basketball would look like if the postseason were to begin today. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and III will have 15 teams, Division II will have 14 teams and Division IV will have 16 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official.* ### Division I **Team (record, rating, last week)** 1. Portsmouth (14-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Bedford (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd) 3. Trinity (11-3, 3.1429, 4th) 4. Pinkerton (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd) 5. Bishop Guertin (11-4, 2.9333, 5th) 6. Goffstown (9-5, 2.5714, 7th) 7. Windham (8-5, 2.4615, 8th) 8. Alvirne (8-5, 2.4615, 6th) 9. Nashua South (8-6, 2.28571, 13th) 10. Exeter (7-7, 2.0000, 9th) 11. Keene (6-8, 1.7143, 11th) 12. Dover (6-8, 1.7143, 10th) 13. Londonderry (6-8, 1.7143, 12th) 14. Manchester Memorial (6-8, 1.7143, 15th) 15. Merrimack (6-8, 1.7143, 14th) **Outside:** Nashua North (5-9, 1.4286); Winnacunnet (5-9, 1.4286); Manchester Central (4-9, 1.2308); Salem (3-11, 0.8571); Spaulding (3-11, 0.8571); Timberlane (3-12, 0.8000); Concord (0-14, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Trinity wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to head-to-head victory. - Windham (2.2222) wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne (1.7778) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - In a five-way tiebreaker, Keene (1.2000) and Dover (1.0000) finish in that order ahead of Londonderry (0.8889), Manchester Memorial (0.8889) and Merrimack (0.8889) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Londonderry (4.0000) wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial (0.0000) and Merrimack (0.0000) thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. *Note: Memorial and Merrimack have yet to play, but the outcome would not change this tiebreaker.* - Manchester Memorial (0.2778) wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack (0.2632) thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Portsmouth **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Nashua South** at No. 8 **Alvirne** - No. 12 **Dover** at No. 5 Bishop Guertin - No. 13 **Londonderry** at No. 4 **Pinkerton** - No. 15 **Merrimack** at No. 2 Bedford - No. 10 **Exeter** at No. 7 **Windham** - No. 14 **Manchester Memorial** at No. 3 **Trinity** - No. 11 Keene at No. 6 **Goffstown** **Playoff Schedule** - **Preliminary Round:** March 4, at higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** March 7, at higher seed. - **Semifinals:** March 11, Rochester Rec Center. - **Final:** March 15, at UNH. ### Division II **Team (record, rating, last week)** 1. Hollis Brookline (14-0, 4.0714, 1st) 2. Manchester West (12-2, 3.4286, 2nd) 3. Pelham (10-3, 3.1538, 3rd) 4. Pembroke (10-3, 3.0769, 6th) 5. Hanover (11-4, 2.9333, 4th) 6. Coe-Brown (10-4, 2.9286, 7th) 7. Bow (9-4, 2.7692, 9th) 8. Kingswood (9-5, 2.5714, 5th) 9. Oyster River (8-5, 2.5385, 8th) 10. Kennett (7-6, 2.1538, 11th) 11. Sanborn (6-7, 1.8462, 10th) 12. Lebanon (6-7, 1.8462, 12th) 13. Souhegan (6-7, 1.8462, 14th) 14. Milford (5-8, 1.5385, 13th) **Outside:** ConVal (4-9, 1.2308); Merrimack Valley (3-10, 0.9231); Plymouth (3-10, 0.9231); Laconia (2-11, 0.6154); John Stark (0-13, 0.0000); Bishop Brady (0-13, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - In a three-way tiebreaker, Sanborn (1.5000), Lebanon (1.3333) and Souhegan (1.2000) finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Hollis Brookline - No. 2 Manchester West **First-round matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 9 **Oyster River** at No. 8 **Kingswood** - No. 12 Lebanon at No. 5 **Hanover** - No. 13 **Souhegan** at No. 4 **Pembroke** - No. 10 **Kennett** at No. 7 **Bow** - No. 14 **Milford** at No. 3 Pelham - No. 11 **Sanborn** at No. 6 **Coe-Brown** **Playoff Schedule** - **Preliminary Round:** March 4, at higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** March 7, at higher seed. - **Semifinals:** March 11, Rochester Rec Center. - **Final:** March 15, at UNH. ### Division III **Team (record, rating, last week)** 1. Belmont (17-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Mascoma Valley (15-1, 3.7500, 3rd) 3. Stevens (15-2, 3.5294, 2nd) 4. Hopkinton (14-2, 3.5000, 4th) 5. Gilford (14-3, 3.2941, 6th) 6. St. Thomas (12-3, 3.2000, 5th) 7. Kearsarge (12-5, 2.8235, 7th) 8. Fall Mountain (10-5, 2.6667, 8th) 9. Derryfield (11-6, 2.5882, 9th) 10. White Mountains (9-9, 2.0000, 10th) 11. Newfound (8-9, 1.8824, 12th) 12. Campbell (7-9, 1.7500, 11th) 13. Prospect Mountain (7-11, 1.5556, 13th) 14. Hillsboro-Deering (5-11, 1.2500, 15th) 15. Inter-Lakes (5-12, 1.1765, 14th) **Outside:** Winnisquam (4-13, 0.9412); Monadnock (4-13, 0.9412); Raymond (4-13, 0.9412); Conant (3-14, 0.7059); Somersworth (2-13, 0.5333); Newport (2-16, 0.4444); Berlin (1-16, 0.2353). **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Belmont **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Derryfield at No. 8 Fall Mountain - No. 12 **Campbell** at No. 5 **Gilford** - No. 13 Prospect Mountain at No. 4 Hopkinton - No. 15 **Inter-Lakes** at No. 2 **Mascoma Valley** - No. 10 White Mountains at No. 7 Kearsarge - No. 14 **Hillsboro-Deering** at No. 3 **Stevens** - No. 11 **Newfound** at No. 6 **St. Thomas** **Playoff Schedule** - **Preliminary Round:** Feb. 17, at higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** Feb. 20, at higher seed. - **Semifinals:** Feb. 25, TBD. - **Final:** Feb. 28, at Keene State College. ### Division IV **Team (record, rating, last week)** 1. Littleton (15-1, 3.8750, 1st) 2. Hinsdale (14-1, 3.8667, 2nd) 3. Groveton (14-2, 3.5625, 3rd) 4. Portsmouth Christian (13-3, 3.3125, 4th) 5. Mascenic (12-4, 3.0625, 7th) 6. Farmington (12-4, 3.0000, 8th) 7. Holy Family (12-4, 3.0000, 5th) 8. Profile (12-4, 3.0000, 9th) 9. Newmarket (11-5, 2.8125, 6th) 10. Moultonborough (10-6, 2.5625, 10th) 11. Nute (9-7, 2.2500, 11th) 12. Epping (8-8, 2.0000, 12th) 13. Franklin (8-8, 2.0000, 13th) 14. Concord Christian (7-9, 1.7500, 16th) 15. Pittsburg-Canaan (7-9, 1.7500, NR) 16. Woodsville (6-10, 1.5000, 14th) **Outside:** Colebrook (6-10, 1.5000, 15th); Gorham (6-10, 1.5000); Pittsfield (5-12, 1.1765); Sunapee (4-11, 1.1333); Wilton-Lyndeborough (1-14, 0.2667); Lisbon (1-16, 0.2353); Lin-Wood (0-15, 0.0000); Mount Royal (0-14, 0.0000). **Missing Results:** *Mount Royal at Wilton-Lyndeborough (Feb. 6); Mount Royal at Sunapee (Feb. 9).* **Tiebreakers** - In a three-way tiebreaker, Farmington (2.6667) and Holy Family (2.6667) finish ahead of Profile (2.4000) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Farmington wins the tiebreaker with Holy Family thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Epping (1.5385) wins the tiebreaker with Franklin (1.0909) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Concord Christian (1.4286) wins the tiebreaker with Pittsburg-Canaan (0.7273) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Woodsville (4.0000) wins the tiebreaker with Colebrook (1.3333) and Gorham (1.0000) thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. **First-round matchups (changes in bold)** - No. 16 **Woodsville** at No. 1 Littleton - No. 9 **Newmarket** at No. 8 **Profile** - No. 12 Epping at No. 5 **Mascenic** - No. 13 Franklin at No. 4 Portsmouth Christian - No. 15 **Pittsburg-Canaan** at No. 2 Hinsdale - No. 10 Moultonborough at No. 7 **Holy Family** - No. 14 **Concord Christian** at No. 3 Groveton - No. 11 Nute at No. 6 **Farmington** **Playoff Schedule** - **Preliminary Round:** Feb. 23, at higher seed. - **Quarterfinals:** Feb. 26, at higher seed. - **Semifinals:** March 2, TBD. - **Final:** March 7, at Colby Sawyer College.