> ## 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. 14) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-basketball-feb-14/ - Published: 2020-02-14T16:00:50.000Z - Updated: 2020-02-14T16:00:50.000Z - Description: (Updated Feb. 14) Don’t look now, but the boys basketball playoffs are only a few weeks away. A lot will be determined between now and then, but you can keep up with where each team in the state stands with weekly updates of the playoff picture. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for th - 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 Don’t look now, but the boys basketball playoffs are only a few weeks away. A lot will be determined between now and then, but you can keep up with where each team in the state stands with weekly updates of the playoff picture. *Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, all divisions will have 15 teams make the playoffs, except for Division III, which will have 14 teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.* ### Division I **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Exeter (11-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Bishop Guertin (10-2, 3.3333, 3rd) 3. Portsmouth (9-2, 3.2727, 5th) 4. Nashua North (8-3, 2.9091, 2nd) 5. Merrimack (8-3, 2.9091, 4th) 6. Nashua South (8-4, 2.6667, 9th) 7. Winnacunnet (8-4, 2.6667, 6th) 8. Bedford (7-4, 2.5455, 10th) 9. Concord (7-4, 2.5455, 11th) 10. Keene (7-4, 2.5455, 7th) 11. Windham (6-6, 2.0000, 8th) 12. Salem (6-7, 1.8462, 12th) 13. Alvirne (5-6, 1.8182, out) 14. Dover (5-7, 1.6667, 14th) 15. Manchester Central (5-7, 1.6667, out) **Outside:** Goffstown (4-7, 1.4545, 15th); Spaulding (4-8, 1.3333, 13th); Londonderry (3-9, 1.0000); Manchester Memorial (2-9, 0.7273); Timberlane (2-9, 0.7273); Trinity (1-10, 0.3636); Pinkerton (1-12, 0.3077). **Tiebreakers** - Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - In a three-way tiebreaker, Concord and Bedford finish ahead of Keene thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Bedford finishes ahead of Concord thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Dover wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Exeter **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Concord** at No. 8 **Bedford** - No. 13 **Alvirne** at No. 4 **Nashua North** - No. 12 Salem at No. 5 **Merrimack** - No. 15 **Manchester Central** at No. 2 **Bishop Guertin** - No. 10 **Keene** at No. 7 **Winnacunnet** - No. 14 Dover at No. 3 **Portsmouth** - No. 11 **Windham** at No. 6 **Nashua South** ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Hanover (13-0, 4.0000, 2nd) 2. ConVal (11-0, 4.0000, 1st) 3. Bow (11-1, 3.6667, 3rd) 4. Pelham (11-2, 3.3846, 6th) 5. Lebanon (9-2, 3.2727, 4th) 6. Kennett (8-3, 3.0000, 5th) 7. Hollis Brookline (8-3, 2.9091, 7th) 8. Oyster River (6-4, 2.4000, 8th) 9. Manchester West (6-6, 2.0000, 9th) 10. Milford (6-6, 2.0000, 10th) 11. Kingswood (5-7, 1.6667, 14th) 12. Kearsarge (4-6, 1.6000, 12th) 13. Laconia (4-6, 1.6000, out) 14. Souhegan (4-6, 1.6000, 11th) 15. Sanborn (4-7, 1.4545, 13th) **Outside:** Pembroke (4-8, 1.3333, 15th); Coe-Brown (3-8, 1.0909); John Stark (3-9, 1.0000); Stevens (2-9, 0.7273); Bishop Brady (2-10, 0.6667); Merrimack Valley (2-12, 0.5714); Plymouth (0-11, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Hanover wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Manchester West wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. - In a three-way tiebreaker, Kearsarge and Laconia finish ahead of Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Kearsarge finishes ahead of Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 **Hanover** **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Manchester West at No. 8 Oyster River - No. 13 **Laconia** at No. 4 **Pelham** - No. 12 Kearsarge at No. 5 **Lebanon** - No. 15 **Sanborn** at No. 2 **ConVal** - No. 10 Milford at No. 7 Hollis Brookline - No. 14 **Souhegan** at No. 3 Bow - No. 11 **Kingswood** at No. 6 **Kennett** ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Gilford (12-1, 3.7692, 1st) 2. Mascenic (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd) 3. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd) 4. Somersworth (10-3, 3.0769, 4th) 5. Winnisquam (8-4, 2.6667, 5th) 6. Belmont (8-4, 2.6667, 6th) 7. Mascoma Valley (8-4, 2.6667, 8th) 8. Monadnock (9-5, 2.5714, 12th) 9. White Mountains (8-5, 2.4615, 7th) 10. St. Thomas (8-5, 2.4615, 11th) 11. Inter-Lakes (7-5, 2.3333, 13th) 12. Campbell (7-6, 2.2308, 10th) 13. Conant (6-6, 2.0000, 9th) 14. Raymond (6-8, 1.7143, 14th) **Outside:** Franklin (4-9, 1.2308); Hillsboro-Deering (4-9, 1.2308); Fall Mountain (2-11, 0.6923); Berlin (2-12, 0.5714); Newport (1-10, 0.4545); Newfound (1-11, 0.3333); Prospect Mountain (1-13, 0.2857). **Tiebreakers** - In a three-way tiebreaker, Winnisquam and Belmont finish ahead of Mascoma Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Winnisquam finishes ahead of Belmont thanks to a head-to-head victory. - White Mountains wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Gilford - No. 2 Mascenic **First-round mathups** - No. 9 **White Mountains** at No. 8 **Monadnock** - No. 13 **Conant** at No. 4 Somersworth - No. 12 **Campbell** at No. 5 Winnisquam - No. 10 **St. Thomas** at No. 7 **Mascoma Valley** - No. 14 Raymond at No. 3 Hopkinton - No. 11 **Inter-Lakes** at No. 6 Belmont ### Division IV **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Littleton (14-0, 4.1429, 1st) 2. Newmarket (14-1, 3.7333, 2nd) 3. Groveton (13-2, 3.5333, 3rd) 4. Portsmouth Christian (12-3, 3.2000, 5th) 5. Mount Royal (10-3, 3.0769, 6th) 6. Pittsfield (11-4, 2.9333, 4th) 7. Woodsville (10-4, 2.8571, 9th) 8. Sunapee (9-4, 2.7692, 7th) 9. Derryfield (8-5, 2.4615, 8th) 10. Lisbon (8-7, 2.1333, 11th) 11. Colebrook (7-7, 2.0714, 10th) 12. Lin-Wood (7-9, 1.7500, 12th) 13. Nute (5-7, 1.6667, 13th) 14. Wilton-Lyndeborough (5-8, 1.5385, 14th) 15. Epping (4-10, 1.1429, out) **Outside:** Moultonborough (4-10, 1.1429, 15th); Gorham (4-11, 1.0667); Farmington (4-12, 1.0000); Profile (3-11, 0.8571); Concord Christian (2-13, 0.5333); Pittsburg-Canaan (2-13, 0.5333); Hinsdale (2-13, 0.5333). **Tiebreakers** - Epping wins the tiebreaker with Moultonborough thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Littleton **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Derryfield** at No. 8 **Sunapee** - No. 13 Nute at No. 4 **Portsmouth Christian** - No. 12 Lin-Wood at No. 5 **Mount Royal** - No. 15 **Epping** at No. 2 Newmarket - No. 10 **Lisbon** at No. 7 **Woodsville** - No. 14 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 3 Groveton - No. 11 **Colebrook** at No. 6 **Pittsfield**