> ## 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. 28) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-basketball-feb-28/ - Published: 2020-02-28T21:50:44.000Z - Updated: 2020-02-28T21:50:44.000Z - Description: (Updated Feb. 28) 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, #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. Pairings for D4 have already been released and can be found* [*here*](https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-pairings-boys-basketball/)*.* ### Division I **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Exeter (14-1, 3.7333, 1st) 2. Bishop Guertin (14-2, 3.5000, 2nd) 3. Portsmouth (13-2, 3.4667, 3rd) 4. Nashua North (11-4, 2.9333, 4th) 5. Merrimack (10-5, 2.6667, 7th) 6. Winnacunnet (10-6, 2.5000, 5th) 7. Nashua South (10-6, 2.5000, 6th) 8. Keene (9-6, 2.4000, 9th) 9. Bedford (9-6, 2.4000, 8th) 10. Windham (8-7, 2.1333, 13th) 11. Alvirne (8-7, 2.1333, 12th) 12. Concord (8-7, 2.1333, 10th) 13. Goffstown (7-8, 1.8667, 14th) 14. Salem (7-9, 1.7500, 11th) 15. Manchester Central (6-9, 1.6000, out) **Outside:** Dover (6-10, 1.5000, 15th); Manchester Memorial (4-11, 1.0667); Spaulding (4-11, 1.0667); Londonderry (4-12, 1.0000); Trinity (3-12, 0.8000); Timberlane (2-13, 0.5333); Pinkerton (1-15, 0.2500). **Tiebreakers** - Winnacunnet wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Keene wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory. - In a three-way tiebreaker, Windham finishes ahead of Alvirne and Concord thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Alvirne finishes ahead of Concord thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Exeter **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Bedford** at No. 8 **Keene** - No. 13 **Goffstown** at No. 4 Nashua North - No. 12 **Concord** at No. 5 **Merrimack** - No. 15 **Manchester Central** at No. 2 Bishop Guertin - No. 10 **Windham** at No. 7 **Nashua South** - No. 14 **Salem** at No. 3 Portsmouth - No. 11 **Alvirne** at No. 6 **Winnacunnet** ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. ConVal (16-1, 3.7647, 1st) 2. Hanover (15-1, 3.7500, 2nd) 3. Bow (14-1, 3.7333, 3rd) 4. Lebanon (13-2, 3.4667, 5th) 5. Hollis Brookline (13-3, 3.2500, 7th) 6. Pelham (12-3, 3.2000, 4th) 7. Kennett (11-5, 2.8125, 6th) 8. Manchester West (9-7, 2.2500, 9th) 9. Souhegan (8-7, 2.1333, 11th) 10. Milford (8-8, 2.0000, 10th) 11. Sanborn (7-8, 1.8667, out) 12. Oyster River (7-8, 1.9333, 8th) 13. Kingswood (7-8, 1.8667, 12th) 14. Kearsarge (6-9, 1.6000, 13th) 15. Laconia (5-10, 1.3333, 15th) **Outside:** Coe-Brown (5-11, 1.2500, 14th); Pembroke (4-11, 1.0667); John Stark (4-11, 1.0667); Stevens (3-12, 0.8000); Bishop Brady (3-14, 0.7059); Merrimack Valley (2-15, 0.4706); Plymouth (1-14, 0.2667). **Tiebreakers** - In a three-way tiebreaker, Sanborn finishes ahead of Oyster River and Kingswood thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. Oyster River finishes ahead of Kingswood thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 ConVal **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Souhegan** at No. 8 **Manchester West** - No. 13 **Kingswood** at No. 4 **Lebanon** - No. 12 **Oyster River** at No. 5 **Hollis Brookline** - No. 15 **Laconia** at No. 2 Hanover - No. 10 Milford at No. 7 **Kennett** - No. 14 **Kearsarge** at No. 3 Bow - No. 11 **Sanborn** at No. 6 **Pelham** ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Gilford (16-1, 3.8235, 1st) 2. Mascenic (17-1, 3.7778, 2nd) 3. Somersworth (13-4, 3.0588, 4th) 4. Hopkinton (13-4, 3.0588, 3rd) 5. Winnisquam (13-5, 2.8889, 6th) 6. Mascoma Valley (12-5, 2.8235, 7th) 7. Campbell (11-6, 2.6471, 10th) 8. White Mountains (11-6, 2.5882, 5th) 9. St. Thomas (10-7, 2.3529, 8th) 10. Monadnock (10-7, 2.3529, 9th) 11. Belmont (9-8, 2.1176, 11th) 12. Conant (8-9, 1.8824, 13th) 13. Inter-Lakes (8-9, 1.8824, 12th) 14. Raymond (8-10, 1.7778, 14th) **Outside:** Hillsboro-Deering (4-13, 0.9412); Franklin (4-14, 0.8889); Fall Mountain (3-14, 0.7647); Prospect Mountain (3-14, 0.7647); Newfound (2-15, 0.4706); Berlin (2-15, 0.4706); Newport (1-16, 0.2353). **Tiebreakers** - Somersworth wins the tiebreaker over Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory. - St. Thomas wins the tiebreaker over Monadnock thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Conant wins the tiebreaker over Inter-Lakes 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 **St. Thomas** at No. 8 **White Mountains** - No. 13 **Inter-Lakes** at No. 4 **Hopkinton** - No. 12 **Conant** at No. 5 **Winnisquam** - No. 10 **Monadnock** at No. 7 **Campbell** - No. 14 Raymond at No. 3 **Somersworth** - No. 11 Belmont at No. 6 **Mascoma Valley**