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Playoff Picture: Boys Basketball (Feb. 28)

(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

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Boys Basketball (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 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. 

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

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