> ## 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. 7) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-basketball-feb-7/ - Published: 2020-02-07T15:00:20.000Z - Updated: 2020-02-07T15:00:20.000Z - Description: 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 - 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 (9-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Nashua North (8-1, 3.5556, 4th) 3. Bishop Guertin (8-2, 3.2000, 2nd) 4. Merrimack (8-2, 3.2000, 5th) 5. Portsmouth (8-2, 3.2000, 3rd) 6. Winnacunnet (7-3, 2.8000, 7th) 7. Keene (6-3, 2.6667, 8th) 8. Windham (6-4, 2.4000, 6th) 9. Nashua South (6-4, 2.4000, 10th) 10. Bedford (5-4, 2.2222, 9th) 11. Concord (5-4, 2.2222, 12th) 12. Salem (5-6, 1.8182, 14th) 13. Goffstown (4-5, 1.7778, 15th) 14. Dover (4-6, 1.6000, 11th) 15. Spaulding (4-6, 1.6000, 13th) **Outside:** Alvirne (3-6, 1.3333); Manchester Central (3-7, 1.2000); Timberlane (2-7, 0.8889); Londonderry (2-8, 0.8000); Manchester Memorial (1-7, 0.5000); Trinity (1-8, 0.4444); Pinkerton (0-10, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - In a three-way tiebreaker, Bishop Guertin finishes ahead of Merrimack and Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Merrimack finishes ahead of Portsmouth, also because of a better rating against tournament teams. - Windham wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Dover wins the tiebreaker with Spaulding thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Exeter **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Nashua South at No. 8 Windham - No. 13 Goffstown at No. 4 Merrimack - No. 12 Salem at No. 5 Portsmouth - No. 15 Spaulding at No. 2 Nashua North - No. 10 Bedford at No. 7 Keene - No. 14 Dover at No. 3 Bishop Guertin - No. 11 Concord at No. 6 Winnacunnet ### Division II **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. ConVal (10-0, 4.0000, 2nd) 2. Hanover (11-0, 4.0000, 1st) 3. Bow (9-1, 3.6000, 4th) 4. Lebanon (8-1, 3.5556, 5th) 5. Kennett (8-2, 3.3000, 3rd) 6. Pelham (9-2, 3.2727, 6th) 7. Hollis Brookline (7-3, 2.8000, 7th) 8. Oyster River (4-4, 2.0000, 14th) 9. Manchester West (6-6, 2.0000, 12th) 10. Milford (5-6, 1.8182, 15th) 11. Souhegan (4-5, 1.7778, 9th) 12. Kearsarge (4-5, 1.7778, 8th) 13. Sanborn (4-6, 1.6000, 10th) 14. Kingswood (4-6, 1.6000, out) 15. Pembroke (4-7, 1.4545, 11th) **Outside:** Laconia (3-6, 1.3333, 13th); Coe-Brown (3-7, 1.2000); John Stark (3-8, 1.0909); Merrimack Valley (2-10, 0.6667); Bishop Brady (1-8, 0.4444); Stevens (1-8, 0.4444); Plymouth (0-9, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams. - Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Manchester West thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a head-to-head victory. **First-round bye** - No. 1 ConVal **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Manchester West at No. 8 Oyster River - No. 13 Sanborn at No. 4 Lebanon - No. 12 Kearsarge at No. 5 Kennett - No. 15 Pembroke at No. 2 Hanover - No. 10 Milford at No. 7 Hollis Brookline - No. 14 Kingswood at No. 3 Bow - No. 11 Souhegan at No. 6 Pelham ### Division III **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Gilford (11-0, 4.0909, 1st) 2. Mascenic (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd) 3. Hopkinton (9-2, 3.2727, 4th) 4. Somersworth (9-3, 3.0000, 6th) 5. Winnisquam (8-3, 2.9091, 5th) 6. Belmont (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd) 7. White Mountains (8-4, 2.6667, 7th) 8. Mascoma Valley (7-4, 2.5455, 11th) 9. Conant (6-4, 2.4000, 10th) 10. Campbell (6-5, 2.2727, 8th) 11. St. Thomas (6-5, 2.1818, 9th) 12. Monadnock (6-5, 2.1818, 12th) 13. Inter-Lakes (6-5, 2.1818, 13th) 14. Raymond (6-7, 1.8462, 14th) **Outside:** Franklin (4-8, 1.3333); Hillsboro-Deering (4-8, 1.3333); Fall Mountain (2-9, 0.8182); Berlin (2-10, 0.6667); Newport (1-9, 0.5000); Prospect Mountain (1-11, 0.3333); Newfound (0-11, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Winnisquam wins the tiebreaker with Belmont thanks to a head-to-head victory. - In a three-way tiebreaker, St. Thomas finishes ahead of Monadnock and Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Monadnock finishes ahead of Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Gilford - No. 2 Mascenic **First-round mathups** - No. 9 Conant at No. 8 Mascoma Valley - No. 13 Inter-Lakes at No. 4 Somersworth - No. 12 Monadnock at No. 5 Winnisquam - No. 10 Campbell at No. 7 White Mountains - No. 14 Raymond at No. 3 Hopkinton - No. 11 St. Thomas at No. 6 Belmont ### Division IV **Playoff field (record, rating, last week)** 1. Littleton (12-0, 4.0833, 1st) 2. Newmarket (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd) 3. Groveton (12-2, 3.5000, 3rd) 4. Pittsfield (11-3, 3.1429, 4th) 5. Portsmouth Christian (10-3, 3.0769, 6th) 6. Mount Royal (9-3, 3.0000, 8th) 7. Sunapee (9-4, 2.7692, 5th) 8. Derryfield (8-4, 2.6667, 7th) 9. Woodsville (8-4, 2.6667, 10th) 10. Colebrook (7-7, 2.0714, 9th) 11. Lisbon (6-7, 1.8462, 12th) 12. Lin-Wood (6-8, 1.7143, 11th) 13. Nute (5-7, 1.6667, 15th) 14. Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-8, 1.3333, 13th) 15. Moultonborough (3-8, 1.0909, 14th) **Outside:** Farmington (4-11, 1.0667); Profile (3-9, 1.0000); Gorham (3-10, 0.9231); Epping (3-10, 0.9231); Concord Christian (2-11, 0.6154); Pittsburg-Canaan (2-11, 0.6154); Hinsdale (2-12, 0.5714). **Tiebreakers** - Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Woodsville thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye** - No. 1 Littleton **First-round matchups** - No. 9 Woodsville at No. 8 Derryfield - No. 13 Nute at No. 4 Pittsfield - No. 12 Lin-Wood at No. 5 Portsmouth Christian - No. 15 Moultonborough at No. 2 Newmarket - No. 10 Colebrooke at No. 7 Sunapee - No. 14 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 3 Groveton - No. 11 Lisbon at No. 6 Mount Royal