> ## 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 (Jan. 30) - URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-boys-basketball-jan-30/ - Published: 2024-01-30T16:00:51.000Z - Updated: 2024-01-30T16:00:51.000Z - Description: No kidding, it’s time to start talking playoffs. With tournaments beginning for some divisions in less than a month, the time has come to start taking a look at where teams are lining up. Here’s a look at what the tournament field for all four divisions of boys basketball would look like if the post - 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 No kidding, it’s time to start talking playoffs. With tournaments beginning for some divisions in less than a month, the time has come to start taking a look at where teams are lining up. 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 will have 15 teams, Division II and III will have 14 teams, and Division IV will have 17 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. Bedford (11-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. Pinkerton (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd) 3. Nashua South (8-3, 2.9091, 4th) 4. Trinity (8-3, 2.9091, 5th) 5. Portsmouth (7-3, 2.8000, 3rd) 6. Windham (7-3, 2.8000, 6th) 7. Nashua North (7-4, 2.5455, 9th) 8. Exeter (6-4, 2.4000, 8th) 9. Manchester Memorial (6-5, 2.1818, 7th) 10. Goffstown (5-5, 2.0000, 12th) 11. Dover (5-5, 2.0000, 13th) 12. Keene (5-6, 1.8182, 10th) 13. Alvirne (4-5, 1.7778, NR) 14. Londonderry (4-6, 1.6000, 14th) 15. Merrimack (4-6, 1.6000, 15th) **Outside:** Salem (4-6, 1.6000, 11th); Bishop Guertin (4-7, 1.4545); Spaulding (4-7, 1.4545); Manchester Central (2-7, 0.8889); Winnacunnet (2-8, 0.8000); Timberlane (0-10, 0.0000); Concord (0-10, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a head-to-head victory. - Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - In a three-way tiebreaker, Londonderry, Merrimack and Salem finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams. **First-round bye (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Bedford **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Manchester Memorial** at No. 8 Exeter - No. 12 **Keene** at No. 5 **Portsmouth** - No. 13 **Alvirne** at No. 4 **Trinity** - No. 15 Merrimack at No. 2 Pinkerton - No. 10 **Goffstown** at No. 7 **Nashua North** - No. 14 Londonderry at No. 3 **Nashua South** - No. 11 **Dover** at No. 6 Windham ### Division II **Team (record, rating, last week)** 1. Hanover (11-1, 3.6667, 1st) 2. Pelham (9-1, 3.6000, 2nd) 3. Pembroke (9-1, 3.6000, 3rd) 4. Coe-Brown (8-2, 3.2000, 5th) 5. Manchester West (7-2, 3.1111, 4th) 6. Bow (7-3, 2.8000, 7th) 7. Oyster River (6-4, 2.5000, 8th) 8. Plymouth (6-5, 2.1818, 10th) 9. Laconia (7-5, 2.3333, 6th) 10. Kennett (5-4, 2.2222, 9th) 11. Kingswood (5-5, 2.0000, 12th) 12. Merrimack Valley (5-6, 1.8182, 11th) 13. Sanborn (4-7, 1.4545, 13th) 14. Hollis Brookline (4-7, 1.4545, 14th) **Outside:** Milford (4-7, 1.4545); John Stark (3-8, 1.0909); Lebanon (3-8, 1.0909); Souhegan (2-7, 0.8889); ConVal (0-9, 0.0000); Bishop Brady (0-10, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - In a three-way tiebreaker, Sanborn, Hollis Brookline and Milford finish in that order thanks to ratings against tournament teams. **First-round byes (changes in bold)** - No. 1 Hanover - No. 2 Pelham **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Laconia** at No. 8 **Plymouth** - No. 12 **Merrimack Valley** at No. 5 **Manchester West** - No. 13 Sanborn at No. 4 **Coe-Brown** - No. 10 **Kennett** at No. 7 **Oyster River** - No. 14 Hollis Brookline at No. 3 Pembroke - No. 11 **Kingswood** at No. 6 **Bow** ### Division III **Team (record, rating, last week)** 1. Conant (13-0, 4.0000, 1st) 2. St. Thomas (11-1, 3.6667, 2nd) 3. Mascoma Valley (9-1, 3.6000, 3rd) 4. Kearsarge (10-3, 3.0769, 5th) 5. Hopkinton (8-3, 2.9091, 4th) 6. White Mountains (8-5, 2.4615, 8th) 7. Campbell (7-5, 2.3333, 9th) 8. Raymond (6-5, 2.1818, 7th) 9. Inter-Lakes (6-5, 2.1818, 10th) 10. Gilford (7-6, 2.1538, 6th) 11. Fall Mountain (6-6, 2.0000, 14th) 12. Belmont (6-6, 2.0000, 13th) 13. Prospect Mountain (6-6, 2.0000, NR) 14. Monadnock (5-7, 1.7500, NR) **Outside:** Stevens (5-7, 1.6667, 11th); Winnisquam (4-7, 1.4545); Newport (5-9, 1.4286, 12th); Somersworth (1-11, 0.3333); Newfound (1-11, 0.3333); Hillsboro-Deering (1-11, 0.3333); Berlin (0-14, 0.0000). **Tiebreakers** - Raymond wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - In a three-way tiebreaker, Fall Mountain, Belmont and Prospect Mountain finish in that order thanks to ratings against tournament teams. **First-round byes** - No. 1 Conant - No. 2 St. Thomas **First-round matchups** - No. 9 **Inter-Lakes** at No. 8 **Raymond** - No. 12 **Belmont** at No. 5 **Hopkinton** - No. 13 **Prospect Mountain** at No. 4 **Kearsarge** - No. 10 **Gilford** at No. 7 **Campbell** - No. 14 **Monadnock** at No. 3 Mascoma Valley - No. 11 **Fall Mountain** at No. 6 **White Mountains** ### Division IV **Team (record, rating, last week)** 1. Profile (13-0, 4.1538, 1st) 2. Littleton (12-1, 3.8462, 2nd) 3. Derryfield (11-1, 3.6667, 3rd) 4. Woodsville (12-2, 3.4286, 4th) 5. Farmington (11-3, 3.1429, 6th) 6. Holy Family (9-4, 2.7692, 5th) 7. Portsmouth Christian (8-5, 2.4615, 8th) 8. Franklin (8-5, 2.4615, 7th) 9. Gorham (7-6, 2.2308, 9th) 10. Groveton (7-7, 2.1429, 11th) 11. Colebrook (6-7, 1.9231, 10th) 12. Hinsdale (5-6, 1.9091, 13th) 13. Concord Christian (6-7, 1.8462, 17th) 14. Pittsburg-Canaan (5-6, 1.8182, 12th) 15. Moultonborough (5-7, 1.6667, 14th) 16. Newmarket (5-7, 1.6667, NR) 17. Epping (5-8, 1.5385, 16th) **Outside:** Mascenic (5-8, 1.5385, 15th); Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-8, 1.3333); Sunapee (4-9, 1.2308); Nute (2-10, 0.6667); Lin-Wood (2-10, 0.6667); Pittsfield (1-11, 0.3333); Mount Royal (1-13, 0.2857). **Tiebreakers** - Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Newmarket thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. - Epping wins the tiebreaker with Mascenic thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. **Opening Round (changes in bold)** - No. 17 **Epping** at No. 16 **Newmarket** **First-round matchups** - Epping/Newmarket winner at No. 1 Profile - No. 9 Gorham at No. 8 **Franklin** - No. 12 **Hinsdale** at No. 5 **Farmington** - No. 13 **Concord Christian** at No. 4 Woodsville - No. 15 **Moultonborough** at No. 2 Littleton - No. 10 **Groveton** at No. 7 **Portsmouth Christian** - No. 14 **Pittsburg-Canaan** at No. 3 Derryfield - No. 11 **Colebrook** at No. 6 **Holy Family**