Playoff Picture: Boys Basketball (Jan. 31)

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)

1. Exeter (7-0, 4.0000)
2. Bishop Guertin (7-1, 3.5000)
3. Portsmouth (7-1, 3.5000)
4. Nashua North (6-1, 3.4286)
5. Merrimack (6-2, 3.0000)
6. Windham (6-3, 2.6667)
7. Winnacunnet (5-3, 2.5000)
8. Keene (4-3, 2.2857)
9. Bedford (4-3, 2.2857)
10. Nashua South (4-4, 2.0000)
11. Dover (4-4, 2.0000)
12. Concord (4-4, 2.0000)
13. Spaulding (4-5, 1.7778)
14. Salem (4-5, 1.7778)
15. Goffstown (3-4, 1.7143)

Outside: Alvirne (3-5, 1.5000); Timberlane (2-6, 1.0000); Londonderry (2-6, 1.0000); Manchester Central (2-7, 0.8889); Manchester Memorial (1-5, 0.6667); Trinity (1-6, 0.5714); Pinkerton (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Keene wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Nashua South wins the three-way tiebreaker with Dover and Concord thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Dover finishes ahead of Concord in the tiebreaker and gets the higher seed.
• Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Exeter

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Bedford at No. 8 Keene
• No. 13 Spaulding at No. 4 Nashua North
• No. 12 Concord at No. 5 Merrimack
• No. 15 Goffstown at No. 2 Bishop Guertin
• No. 10 Nashua South at No. 7 Winnacunnet
• No. 14 Salem at No. 3 Portsmouth
• No. 11 Dover at No. 6 Windham

Division II

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Hanover (9-0, 4.0000)
2. ConVal (8-0, 4.0000)
3. Kennett (6-1, 3.5714)
4. Bow (7-1, 3.5000)
5. Lebanon (6-1, 3.4286)
6. Pelham (7-2, 3.1111)
7. Hollis Brookline (5-3, 2.5000)
8. Kearsarge (4-3, 2.2857)
9. Souhegan (4-3, 2.2857)
10. Sanborn (4-4, 2.0000)
11. Pembroke (4-4, 2.0000)
12. Manchester West (5-6, 1.8182)
13. Laconia (3-4, 1.7143)
14. Oyster River (3-4, 1.7143)
15. Milford (3-5, 1.5000)

Outside: Kingswood (3-6, 1.3333); Coe-Brown (2-6, 1.0000); John Stark (2-7, 0.8889); Merrimack Valley (2-8, 0.8000); Bishop Brady (1-7, 0.5000); Plymouth (0-7, 0.0000); Stevens (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hanover wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Hanover

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Souhegan at No. 8 Kearsarge
• No. 13 Laconia at No. 4 Bow
• No. 12 Manchester West at No. 5 Lebanon
• No. 15 Milford at No. 2 ConVal
• No. 10 Sanborn at No. 7 Hollis Brookline
• No. 14 Oyster River at No. 3 Kennett
• No. 11 Pembroke at No. 6 Pelham

Division III

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Gilford (9-0, 4.0000)
2. Mascenic (9-1, 3.6000)
3. Belmont (8-2, 3.2000)
4. Hopkinton (8-2, 3.2000)
5. Winnisquam (7-2, 3.1111)
6. Somersworth (7-3, 2.8000)
7. White Mountains (6-4, 2.4000)
8. Campbell (5-4, 2.3333)
9. St. Thomas (5-4, 2.2222)
10. Conant (5-4, 2.2222)
11. Mascoma Valley (5-4, 2.2222)
12. Monadnock (5-5, 2.0000)
13. Inter-Lakes (5-5, 2.0000)
14. Raymond (5-6, 1.8182)

Outside: Franklin (4-6, 1.6000); Hillsboro-Deering (3-7, 1.2000); Fall Mountain (2-8, 0.9000); Berlin (2-8, 0.9000); Newport (1-8, 0.5556); Prospect Mountain (1-9, 0.4000); Newfound (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Belmont wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• St. Thomas wins the three-way tiebreaker with Conant and Mascoma Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Conant finishes ahead of Mascoma Valley in the same tiebreaker.
• Monadnock wins the tiebreaker with Inter-Lakes thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Gilford
• No. 2 Mascenic

First-round mathups

• No. 9 St. Thomas at No. 8 Campbell
• No. 13 Inter-Lakes at No. 4 Hopkinton
• No. 12 Monadnock at No. 5 Winnisquam
• No. 10 Conant at No. 7 White Mountains
• No. 14 Raymond at No. 3 Belmont
• No. 11 Mascoma Valley at No. 6 Somersworth

Division IV

Playoff field (record, rating)

1. Littleton (9-0, 4.1111)
2. Newmarket (10-1, 3.6364)
3. Groveton (10-2, 3.4167)
4. Pittsfield (11-2, 3.3846)
5. Sunapee (8-3, 2.9091)
6. Portsmouth Christian (8-3, 2.9091)
7. Derryfield (7-3, 2.8000)
8. Mount Royal (7-3, 2.8000)
9. Colebrook (7-4, 2.6364)
10. Woodsville (6-4, 2.4000)
11. Lin-Wood (6-7, 1.8462)
12. Lisbon (5-6, 1.8182)
13. Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-6, 1.6000)
14. Moultonborough (3-6, 1.3333)
15. Nute (3-7, 1.2000)

Outside: Gorham (3-8, 1.0909); Epping (3-8, 1.0909); Farmington (3-9, 1.0000); Profile (2-8, 0.8000); Hinsdale (2-10, 0.6667); Concord Christian (2-10, 0.6667); Pittsburg-Canaan (1-10, 0.3636).

Tiebreakers

• Sunapee wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth Christian thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Derryfield wins the tiebreaker with Mount Royal thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Littleton

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Colebrook at No. 8 Mount Royal
• No. 13 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 4 Pittsfield
• No. 12 Lisbon at No. 5 Sunapee
• No. 15 Nute at No. 2 Newmarket
• No. 10 Woodsville at No. 7 Derryfield
• No. 14 Moultonborough at No. 3 Groveton
• No. 11 Lin-Wood at No. 6 Portsmouth Christian