Playoff Picture: D2 Boys and Girls Basketball (Feb. 27)

The Division II boys and girls basketball regular season wraps up Friday, and there is still so much to be decided.

Here’s a look at what the tournament field for Division II boys and girls 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 II boys and girls will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division II Boys

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Hollis Brookline (18-0, 4.0556, 1st)
2. Pelham (13-4, 3.1176, 4th)
3. Manchester West (14-4, 3.1111, 2nd)
4. Hanover (14-4, 3.1111, 3rd)
5. Pembroke (13-4, 3.0588, 5th)
6. Kingswood (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
7. Bow (12-5, 2.8235, 7th)
8. Coe-Brown (11-7, 2.5000, 8th)
9. Oyster River (10-7, 2.4118, 9th)
10. Souhegan (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
11. Lebanon (9-8, 2.1176, 11th)
12. Sanborn (8-10, 1.7778, 12th)
13. Kennett (7-10, 1.6471, 13th)
14. Milford (6-11, 1.4118, 14th)

Eliminated: Plymouth (5-12, 1.1765); Merrimack Valley (5-13, 1.1111); ConVal (4-13, 0.9412); Laconia (4-13, 0.9412); John Stark (1-17, 0.2222); Bishop Brady (0-17, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Manchester West wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Hollis Brookline
• No. 2 Pelham

First-round matchups 

• No. 9 Oyster River at No. 8 Coe-Brown
• No. 12 Sanborn at No. 5 Pembroke
• No. 13 Kennett at No. 4 Hanover
• No. 10 Souhegan at No. 7 Bow
• No. 14 Milford at No. 3 Manchester West
• No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Kingswood

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, Feb. 27: Laconia at Bishop Brady, 6 p.m.; ConVal at Kennett, 6 p.m.; Pembroke at Milford, 6:30 p.m.; Pelham at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; Bow at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.

Scenarios

• Hollis Brookline has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Pelham clinches the No. 2 seed with a win over Oyster River. A loss and a Pembroke win over Milford drops the Pythons to No. 5. A loss and a Pembroke loss puts them at No. 4.
• Manchester West clinches the No. 2 seed with a Pelham loss. Otherwise, the Blue Knights will be the No. 3 seed.
• Pembroke clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Milford and a Pelham loss. The Spartans will clinch the No. 4 seed with a win over Milford and a Pelham win. Pembroke will finish no lower than No. 5.
• Hanover can finish as high as No, 3 with losses by Pelham and Pembroke and as low as No. 5.
• Bow will be the No. 6 seed with a win over Lebanon and the No. 7 seed with a loss.
• Kingswood will be either the No. 6 with a Bow loss or the No. 7 seed with a Bow win.
• Oyster River clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Pelham. A loss would give the Bobcats the No. 9 seed.
• Coe-Brown clinches the No. 8 seed with an Oyster River loss, and will be the No. 9 seed with an Oyster River win.
• Lebanon clinches the No. 10 seed with a win over Bow while Souhegan would fall to No. 11. A Lebanon loss gives it the No. 11 seed and Souhegan would be the No. 10 seed.
• Sanborn has clinched the No. 12 seed.
• Kennett clinches the No. 13 seed with a win over ConVal or a loss and a Milford loss.
• Milford clinches the No. 13 seed with a win over Pembroke and a Kennett loss.

Playoff Schedule

• Preliminary Round: March 4, at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: March 7, at higher seed.
• Semifinals: March 11, Rochester Rec Center.
• Final: March 15, at UNH.

Division II Girls

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Pembroke (17-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Derryfield (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
3. Bow (14-3, 3.2941, 3rd)
4. Hollis Brookline (14-4, 3.1667, 4th)
5. Pelham (13-4, 3.1176, 5th)
6. Merrimack Valley (13-5, 2.8889, 7th)
7. Souhegan (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
8. Coe-Brown (12-6, 2.7222, 8th)
9. Oyster River (9-8, 2.1176, 9th)
10. Hanover (9-9, 2.0000, 10th)
11. Milford (7-10, 1.6471, 12th)
12. Laconia (7-10, 1.6471, NR)
13. Lebanon (7-10, 1.6471, 11th)
14. Sanborn (7-11, 1.5556, 13th)

Outside: Kingswood (7-11, 1.5556, 14th).

Eliminated: Plymouth (5-13, 1.1111); John Stark (2-16, 0.4444); ConVal (1-16, 0.2353); Kennett (1-16, 0.2353); Bishop Brady (0-17, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Merrimack Valley (0.3461) wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan (0.3269) thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• In a three-way tiebreaker, Milford (1.2308), Laconia (0.9231) and Lebanon (0.6667) finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.
• Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes 

• No. 1 Pembroke
• No. 2 Derryfield

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 9 Oyster River at No. 8 Coe-Brown
• No. 12 Laconia at No. 5 Pelham
• No. 13 Lebanon at No. 4 Hollis Brookline
• No. 10 Hanover at No. 7 Souhegan
• No. 14 Sanborn at No. 3 Bow
• No. 11 Milford at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

Remaining Schedule

• Friday, Feb. 27: Bishop Brady at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Kennett at ConVal, 6 p.m.; Milford at Pembroke, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Bow, 7 p.m.

Scenarios

• Pembroke has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Derryfield has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Bow clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Lebanon. Bow would be the No. 4 seed with a loss and a Pelham loss to Oyster River, or No. 5 with a loss and a Pelham win.
• Pelham clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Oyster River and a Bow loss. The Pythons will be the No. 5 seed with a loss.
• Hollis Brookline clinches the No. 3 seed with losses by Bow and Pelham. The Cavaliers will be the No. 4 seed with a loss by Bow or Pelham and a win by the other. HB will be the No. 5 seed with a win by both teams.
• Merrimack Valley has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Souhegan has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Coe-Brown has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Oyster River will be the No. 9 seed with a win over Pelham. A loss drops the Bobcats to No. 10.
• Hanover will be the No. 9 seed with an Oyster River loss to Pelham. A Bobcats win gives the Bears the No. 10 seed.
• Laconia, Milford and Sanborn have clinched a playoff spot.
• Lebanon needs a win over Bow to clinch a playoff spot. A Lebanon loss will give Kingswood the final playoff spot.

Playoff Schedule

• Preliminary Round: March 4, at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: March 7, at higher seed.
• Semifinals: March 11, TBD.
• Final: March 14, at UNH.