Winter Sports

Bracketology: Division I and II Boys Basketball (Feb. 22)

There is a little more than a week left in the Division I and II boys basketball regular season and there is still a lot to be decided.

Here is where every team stands going into Friday night’s action.

Division I Boys

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys basketball will have 15 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff field (record, rating, last week)

Exeter (15-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Salem (14-2, 3.5000, 2nd)
Spaulding (12-3, 3.2000, 5th)
Winnacunnet (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
Londonderry (12-3, 3.2000, 3rd)
Keene (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
Portsmouth (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
Nashua North (9-6, 2.4000, 8th)
Alvirne (9-6, 2.4000, 11th)
Concord (8-7, 2.1333, 10th)
Manchester Central (8-8, 2.0000, 9th)
Dover (8-8, 2.0000, 12th)
Nashua South (7-8, 1.8667, 13th)
Goffstown (6-9, 1.6000, 14th)
Trinity (5-10, 1.3333, out)

Outside: Bishop Guertin (5-11, 1.2500, 16th); Bedford (4-11, 1.0667); Merrimack (4-11, 1.6667); Windham (3-12, 0.8000); Manchester Memorial (2-13, 0.5333); Pinkerton (2-13, 0.5333); Timberlane (1-14, 0.2667).

Tiebreakers

Winnacunnet and Spaulding finish ahead of Londonderry in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Keene wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

Friday, Feb. 22: Winnacunnet at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Dover at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Spaulding at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Trinity, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Timberlane, 6:30 p.m.; Alvirne at Portsmouth, 7 p.m.; Exeter at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.; Salem at Londonderry, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 26: Keene at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Dover at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Timberlane at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Windham, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 1: Manchester Memorial at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Exeter at Trinity, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Keene, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.; Timberlane at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Bedford at Merrimack, 7 p.m.

First-round bye

No. 1 Exeter

First-round matchups

No. 9 Alvirne at No. 8 Nashua North
No. 13 Nashua South at No. 4 Winnacunnet
No. 12 Dover at No. 5 Londonderry
No. 15 Trinity at No. 2 Salem
No. 10 Concord at No. 7 Portsmouth
No. 14 Goffstown at No. 3 Spaulding
No. 11 Manchester Central at No. 6 Keene

Division II Boys

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II boys basketball will have 15 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff field (record, rating, last week)

Oyster River (14-1, 3.8000, 1st)
Pembroke (15-1, 3.7500, 2nd)
ConVal (15-1, 3.7500, 3rd)
Pelham (13-2, 3.4667, 4th)
Merrimack Valley (12-5, 2.8235, 5th)
Souhegan (10-5, 2.6667, 6th)
Kennett (10-6, 2.5625, 7th)
Coe-Brown (9-6, 2.4000, 11th)
Lebanon (9-6, 2.4000, 10th)
Kearsarge (9-7, 2.2500, 13th)
Hanover (8-7, 2.1333, 8th)
Hollis Brookline (8-7, 2.1333, 9th)
Bishop Brady (8-8, 2.0000, 12th)
John Stark (6-9, 1.6000, 15th)
Milford (6-10, 1.5000, 14th)

Outside: Plymouth (6-10, 1.5000); Laconia (4-11, 1.0667); Bow (3-12, 0.8000); Sanborn (3-12, 0.8000); Manchester West (3-14, 0.7059); Kingswood (2-14, 0.5000); Stevens (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with ConVal thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Milford wins the tiebreaker with Plymouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining schedule

Friday, Feb. 22: Bishop Brady at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.; John Stark at Kingswood, 6 p.m.; Lebanon at Sanborn, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Kennett at Bow, 7 p.m.; ConVal at Coe-Brown, 7 p.m.; Pelham at Hanover, 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 25: Pelham at Merrimack Valley, 5:30 p.m.; Lebanon at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.; John Stark at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.; Laconia at Bishop Brady, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 26: Hanover at Milford, 6:30 p.m.; Oyster River at Sanborn, 6:30 p.m.; Plymouth at Bow, 7 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Pembroke, 7 p.m.; Souhegan at Stevens, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 27: Kennett at Kingswood, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28: Milford at Hollis Brookline, 6 p.m.; Plymouth at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Manchester West at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.;
Friday, March 1: ConVal at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.; Sanborn at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.; Bow at Pembroke, 7 p.m.; Kearsarge at Stevens, 7 p.m.

First-round bye