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Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Jan. 18)

There are six weeks remaining in the Division II boys basketball regular season. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started this weekend.

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division II Boys Basketball (Jan. 18)

There are six weeks remaining in the Division II boys basketball regular season. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started this weekend.

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.

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Oyster River (7-1, 3.5000)
  2. Pembroke (6-1, 3.4286)
  3. Souhegan (6-1, 3.4286)
  4. ConVal (5-1, 3.3333)
  5. Pelham (6-2, 3.0000)
  6. Merrimack Valley (6-2, 3.0000)
  7. Hollis Brookline (5-2, 2.8571)
  8. Hanover (5-2, 2.8571)
  9. Lebanon (4-2, 2.6667)
  10. Milford (4-4, 2.0000)
  11. Kearsarge (3-4, 1.7143)
  12. Kennett (3-4, 1.7143)
  13. Coe-Brown (2-3, 1.6000)
  14. Bishop Brady (3-5, 1.5000)
  15. John Stark (2-4, 1.3333)

Outside: Laconia (2-4, 1.3333); Bow (2-5, 1.1429); Manchester West (2-6, 1.0000), Plymouth (1-4, 0.8000); Kingswood (1-6, 0.5714); Sanborn (1-7, 0.5000); Stevens (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Pembroke wins the tiebreaker with Souhegan thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Pelham wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack Valley thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Hollis Brookline wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Laconia thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

  • No. 1 Oyster River

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Lebanon at No. 8 Hanover
  • No. 13 Coe-Brown at No. 4 ConVal
  • No. 12 Kennett at No. 5 Pelham
  • No. 15 John Stark at No. 2 Pembroke
  • No. 10 Milford at No. 7 Hollis Brookline
  • No. 14 Bishop Brady at No. 3 Souhegan
  • No. 11 Kearsarge at No. 6 Merrimack Valley

Games to watch

  • Friday, Jan. 18: Kennett at Laconia, 6 p.m.; Coe-Brown at Kearsarge, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack Valley at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Pembroke at Souhegan, 6:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Jan. 22: Hollis Brookline at Milford, 6:30 p.m.; Pelham at Campbell, 6:30 p.m.

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