Division III-IV

Playoff Picture: Division IV Basketball (Feb. 17)

The regular season is done for Division IV boys and girls basketball and the playoff pairings are set to be released later this week by the NHIAA. But who wants to wait until then? Here is our best guess at what the brackets will look like when they are released.

The regular season is done for Division IV boys and girls basketball and the playoff pairings are set to be released later this week by the NHIAA.

But who wants to wait until then? Here is our best guess at what the brackets will look like when they are released.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, the boys will have 16 teams in the playoffs and the 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 IV

Team (record, rating, previous)

Littleton (17-1, 3.8889, 1st)
Hinsdale (15-2, 3.6471, 2nd)
Groveton (15-3, 3.3889, 3rd)
Portsmouth Christian (15-3, 3.3889, 4th)
Newmarket (13-5, 2.9444, 9th)
Mascenic (13-5, 2.9444, 5th)
Holy Family (13-5, 2.8889, 7th)
Profile (13-5, 2.8889, 8th)
Farmington (12-6, 2.6667, 6th)
Moultonborough (11-7, 2.5000, 10th)
Nute (11-7, 2.4444, 11th)
Franklin (9-9, 2.0000, 13th)
Epping (9-9, 2.0000, 12th)
Concord Christian (8-10, 1.77778, 14th)
Colebrook (8-10, 1.7778, NR)
Woodsville (7-11, 1.5556, 16th)

Eliminated: Pittsburg-Canaan (7-11, 1.5556, 15th); Gorham (7-11, 1.5556); Sunapee (6-12, 1.3889); Pittsfield (5-13, 1.1111); Wilton-Lyndeborough (2-16, 0.4444); Lisbon (2-16, 0.4444); Lin-Wood (0-17, 0.0000); Mount Royal (0-18, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Groveton (3,3846) wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth Christian (3.0769) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Newmarket (4.0000) wins the tiebreaker with Mascenic (0.0000) thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
Holy Family (2.4616) wins the tiebreaker with Profile (2.3333) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Franklin wins the tiebreaker with Epping thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Concord Christian (1.3333) wins the tiebreaker with Colebrook (1.2308) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
In a three-way tiebreaker, Woodsville (3.0000) wins the tiebreaker with Pittsburg-Canaan (2.0000) and Gorham (1.0000) thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

No. 16 Woodsville at No. 1 Littleton
No. 9 Farmington at No. 8 Profile
No. 12 Franklin at No. 5 Newmarket
No. 13 Epping at No. 4 Portsmouth Christian
No. 15 Colebrook at No. 2 Hinsdale
No. 10 Moultonborough at No. 7 Holy Family
No. 14 Concord Christian at No. 3 Groveton
No. 11 Nute at No. 6 Mascenic

Playoff Schedule

Preliminary Round: Feb. 23, at higher seed.
Quarterfinals: Feb. 26, at higher seed.
Semifinals: March 2, TBD.
Final: March 7, at Colby Sawyer College.

Division IV

Team (record, rating, previous)

Littleton (16-2, 3.6667, 2nd)
Groveton (16-2, 3.6667, 1st)
Holy Family (16-2, 3.5556, 5th)
Colebrook (15-3, 3.3889, 6th)
Newmarket (15-3, 3.3889, 3rd)
Farmington (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
Mount Royal (14-4, 3.1111, 7th)
Woodsville (13-5, 2.8889, 8th)
Portsmouth Christian (11-7, 2.5000, 9th)
Nute (11-7, 2.4444, 13th)
Moultonborough (10-8, 2.3333, 11th)
Pittsburg-Canaan (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
Mascenic (9-9, 2.0000, 12th)
Pittsfield (9-9, 2.0000, 14th)
Lisbon (7-11, 1.5556, 15th)
Gorham (5-13, 1.1111, 16th)

Eliminated: Sunapee (4-14, 0.8889); Profile (4-14, 0.8889); Wilton-Lyndeborough (4-14, 0.8889); Hinsdale (3-14, 0.8235); Franklin (2-16, 0.4444); Lin-Wood (0-17, 0.0000); Epping (0-18, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Littleton (4.0000) wins the tiebreaker with Groveton (0.0000) thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
Colebrook (2.9091) wins the tiebreaker with Newmarket (2.6667) thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Pittsfield thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)