Bracketology: Division I boys basketball (Feb. 17)

It’s a little more than two weeks until the start of the boys basketball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in Division I.

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Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys basketball will have 13 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field

1. Portsmouth (14-0, 4.0000)
2. Bedford (12-2, 3.4286)
3. Spaulding (10-3, 3.0769)
4. Winnacunnet (9-3, 3.0000)
5. Merrimack (9-3, 3.0000)
6. Exeter (8-5, 2.4615)
7. Manchester Memorial (7-5, 2.3333)
8. Londonderry (6-5, 2.1818)
9. Nashua South (7-7, 2.0000)
10. Salem (6-7, 1.8462)
11. Alvirne (6-7, 1.8462)
12. Nashua North (6-7, 1.8462)
13. Bishop Guertin (5-7, 1.6667)

Outside: Pinkerton (5-8, 1.5385); Dover (4-9, 1.2308); Manchester Central (4-9, 1.2308); Keene (3-11, 0.8571); Concord (2-11, 0.6154); Trinity (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Winnacunnet wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Salem wins the three-way tiebreaker with Nashua North and Alvirne. Salem and North have a better rating against tournament teams than Alvirne, and Salem holds a head-to-head win over North. Alvirne then wins the tiebreaker with North thanks to a head-to-head win.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Portsmouth
• No. 2 Bedford
• No. 3 Spaulding

First-round games

• No. 9 Nashua South at No. 8 Londonderry
• No. 12 Nashua North at No. 5 Merrimack
• No. 13 Bishop Guertin at No. 4 Winnacunnet
• No. 10 Salem at No. 7 Manchester Memorial
• No. 11 Alvirne at No. 6 Exeter