Bracketology: Division I boys basketball (Jan. 20)

It’s a little more than seven 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 (7-0, 4.0000)
2. Merrimack (6-1, 3.4286)
3. Bedford (5-1, 3.3333)
4. Exeter (5-1, 3.3333)
5. Alvirne (5-1, 3.3333)
6. Spaulding (5-2, 2.8571)
7. Salem (3-2, 2.4000)
8. Winnacunnet (4-3, 2.2857)
9. Londonderry (3-3, 2.0000)
10. Nashua South (3-3, 2.0000)
11. Manchester Memorial (2-3, 1.6000)
12. Bishop Guertin (2-3, 1.6000)
13. Dover (2-5, 1.1429)

Outside: Manchester Central (1-4, 0.8000); Keene (1-4, 0.8000); Concord (1-5, 0.6667); Pinkerton (1-5, 0.6667); Nashua North (1-5), 0.6667); Trinity (0-6, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Bedford wins the three-way tiebreaker with Alvirne and Exeter thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Exeter then holds the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker over Nashua South thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker over Bishop Guertin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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