Division I

Bracketology: Division I boys basketball (March 1)

It’s the final week of the Division I boys basketball season, so here is a look at where each team stands, and who is in and who is out of the postseason race. With the playoffs right around the corner, these will be updated daily for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the

It’s the final week of the Division I boys basketball season, so here is a look at where each team stands, and who is in and who is out of the postseason race.

With the playoffs right around the corner, these will be updated daily for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the registration button below.

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.

Division I

Playoff field

Portsmouth (17-0, 4.0000)
Spaulding (14-3, 3.2941)
Bedford (14-3, 3.2941)
Winnacunnet (13-4, 3.0588)
Exeter (11-6, 2.5882)
Merrimack (11-6, 2.5882)
Nashua North (10-7, 2.3529) ⇑
Londonderry (10-7, 2.3529) ⇓
Bishop Guertin (8-9, 1.8824)
Manchester Memorial (8-9, 1.8824)
Nashua South (7-10, 1.6471) ⇑
Salem (7-10, 1.6471) ⇓
Alvirne (7-10, 1.6471) ⇓

Outside: Pinkerton (7-10, 1.6471); Manchester Central (6-11, 1.4118); Concord (4-13, 0.9412); Dover (4-13, 0.9412); Keene (4-13, 0.9412); Trinity (0-18, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head win over the Bulldogs.
Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head win over the Tomahawks.
Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Pinkerton loses the four-way tiebreaker with Salem, Nashua South and Alvirne and is currently out of the playoffs.
Nashua South and Salem finish ahead of Alvirne in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. South wins the tiebreaker over Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Salem wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

Thursday: Alvirne at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
Friday: Bishop Guertin at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Spaulding at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Dover at Salem, 6:30 p.m.; Exeter at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Keene, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Londonderry, 7 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.

Top four seeds

No. 1 Portsmouth: The Clippers will be the top seed in the tournament and have clinched a bye
No. 2 Spaulding: The Raiders have clinched a bye and would finish No. 2 with a win over Concord. Would finish third with a loss and a Bedford win over Bishop Guertin.
No. 3 Bedford: The Bulldogs have clinched a bye thanks to holding the head-to-head tiebreaker with Winnacunnet. Bedford would finish second with a win over Bishop Guertin and a Spaulding loss to Concord.
No. 4 Winnacunnet: The Warriors have clinched the fourth seed, as they lose the head-to-head tiebreakers with Spaulding and Bedford.

First-round byes