Division I

Bracketology: Division I boys basketball (March 3)

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 (18-0, 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)
Salem (7-10, 1.6471) ⇑
Nashua South (7-10, 1.6471) ⇓
Pinkerton (7-10, 1.6471) ⇑

Outside: Alvirne (7-11, 1.5556) ⇓; 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.
With Alvirne losing Thursday and falling out of the four-way tie, Salem wins the three-way tiebreaker with Nashua South and Pinkerton thanks to better rating in head-to-head games.
Nashua South wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

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.

Other scenarios

A win gives Exeter the fifth seed, while a loss could drop the Blue Hawks to sixth or seventh.
Merrimack needs a win and an Exeter loss to finish fifth, while a loss could drop the Tomahawks as low as seventh.
Nashua North needs a win over Londonderry and a loss by Exeter to finish sixth. The Titans can finish no lower than eighth.
Londonderry needs a win over North and a loss by Merrimack to finish sixth. The Lancers can finish no lower than eighth.
Bishop Guertin holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial, so a win gives the Cardinals the ninth seed.
Nashua South, Salem and Pinkerton just need a win Friday to clinch a playoff berth. Alvirne holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with South and Pinkerton.
Manchester Central could still get in, but needs a lot of help.

First-round byes