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# Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Updated)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-girls-basketball-2/
- Published: 2017-02-25T16:30:38.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-25T16:30:38.000Z
- Description: The Division I girls basketball regular season is almost in the books and the postseason is scheduled to begin next week. Here is what the tournament field will likely look like when the pairings are announced by the NHIAA on Monday. To view the projected pairings, you need to be a Sports Insider Me
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, bracketology, girls basketball, NH High School Sports Insider, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The Division I girls basketball regular season is in the books and the postseason is scheduled to begin next week. Here is what the tournament field will likely look like when the pairings are announced by the NHIAA on Monday.

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*Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II girls basketball will have 16 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org. *These are not official pairings.**

### Division I

**Playoff field**

1. Bishop Guertin (16-1, 3.7647)
2. Pinkerton (16-2, 3.5556)
3. Bedford (16-2, 3.5556)
4. Alvirne (16-2, 3.5556)
5. Londonderry (11-7, 2.4444)
6. Winnacunnet (11-7, 2.4444)
7. Merrimack (9-9, 2.0000)
8. Nashua North (9-9, 2.0000)
9. Manchester Memorial (9-9, 2.0000)
10. Manchester Central (9-9, 2.0000)
11. Salem (8-10, 1.7778)
12. Dover (8-10, 1.7778)

**Outside:** Trinity (6-12, 1.3333); Exeter (6-12, 1.3333); Keene (4-14, 0.8889); Concord (4-14, 0.8889); Nashua South (2-16, 0.4444); Spaulding (1-17, 0.2222).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pinkerton wins the three-way tiebreaker with Bedford and Alvirne. The Astros and Bulldogs come out ahead of the Broncos, thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Merrimack wins the four-way tiebreaker with Nashua North, Manchester Memorial and Manchester Central. Merrimack and North both had a better rating in head-to-head games, and Merrimack holds a head-to-head win over North.
- North wins the three-way tiebreaker with Memorial and Central thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
- Memorials wins the tiebreaker with Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Salem wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 2 Pinkerton
- No. 3 Bedford
- No. 4 Alvirne

**First-round games**

- No. 9 Manchester Memorial at No. 8 Nashua North
- No. 12 Dover at No. 5 Londonderry
- No. 10 Manchester Central at No. 7 Merrimack
- No. 11 Salem at No. No. 6 Winnacunnet