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# Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Feb. 21)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-girls-basketball-3/
- Published: 2018-02-21T17:05:41.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-21T17:05:41.000Z
- Description: The Division I girls basketball regular season is down to its final week and there is still a lot to be decided before the postseason begins on Feb. 28. This week, we’ll be updating the playoff picture when necessary for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register butto
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, bracketology, girls basketball, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The Division I girls basketball regular season is down to its final week and there is still a lot to be decided before the postseason begins on Feb. 28.

This week, we’ll be updating the playoff picture when necessary for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have 12 teams. These are not official pairings.*

### Division I

**Playoff field (record, rating)**

1. Bedford (18-0, 4.0000)
2. Pinkerton (15-2, 3.5294)
3. Manchester Memorial (14-3, 3.2941)
4. Merrimack (14-3, 3.2941)
5. Bishop Guertin (12-5, 2.8235)
6. Manchester Central (10-7, 2.3529)
7. Winnacunnet (9-9, 2.0000)
8. Londonderry (8-9\. 1.8824) ⇑
9. Salem (8-9, 1.8824)
10. Exeter (8-9, 1.8824) ⇓
11. Nashua North (7-10, 1.6471) ⇓
12. Nashua South (7-10, 1.6471)

**Eliminated:** Concord (5-12, 1.1765); Keene (5-12, 1.1765); Spaulding (4-12, 1.0000); Dover (3-14, 0.7059); Alvirne (3-14, 0.7059); Trinity (1-16, 0.2353).

**Tiebreakers**

- Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreakers with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Londonderry wins the three-way tiebreaker with Salem and Exeter thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
- Salem wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.

**Schedule**

- Friday, Feb. 23: Salem at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Concord at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Central at Nashua South, 5 p.m.; Merrimack at Dover, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Londonderry, 7 p.m.; Pinkerton at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Bedford: Bulldogs have clinched the top seed.
- No. 2 Pinkerton: Astros have clinched a bye and would clinch the two seed with a win, or with a Merrimack loss, or with a loss and a Memorial and Merrimack win.
- No. 3 Manchester Memorial: Crusaders have clinched a bye and need a win or a Merrimack loss to finish third.
- No. 4 Merrimack: Tomahawks have clinched a bye and could get the two seed with a win and a Pinkerton and Memorial loss. Would clinch the three seed with a win, a Pinkerton win and a Memorial loss.

**Other scenarios**

- Bishop Guertin has clinched the fifth seed.
- Manchester Central has clinched the sixth seed.
- Winnacunnet, Salem, Exeter, Londonderry, Nashua North and Nashua South have clinched playoff spots.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 9 Salem at No. 8 **Londonderry**
- No. 12 Nashua South at No. 5 Bishop Guertin
- No. 10 **Exeter** at No. 7 Winnacunnet
- No. 11 **Nashua North** at No. 6 Manchester Central