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# Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Feb. 17)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-girls-basketball-feb-17/
- Published: 2017-02-17T15:00:25.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-17T15:00:25.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than one week until the start of the girls 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. Starting Feb. 20, this will be updated daily for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, bracketology, girls basketball, NH High School Sports Insider, playoffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s a little more than one week until the start of the girls 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.

Starting Feb. 20, this will be updated daily for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I girls basketball will have 12 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.*

### Division I

**Playoff field**

1. Bedford (16-1, 3.7647)
2. Pinkerton (14-1, 3.7333)
3. Bishop Guertin (13-1, 3.7143)
4. Alvirne (12-2, 3.4286)
5. Winnacunnet (9-6, 2.4000)
6. Londonderry (7-6, 2.1538)
7. Merrimack (7-6, 2.1538)
8. Nashua North (8-7, 2.1333)
9. Salem (8-8, 2.0000)
10. Dover (7-7, 2.0000)
11. Manchester Central (7-8, 1.8667)
12. Manchester Memorial (7-9, 1.7500)

**Outside:** Trinity (5-10, 1.3333); Keene (4-10, 1.1429); Exeter (4-10, 1.1429); Concord (2-13, 0.5333); Nashua South (2-14, 0.5000); Spaulding (1-15, 0.2500).

**Tiebreakers**

- Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head win over the Tomahawks.
- Salem wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head win over the Green Wave.

**First-round byes**

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

**First-round games**

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