Division I

Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Feb. 23)

It’s the final week of the Division I girls 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

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Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Feb. 23)

It’s the final week of the Division I girls 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 girls basketball will have 12 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org.

Division I

Playoff field

  1. Pinkerton (16-1, 3.7647)
  2. Bishop Guertin (15-1, 3.7500)
  3. Bedford (16-2, 3.5556)
  4. Alvirne (15-2, 3.5294)
  5. Winnacunnet (11-6, 2.5882)
  6. Londonderry (9-7, 2.2500)
  7. Nashua North (9-8, 2.1176)
  8. Manchester Memorial (8-9, 1.8824)
  9. Manchester Central (8-9, 1.8824)
  10. Salem (8-9, 1.8824)
  11. Dover (8-9, 1.8824)
  12. Merrimack (7-9, 1.7500)

Outside: Exeter (6-11, 1.4117); Trinity (5-12, 1.1765); Keene (4-12, 1.0000); Concord (3-14, 0.7059); Nashua South (2-15, 0.4706); Spaulding (1-16, 0.2353).

Tiebreakers

  • Manchester Memorial wins a four-way tiebreaker with Manchester Central, Salem and Dover. Both Memorial and Central have a better head-to-head rating among the four teams, and Memorial has the head-to-head win over Central.
  • Manchester Central then wins the three-way tiebreaker with Salem and Dover thanks a better rating in head-to-head games. Salem wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head win.

Remaining schedule

  • Thursday: Winnacunnet at Londonderry, 7 p.m.
  • Friday: Bishop Guertin at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Dover at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Keene, 6:30 p.m.; Alvirne at Salem, 6:30 p.m.; Exeter at Manchester Memorial, 6:30 p.m.; Spaulding at Trinity, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Concord, 6:30 p.m.
  • Saturday: Keene at Merrimack, 2 p.m.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Pinkerton: Clinches the top seed with a win over Bishop Guertin on Friday. Even with a loss, the Astros can finish no lower than second.
  • No. 2 Bishop Guertin: Clinches the top seed with a win over Pinkerton on Friday. A loss and an Alvirne loss puts Bishop Guertin in third. A loss and an Alvirne win puts Bishop Guertin in fourth.
  • No. 3 Bedford: Will be the No. 2 seed with a Pinkerton win. Will be the No. 3 seed with a Bishop Guertin win.
  • No. 4 Alvirne: Needs a win over Salem and a Bishop Guertin loss to move up to third. Will be the No. 4 seed otherwise.

First-round matchups (changes in bold)

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

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