Division I

Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Feb. 3)

It’s a little more than three weeks 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. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the regist

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Feb. 3)

It’s a little more than three weeks 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.

These will be updated each week 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 (12-1, 3.6923)
  2. Alvirne (10-1, 3.63.64)
  3. Pinkerton (10-1, 3.6364)
  4. Bishop Guertin (10-1, 3.6364)
  5. Londonderry (7-4, 2.5455)
  6. Nashua North (8-5, 2.4615)
  7. Winnacunnet (8-6, 2.2857)
  8. Manchester Memorial (5-6, 1.8182)
  9. Merrimack (5-6, 1.8182)
  10. Dover (5-6, 1.8182)
  11. Salem (5-7, 1.6667)
  12. Manchester Central (4-7, 1.4545)

Outside: Trinity (4-7, 1.4545); Keene (4-7, 1.4545); Exeter (4-8, 1.3333); Concord (2-9, 0.7273); Nashua South (2-11, 0.6154); Spaulding (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Alvirne wins the three-way tiebreaker with Pinkerton and Bishop Guertin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Pinkerton then wins the tiebreaker over Bishop Guertin, also for a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Manchester Memorial wins the three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack and Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Merrimack then wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Manchester Central wins the three-way tiebreaker with Trinity and Keene for the final spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Rising: Keene started off the year with five straight losses, but the Blackbirds have won four of their last six to pull into a tie for the final playoff spot.

Falling: After opening the year 3-1, Merrimack has dropped five of its last seven games going into Friday's game at Nashua South.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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

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