Division I

Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Jan. 13)

It’s a little more than seven 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

It’s a little more than seven 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

Bedford (8-0, 4.0000). Games this week: vs. Winnacunnet (Jan. 13), vs. Bishop Guertin (Jan. 17).
Alvirne (6-0, 4.0000). Games this week: at Pinkerton (Jan. 13), vs. Spaulding (Jan. 19).
Pinkerton (6-0, 4.0000). Games this week: vs. Alvirne (Jan. 13).
Bishop Guertin (5-1, 3.3333). Games this week: vs. Nashua South (Jan. 13), at Bedford (Jan. 17).
Trinity (4-2, 2.6667). Games this week: vs. Salem (Jan. 13).
Londonderry (4-3, 2.2857). Games this week: vs. Exeter (Jan. 13).
Winnacunnet (4-4, 2.0000). Games this week: at Bedford (Jan. 13), at Salem (Jan. 17).
Manchester Central (3-3, 2.0000). Games this week: at Nashua North (Jan. 13).
Salem (3-4, 1.7143). Games this week: at Trinity (Jan. 13), vs. Winnacunnet (Jan. 17).
Nashua North (3-4, 1.7143). Games this week: vs. Manchester Central (Jan. 13), Nashua South (Jan. 17).
Merrimack (3-4, 1.7143). Games this week: at Concord (Jan. 13).
Dover (3-4, 1.7143). Games this week: at Manchester Memorial (Jan. 13).

Outside: Exeter (3-4, 1.7143); Manchester Memorial (2-4, 1.3333); Concord (2-4, 1.3333); Nashua South (1-6, 0.5714); Keene (0-5, 0.0000); Spaulding (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Alvirne has the No. 2 seed over Pinkerton thanks to the quality of wins against tournament opponents tiebreaker.
Winnacunnet holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with Manchester Central.
Five teams are currently tied for the final four spots, with Salem and Nashua North coming out on top for a better rating against tournament teams. Salem holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with North, so the Blue Devils would be ninth and the Titans 10th. Merrimack would be 11th because of a better rating against tournament teams, and Dover gets the final spot over Exeter based on more road wins than the Blue Hawks.

First-round byes: The top four seeds get a bye into the quarterfinals.