> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Bracketology: Division I girls basketball (Jan. 20)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-girls-basketball-jan-20/
- Published: 2017-01-20T16:00:45.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-20T16:00:45.000Z
- Description: It’s a little more than six 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
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, bracketology, girls basketball, NH High School Sports Insider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It’s a little more than six 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. Alvirne (8-0, 4.0000)
2. Bedford (9-1, 3.6000)
3. Bishop Guertin (7-1, 3.5000)
4. Pinkerton (6-1, 3.4286)
5. Londonderry (5-3, 2.5000)
6. Trinity (4-3, 2.2857)
7. Nashua North (5-4, 2.2222)
8. Winnacunnet (5-5, 2.0000)
9. Merrimack (4-4, 2.0000)
10. Dover (4-4, 2.0000)
11. Salem (4-5, 1.7778)
12. Manchester Central (3-4, 1.7143)

**Outside:** Exeter (3-5, 1.5000); Manchester Memorial (2-5, 1.1429); Concord (2-5, 1.1429); Keene (1-5, 0.6667); Nashua South (1-8, 0.4444); Spaulding (0-9, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Winnacunnet wins a three-way tiebreaker with Merrimack and Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Merrimack then wins the tiebreaker with Dover, also for a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round byes**

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

**First-round games**

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