Bracketology: Division I Boys Basketball (Feb. 1)

There are four weeks remaining in the Division I boys basketball regular season. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started on Friday night.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys basketball will have 15 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating, last week)

1. Exeter (9-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Salem (9-1, 3.6000, 3rd)
3. Winnacunnet (8-1, 3.5556, 2nd)
4. Nashua North (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
5. Spaulding (7-2, 3.1111, 5th)
6. Londonderry (7-2, 3.1111, 7th)
7. Keene (6-3, 2.6667, 6th)
8. Concord (5-3, 2.5000, 8th)
9. Portsmouth (6-4, 2.4000, 10th)
10. Alvirne (5-4, 2.2222, 11th)
11. Manchester Central (5-5, 2.0000, 15th)
12. Bedford (4-5, 1.7778, 9th)
13. Nashua South (4-5, 1.7778, 14th)
14. Bishop Guertin (4-6, 1.6000, out)
15. Dover (4-6, 1.6000, 12th)

Outside: Trinity (3-6, 1.3333); Goffstown (3-6, 1.3333); Merrimack (2-8, 0.8000); Windham (2-8, 0.8000); Pinkerton (1-8, 0.4444); Timberlane (0-8, 0.0000); Manchester Memorial (0-9, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Nashua North wins the three-way tiebreaker with Spaulding and Londonderry thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Exeter

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Portsmouth at No. 8 Concord
• No. 13 Nashua South at No. 4 Nashua North
• No. 12 Bedford at No. 5 Spaulding
• No. 15 Dover at No. 2 Salem
• No. 10 Alvirne at No. 7 Keene
• No. 14 Bishop Guertin at No. 3 Winnacunnet
• No. 11 Manchester Central at No. 6 Londonderry

Games to watch

• Friday, Feb. 1: Londonderry at Pinkerton, 6 p.m.; Alvirne at Trinity, 6:30 p.m.; Concord at Keene, 6:30 p.m.; Spaulding at Dover, 6:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Merrimack, 7 p.m.; Manchester Central at Manchester Memorial, 7 p.m.; Nashua North at Nashua South, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 5: Bedford at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Concord at Dover, 6:30 p.m.; Exeter at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Trinity, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 7: Dover at Londonderry, 7 p.m.