Bracketology: Division I Boys Basketball (Feb. 8)

There are three 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 (11-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Londonderry (10-2, 3.3333, 6th)
3. Salem (10-2, 3.3333, 2nd)
4. Spaulding (8-3, 2.9091, 5th)
5. Winnacunnet (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd)
6. Keene (7-4, 2.5455, 7th)
7. Nashua North (7-4, 2.5455, 4th)
8. Alvirne (7-4, 2.5455, 10th)
9. Portsmouth (7-4, 2.5455, 9th)
10. Nashua South (6-5, 2.1818, 13th)
11. Manchester Central (6-6, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Concord (5-5, 2.0000, 8th)
13. Dover (6-7, 1.8462, 15th)
14. Goffstown (5-6, 1.8182, out)
15. Bishop Guertin (5-7, 1.6667, 14th)

Outside: Bedford (4-7, 1.4545); Trinity (3-8, 1.0909); Windham (3-9, 1.0000); Merrimack (2-9, 0.7273); Timberlane (1-9, 0.4000); Pinkerton (1-10, 0.3636); Manchester Memorial (1-10, 0.3636).

Tiebreakers

• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Keene wins the four-way tiebreaker with Nashua North, Alvirne and Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Nashua North wins the three-way tiebreaker with Alvirne and Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Exeter

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Feb. 8: Nashua South at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Alvirne at Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Central at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 11: Winnacunnet at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 12: Alvirne at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Dover, 6:30 p.m.; Concord at Salem, 6:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.