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# Bracketology: Division I Boys Basketball (Jan. 18)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-i-boys-basketball-jan-18/
- Published: 2019-01-18T17:00:59.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-18T17:00:59.000Z
- Description: There are six 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 this weekend.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, boys basketball, bracketology, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There are six 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 this weekend.

*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**

1. Winnacunnet (6-0, 4.0000)
2. Exeter (5-0, 4.0000)
3. Salem (6-0, 4.0000)
4. Keene (5-1, 3.3333)
5. Nashua North (5-1, 3.3333)
6. Concord (4-2, 2.6667)
7. Londonderry (4-2, 2.6667)
8. Spaulding (4-2, 2.6667)
9. Bedford (4-2, 2.6667)
10. Portsmouth (4-3, 2.2857)
11. Trinity (3-3, 2.0000)
12. Manchester Central (3-4, 1.7143)
13. Alvirne (3-4, 1.7143)
14. Dover (3-4, 1.7143)
15. Bishop Guertin (2-4, 1.3333)

**Outside:** Nashua South (2-4, 1.3333); Merrimack (2-5, 1.1429); Goffstown (1-4, 0.8000); Windham (1-5, 0.6667); Timberlane (0-5, 0.0000); Manchester Memorial (0-6, 0.0000); Pinkerton (0-6, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Winnacunnet wins the three-way tiebreaker with Exeter and Salem thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Keene wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Concord and Londonderry finish ahead of Spaulding and Bedford in a four-way tie thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Concord wins the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Manchester Central wins the three-way tiebreaker with Alvirne and Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

**First-round bye**

- No. 1 Winnacunnet

**First-round matchups**

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

### Games to watch

- **Friday, Jan. 18:** Londonderry at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Exeter at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack at Concord, 7 p.m.; Spaulding at Portsmouth, 7:15 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Jan. 22:** Bishop Guertin at Spaulding, 5 p.m.; Bedford at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.