Bracketology: Division I Boys Basketball (Jan. 18)

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.