Bracketology: Division I Boys Basketball (Jan. 25)

There are five 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 (record, rating, last week)

1. Exeter (7-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Winnacunnet (7-0, 4.0000, 1st)
3. Salem (7-1, 3.5000, 3rd)
4. Nashua North (6-1, 3.4286, 5th)
5. Spaulding (6-2, 3.0000, 8th)
6. Keene (6-2, 3.0000, 4th)
7. Londonderry (5-2, 2.8571, 7th)
8. Concord (5-2, 2.8571, 6th)
9. Bedford (4-3, 2.2857, 9th)
10. Portsmouth (4-4, 2.0000, 10th)
11. Alvirne (4-4, 2.0000, 13th)
12. Dover (4-4, 2.0000, 14th)
13. Trinity (3-4, 1.7143, 11th)
14. Nashua South (3-4, 1.7143, Out)
15. Manchester Central (3-5, 1.5000, 12th)

Outside: Bishop Guertin (3-5, 1.5000); Goffstown (2-5, 1.1429); Merrimack (2-6, 1.0000); Windham (1-6, 0.5714);  Timberlane (0-7, 0.0000); Pinkerton (0-7, 0.0000); Manchester Memorial (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Keene thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Portsmouth 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.
• Trinity wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Manchester Central wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Guertin thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round bye

• No. 1 Exeter

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Jan. 25: Concord at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Bedford at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Dover at Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Spaulding at Keene, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Londonderry, 7 p.m.; Nashua North at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 29: Manchester Central at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Dover, 6:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Trinity, 6:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Salem, 6:30 p.m.