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# Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Feb. 1)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-i-girls-basketball-feb-1/
- Published: 2019-02-01T16:30:23.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-01T16:30:23.000Z
- Description: The Division I girls basketball playoffs begin in 26 days. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started before Friday night's action.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, bracketology, girls basketball, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

The Division I girls basketball playoffs begin in 26 days. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started before Friday night's action.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I girls basketball will have 14 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.*

### Division I

**Playoff field (record, rating, last week)**

1. Bishop Guertin (11-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Pinkerton (10-1, 3.6364, 2nd)
3. Manchester Memorial (10-2, 3.3333, 5th)
4. Portsmouth (10-2, 3.3333, 6th)
5. Bedford (9-2, 3.2727, 7th)
6. Salem (10-3, 3.0769, 4th)
7. Goffstown (8-3, 2.9091, 3rd)
8. Manchester Central (8-3, 2.9091, 8th)
9. Windham (8-3, 2.9091, 9th)
10. Merrimack (8-5, 2.4615, 10th)
11. Londonderry (5-6, 1.8182, 11th)
12. Exeter (5-6, 1.8182, 12th)
13. Concord (3-9, 1.0000, 13th)
14. Nashua South (3-9, 1.0000, 14th)

**Outside:** Nashua North (2-10, 0.6667); Winnacunnet (2-10, 0.6667); Dover (2-10, 0.6667); Alvirne (1-10, 0.3636); Keene (1-10, 0.3636); Trinity (1-11, 0.3333).

**Tiebreakers**

- Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Goffstown and Manchester Central finish ahead of Windham in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Goffstown wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Concord wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Bishop Guertin
- No. 2 Pinkerton

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Windham at No. 8 Manchester Central
- No. 13 Concord at No. 4 Portsmouth
- No. 12 Exeter at No. 5 Bedford
- No. 10 Merrimack at No. 7 Goffstown
- No. 14 Nashua South at No. 3 Manchester Memorial
- No. 11 Londonderry at No. 6 Salem

### Games to watch

- **Friday, Feb. 1:** Winnacunnet at Exeter, 5 p.m.; Manchester Central at Manchester Memorial, 5:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Nashua South, 5:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Pinkerton, 8 p.m.
- **Saturday, Feb.** **2:** Jamesville-DeWitt (N.Y.) at Bishop Guertin, 4 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Feb. 5:** Merrimack at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Central at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.
- **Thursday, Feb. 7:** Manchester Memorial at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.