Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Feb. 1)

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.