Division I

Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Feb. 15)

The Division I girls basketball playoffs begin in 12 days. Here is a look at what the playoff field would like if the tournament started before Friday night’s action.

Joe Marchilena

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Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Feb. 15)

The Division I girls basketball playoffs begin in 12 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 (15-0, 3.9333, 1st)
  2. Pinkerton (15-1, 3.7500, 2nd)
  3. Bedford (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
  4. Portsmouth (12-3, 3.2000, 3rd)
  5. Salem (12-3, 3.2000, 6th)
  6. Manchester Memorial (11-3, 3.1429, 5th)
  7. Manchester Central (10-5, 2.6667, 7th)
  8. Goffstown (10-6, 2.5000, 9th)
  9. Windham (9-6, 2.4000, 8th)
  10. Merrimack (9-7, 2.2500, 10th)
  11. Exeter (7-7, 2.0000, 11th)
  12. Londonderry (6-9, 1.6000, 12th)
  13. Nashua South (6-10, 1.5000, 13th)
  14. Dover (4-11, 1.0667, 14th)

Outside: Concord (4-11, 1.0667); Alvirne (3-11, 0.8571); Winnacunnet (3-13, 0.7500); Nashua North (3-13, 0.7500); Keene (1-14, 0.2667); Trinity (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Bedford finishes ahead of Portsmouth and Salem thanks to a better rating against tournament teams. Portsmouth finishes ahead of Salem, also thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Dover wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Bishop Guertin
  • No. 2 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

  • Friday, Feb. 15: Portsmouth at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Windham, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Bishop Feehan, 7 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Londonderry, 7 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 18: Merrimack at Manchester Memorial, 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 19: Salem at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Concord, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Portsmouth, 7 p.m.; Exeter at Londonderry, 7 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 21: Bishop Guertin at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.

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