Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Feb. 8)

The Division I girls basketball playoffs begin in 19 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 (12-0, 3.9167, 1st)
2. Pinkerton (13-1, 3.7143, 2nd)
3. Portsmouth (12-2, 3.4286, 4th)
4. Bedford (11-2, 3.3846, 5th)
5. Manchester Memorial (11-3, 3.1429, 3rd)
6. Salem (11-3, 3.1429, 6th)
7. Manchester Central (9-4, 2.7692, 8th)
8. Windham (8-5, 2.4615, 9th)
9. Goffstown (8-5, 2.4615, 7th)
10. Merrimack (8-6, 2.2857, 10th)
11. Exeter (7-6, 2.1538, 12th)
12. Londonderry (6-8, 1.7143, 11th)
13. Nashua South (5-9, 1.4286, 14th)
14. Concord (4-10, 1.1429, 13th)

Outside: Dover (3-11, 0.8571); Alvirne (2-11, 0.6154); Winnacunnet (2-12, 0.5714); Nashua North (2-12, 0.5714); Keene (1-12, 0.3077); Trinity (1-13, 0.2857).

Tiebreakers

• Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 2 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Feb. 8: Concord at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 10: Braintree (Mass.) at Bishop Guertin, 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 12: Bedford at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Windham, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Portsmouth, 7 p.m.; Merrimack at Manchester Memorial, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 14: Pinkerton at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.