Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Jan. 11)

There are six weeks remaining in the Division I girls 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 girls basketball will have 14 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field

1. Pinkerton (6-0, 4.0000)
2. Bishop Guertin (5-0, 4.0000)
3. Goffstown (7-0, 4.0000)
4. Salem (6-1, 3.4286)
5. Manchester Memorial (6-1, 3.4286)
6. Manchester Central (4-1, 3.2000)
7. Portsmouth (5-2, 2.8571)
8. Windham (5-2, 2.8571)
9. Bedford (4-2, 2.6667)
10. Merrimack (4-3, 2.2857)
11. Exeter (3-3, 2.0000)
12. Londonderry (2-3, 1.6000)
13. Nashua South (2-4, 1.3333)
14. Alvirne (1-5, 0.6667)

Outside: Nashua North (1-5, 0.6667); Concord (1-6, 0.5714); Keene (1-6, 0.5714); Trinity (1-6, 0.5714); Dover (0-6, 0.0000); Winnacunnet (0-7, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Pinkerton wins the three-way tiebreaker with Bishop Guertin and Goffstown thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Salem wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a win against a higher seeded team in the division.
• Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Pinkerton
• No. 2 Bishop Guertin

First-round matchups

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

Games to watch

• Friday, Jan. 11: Alvirne at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.; Pinkerton at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Salem at Portsmouth, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 15: Merrimack at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.