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# Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Jan. 18)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bracketology-division-i-girls-basketball-jan-18/
- Published: 2019-01-18T16:15:31.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-18T16:15:31.000Z
- Description: There are five 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.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, bracketology, girls basketball, playoffs, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There are five 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 (8-0, 4.0000)
2. Bishop Guertin (7-0, 4.0000)
3. Goffstown (7-0, 4.0000)
4. Portsmouth (7-2, 3.1111)
5. Salem (6-2, 3.0000)
6. Manchester Memorial (6-2, 3.0000)
7. Bedford (5-2, 2.8571)
8. Manchester Central (5-2, 2.8571)
9. Merrimack (6-3, 2.6667)
10. Windham (5-3, 2.5000)
11. Londonderry (4-3, 2.2857)
12. Exeter (3-4, 1.7143)
13. Concord (3-6, 1.3333)
14. Nashua North (2-6, 1.0000)

**Outside:** Nashua South (2-6, 1.0000); Concord (1-7, 0.5000); Dover (1-7, 0.5000); Keene (1-8, 0.4444); Trinity (1-8, 0.4444); 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 rating against tournament teams.
- Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 Pinkerton
- No. 2 Bishop Guertin

**First-round matchups**

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

### Games to watch

- **Friday, Jan. 18:** Bishop Guertin at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Central at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Bedford at Londonderry, 7 p.m.; Concord at Merrimack, 7 p.m.; Nashua North at Manchester Memorial, 7 p.m.
- **Monday, Jan. 21:** Braintree (Mass.) at Bishop Guertin, 6 p.m.
- **Tuesday, Jan. 22:** Exeter at Salem, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Windham, 6:30 p.m.
- **Thursday, Jan 24:** Bishop Guertin at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.