Bracketology: Division I Girls Basketball (Jan. 25)

There are four 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 (record, rating, last week)

1. Bishop Guertin (9-0, 4.0000, 2nd)
2. Pinkerton (8-1, 3.5556, 1st)
3. Goffstown (8-1, 3.5556, 3rd)
4. Salem (8-2, 3.2000, 5th)
5. Manchester Memorial (8-2, 3.2000, 6th)
6. Portsmouth (8-2, 3.2000, 4th)
7. Bedford (6-2, 3.0000, 7th)
8. Manchester Central (6-2, 3.0000, 8th)
9. Windham (7-3, 2.8000, 10th)
10. Merrimack (7-3, 2.8000, 9th)
11. Londonderry (4-4, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Exeter (3-6, 1.3333, 12th)
13. Concord (3-7, 1.2000, 13th)
14. Nashua South (2-7, 0.8889, Out)

Outside: Nashua North (2-8, 0.8000); Alvirne (1-8, 0.4444); Dover (1-8, 0.4444); Trinity (1-8, 0.4444); Winnacunnet (1-8, 0.4444); Keene (1-9, 0.4000).

Tiebreakers

• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Salem wins the three-way tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial and Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack 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 Manchester Central
• No. 13 Concord at No. 4 Salem
• No. 12 Exeter at No. 5 Manchester Memorial
• No. 10 Merrimack at No. 7 Bedford
• No. 14 Nashua South at No. 3 Goffstown
• No. 11 Londonderry at No. 6 Portsmouth

Games to watch

• Friday, Jan. 25: Goffstown at Pinkerton, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Nashua South, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Salem, 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 26: Mercy (Conn.) at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 28: Bedford at Manchester Central, 6:30 p.m.; Merrimack at Bishop Guertin, 7 p.m.; Portsmouth at Londonderry, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 30: Londonderry at Merrimack, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Salem, 6:30 p.m.