Playoff Picture: D1 Boys and Girls Basketball (Feb. 25)

The Division I boys and girls basketball regular season is just about done, but there is still some seeding left to be decided.

Here’s a look at what the tournament field for Division I boys and girls basketball would look like if the postseason were to begin today, along with scenarios for the final games.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I boys will have 15 teams and Division I girls will have 16 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I Boys

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Portsmouth (17-1, 3.7778, 1st)
2. Bedford (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
3. Pinkerton (15-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
4. Trinity (14-3, 3.2941, 4th)
5. Bishop Guertin (14-4, 3.1111, 5th)
6. Alvirne (12-6, 2.6667, 6th)
7. Nashua South (11-7, 2.4444, 7th)
8. Exeter (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
9. Goffstown (10-8, 2.2222, 8th)
10. Windham (10-8, 2.2222, 9th)
11. Keene (8-9, 1.8824, 13th)
12. Dover (8-9, 1.8824, 11th)
13. Manchester Memorial (8-10, 1.7778, 12th)
14. Londonderry (7-11, 1.5556, 14th)
15. Merrimack (7-11, 1.5556, 15th)

Eliminated: Manchester Central (6-11, 1.3333); Winnacunnet (6-12, 1.3333); Nashua North (6-12, 1.3333); Salem (4-14, 0.8889); Spaulding (3-15, 0.6667); Timberlane (3-15, 0.6667); Concord (0-17, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• In a three-way tiebreaker, Exeter (4.0000), Goffstown (2.0000) and Windham (0.0000) finish in that order thanks rating in head-to-head games.
• Keene (0.4783) wins the tiebreaker with Dover (0.3876) thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round bye (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Portsmouth

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Goffstown at No. 8 Exeter
• No. 12 Dover at No. 5 Bishop Guertin
• No. 13 Manchester Memorial at No. 4 Trinity
• No. 15 Merrimack at No. 2 Bedford
• No. 10 Windham at No. 7 Nashua South
• No. 14 Londonderry at No. 3 Pinkerton
• No. 11 Keene at No. 6 Alvirne

Remaining Schedule

• Wednesday, Feb. 25: Concord at Trinity, 6 p.m.; Dover at Keene, 6 p.m.

Scenarios

• Portsmouth has clinched the No. 1 seed and the first-round bye.
• Bedford has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Trinity clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Concord. A loss drops the Pioneers to No. 4.
• Pinkerton clinches the No. 3 seed with a Trinity loss to Concord. Otherwise, the Astros will be No. 4.
• Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Alvirne has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Nashua South has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Exeter has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Goffstown has clinched the No. 9 seed.
• Windham has clinched the No. 10 seed.
• The winner of the Dover-Keene game will clinch the No. 11 seed, while the loser will clinch the No. 13 seed.
• Manchester Memorial has clinched the No. 12 seed.
• Londonderry has clinched the No. 14 seed.
• Merrimack has clinched the No. 15 seed.

Playoff Schedule

• Preliminary Round: March 4, at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: March 7, at higher seed.
• Semifinals: March 11, Rochester Rec Center.
• Final: March 15, at UNH.

Division I Girls

Team (record, rating, previous)

1. Concord Christian (17-1, 3.7778, 1st)
2. Bedford (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
3. Londonderry (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
4. Nashua South (15-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
5. Exeter (13-5, 2.8889, 5th)
6. Windham (12-6, 2.6667, 7th)
7. Manchester Central-West (12-6, 2.6667, 6th)
8. Bishop Guertin (11-7, 2.4444, 8th)
9. Trinity (11-7, 2.4444, 9th)
10. Salem (10-8, 2.2222, 12th)
11. Timberlane (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
12. Portsmouth (10-8, 2.2222, 13th)
13. Pinkerton (9-9, 2.0000, 14th)
14. Keene (9-9, 2.0000, 11th)
15. Nashua North (8-10, 1.7778, 15th)
16. Winnacunnet (6-11, 1.4118, 16th)

Outside: Alvirne (5-12, 1.1765).

Eliminated: Merrimack (5-13, 1.1111); Goffstown (4-14, 0.8889); Spaulding (3-14, 0.7059); Dover (3-15, 0.6667); Manchester Memorial (1-17, 0.2222); Concord (0-18, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Londonderry (0.3679) wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South (0.3235) thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• Windham wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central-West thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Trinity thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• In a three-way tie, Salem (1.5385), Timberlane (1.3333) and Portsmouth (1.0909) finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.
• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Keene thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchups (changes in bold)

• No. 16 Winnacunnet at No. 1 Concord Christian
• No. 9 Trinity at No. 8 Bishop Guertin
• No. 12 Portsmouth at No. 5 Exeter
• No. 13 Pinkerton at No. 4 Nashua South
• No. 15 Nashua North at No. 2 Bedford
• No. 10 Salem at No. 7 Manchester Central-West
• No. 14 Keene at No. 3 Londonderry
• No. 11 Timberlane at No. 6 Windham

Remaining Schedule

• Wednesday, Feb. 25: Winnacunnet at Alvirne, 5 p.m.

Scenarios

• Concord Christian has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Bedford has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Londonderry has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Nashua South has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Exeter has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Windham has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Manchester Central-West has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Trinity has clinched the No. 9 seed.
• Salem clinches the No. 10 seed with a Winnacunnet win over Alvirne. An Alvirne win drops the Blue Devils to No. 11.
• Timberlane clinches the No. 10 seed with an Alvirne win over Winnacunnet. An Winnacunnet win drops the Owls to No. 11.
• Portsmouth has clinched the No. 12 seed.
• Pinkerton has clinched the No. 13 seed.
• Keene has clinched the No. 14 seed.
• Nashua North has clinched the No. 15 seed.
• The winner of the Alvirne-Winnacunnet game will clinch the final playoff spot. The loser is eliminated.

Playoff Schedule

• Preliminary Round: March 2, at higher seed.
• Quarterfinals: March 5, at higher seed.
• Semifinals: March 9, TBD.
• Final: March 14, at UNH.