Playoff Picture: Division I Girls Basketball (Updated Feb. 23)

The final week of the regular season is about to begin and there is still plenty to be decided.

Here’s a look at what the tournament field for Division I girls basketball would look like if the postseason were to begin today.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

1. Bishop Guertin (17-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Portsmouth (16-1, 3.7647, 2nd)
3. Bedford (15-2, 3.5294, 3rd)
4. Goffstown (14-3, 3.2941, 4th)
5. Pinkerton (13-4, 3.0588, 5th)
6. Exeter (12-5, 2.8235, 6th)
7. Windham (11-6, 2.5882, 7th)
8. Dover (10-8, 2.2222, 8th)
9. Concord (10-8, 2.2222, 9th)
10. Manchester Memorial (9-8, 2.1176, 10th)
11. Londonderry (9-8, 2.1176, 11th)
12. Salem (8-9, 1.8824, 12th)
13. Alvirne (8-9, 1.8824, 13th)
14. Spaulding (8-9, 1.8824 14th)

Eliminated: Keene (6-11, 1.4118); Nashua South (6-11, 1.4118); Merrimack (4-13, 0.9412); Trinity (4-14, 0.8889); Winnacunnet (2-15, 0.4706); Nashua North (2-15, 0.4706); Manchester Central (0-17, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Dover wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Manchester Memorial wins tie the tiebreaker with Londonderry thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
• In a three-way tiebreaker, Salem finishes ahead of Alvirne and Spaulding thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
• Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Spaulding thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

• No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 2 Portsmouth

First-round matchups

• No. 9 Concord at No. 8 Dover
• No. 13 Alvirne at No. 4 Goffstown
• No. 12 Salem at No. 5 Pinkerton
• No. 10 Manchester Memorial at No. 7 Windham
• No. 14 Spaulding at No. 3 Bedford
• No. 11 Londonderry at No. 6 Exeter

Remaining games

• Friday, Feb. 24: Merrimack at Pinkerton, 3:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Bishop Guertin at Windham, 6:30 p.m.; Keene at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Manchester Central at Spaulding, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua North at Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua South at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.; Bedford at Salem, 7 p.m.; Manchester Memorial at Londonderry, 7 p.m.

Scenarios

• Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 1 seed.
• Portsmouth has clinched the No. 2 seed.
• Bedford has clinched the No. 3 seed.
• Goffstown has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• Pinkerton has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Exeter has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Windham has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Dover has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• Concord has clinched the No. 9 seed.
• Memorial clinches the No. 10 seed with a win over Londonderry. A loss could drop the Crusaders as low as No. 13, if Spaulding, Salem and Alvirne all win their respective games.
• Londonderry clinches the No. 10 seed with a win over Memorial. A loss could drop the Lancers as low as No. 14, if Spaulding, Salem and Alvirne all win their respective games.
• Salem clinches the No. 11 seed with a win over Bedford and a Memorial loss, or a Londonderry loss and Spaulding or Alvirne win.
• Spaulding clinches the No. 11 seed with a win over Central and a loss by Londonderry and Salem.
• Alvirne clinches the No. 11 seed with a win over Goffstown and a loss by Memorial and Salem.
• In a four-way tie after a Memorial loss, the order would be Salem (No. 11), Alvirne (No. 12), Memorial (No. 13) and Spaulding (No. 14).
• In a four way tie after a Londonderry loss, the order would be Salem (No. 11), Spaulding (No. 12), Alvirne (No. 13) and Londonderry (No. 14).