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# Playoff Picture: D1 Girls Basketball (Feb. 25)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-d1-girls-basketball-feb-25/
- Published: 2025-02-25T12:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-25T12:00:39.000Z
- Description: There's just one day of games remaining in the Division I girls basketball regular season and there's still a lot that could happen, with teams fighting for seeding from the top to the bottom of the standings. Here is where every team stands, plus scenarios for each team that's still alive for a pla
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, girls basketball, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There's just one day of games remaining in the Division I girls basketball regular season and there's still a lot that could happen, with teams fighting for seeding from the top to the bottom of the standings.

Here is where every team stands, plus scenarios for each team that's still alive for a playoff spot, heading into Tuesday's games.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I 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

**Team (record, rating, previous)**

1. Bedford (18-0, 4.0000, 1st)
2. Londonderry (16-1, 3.7647, 2nd)
3. Windham (15-2, 3.5294, 3rd)
4. Bishop Guertin (14-4, 3.1111, 5th)
5. Concord Christian (14-4, 3.1111, 4th)
6. Pinkerton (12-5, 2.8235, 6th)
7. Dover (12-5, 2.8235, 7th)
8. Salem (11-6, 2.5882, 8th)
9. Alvirne (10-7, 2.3529, 11th)
10. Exeter (10-7, 2.3529, 10th)
11. Timberlane (10-7, 2.3529, 9th)
12. Portsmouth (8-9, 1.8824, 12th)
13. Keene (8-9, 1.8824, 13th)
14. Nashua North (7-10, 1.6471, 14th)
15. Nashua South (7-10, 1.6471, 15th)
16. Manchester Central-West (6-11, 1.4118, 16th)

**Outside:** Goffstown (5-12, 1.1765).

**Eliminated:** Winnacunnet (6-12, 1.3333); Trinity (5-12, 1.1765); Manchester Memorial (3-14, 0.7059); Merrimack (2-15, 0.4706); Spaulding (2-16, 0.4444); Concord (0-17, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Concord Christian thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- In a three-way tiebreaker, Alvirne, Exeter and Timberlane finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.
- Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Keene thanks to a head-to-head victory.
- Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

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

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Tuesday, Feb. 25:** Nashua North at Merrimack, 3 p.m.; Dover at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Manchester Central-West at Exeter, 4 p.m.; Windham at Alvirne, 5 p.m.; Nashua South at Concord, 5 p.m.; Salem at Timberlane, 5:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Keene, 5:30 p.m.; Portsmouth at Goffstown, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Manchester Memorial, 6:30 p.m.

**Scenarios**

- Bedford has clinched the No. 1 seed.
- Londonderry has clinched the No. 2 seed.
- Windham has clinched the No. 3 seed.
- Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 4 seed.
- Concord Christian has clinch the No. 5 seed.
- The winner of the Dover-Pinkerton game will clinch the No. 6 seed. Pinkerton would be the No. 7 seed with a loss.
- Dover would be the No. 7 seed with a loss and a Salem loss, or a loss plus a win by Salem and a loss by Manchester Central-West and a win by Trinity.
- Salem will clinch the No. 7 seed with a win over Timberlane and a loss by Dover plus a win by Central-West or a loss by Central-West and a loss by Trinity. The Blue Devils will be no worse than the No. 8 seed with a win.
- Timberlane will clinch the No. 8 seed with a win over Salem and a losses by Alvirne and Exeter. The Owls can finish no lower than No. 11.
- Alvirne will clinch the No. 9 seed with a win over Windham. The Broncos can finish no lower than No. 11.
- Exeter will clinch the No. 9 seed with a win over Central-West and an Alvirne loss. The Blue Hawks can finish no lower than No. 11.
- Portsmouth clinches the No. 12 seed with a win over Goffstown or a loss and losses by Keene, Nashua North and Nashua South.
- Keene clinches the No. 12 seed with a win over Londonderry and a Portsmouth loss, or a loss and a Portsmouth loss plus wins by North and South. Otherwise, the Blackbirds will be No. 13.
- A Portsmouth loss combined with wins by North and South would drop the Clippers to No. 15 and move the Titans and the Panthers up to No. 13 and No. 14, respectively.
- North clinches no worse than No. 14 with a win over Merrimack.
- South clinches no worse than No. 15 with a win over Concord.
- Manchester Central-West clinches the No. 16 seed with a win over Exeter, or a loss and a Goffstown loss to Portsmouth.
- Goffstown clinches the No. 16 seed with a win over Portsmouth and a Central-West loss.

**Playoff Schedule**

- **Prelims:** March 3, at home of the higher seed.
- **Quarterfinals:** March 6, at home of the higher seed.
- **Semifinals:** March 10, at Exeter High School.
- **Championship:** March 15, at the University of New Hampshire, Durham.