Bracketology: Division I and II Girls Basketball (Feb. 22)

It is the final day of the Division I and II girls basketball regular season and there is still a lot left to be decided.

Here is where every team stands heading into Friday night’s action.

Division I Girls

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.

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

1. Bishop Guertin (18-0, 3.9444, 1st)
2. Pinkerton (17-1, 3.7778, 2nd)
3. Bedford (14-3, 3.2941, 3rd)
4. Manchester Memorial (14-3, 3.2941, 4th)
5. Salem (13-4, 3.0588, 5th)
6. Portsmouth (12-5, 2.8235, 6th)
7. Manchester Central (12-5, 2.8235, 7th)
8. Windham (11-6, 2.5882, 8th)
9. Exeter (10-7, 2.3529, 10th)
10. Goffstown (10-7, 2.3529, 9th)
11. Merrimack (9-9, 2.0000, 11th)
12. Londonderry (6-10, 1.5000, 12th)
13. Nashua South (6-12, 1.3333, 13th)
14. Dover (4-13, 0.9412, out)

Outside: Concord (4-13, 0.9412); Alvirne (4-13, 0.9412); Nashua North (4-13, 0.9412).

Eliminated: Winnacunnet (3-14, 0.7059); Keene (1-16, 0.2353); Trinity (1-16, 0.2353).

Tiebreakers

• Bedford wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Dover and Nashua North finish ahead of Concord and Alvirne in a four-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
• Dover wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Remaining schedule

• Friday, Feb. 22: Manchester Memorial at Manchester Central, 5 p.m.; Portsmouth at Alvirne, 6:30 p.m.; Bedford at Winnacunnet, 6:30 p.m.; Concord at Keene, 6:30 p.m.; Goffstown at Dover, 6:30 p.m.; Windham at Exeter, 6:30 p.m.; Londonderry at Salem, 6:30 p.m.; Trinity at Nashua North, 6:30 p.m.

Scenarios

• Bishop Guertin has clinched the No. 1 seed and a bye
• Pinkerton has clinched the No. 2 seed and a bye
• Bedford clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Winnacunnet or a loss by Manchester Memorial. Bedford can finish no lower than fourth.
• Manchester Memorial clinches the No. 3 seed with a win over Manchester Central and a loss by Bedford. The Crusaders clinch the No. 4 seed with a win and a Bedford win. Memorial can finish no lower than fifth.
• Salem clinches the No. 4 seed with a win over Londonderry and a loss by both Bedford and Manchester Memorial. The Blue Devils clinch the No. 5 seed with a win and wins by Bedford and Memorial. Salem can finish no lower than seventh.
• Portsmouth clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Alvirne and a loss by Salem. The Clippers clinch the No. 6  seed with a win and can finish no lower than seventh.
• Manchester Central clinches the No. 5 seed with a win over Manchester Memorial and losses by both Salem and Portsmouth. Central can finish no lower than eighth.
• Windham clinches the No. 7 seed with a win over Exeter and a loss by Manchester Central. The Jaguars can finish no lower than ninth.
• Exeter clinches the No. 8 seed with a win over Windham. The Blue Hawks can finish no lower than 10th.
• Goffstown clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Dover and an Exeter loss to Windham. The Grizzlies can finish no lower than 10th.
• Merrimack has clinched the No. 11 seed.
• Londonderry has clinched the No. 12 seed.
• Nashua South has clinched the No. 13 seed.
• Dover clinches the No. 14 seed with a win over Goffstown and an Alvirne loss, or a loss and losses by Nashua North, Alvirne and Concord.
• Nashua North clinches the No. 14 seed with a win over Trinity and a Dover loss.
• Concord clinches the No. 14 seed with a win over Keene and losses by Dover and Nashua North.
• Alvirne clinches the No. 14 seed with a win over Portsmouth and losses by Nashua North and Concord.

First-round byes

• No. 1 Bishop Guertin
• No. 2 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

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

Division II Girls

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division II girls basketball will have 16 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Playoff field (record, rating, previous)

1. Hanover (16-1, 3.7647, 1st)
2. Lebanon (16-1, 3.7647, 2nd)
3. Kennett (16-1, 3.7647, 3rd)
4. Bishop Brady (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
5. John Stark (14-3, 3.2941, 5th)
6. Spaulding (13-5, 3.0000, 7th)
7. Laconia (13-5, 2.8889, 6th)
8. Hollis Brookline (13-5, 2.8889, 8th)
9. ConVal (11-6, 2.5882, 9th)
10. Merrimack Valley (11-7, 2.4444, 10th)
11. Pelham (10-7, 2.3529, 11th)
12. Sanborn (9-9, 2.0000, 15th)
13. Coe-Brown (9-9, 2.0000, 12th)
14. Oyster River (8-9, 1.8824, 13th)
15. Bow (8-9, 1.8824, 14th)
16. Kearsarge (8-10, 1.7778, 16th)

Eliminated: Pembroke (5-12, 1.1765); Plymouth (5-13, 1.1111); Stevens (5-13, 1.1111); Souhegan (3-14, 0.7059); Milford (3-14, 0.7059); Manchester West (2-16, 0.4444); Timberlane (1-17, 0.2222); Kingswood (1-17, 0.2222).

Tiebreakers

• Hanover wins the three-way tiebreaker with Lebanon and Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Kennett thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Bow wins the tiebreaker with Sanborn thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Sanborn wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Oyster River wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

Remaining schedule

• Friday, Feb. 22: Pembroke at Milford, 6 p.m.; Bow at Kennett, 6:30 p.m.; ConVal at Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.; Hanover at Pelham, 6:30 p.m.; Kingswood at John Stark, 6:30 p.m.; Souhegan at Oyster River, 6:30 p.m.

Scenarios

• Hanover clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Pelham or losses by both Kennett and Lebanon.
• Lebanon clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over ConVal and a loss by Hanover.
• Kennett clinches the No. 1 seed with a win over Bow and losses by both Hanover and Lebanon.
• Bishop Brady has clinched the No. 4 seed.
• John Stark has clinched the No. 5 seed.
• Spaulding has clinched the No. 6 seed.
• Laconia has clinched the No. 7 seed.
• Hollis Brookline has clinched the No. 8 seed.
• ConVal clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Lebanon.
• Merrimack Valley clinches the No. 9 seed with losses by ConVal and Pelham. The Pride clinch the No. 10 seed with a Pelham loss.
• Pelham clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Hanover and a ConVal loss. The Pythons clinch the No. 10 seed with a win.
• Oyster River clinches the No. 12 seed with a win over Souhegan. The Bobcats can finish no lower than No. 14.
• Sanborn clinches the No. 12 seed with an Oyster River loss. The Indians can finish no lower than No. 13.
• Coe-Brown clinches the No. 13 seed with losses by Oyster River and Bow. The Bears would end up No. 15 if both Oyster River and Bow win.
• Bow can finish as high as No. 13 with a win over Kennett and a loss by Oyster River. The Falcons would finish at No. 15 with a loss.
• Kearsarge has clinched the No. 16 seed.

First-round matchups

• No. 16 Kearsarge at No. 1 Hanover
• No. 9 ConVal at No. 8 Hollis Brookline
• No. 13 Coe-Brown at No. 4 Bishop Brady
• No. 12 Sanborn at No. 5 John Stark
• No. 15 Bow at No. 2 Lebanon
• No. 10 Merrimack Valley at No. 7 Spaulding
• No. 14 Oyster River at No. 3 Kennett
• No. 11 Pelham at No. 6 Laconia