Division I

Playoff Picture: D1 Boys and Girls Basketball (Feb. 26)

The regular season is done for Division I boys and girls basketball and the playoff pairings are set to be released later this week by the NHIAA. But who wants to wait until then? Here is our best guess at what the brackets will look like when they are released.

The regular season is done for Division I boys and girls basketball and the playoff pairings are set to be released later this week by the NHIAA.

But who wants to wait until then? Here is our best guess at what the brackets will look like when they are released.

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)

Portsmouth (17-1, 3.7778, 1st)
Bedford (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
Trinity (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
Pinkerton (15-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
Bishop Guertin (14-4, 3.1111, 5th)
Alvirne (12-6, 2.6667, 6th)
Nashua South (11-7, 2.4444, 7th)
Exeter (10-8, 2.2222, 8th)
Goffstown (10-8, 2.2222, 9th)
Windham (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
Keene (9-9, 2.0000, 11th)
Manchester Memorial (8-10, 1.7778, 13th)
Dover (8-10, 1.7778, 12th)
Londonderry (7-11, 1.5556, 14th)
Merrimack (7-11, 1.5556, 15th)

Eliminated: Manchester Central (6-12, 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 (0-18, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Trinity wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
In a three-way tiebreaker, Exeter (4.0000), Goffstown (2.0000) and Windham (0.0000) finish in that order thanks to rating in head-to-head games.
Manchester Memorial wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
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 Manchester Memorial at No. 5 Bishop Guertin
No. 13 Dover at No. 4 Pinkerton
No. 15 Merrimack at No. 2 Bedford
No. 10 Windham at No. 7 Nashua South
No. 14 Londonderry at No. 3 Trinity
No. 11 Keene at No. 6 Alvirne

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)

Concord Christian (17-1, 3.7778, 1st)
Bedford (16-2, 3.5556, 2nd)
Londonderry (15-3, 3.3333, 3rd)
Nashua South (15-3, 3.3333, 4th)
Exeter (13-5, 2.8889, 5th)
Windham (12-6, 2.6667, 6th)
Manchester Central-West (12-6, 2.6667, 7th)
Bishop Guertin (11-7, 2.4444, 8th)
Trinity (11-7, 2.4444, 9th)
Timberlane (10-8, 2.2222, 11th)
Salem (10-8, 2.2222, 10th)
Portsmouth (10-8, 2.2222, 12th)
Pinkerton (9-9, 2.0000, 13th)
Keene (9-9, 2.0000, 14th)
Nashua North (8-10, 1.7778, 15th)
Alvirne (6-12, 1.3333, NR)

Eliminated: Winnacunnet (6-12, 1.3333, 16th); 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 (0.3651) wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South (0.3333) 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, Timberlane (1.7143), Salem (1.5385) and Portsmouth (1.3333) finish in that order thanks to rating against tournament teams.
Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Keene thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Winnacunnet thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchups (changes in bold)