The Gazette’s 2024-25 Iowa high school girls’ basketball mock brackets (1A/2A/3A), final draft

The final draft of The Gazette’s mock pairings for Class 3A, 2A and 1A girls’ basketball regionals is released below.

Teams are seeded on three criteria: Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings (1-through-15 from last Thursday), BC Moore computer rankings (non-IGHSAU rateds) and geography.

The Union will release the real 3A/2A/1A pairings next Wednesday, 5A/4A the following week. Our big-school mock brackets will be divulged late next week.

Class 3A

(Feb. 15, Feb. 19, Feb. 22)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Wilton at Mount Vernon

West Liberty at Tipton

Bottom bracket

Central Lee at Davenport Assumption

Davis County at Mediapolis

REGION 2

Top bracket

Okoboji at Estherville ELC

Ida Grove OABCIG at Carroll Kuemper

Bottom bracket

Clarke at Harlan

Van Meter at Atlantic

REGION 3

Top bracket

North Fayette Valley at Dubuque Wahlert

Waukon at Monticello

Bottom bracket

Anamosa at Center Point-Urbana

Camanche at West Delaware

REGION 4

Top bracket

Fairfield at Williamsburg

Washington at Mid-Prairie

Bottom bracket

Vinton-Shellsburg at West Marshall

Benton Community at Solon

REGION 5

Top bracket

Garner GHV at Forest City

Osage at Crestwood

Bottom bracket

Oelwein at Hampton-Dumont/CAL

New Hampton at Clear Lake

REGION 6

Top bracket

Missouri Valley at Cherokee

Red Oak at Clarinda

Bottom bracket

Sheldon at Spirit Lake

Western Christian at Unity Christian

REGION 7

Top bracket

South Tama at Roland-Story

Saydel at Nevada

Bottom bracket

Chariton at Monroe PCM

Centerville at Albia

REGION 8

Top bracket

Eagle Grove at Algona

Union Community at Iowa Falls-Alden

Bottom bracket

Greene County at Des Moines Christian

Southeast Valley at Humboldt

Class 2A

(Feb. 15, Feb. 18, Feb. 21, Feb. 26)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Cardinal at Van Buren County, winner at Eddyville EBF

Pekin at Columbus Community

Bottom bracket

West Burlington at Louisa-Muscatine, winner at Durant

West Branch at Danville

REGION 2

Top bracket

Lisbon at Alburnett, winner at Iowa City Regina

Grundy Center at Jesup

Bottom bracket

Dyersville Beckman at Northeast, winner at Cascade

Bellevue at MFL MarMac

REGION 3

Top bracket

West Monona at Avoca AHSTW, winner at Hinton

IKM-Manning at Exira-EHK/Audubon

Bottom bracket

Tri-Center at Logan-Magnolia, winner at Shenandoah

Underwood at Westwood

REGION 4

Top bracket

Ridge View at Marcus MMCRU, winner at Rock Valley

East Sac County at South Central Calhoun

Bottom bracket

South Hamilton at Manson-NW Webster, winner at Pocahontas Area

Belmond-Klemme at West Fork

REGION 5

Top bracket

East Marshall at South Hardin, winner at North Mahaska

Ackley AGWSR at Hudson

Bottom bracket

Colfax-Mingo at Pleasantville, winner at Guthrie Center ACGC

Earlham at Pella Christian

REGION 6

Top bracket

Central Springs at Hartley HMS, winner at Central Lyon

Lake Mills at Emmetsburg

Bottom bracket

Boyden-Hull at Lawton-Bronson, winner at West Lyon

Alta-Aurelia at Sioux Central

REGION 7

Top bracket

Ogden at Grand View Christian, winner at Mapleton MVAOCOU

Woodward-Granger at West Central Valley

Bottom bracket

Interstate 35 at Nodaway Valley, winner at Treynor

Central Decatur at Panorama

REGION 8

Top bracket

Postville at South Winneshiek, winner at Maquoketa Valley

Sumner-Fredericksburg at Wapsie Valley

Bottom bracket

Waterloo Columbus at North Butler, winner at Denver

Dike-New Hartford at Aplington-Parkersburg

Class 1A

(Feb. 13, Feb. 18, Feb. 21, Feb. 26)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Council Bluffs St. Albert, bye

Heartland Christian at Southwest Valley

Fremont-Mills, bye

Hamburg at Sidney

Bottom bracket

Woodbine, bye

Ar-We-Va at Griswold

Essex at Stanton

Bedford at East Mills

REGION 2

Top bracket

North Linn, bye

Belle Plaine at BGM

Highland, bye

Cedar Valley Christian at Hillcrest Academy

Bottom bracket

Lone Tree, bye

Burlington Notre Dame at Winfield-Mount Union

New London at WACO

Wapello at Fort Madison Holy Trinity

REGION 3

Top bracket

Newell-Fonda, bye

Le Mars Gehlen at River Valley

Kingsley-Pierson, bye

Storm Lake St. Mary’s at Woodbury Central

Bottom bracket

George-Little Rock, bye

Remsen St. Mary’s at Akron-Westfield

Trinity Christian at Harris-Lake Park

South O’Brien at Ruthven GTRA

REGION 4

Top bracket

Algona Garrigan, bye

West Hancock at West Bend-Mallard

Paton-Churdan at North Union

Fort Dodge St. Edmond at Mason City Newman

Bottom bracket

Lenox, bye

Boyer Valley at Anita CAM

Glidden-Ralston at Oakland Riverside

Madrid at Coon Rapids-Bayard

REGION 5

Top bracket

Riceville, bye

Waterloo Christian at Janesville

North Tama at Clarksville

Meskwaki at Nashua-Plainfield

Bottom bracket

Saint Ansgar, bye

Northwood-Kensett at North Iowa

Don Bosco at Turkey Valley

Tripoli at Lansing Kee

REGION 6

Top bracket

Montezuma, bye

Keota at English Valleys

Southeast Warren at Martensdale-St. Marys

Iowa Valley at HLV/Tri-County

Bottom bracket

Lynnville-Sully, bye

Moravia at Melcher-Dallas

Moulton-Udell at Sigourney

Mormon Trail at Wayne

REGION 7

Top bracket

Gladbrook-Reinbeck, bye

Garwin GMG at Baxter

Collins-Maxwell at Conrad BCLUW

Colo-Nesco at Ankeny Christian

Bottom bracket

Mount Ayr, bye

Seymour at Orient-Macksburg

East Union at Lamoni

Diagonal at Murray

REGION 8

Top bracket

Springville, bye

Midland at Easton Valley

Clinton Prince of Peace at Bellevue Marquette

North Cedar at Calamus-Wheatland

Bottom bracket

East Buchanan, bye

Clayton Ridge at Elkader Central

Starmont at Dunkerton

West Central at Edgewood-Colesburg

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com