Iowa high school softball 2023: The Gazette’s mock regional brackets

We are two weeks from the beginning of the Iowa high school softball postseason, about one week from the release of regional pairings.

In the meantime, here is a version of The Gazette’s mock brackets.

Teams are seeded, in most cases, on the most recent Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings and Varsity Bound power rankings. Geography plays somewhat of a factor, as well.

Class 5A

REGION 1

Marshalltown at Des Moines East, winner at Ankeny Centennial

Ames at Waukee

REGION 2

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln at Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, winner at Ankeny

Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Cedar Rapids Jefferson

REGION 3

Sioux City West at Sioux City North, winner at Waukee Northwest

Cedar Rapids Prairie at Ottumwa

REGION 4

Davenport Central at Davenport West, winner at Muscatine

Dubuque Senior at Iowa City Liberty

REGION 5

Waterloo East at Waterloo West, winner at Linn-Mar

Davenport North at Dubuque Hempstead

REGION 6

Des Moines North at Urbandale, winner at Southeast Polk

West Des Moines Dowling at Des Moines Lincoln

REGION 7

Iowa City West at Des Moines Roosevelt, winner at West Des Moines Valley

Sioux City East at Johnston

REGION 8

Cedar Rapids Washington at Cedar Falls, winner at Bettendorf

Iowa City High at Pleasant Valley

Class 4A

REGION 1

South Tama at Newton, winner at Carlisle

DeWitt Central at Marion, winner at Clear Creek Amana

REGION 2

Lewis Central at Carroll, winner at Dallas Center-Grimes

Glenwood at Creston, winner at Adel ADM

REGION 3

Spencer at Webster City, winner at Fort Dodge

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley at Le Mars, winner at Storm Lake

REGION 4

Perry at Boone, winner at North Polk

Denison-Schleswig at Sioux City Heelan, winner at Sergeant Bluff-Luton

REGION 5

Waverly-Shell Rock at Decorah, winner at Western Dubuque

Charles City at Mason City, winner at Gilbert

REGION 6

Pella at Knoxville, winner at Indianola

Clinton at Maquoketa, winner at North Scott

REGION 7

Mount Pleasant at Oskaloosa, winner at Norwalk

Keokuk at Fort Madison, winner at Burlington

REGION 8

Des Moines Hoover at Bondurant-Farrar, winner at Winterset

Independence at Ballard, winner at Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3A

REGION 1

Nevada at Williamsburg

Clear Lake at Roland-Story

Forest City at Eagle Grove

Garner GHV at West Marshall

REGION 2

Columbus Community at Davenport Assumption

Camanche at Monticello

Central Lee at Albia

West Burlington at Fairfield

REGION 3

Centerville at Davis County

Shenandoah at Clarinda

Des Moines Christian at Grinnell

Red Oak at Atlantic

REGION 4

Okoboji at Estherville ELC

Sheldon at Spirit Lake

Clarion CGD at Humboldt

Algona at Southeast Valley

REGION 5

Union Community at Mount Vernon

Oelwein at Anamosa

Iowa Falls-Alden at Center Point-Urbana

Vinton-Shellsburg at Benton Community

REGION 6

North Fayette Valley at Dubuque Wahlert

Waukon at West Delaware

Hampton-Dumont/CAL at Sumner-Fredericksburg

New Hampton at Crestwood

REGION 7

Clarke at Saydel

Monroe PCM at Chariton

Mid-Prairie at Solon

West Liberty at Washington

REGION 8

Cherokee at West Lyon

Sioux Center MOC-Floyd Valley

Ida Grove OABCIG at Greene County

Harlan at Unity Christian

Class 2A

REGION 1

Top bracket

Mediapolis at West Branch, winner at Iowa City Regina

Louisa-Muscatine at Durant

Bottom bracket

Pekin at Danville, winner at Eddyville EBF

Van Buren County at Cardinal

REGION 2

Top bracket

Grundy Center at Aplington-Parkersburg, winner at Central Springs

Lake Mills at Osage

Bottom bracket

South Central Calhoun at East Sac County, winner at Carroll Kuemper

Manson-NW Webster at Belmond-Klemme

REGION 3

Top bracket

IKM-Manning at Guthrie Center ACGC, winner at West Monona

Mapleton MVAO at West Central Valley

Bottom bracket

Lawton-Bronson at Central Lyon, winner at Hinton

West Sioux at Akron-Westfield

REGION 4

Top bracket

East Buchanan at Hudson, winner at Lisbon

Alburnett at Dike-New Hartford

Bottom bracket

Denver at South Winneshiek, winner at Jesup

Wapsie Valley at Waterloo Columbus

REGION 5

Top bracket

Woodward-Granger at Ogden, winner at Van Meter

Panorama at Des Moines Christian

Bottom bracket

Madrid at South Hamilton, winner at South Hardin

Colfax-Mingo at East Marshall

REGION 6

Top bracket

Marcus MMCRU at Sibley-Ocheyedan, winner at North Union

Hartley HMS at Western Christian

Bottom bracket

Alta-Aurelia at Emmetsburg, winner at Sioux Central

Ridge View at Pocahontas Area

REGION 7

Top bracket

Tipton at Clayton Ridge, winner at Wilton

Bellevue Marquette at Bellevue

Bottom bracket

Postville at MFL MarMac, winner at Cascade

Dyersville Beckman at Northeast

REGION 8

Top bracket

Central Decatur at Pleasantville, winner at Interstate 35

Mount Ayr at Pella Christian

Bottom bracket

Underwood at Southwest Valley, winner at Missouri Valley

Avoca AHSTW at Treynor

Class 1A

REGION 1

Top bracket

North Linn, bye

North Cedar at Springville

Calamus-Wheatland, bye

Midland at Maquoketa Valley

Bottom bracket

Central City, bye

Elkader Central at Turkey Valley

West Central at Edgewood-Colesburg

Starmont at Lansing Kee

REGION 2

Top bracket

Martensdale-St. Marys, bye

Iowa Valley at Lynnville-Sully

Montezuma, bye

Hillcrest Academy at BGM

Bottom bracket

Collins-Maxwell, bye

Garwin GMG at Belle Plaine

Baxter at HLV

North Tama at Colo-Nesco

REGION 3

Top bracket

Southeast Warren, bye

East Union at Tri-County

Seymour, bye

Mormon Trail at North Mahaska

Bottom bracket

Earlham, bye

Orient-Macksburg at Nodaway Valley

Lenox at Murray

Anita CAM at Audubon

REGION 4

Top bracket

Newell-Fonda, bye

Conrad BCLUW and Ackley AGWSR

Glidden-Ralston, bye

Ar-We-Va at Coon Rapids-Bayard

Bottom bracket

Mason City Newman, bye

Janesville at Don Bosco

Dunkerton at North Butler

Rockford at West Fork

REGION 5

Top bracket

Wayne, bye

Lamoni at Bedford

Essex, bye

Sidney at Stanton

Bottom bracket

Exira-EHK, bye

Fremont-Mills at Council Bluffs St. Albert

East Mills at Griswold

Tri-Center at Oakland Riverside

REGION 6

Top bracket

Fort Dodge St. Edmond, bye

Harris-Lake Park at South O’Brien

Algona Garrigan, bye

Storm Lake St. Mary’s at Ruthven GTRA

Bottom bracket

Clarksville, bye

West Hancock at North Iowa

Nashua-Plainfield at Saint Ansgar

Northwood-Kensett at Riceville

REGION 7

Top bracket

Remsen St. Mary’s, bye

George-Little Rock at Trinity Christian

Kingsley-Pierson, bye

Le Mars Gehlen at River Valley

Bottom bracket

Logan-Magnolia, bye

Boyer Valley at Woodbury Central

West Harrison at Woodbine

Whiting at Westwood

REGION 8

Top bracket

Sigourney, bye

Winfield-Mount Union at Lone Tree

English Valleys, bye

Keota at Highland

Bottom bracket

Twin Cedars, bye

Melcher-Dallas at Fort Madison Holy Trinity

Moulton-Udell at Wapello

New London at Moravia

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com