Iowa high school girls basketball: 2026 regional pairings (3A, 2A, 1A)

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released girls basketball regional pairings Thursday for Class 3A, Class 2A and Class 1A.

Brackets will be posted for 5A and 4A next Thursday.

Here they are, in bracket order:

Class 3A

(Feb. 14, Feb. 18, Feb. 21)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Wilton at Maquoketa

Anamosa at Alburnett

Bottom bracket

Camanche at Davenport Assumption

Benton Community at Monticello

REGION 2

Top bracket

Greene County at Des Moines Christian

Clarinda at Shenandoah

Bottom bracket

Red Oak at Carroll Kuemper

Van Meter at Atlantic

REGION 3

Top bracket

West Liberty at Mount Vernon

Hampton-Dumont/CAL at Dike-New Hartford

Bottom bracket

Albia at Mid-Prairie

Chariton at Pella Christian

REGION 4

Top bracket

North Fayette Valley at Dubuque Wahlert

Oelwein at Waukon

Bottom bracket

Charles City at Center Point-Urbana

New Hampton at Crestwood

REGION 5

Top bracket

Vinton-Shellsburg at Williamsburg

Iowa Falls-Alden at Roland-Story

Bottom bracket

South Tama at Tipton

Fairfield at Washington

REGION 6

Top bracket

Saydel at Monroe PCM

Clarke at Creston

Bottom bracket

Central Lee at Mediapolis

Centerville at Davis County

REGION 7

Top bracket

Eagle Grove at Forest City

Humboldt at Carroll

Bottom bracket

Southeast Valley at Algona

Osage at Clear Lake

REGION 8

Top bracket

Estherville ELC at Spirit Lake

Okoboji at Unity Christian

Bottom bracket

Sheldon at Cherokee

Western Christian at Ida Grove OABCIG

Class 2A

(Feb. 14, Feb. 17, Feb. 20, Feb. 25)

REGION 1

Top bracket

West Sioux at Alta-Aurelia, winner at Rock Valley

Ogden at Ridge View

Bottom bracket

Waterloo Columbus at South Hamilton, winner at Sioux Central

East Marshall at West Fork

REGION 2

Top bracket

Hartley HMS at Sibley-Ocheyedan, winner at Central Lyon

Belmond-Klemme at Pocahontas Area

Bottom bracket

Logan-Magnolia at West Central Valley, winner at Westwood

Panorama at Guthrie Center ACGC

REGION 3

Top bracket

Madrid at East Sac County, winner at Hinton

Lawton-Bronson at Mapleton MVAOCOU

Bottom bracket

West Marshall at Woodward-Granger, winner at Earlham

Grand View Christian at Nodaway Valley

REGION 4

Top bracket

Wapsie Valley at Sumner-Fredericksburg, winner at Denver

South Winneshiek at Aplington-Parkersburg

Bottom bracket

Louisa-Muscatine at Durant, winner at Cascade

West Branch at Bellevue

REGION 5

Top bracket

Central Springs at North Butler, winner at Emmetsburg

Nashua-Plainfield at Garner GHV

Bottom bracket

Northeast at Lisbon, winner at Maquoketa Valley

Dyersville Beckman at MFL MarMac

REGION 6

Top bracket

Colfax-Mingo at Interstate 35, winner at Treynor

Central Decatur at Southwest Valley

Bottom bracket

Cardinal at Pleasantville, winner at Mount Ayr

Eddyville EBF at Sigourney

REGION 7

Top bracket

Missouri Valley at Tri-Center, winner at Oakland Riverside

Avoca AHSTW at Underwood

Bottom bracket

Clarion CGD at Manson-NW Webster, winner at West Lyon

South Central Calhoun at Marcus MMCRU

REGION 8

Top bracket

Union Community at South Hardin, winner at Grundy Center

Jesup at Hudson

Bottom bracket

Columbus Community at Van Buren County, winner at Iowa City Regina

West Burlington at Danville

Class 1A

(Feb. 12, Feb. 17, Feb. 20, Feb. 25)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Newell-Fonda, bye

Boyer Valley at Woodbine

Ar-We-Va at IKM-Manning

Paton-Churdan at Glidden-Ralston

Bottom bracket

George-Little Rock, bye

Trinity Christian at Akron-Westfield

Boyden-Hull at South O’Brien

Remsen St. Mary’s at Le Mars Gehlen

REGION 2

Top bracket

Algona Garrigan, bye

Ankeny Christian at West Bend-Mallard

Collins-Maxwell at Fort Dodge St. Edmond

Colo-Nesco at Baxter

Bottom bracket

Lake Mills, bye

Cedar Ridge Christian at North Tama

Mason City Newman, bye

Northwood-Kensett at Clarksville

REGION 3

Top bracket

Council Bluffs St. Albert, bye

Heartland Christian at Sidney

Hamburg at Fremont-Mills

Essex at East Mills

Bottom bracket

Coon Rapids-Bayard, bye

East Union at Southeast Warren

Lamoni at Martensdale-St. Marys

Mormon Trail at Murray

REGION 4

Top bracket

Springville, bye

Fort Madison Holy Trinity at North Cedar

New London at Lone Tree

Burlington Notre Dame at Wapello

Bottom bracket

Lansing Kee, bye

Clayton Ridge at Elkader Central

Bellevue Marquette, bye

Clinton Prince of Peace at Easton Valley

REGION 5

Top bracket

Lynnville-Sully, bye

Moravia at Melcher-Dallas

Seymour at North Mahaska

Moulton-Udell at Wayne

Bottom bracket

North Union, bye

North Iowa at West Hancock

Conrad BCLUW at Meskwaki

Ackley AGWSR at Garwin GMG

REGION 6

Top bracket

Dunkerton, bye

WACO at Pekin

Winfield-Mount Union at Highland

Hillcrest Academy at Keota

Bottom bracket

Turkey Valley, bye

Midland at Calamus-Wheatland

West Central at Edgewood-Colesburg

Cedar Valley Christian at East Buchanan

REGION 7

Top bracket

Exira-EHK, bye

Diagonal at Griswold

Stanton at Anita CAM

Lenox at Bedford

Bottom bracket

Ruthven GTRA, bye

Storm Lake St. Mary’s at Harris-Lake Park

Siouxland Christian at Kingsley-Pierson

West Monona at Woodbury Central

REGION 8

Top bracket

Gladbrook-Reinbeck, bye

HLV-TC at BGM

Belle Plaine at English Valleys

Iowa Valley at Montezuma

Bottom bracket

Saint Ansgar, bye

Riceville at Tripoli

North Linn, bye

Don Bosco at Janesville

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com