Girls’ basketball 2015-16: Conference predictions

The Gazette's preseason predictions in area conference races in girls' basketball this winter: 

MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION

1. Iowa City High

2. Cedar Rapids Washington

3. Cedar Rapids Xavier

4. Cedar Rapids Prairie

5. Waterloo West

6. Dubuque Hempstead

7. Waterloo East

MVC VALLEY DIVISION

1. Linn-Mar

2. Cedar Rapids Kennedy

3. Iowa City West

4. Cedar Falls

5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson

6. Dubuque Wahlert

7. Dubuque Senior

WAMAC EAST

1. Western Dubuque

2. Mount Vernon

3. DeWitt Central

4. Solon

5. West Delaware

6. Maquoketa

7. Anamosa

8. Dyersville Beckman

WAMAC WEST

1. Center Point-Urbana

2. Marion

3. Benton Community

4. South Tama

5. Independence

6. Williamsburg

7. Vinton-Shellsburg

8. Clear Creek Amana

RIVER VALLEY NORTH

1. Monticello

2. Northeast

3. Cascade

4. Camanche

5. Bellevue

6. North Cedar

RIVER VALLEY SOUTH

1. West Branch

2. Iowa City Regina

3. Durant

4. Mid-Prairie

5. West Liberty

6. Tipton

7. Wilton

TRI-RIVERS EAST

1. Bellevue Marquette

2. Calamus-Wheatland

3. Midland

4. Easton Valley

5. Cedar Valley Christian

6. Clinton Prince of Peace

TRI-RIVERS WEST

1. Springville

2. Maquoketa Valley

3. North Linn

4. Alburnett

5. Lisbon

6. Central City

7. East Buchanan

NORTHEAST IOWA

1. Waverly-Shell Rock

2. Decorah

3. Charles City

4. Crestwood

5. New Hampton

6. Oelwein

7. Waukon

SICL EAST

1. Sigourney

2. Belle Plaine

3. Iowa Valley

4. English Valleys

5. Tri-County

6. Keota

SICL WEST

1. Lynnville-Sully

2. BGM

3. Montezuma

4. HLV

5. North Mahaska

6. Colfax-Mingo

UPPER IOWA LARGE

1. MFL MarMac

2. Clayton Ridge

3. North Fayette Valley

4. Edgewood-Colesburg

5. South Winneshiek

UPPER IOWA SMALL

1. Turkey Valley

2. Lansing Kee

3. Elkader Central

4. Postville

5. Starmont

6. West Central

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