Girls' basketball 2011-12: Picking the area leagues

SourceMedia Group News' preseason predictions for area conferences:

MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION

1. Dubuque Wahlert, 2. Iowa City High, 3. Linn-Mar, 4. Cedar Rapids Washington, 5. Waterloo West, 6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 7. Dubuque Senior.

MVC VALLEY DIVISION

1. Iowa City West, 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 3. Dubuque Hempstead, 4. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 5. Cedar Falls, 6. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 7. Waterloo East.

WAMAC EAST DIVISION

1. Maquoketa, 2. Solon, 3. Mount Vernon, 4. DeWitt Central, 5. Western Dubuque, 6. West Delaware, 7. Anamosa, 8. Dyersville Beckman.

WAMAC WEST DIVISION

1. Williamsburg, 2. Benton Community, 3. Center Point-Urbana, 4. Marion, 5. Waterloo Columbus, 6. Independence, 7. Clear Creek Amana, 8. Vinton-Shellsburg.

CEDAR VALLEY

1. Iowa City Regina, 2. West Branch, 3. Mid-Prairie, 4. Wilton, 5. Tipton, 6. Durant, 7. North Cedar, 8. West Liberty.

BIG EAST

1. Bellevue, 2. Northeast, 3. Clinton Prince of Peace, 4. Lisbon, 5. Camanche, 6. Bellevue Marquette, 7. Preston, 8. Midland, 9. Calamus-Wheatland.

NORTHEAST IOWA

1. Waukon, 2. Waverly-Shell Rock, 3. New Hampton, 4. Crestwood, 5. Charles City, 6. Oelwein, 7. Decorah.

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

1. North Mahaska, 2. Lynnville-Sully, 3. Belle Plaine, 4. Montezuma, 5. Iowa Valley, 6. Keota, 7. Sigourney, 8. English Valleys, 9. HLV, 10. BGM, 11. Tri-County.

TRI-RIVERS

1. Monticello, 2. Edgewood-Colesburg, 3. North Linn, 4. Maquoketa Valley, 5. Cascade, 6. Central City, 7. Springville, 8. East Buchanan, 9. Alburnett, 10. Starmont.

UPPER IOWA

1. Sumner-Fredericksburg, 2. South Winneshiek, 3. MFL MarMac, 4. Elkader Central, 5. West Central, 6. North Fayette, 7. Turkey Valley, 8. Postville, 9. Valley Community, 10. Lansing Kee, 11. Clayton Ridge.