Girls basketball: Projected brackets

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release its postseason tournament brackets on Jan. 27:

Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG provides his final draft of mock pairings:

Here they are: 

CLASS 5A

Region 1 (final at Carroll)

Sioux City North at Sioux City East (winner plays at Sioux City West)

Urbandale at Waukee

Region 2 (final at Atlantic)

Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

Des Moines Roosevelt at Johnston (winner plays at West Des Moines Valley)

Region 3 (final at Ames if Mason City; at Ankeny if Ames)

Ames at Mason City

Marshalltown at Ankeny (winner plays at Des Moines East)

Region 4 (final at Marshalltown)

Cedar Falls at Ankeny Centennial

Waterloo East at Cedar Rapids Jefferson (winner plays at Waterloo West)

Region 5 (final at Norwalk)

Ottumwa at Southeast Polk

Des Moines North at Des Moines Lincoln (winner plays at West Des Moines Dowling)

Region 6 (final at Cedar Rapids Jefferson)

Linn-Mar at Dubuque Hempstead

Dubuque Senior at Cedar Rapids Prairie (winner plays at Cedar Rapids Kennedy)

Region 7 (final at Wilton if PV; at Cedar Rapids Prairie if I.C. West)

Iowa City West at Pleasant Valley

Burlington at Davenport Central (winner plays at Iowa City High)

Region 8 (final at Tipton)

Bettendorf at Cedar Rapids Washington

Clinton at Davenport West (winner plays at Muscatine) 

CLASS 4A

Region 1 (final at Storm Lake)

Storm Lake at Algona (winner plays at Fort Dodge)

LeMars at Spencer (winner plays at Sioux City Heelan)

Region 2 (final at Neola)

Creston at Glenwood (winner plays at Lewis Central)

Carroll at Denison-Schleswig (winner plays at Harlan)

Region 3 (final at Urbandale)

Winterset at Des Moines Hoover (winner plays at Dallas Center-Grimes)

Webster City at Boone (winner plays at Perry)

Region 4 (final at Johnston)

Norwalk at Carlisle (winner plays at Indianola)

Newton at Saydel (winner plays at Ballard)

Region 5 (final at Tiffin)

Knoxville at Pella (winner plays at Grinnell)

Clear Creek Amana at Oskaloosa (winner plays at Cedar Rapids Xavier)

Region 6 (final at Independence)

Dubuque Wahlert at West Delaware (winner plays at Western Dubuque)

Decorah at Charles City (winner plays at Waverly-Shell Rock)

Region 7 (final at Davenport West)

Marion at Solon (winner plays at Washington)

Maquoketa at DeWitt Central (winner plays at North Scott)

Region 8 (final at Letts)

Fairfield at Keokuk (winner plays at Mount Pleasant)

Fort Madison at Davenport North (winner plays at Davenport Assumption) 

CLASS 3A

Region 1 (final at Spencer)

Humboldt at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura

Estherville-Lincoln Central at Spirit Lake

Sheldon at Sioux CenterCherokee at MOC-Floyd Valley

Region 2 (final at Denison)

Clarinda at Red OakAtlantic at Shenandoah

Ida Grove OA-BCIG at Carroll Kuemper

Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Unity Christian

Region 3 (final at Ankeny Centennial)

Adel ADM at Interstate 35

West Central Valley at Bondurant-Farrar

East Sac County at Gilbert

Greene County at North Polk

Region 4 (final at Mason City)

Iowa Falls-Alden at New Hampton

Roland-Story at Hampton-Dumont

Central Springs at Osage

Forest City at Clear Lake

Region 5 (final at Monroe)

Clarke at Chariton

Centerville at Albia

Monroe PCM at South Tama

East Marshall at Nevada

Region 6 (final at Charles City)

Waukon at Dyersville Beckman

North Fayette Valley at Oelwein

Independence at Union

Waterloo Columbus at Crestwood

Region 7 (final at Cedar Rapids Prairie)

Monticello at Northeast

Anamosa at Center Point-Urbana

Benton Community at Mount Vernon

Vinton-Shellsburg at Williamsburg

Region 8 (final at Muscatine)

West Liberty at Mid-Prairie

Tipton at Camanche

Davis County at Central Lee

Louisa-Muscatine at Mediapolis 

CLASS 2A

Region 1 (final at Spencer)

North Union at Okoboji (winner plays at South O'Brien)

Eagle Grove at Emmetsburg (winner plays at Pocahontas Area)

West Lyon at Hartley HMS (winner plays at Sibley-Ocheyedan)

Boyden-Hull at Rock Valley (winner plays at Western Christian)

Region 2 (final at Sioux City Heelan)

Southwest Valley at Council Bluffs St. Albert (winner plays at Tri-Center)

Avoca AHST at Underwood (winner plays at Mapleton MVAO)

Logan-Magnolia at Missouri Valley (winner plays at Woodbury Central)

West Monona at Lawton-Bronson (winner plays at Hinton)

Region 3 (final at Carroll)

Oakland Riverside at Earlham (winner plays at Treynor)

Nodaway Valley at Van Meter (winner plays at South Central Calhoun)

Sioux Central at Audubon (winner plays at IKM-Manning)

Alta-Aurelia at Ridge View (winner plays at Manson-NW Webster)

Region 4 (final at Jefferson)

Mount Ayr at Central Decatur (winner plays at Des Moines Christian)

Colfax-Mingo at Woodward-Granger (winner plays at Panorama)

South Hamilton at Ogden (winner plays at Clarion-Goldfield)

Madrid at Prairie Valley (winner plays at Fort Dodge St. Edmond)

Region 5 (final at Cedar Falls)

West Hancock at Belmond-Klemme (winner plays at West Fork)

Nashua-Plainfield at Lake Mills (winner plays at North Butler)

Aplington-Parkersburg at Grundy Center (winner plays at Saint Ansgar)

Gladbrook-Reinbeck at Conrad BCLUW (winner plays at Dike-New Hartford)

Region 6 (final at Vinton)

Cardinal at Eddyville EBF (winner plays at Pekin)

Pella Christian at BGM (winner plays at Iowa Valley)

Pleasantville at North Tama (winner plays at South Hardin)

Baxter CMB at West Marshall (winner plays at Hudson)

Region 7 (final at Manchester)

Denver at South Winneshiek (winner plays at Sumner-Fredericksburg)

Wapsie Valley at Jesup (winner plays at Maquoketa Valley)

North Cedar at Bellevue (winner plays at Clayton Ridge)

Edgewood-Colesburg at MFL MarMac (winner plays at Cascade)

Region 8 (final at Cedar Rapids Kennedy)

Danville at Van Buren (winner plays at Highland)

West Burlington at Columbus Junction (winner plays at Iowa City Regina)

Wapello at Wilton (winner plays at West Branch)

Durant at Alburnett (winner plays at North Linn) 

CLASS 1A

Region 1 (final at Cherokee)

West Sioux at George-Little Rock

Central Lyon at Harris-Lake Park

Trinity Christian at Remsen St. Mary's

Siouxland Christian at LeMars Gehlen

Remsen Union at Marcus MMC

River Valley at Akron-Westfield

West Bend-Mallard at Clay Central-Everly

Newell-Fonda, bye

Region 2 (final at Red Oak)

Whiting at Westwood

West Harrison at Heartland Christian

Boyer Valley at Griswold

Fremont-Mills, bye

Sidney at East Mills

Essex at Woodbine

Clarinda Academy at Nishnabotna

Stanton, bye

Region 3 (final at Charles City)

Storm Lake St. Mary's at Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire

Mason City Newman at Rockford

North Iowa at Algona Garrigan

Northwood-Kensett, bye

Latimer CAL at Southeast Webster

Northeast Hamilton at Ackley AGWSR

Riceville at Clarksville

Janesville, bye

Region 4 (final at Harlan)

South Page at Lenox

Orient-Macksburg at Bedford

Anita CAM at Guthrie Center

Adair-Casey, bye

Kingsley-Pierson at Paton-Churdan

Charter Oak-Ute at Coon Rapids-Bayard

Glidden-Ralston at Exira/Elk-Horn-Kimballton

Ar-We-Va, bye

Region 5 (final at Indianola)

Southeast Warren at Grandview Park Baptist

Iowa Christian Academy at Ankeny Christian

Garwin GMG at MeskwakiColo-Nesco, bye

Mormon Trail at Lamoni

Seymour at Wayne

East Union at Martensdale-St. Marys

Diagonal at Murray

Region 6 (final at Independence)

Postville at Lansing Kee

Starmont at Turkey Valley

Elkader Central at Bellevue Marquette

Midland, bye

East Buchanan at Don Bosco

West Central at Tripoli

Valley Lutheran at Waterloo Christian

Dunkerton, bye

Region 7 (final at Oskaloosa)

Central City at Springville

Lisbon at Iowa Mennonite

Cedar Valley Christian at Keota

English Valleys, bye

Montezuma at Sigourney

Tri-County at North Mahaska

HLV at Belle Plaine

Lynnville-Sully, bye

Region 8 (final at Mount Pleasant)

Calamus-Wheatland at Lone Tree

Easton Valley at Clinton Prince of Peace

WACO at New London

Winfield-Mount Union, bye

Melcher-Dallas at Twin Cedars

Moulton-Udell at Moravia

Harmony at Fort Madison Holy Trinity

Burlington Notre Dame, bye