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The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) has released girls' basketball divisional placement and sectional assignments for the 2022-23 season. 

Divisional Cutlines
Division 1 - 72 schools with an enrollment of 1,200 or above 
Division 2 - 88 schools with an enrollment between 600 and 1,199
Division 3 - 91 schools (remaining teams split equally between D3 and D4) 
Division 4 - 90 schools (remaining teams split equally between D3 and D4) 
Division 5 - Smallest 128 schools 

Sectional Groupings
Division 1 - 72 schools
Division 2 - 88 schools
Division 3 - 91 schools 
Division 4 - 90 schools 
Division 5 - 128 schools 
Total: 469

The 2024 WIAA State Tournament is set for March 7-8-9 at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Four teams advance to state in each of the five divisions. 

Below are the divisional changes for the 2023-24 WIAA playoffs:

New Division 1 Schools: 
Westosha Central (previous D2)

New co-op:
Waukesha North/Waukesha South 

Notes: Sectional 2 is the deepest sectional with Brookfield East, Hartford, Homestead, Kaukauna, and Kimberly, amongst others... Hortonville and Neenah are expected to battle for the Sectional 1 championship again this upcoming season... Arrowhead and Verona are the early frontrunners in Sectional 3... Sectional 4 is wide open after two-time defending state champion Kettle Moraine moved to Sectional 3... 

New Division 2 Schools: 
Green Bay Southwest (previous D1)
Jefferson (previous D3) 
St. Augustine Prep (previous D3) 
St. Joan Antida/Tenor/Veritas (previous non-WIAA ) 
West Salem (previous D3)
Whitewater (previous D3) 

Notes: Three-time defending state champion Notre Dame moves to Sectional 1 (from Sectional 2)... Pewaukee, New Berlin Eisenhower, and New Berlin West move to Sectional 2 (from Sectional 4)... Waukesha West moves to Sectional 2 (from Sectional 3)... McFarland and Monona Grove are in the same half-sectional again this year, both teams are among the top teams in the division... Sectional 4 lost much of its depth with the three Woodland West schools moving to Sectional 2 which makes perennial power Pius XI Catholic the early favorite... 

New Division 3 Schools: 
Aquinas (previous D4) 
Golda Meir (previous D2) 
Menominee Indian (previous D4) 
Waupaca (previous D2) 

Notes: Sectional 1 is wide open after West Salem (state qualifier last season) moved up to Division 2; notable teams in the sectional include Altoona, Aquinas (D4 last year), Elk Mound, and Somerset... Sectional 3, which five of the last seven state champions have come out of, is strong again this upcoming season with Waupun (2022 state champion) and Lake Mills (2021 state champion) leading the way... Oostburg, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, and defending state champion Kewaskum move to Sectional 4 (previous Sectional 2) which includes Dominican and state runner-up Milwaukee Academy of Science... 

New Division 4 Schools: 
Brodhead (previous D3) 
McDonell Central (previous D5) 
Racine Lutheran (previous D3) 
Young Coggs (previous part of co-op with Milwaukee Marshall) 

Notes: Defending state champion Laconia moves to Sectional 2 (from Sectional 4)... Last year's Division 5 state champion McDonell Central moves up to Division 4 and is placed in Sectional 1, which includes Colfax and Fall Creek, among others... Neillsville (previous Sectional 1) and Westfield (previous Sectional 2) move to Sectional 3 which includes Cuba City and New Glarus... The Prairie School is the clear favorite in Sectional 4 after defending state champion Laconia was moved to Sectional 2... 

New Division 5 Schools: 
Ozaukee (previous D4) 
Randolph (previous D4) 
River Ridge (previous D4) 

New co-ops:
Albany/Monticello, Argyle/Pecatonica, Independence/Gilmanton, Three Lakes/Phelps, University Lake School/St. John's Northwestern

Notes: Last year's D5 state champion McDonell Central is now in Division 4, opening the door for a Lakeland or Northern Lights (formerly Indianhead) school to reach the state tournament... Athens, Wabeno/Laona (state qualifier last season), and Three Lakes/Phelps highlight the Sectional 2 grouping... Assumption moves to Sectional 4 (from Sectional 2) joining Lourdes Academy, Oakfield, Randolph, and Albany/Monticello to make it the deepest sectional in the division... 

My way-too-early picks to win each Sectional

Division 1
Sectional 1: Hortonville
Sectional 2: Brookfield East
Sectional 3: Arrowhead 
Sectional 4: Franklin 

Division 2
Sectional 1: Notre Dame
Sectional 2: Pewaukee
Sectional 3: McFarland
Sectional 4: Pius XI Catholic 

Division 3
Sectional 1: Somerset 
Sectional 2: Freedom
Sectional 3: Waupun
Sectional 4: Oostburg 

Division 4
Sectional 1: McDonell Central 
Sectional 2: Laconia 
Sectional 3: Cuba City 
Sectional 4: The Prairie School 

Division 5
Sectional 1: Siren 
Sectional 2: Athens
Sectional 3: Belmont 
Sectional 4: Assumption 

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