The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) has released girls' basketball divisional placement and sectional assignments for the 2024-25 season.
Divisional Assignments and Cutlines
Division 1 - 73 schools with an enrollment of 1,200 or above
Division 2 - 88 schools with an enrollment between 600 and 1,199
Division 3 - 94 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
Total: 473
Schools that were impacted by the Competitive Balance Plan for 2024-25:
Notre Dame and Pewaukee (defending D2 state champion) move up to Division 1; Waupun moves up to Division 2; Laconia (two-time defending D4 state champion) moves up to Division 3.
The 2024 WIAA State Tournament is set for March 13-14-15 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 2024-25 WIAA playoffs:
D1 - 73 Teams
Notre Dame (previously D2)
Pewaukee (previously D2)
Toughest Sectional: 2
Early Favorites by Sectional: Hortonville, Pewaukee, Arrowhead, Muskego
D2 - 88 Teams
Brookfield Central (previously D1)
Edgewood (previously D3)
Golda Meir (previously D3)
Waupun (previously D3)
Toughest Sectional: 4
Early Favorites by Sectional: Lakeland, West De Pere, Edgewood, Wauwatosa East
D3 - 94 Teams
Fuller Collegiate Academy (previously in co-op with Milwaukee Washington)
Laconia (previously D4)
Milwaukee Washington (previously D2 in co-op with Fuller Collegiate Academy)
Seymour (previously D2)
Whitewater (previously D2)
Winnebago Lutheran (previously D4)
Toughest Sectional: 4
Early Favorites by Sectional: Elk Mound, Xavier, Laconia, Oostburg
D4 - 90 Teams
Aquinas (previously D3, chose to play up a division last season)
Argyle /Pecatonica (previously D5)
Clear Lake (previously D5)
Hurley (previously D5)
Lomira (previously D3)
Marion/Tigerton new co-op (both previously D5)
Riverdale (previously D5)
Salam (previously D5)
Toughest Sectional: 3
Early Favorites by Sectional: McDonell Central, St. Mary Catholic, Cuba City, The Prairie School
D5 - 128 Teams
Boscobel (previously D4)
Sheboygan Lutheran (previously D4)
Toughest Sectional: 4
Early Favorites by Sectional: Siren, Assumption, Belmont, Albany/Monticello
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