The second draft of The Gazette’s mock pairings for girls’ basketball regionals is released below. Teams are seeded on three criteria: Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings (1-through-15 from last Thursday), BC Moore computer rankings (non-IGHSAU rateds) and geography.

Here is a look at this week’s High School on SI Top 10 Iowa high school girls basketball rankings by class for the week of Jan. 20: 1. Johnston (13-0) Previous rank: 1 The Dragons continue piling up wins,

Waukee Northwest’s leading scorers, Vana Bilic and Croatt, were limited by Valley, which Powell expected. And even those players' slower nights are impressive, with Bilic scoring nine points – all off 3-pointers – and Croatt leading the Wolves with 16 points.

The Iowa high school basketball season is well underway and there are plenty of games to keep an eye on, both boys and girls, happening around the state Tuesday night. Check out scores from many of the games across the state below.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release girls’ basketball postseason pairings later this month. In the meantime, here is the first draft of The Gazette’s mock pairings. Teams were seeded primarily by the most recent IGHSAU rankings, with a couple of minor tweaks, and BC Moore computer ratings.

Free Press sports writer Mick McCabe ranks Michigan high school girls basketball teams for the week of Jan. 19 of the 2024-25 MHSAA season.