One of the biggest talking points every year around this time is seeding the sectional draws. Those who like to push that plan point to doing it by either overall record, some sort of analytical metric or by head-to-head records (when applicable).
You can see the actual girls Sectional draw by clicking here.
Outside the Huddle has put together a “what if” scenario in which the IHSAA adopts the Sagarin Ratings to seed the sectionals. The metric, developed by Jeff Sagarin, is used in numerous sports to rate teams based on a mathematical formula.
Below is what the area playoffs would look like based on Sagarin Ratings at the end of the regular season.
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 4 AT WARSAW
#2 Northridge vs. #5 Goshen
#3 Elkhart vs. #4 Concord
#1 Warsaw vs. Elkhart/Concord winner
SECTIONAL 5 AT NORTHROP
#1 Northrop vs. #4 North Side
#2 Snider vs. #3 Carroll
SECTIONAL 6 AT HOMESTEAD
#1 Homestead vs. #4 South Side
#2 Huntington North vs. #3 Wayne
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 20 AT FAIRFIELD
#3 Tippecanoe Valley vs. #6 West Noble
#4 Fairfield vs. #5 Wawassee
#1 Columbia City vs. Fairfield/Wawasee winner
#2 NorthWood vs. Tippy Valley/West Noble winner
SECTIONAL 21 AT CONCORDIA
#2 East Noble vs. #7 Garrett
#3 Angola vs. #6 Concordia
#4 Dwenger vs. #5 Leo
#1 DeKalb vs. Dwenger/Leo winner
SECTIONAL 22 AT NORWELL
#3 Marion vs. #6 Heritage
#4 Mississinewa vs. #5 New Haven
#1 Bellmont vs. Mississinewa/New Haven winner
#2 Norwell vs. Marion/Heritage winner
SECTIONAL 24 AT CONNERSVILLE
#3 Connersville vs. #6 Hamilton Heights
#4 New Castle vs. #5 Jay County
#1 Delta vs. New Castle/Jay County winner
#2 Yorktown vs. Connersville/Hamilton Heights winner
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 35 AT CENTRAL NOBLE
#3 Central Noble vs. #6 Lakeland
#4 Prairie Heights vs. #5 Churubusco
#1 Eastside vs. Prairie Heights/Churubusco winner
#2 Westview vs. Central Noble/Lakeland winner
SECTIONAL 36 AT BLUFFTON
#3 Woodlan vs. #6 South Adams
#4 Bishop Luers vs. #5 Adams Central
#1 Bluffton vs. Luers/Adams Central winner
#2 Whitko vs. Woodlan/South Adams winner
SECTIONAL 38 AT LEWIS CASS
#3 Lewis Cass vs. #6 Eastern
#4 Rochester vs. #5 Manchester
#1 Oak Hill vs. Rochester/Manchester winner
#2 Wabash vs. Lewis Cass/Eastern winner
CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 52 AT BETHANY CHRISTIAN
#2 Lakewood Park vs. #7 Hamilton
#3 Blackhawk Christian vs. #6 Canterbury
#4 Lakeland Christian vs. #5 Bethany Christian
#1 Fremont vs. Lakeland Christian/Bethany Christian winner
SECTIONAL 55 AT TRI-CENTRAL
#1 Northfield vs. #8 Wes-Del
#4 Southwood vs. #5 Southern Wells
#2 North Miami vs. # 7 Cowan
#3 Daleville vs. #6 Tri-Central
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