What if Sectionals were seeded? It is a question asked every season. Now that the girls basketball Sectional draw has taken place, what exactly would the pairings look like if there was a seeding.
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To do so, Outside the Huddle used the most recently released Sagarin ratings to determine the matchups in every area Sectional. This is how they would play out:
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 4 AT GOSHEN
Tuesday
#3 Elkhart vs. #4 Concord
Friday
#2 Northridge vs. #5 Goshen
#1 Warsaw vs. Elkhart/Concord winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 5 AT CARROLL
Friday
#1 Snider vs. #4 North Side
#2 Northrop vs. #3 Carroll
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 6 AT SOUTH SIDE
Tuesday
#3 Huntington North vs. #4 Wayne
Friday
#2 Norwell vs. #5 South Side
#1 Homestead vs. Huntington North/Wayne winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 20 AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY
Tuesday
#3 Tippecanoe Valley vs. #6 Wawasee
#4 NorthWood vs. #5 West Noble
Friday
#2 Fairfield vs. Tippy Valley/Wawasee winner
#1 Columbia City vs. NorthWood/West Noble winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 21 AT EAST NOBLE
Tuesday
#2 Angola vs. #7 Concordia Lutheran
Wednesday
#3 Garrett vs. #6 Bishop Dwenger
#4 Leo vs. #5 DeKalb
Friday
#1 East Noble vs. Leo/DeKalb winner
Angola/Concordia winner vs. Garrett/Dwenger winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 22 AT MISSISSINEWA
Tuesday
#3 Mississinewa vs. #4 Heritage
Friday
#1 Bellmont vs. Mississinewa/Heritage winner
#2 Marion vs. #5 New Haven
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 24 AT YORKTOWN
Tuesday
#3 New Castle vs. #6 Yorktown
#4 Delta vs. #5 Hamilton Heights
Friday
#1 Connersville vs. Delta/Hamilton Heights winner
#2 Jay County vs. New Castle/Yorktown winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 35 AT LAKELAND
Tuesday
#3 Westview vs. #6 Churubusco
#4 Lakeland vs. #5 Prairie Heights
Friday
#1 Eastside vs. Lakeland/Prairie Heights winner
#2 Central Noble vs. Westview/Churubusco winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 36 AT WOODLAN
Tuesday
#3 Woodlan vs. #6 South Adams
#4 Bishop Luers vs. #5 Adams Central
Friday
#1 Whitko vs. Luers/Adams Central winner
#2 Bluffton vs. Woodlan/South Adams winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 38 AT WABASH
Tuesday
#3 Manchester vs. #6 Eastern (Greentown)
#4 Rochester vs. #5 Wabash
Friday
#1 Oak Hill vs. Rochester/Wabash winner
#2 Lewis Cass vs. Manchester/Eastern winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 52 AT FREMONT
Tuesday
#4 Bethany Christian vs. #5 Lakeland Christian
Wednesday
#2 Blackhawk Christian vs. #7 Canterbury
#3 Lakewood Park vs. #6 Hamilton
Friday
#1 Fremont vs. Bethany/Lakeland Christian winner
Blackhawk/Canterbury winner vs. Lakewood Park/Hamilton winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 55 AT SOUTHERN WELLS
Tuesday
#1 Northfield vs. #8 Wes-Del
#4 Southern Wells vs. #5 Daleville
Wednesday
#2 Southwood vs. #7 Cowan
#3 North Miami vs. #6 Tri-Central
Friday
Northfield/Wes-Del winner vs. Southern Wells/Daleville winner
Southwood/Cowan winner vs. North Miami/Tri-Central winner
Saturday
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
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