3A state bracket if all the favorites make it

[NeverReadTheTermsOfService]

I did something like this a few weeks ago as well. Just for fun, this is what the 3A bracket will look like if all the favorites (as estimated by BCMoore rankings) win their substate.


S1: MOC-FV (18-3)
S2: Waverly-Shell Rock (19-2)
S3: Dubuque Wahlert (12-9)
S4: Cedar Rapids Xavier (13-8)
S5: Ft. Madison (19-2)
S6: Pella (18-2)
S7: Dallas Center-Grimes (17-4)
S8: Carroll (17-4)

That means, the bracket should look like this: (Using the more points for higher class wins tiebreaker rule) Correct me if I'm wrong.


1. WSR vs. 8. Wahlert
4. MOC-FV vs. 5. DCG
3. Pella v. 6.Carroll
2. Ft. Madison vs. 7. Xavier

Great potential matchups here, what do you guys think?

 

[Earvin32]

As has been the case for many years, the state tournament is seeded based on winning %. Waverly would be #1 and FTMadison #2. The rest looks wide open other than Wahlert being #8.

 

[LukeFeddersen]

How great it would be to get the #1 seed and face Wahlert in the first round. Good thing the seeding process is based on percentages, not points against in the schools you beat.

 

[EastIowaHawk]

I think NeverR did a great job in giving us an example of what the field might look like in 3A. There'll probably be "upsets" in several of the substates so the teams may be a little different, but it is going to be a great field. Luke, speaking of percentages, I just watched the Wahlert-Xavier season finale game in CR which was televised on Mediacom 22 tonight (Sunday) with Rob Brooks doing the color. Xavier won 78- 74 (on this past Thursday) with free throws at the end (Xavier doesn't miss them), but the first half shooting percentages were Xavier 77% and Wahlert 72%. At the end of the game, Xavier's top three scorers (who scored 65 of Xavier's 78 points) shot 85% from the field for the game. Wahlert finished over 74% and Josh Carter was 10 of 11 from the field. He missed one three-pointer. Pemsl was 6- 9. It was an amazing game, with pretty decent defense, believe it or not. Can you imagine going to play somebody and shooting almost 75% and have your leading scorer (in the game) go 10- 11, make eight more field goals than Xavier--and LOSE! (Part of the reason was that Xavier made 16 more free throws in the game.) 4A and 3A start tomorrow night. Let the upsets begin!!!! I think there will be lots of them. I want to wish Good Luck to all the teams in all classes going forward.



This post was edited on 2/23 8:58 PM by EastIowaHawk

 

[KidKinnick]

If this holds true it could be one of the better 3A State tournaments of recent memory! Thanks for putting this together!