NWIowaSioux- thanks so much for posting the 4A pairings with the B.C. Moore power ratings, which are important.
In Substate 1 Prairie is listed instead of Sioux City East, but East and Ankeny are the favorites; I'd take Ankeny which played the rougher schedule.
In Substate 2 a very up and down CR Prairie team (with losses even to unranked 3A and 4A teams) will probably meet Dubuque Senior (a young team with six of their top eight players juniors and a soph). This one is Senior's to lose. Two of their three close losses were without their injured point guard.
In Substate 3 I think North Scott is not quite as good as in recent years and CR Kennedy could give them a close game.
Cedar Falls in Substate 4 should prevail, but there are serious landmines in Linn-Mar, Dub. Hempstead and Iowa City Liberty ( a team I thought would be much better this year).
Substate 5 should go to Iowa City West (another team playing much of the year without a star player in Morgan), but should meet schizophrenic Davenport Central, and who knows which DC team will show up?
Substate 6- another substate with lots of quicksand like Johnston, SE Polk and Indianola, but the money goes on Ankeny Centennial
I'd pick Waukee in Substate 7, but they have to get by Valley (which defeated them) and dangerous DM North.
Substate 8 is another grouping with opportunity for upsets. CBAL is having a terrific year, but Urbandale, WDM Dowling and Lewis Central don't care. They just want "at 'em!"
I love the BC Moore rankings, but one factor they don't take into consideration is the high number of sick and injured players on many of the ranked and unranked teams this past season.