District Pairings.

[RJV2324]

When are they released for 1A and 2A?

 

[buck_1006]

Jan. 24th

 

[RJV2324]

Isn't it the third friday of January. That's what its been the last 2 years

 

[Hawkeyefan565]

Released later this year because the season started a week later than usual due to Thanksgiving being late. Season generally starts the last Monday of November instead of first Monday of December like this year. Same timing for release as usual, just seems later because of the later start.

 

[Anonymous500]

It’s just one week later due to it being an odd year with everything being pushed back a week. Normal date on a Friday just one week later it will be released.

 

[Greenway12]

Districts out tomorrow? Could be very interesting, especially in NW Iowa...

 

[CalmHawk]

Districts out tomorrow? Could be very interesting, especially in NW Iowa...

Yeah, Western Iowa will be interesting. Especially in 1A and 2A

 

[Anonymous111]

What time do the parings come out?

 

[Greenway12]

Districts released: https://www.iahsaa.org/basketball-2020-2a-1a-district-assignments/

Looks like they split up South O'Brien and RSM in 1A.

Also split Boyden-Hull and West Sioux in 2A.

Seems reasonable.

 

[NWIAorBUST]

That’s an ouch for South O Brien and Garrigan to line up at substate.

 

[GarriganFan12]

That’s an ouch for South O Brien and Garrigan to line up at substate.

Indeed it is. We got screwed. We’re 11-2 playing a predominately 2A-3A schedule and South O is in the same boat. Two top 5 teams. Meanwhile our counterpart in our conference, Lake Mills, has the easiest District ever and one of the easier substate matchups. It is what it is though. I have confidence in our team and I believe we can get the job done. South O’Brien’s strength seems to be there size but we are bigger then they are so hopefully that’ll really throw them out of rhythm. Newell will be very tough to get by as well.

 

[SWIsportsfan]

Indeed it is. We got screwed. We’re 11-2 playing a predominately 2A-3A schedule and South O is in the same boat. Two top 5 teams. Meanwhile our counterpart in our conference, Lake Mills, has the easiest District ever and one of the easier substate matchups

Gotta beat everyone to win it all

 

[GarriganFan12]

Gotta beat everyone to win it all

Gotta beat everyone to win it all

Not really lol. Never understood this saying

 

[chibull2000]

Indeed it is. We got screwed. We’re 11-2 playing a predominately 2A-3A schedule and South O is in the same boat. Two top 5 teams. Meanwhile our counterpart in our conference, Lake Mills, has the easiest District ever and one of the easier substate matchups

Kinda of like last year Garrigan was the beneficiary of the easiest path to state while a 20-3 GLR team and a 19-4 S.Obrien team met in a district final. While also a 16-6 RSM team got an easy path to sub state. It's just the way it goes some years. Have to beat everyone at some point. But yes draws help and some teams seem to always get better paths than others. It would help if the Iahsaa actually did their own rankings and put one out each week and then it would be cut and dry. But that would require some effort on their part.

 

[GarriganFan12]

Kinda of like last year Garrigan was the beneficiary of the easiest path to state while a 20-3 GLR team and a 19-4 S.Obrien team met in a district final. While also a 16-6 RSM team got an easy path to sub state. It's just the way it goes some years. Have to beat everyone at some point. But yes draws help and some teams seem to always get better paths than others. It would help if the Iahsaa actually did their own rankings and put one out each week and then it would be cut and dry. But that would require some effort on their part.

Very true we were the beneficiaries of this last season. I would argue though that 19-2 Newman was a tough 2 seed and Janesville had a good record as well

 

[ISUChip]

It would help if the Iahsaa actually did their own rankings

Probably not. The tinfoil hat brigade would just claim that the rankings were biased or rigged to benefit certain schools.

 

[CalmHawk]

Looks like the state did a good job with 1A pairings, better than the last few years IMO. Putting St. Albert and St Mary as the substate battle is good to see.