The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) released its sectional pairings for boys’ basketball.
Enrollment cut-offs for each division:
* Division 1 — 71 schools with an enrollment of 1,200 or above.
* Division 2 — 89 schools with an enrollment between 600 and 1,199.
* Division 3 — 100 schools with an enrollment between 319 and 599.
* Division 4 —100 schools with an enrollment between 189 and 318.
* Division 5 — 128 schools with an enrollment of 188 and under.
Sectional groupings:
Division 1 (71 schools)
Division 2 (89 schools)
Division 3 (100 schools)
Division 4 (100 schools)
Division 5 (128 schools)
Total: 488
Divisional changes for the 2022-23 WIAA playoffs:
New Division 1 Schools
Green Bay Southwest
(Enrollment: 1,220, previous D2)
Holmen
(Enrollment: 1,228, previous D2)
Oregon
(Enrollment: 1,252, previous D2)
Oshkosh North
(Enrollment: 1,229, previous D2)
Sun Paririe West
(New school)
New Division 2 Schools
Martin Luther
(Enrollment: 631, previous D3)
Milwaukee Marshall
(Enrollment: 1,009, previous D1)
Watertown
(Enrollment: 1,187, previous D1)
Waupaca
(Enrollment: 601, previous D3)
Wauwatosa East
(Enrollment: 1,070, previous D1)
New Division 3 Schools
Audubon Technology
(Enrollment: 383, previous coop program with Milwaukee Hamilton)
Brodhead
(Enrollment: 324, previous D4)
Colby
(Enrollment: 320, previous D4)
Milwaukee Academy of Science
(Enrollment: 366, previous D4)
New Glarus
(Enrollment: 323, previous D4)
St. Augustine Prep
(Enrollment: 576, new playoff team)
New Division 4 Schools
Bangor
(Enrollment: 214, previous D5)
Blair-Taylor
(Enrollment: 189, Previous D5)
Edgar
(Enrollment: 195, previous D5)
Kewaunee
(Enrollment: 319, previous D3)
Laconia
(Enrollment: 311, previous D3)
Menominee Indian
(Enrollment: 312, previous D3)
New Holstein
(Enrollment: 311, previous D3)
Randolph
(Enrollment: 196, previous D5)
Spencer
(Enrollment: 214, previous D5)
Westby
(Enrollment: 308, previous D3)
New Division 5 Schools
Chesterton Academy
(Enrollment: 91, new WIAA program)
Cochrane-Fountain City
(Enrollment: 184, previous D4)
Elmwood/Plum City
(Enrollment: 177, previous D4)
Glenwood City
(Enrollment: 188, previous D4)
Heritage Christian
(Enrollment: 179, previous D4)
Phelps
(Enrollment: 25, returning after one-year absence)
Salam
(Enrollment: 175, previous D4)
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