The WIAA has released girls’ basketball divisional placement and sectional assignments for the 2022-23 season.
Divisional Cutlines
Division 1 – 71 schools with an enrollment of 1,200 or above
Division 2 – 71 schools with an enrollment between 600 and 1,199
Division 3 – 94 schools (remaining teams split equally between D3 and D4)
Division 4 – 94 schools (remaining teams split equally between D3 and D4)
Division 5 – Smallest 128 schools
Sectional Groupings
Division 1 – 71 schools
Division 2 – 71 schools
Division 3 – 94 schools
Division 4 – 94 schools
Divison 5 – 128 schools
Total: 458
DIVISION 1
New D1 Teams:
Green Bay Southwest (previous D2)
Oregon (previous D2)
Oshkosh North (previous D2)
Sun Prairie West (new school)
West Allis Central (previous D2)
DIVISION 2
New D2 Teams:
Martin Luther (previous D3)
Milwaukee Marshall/Young Coggs (previous D1)
Watertown (previous D1)
Waupaca (previous D3)
DIVISION 3
New D3 Teams:
Brodhead (previous D4)
University Lake School/St. John’s
Northwestern/Trinity Academy (previous D5)
Milwaukee Academy of Science (previous D4)
Racine Lutheran (previous D4)
St. Augustine Prep (new WIAA program)
DIVISION 4
New D4 Teams:
Bangor (previous D5)
Iowa-Grant (previous D5)
Kewaunee (previous D3)
Menominee Indian (previous D3)
New Holstein (previous D3)
Randolph (previous D5)
Sheboygan Lutheran (previous D5)
Spencer (previous D5)
Westby (previous D3)
Notes: The most notable changes were Randolph, undefeated D5 state champions, and Sheboygan Lutheran moving up and joining Sectional 4. Early favorites across the sectionals: Sectional 1 – Ladysmith; Sectional 2 – Westfield; Sectional 3 – defending D4 state champion Mineral Point, New Glarus, and Cuba City lead the way; Sectional 4 – state runner-up Laconia, defending D5 state champion Randolph, and The Prairie School highlight the strong grouping.
DIVISION 5
New D5 Teams:
Cashton (previous D4)
Chesterton Academy (new WIAA program)
Cochrane-Fountain City (previous D4)
Phelps (returning after not having a team since 2017-18)
Plum City/Elmwood (previous D4)
Glenwood City (previous D4)
Heritage Christian (previous D4)
Iola-Scandinavia (previous D4)
Palmyra-Eagle (previous D4)
Salam (previous D4)
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