BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SEED PREVIEW - DIVISION ONE
SPORTSDESK - With four days until boys basketball coaches converge to decide playoff seeding for the upcoming 2021 boys basketball state tournament, it's time to take a look at where things stand. This year's format shows five divisions of 90 teams each. Regional seeds will be assigned for opening weekend play, then regional winners being reseeded prior to sectional play.
The below preview includes Division One central Wisconsin boys basketball teams in the Zaleski Sports coverage area.
Regional 1B
EC Memorial
Seed projection: 2
Record: 10-5 (4-5 Big Rivers)
Key wins: Marshfield, Holmen, Hudson, DC Everest
Key losses: EC North, Rice Lake
EC North
Seed projection: 1
Record: 9-5 (4-5 Big Rivers)
Key wins: Marshfield, EC Memorial, DC Everest, Wisconsin Rapids
Key losses: Chippewa Falls, Menomonie
Holmen
Seed projection: 4
Record: 4-3 (3-2)
Key wins: Thomah
Key losses: EC Memorial
LC Central
Seed projection: 3
Record: 5-1 (3-0 Mississippi Valley)
Key wins: Tomah, Aquinas
Key losses: Eau Claire Memorial
Marshfield
Seed projection: 5
Record: 2-12 (2-8 Wisconsin Valley)
Key wins: Wisconsin Rapids, Wausau East
Key losses: Eau Claire North, Eau Claire Memorial
Wisconsin Rapids
Seed projection: 6
Record: 4-11 (2-8 Wisconsin Valley)
Key wins: Rhinelander, Wausau East
Key losses: Marshfield, Eau Claire North
Regional 1C
Appleton North
Seed projection: 3
Record: 11-7 (8-8 Fox Valley)
Key wins: Hortonville, Fond Du Lac
Key losses: Hortonville, Shawano
DC Everest
Seed projection: 2
Record: 9-5 (9-1 Wisconsin Valley)
Key wins: SPASH, Wausau West
Key losses: EC North, EC Memorial, SPASH
Hortonville
Seed projection: 4
Record: 7-9 (6-8 Fox Valley)
Key wins: Appleton North, Fond Du Lac
Key losses: Appleton North, New London
SPASH
Seed projection: 1
Record: 9-2 (9-1 Wisconsin Valley)
Key wins: DC Everest, Wausau West x2
Key losses: DC Everest, DePere
Wausau West
Seed projection: 5
Record: 8-7 (6-4 Wisconsin Valley)
Key wins: Merrill, Marshfield x2
Key losses: DC Everest x2, SPASH x2