| Bracketology | |||||||||||||||
| What if the WIAA seeded cross country like the way the NCAA seeds men's and women's basketball? | |||||||||||||||
| First, seed the schools based on my rankings on another page. Distribute geographical assignments based on seeds. | |||||||||||||||
| Seeding the schools: | Pod #1 (Northwest) | Pod #2 (Northeast) | |||||||||||||
| Constraint #1: assume both genders from a school are required to compete at the same location. | 6 | Onalaska | 1 | Kaukauna | |||||||||||
| Constraint #2: reasonable travel distances. | 12 | Menomonie | 8 | Kimberly | |||||||||||
| If one gender from a school is Top 12, but the other gender isn't Top 12, then factor just the one gender. | 19 | Medford Area | 20 | Marshfield | |||||||||||
| If both genders from a school are Top 12, take an average. | 23 | Hudson | 22 | Neenah | |||||||||||
| If one gender from a school is 13-24, but the other gender isn't, then factor just the one gender. | fill with 13 regional schools | fill with 13 regional schools | |||||||||||||
| If both genders from a school are 13-24, take an average. | |||||||||||||||
| Pod #3 (North Shore) | Pod #4 (Western Burbs) | ||||||||||||||
| School | B | G | Power Score | Seed | 4 | Whitefish Bay | 2 | Oconomowoc | |||||||
| Kaukauna | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Notre Dame Academy | 11 | Slinger | |||||||
| Oconomowoc | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 15 | Wauwatosa East | 13 | Badger | |||||||
| Brookfield East | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 18 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 17 | Brookfield Central | |||||||
| Whitefish Bay | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | fill with 13 regional schools | fill with 13 regional schools | |||||||||
| Muskego | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Onalaska | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Pod #5 (Western Burbs) | Pod #6 (Southeast) | |||||||||
| Marquette University | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Brookfield East | 5 | Muskego | ||||||||
| Kimberly | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | Shorewood | 7 | Marquette University | |||||||
| Shorewood | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | Homestead | 16 | Arrowhead | |||||||
| Notre Dame Academy | 19 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | West Allis Hale | 24 | Mukwonago | |||||||
| Slinger | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | fill with 13 regional schools | fill with 13 regional schools | |||||||||
| Menomonie | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Badger | 9 | 30 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Homestead | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 of the Top 12 girls teams would have competed at State. | ||||||||||
| Wauwatosa East | 10 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 9 of the Top 12 boys teams would have competed at State. | ||||||||||
| Arrowhead | 35 | 10 | 10 | 16 | Boys at State | Girls at State | |||||||||
| Brookfield Central | 20 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 1 | Oconomowoc | 1 | Kaukauna | |||||||
| Wisconsin Lutheran | 12 | 44 | 12 | 18 | 2 | Brookfield East | 2 | Whitefish Bay | |||||||
| Medford Area | 66 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 3 | Whitefish Bay | 3 | Muskego | |||||||
| Marshfield | 61 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 4 | Marquette University | 4 | Onalaska | |||||||
| West Allis Hale | 14 | 82 | 14 | 21 | 5 | Muskego | 5 | Kimberly | |||||||
| Neenah | 13 | 16 | 14.5 | 22 | 6 | Shorewood | 6 | Shorewood | |||||||
| Hudson | 32 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 7 | Menomonie | 7 | Notre Dame Academy | |||||||
| Mukwonago | 15 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 8 | Slinger | 8 | Slinger | |||||||
| New Richmond | 16 | 73 | 16 | 25 | 10 | Wauwatosa East | 9 | Homestead | |||||||
| Kenosha Indian Trail | 30 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 13 | Neenah | 10 | Arrowhead | |||||||
| Kenosha Tremper | 43 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 17 | Onalaska | 11 | Menomonie | |||||||
| Kettle Moraine | 39 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 18 | Kimberly | 12 | Brookfield Central | |||||||
| Waterford Union | 41 | 21 | 21 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Germantown | 21 | 56 | 21 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Port Washington | 29 | 22 | 22 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Hartford Union | 22 | 80 | 22 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Menomonee Falls | 23 | 40 | 23 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Plymouth | 71 | 23 | 23 | 34 | |||||||||||
| New Berlin Eisenhower | 31 | 24 | 24 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Hortonville | 24 | 68 | 24 | 36 | |||||||||||