The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association made the change to electronic seeding during the 2021-22 season, doing away with having high school coaches seed teams. Just two years in, I’ve noticed that the electronic seeding does not treat area teams too kindly.
Most of the head-scratching seeds have come from teams in one of the Central Wisconsin conferences, so for the sake of this column, that’s where my focus will be.
First, let’s dive into the criteria used in the electronic seeding.