The Gazette’s 2025 Iowa high school volleyball mock regional brackets

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is likely to announce its regional volleyball pairings within the next two weeks.

In the meantime, here is The Gazette’s draft of mock pairings ... all five classes, all 351 teams.

The postseason begins in late October, with it all coming to a crescendo at the state tournament, Nov. 3-6 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Our brackets are assembled by using the most recent IGHSAU rankings for the top 15 teams, and Bound for the rest of the field in each class. Priorities is balance across regions, as geography allows.

Class 5A Mock Regional Brackets

(Oct. 21, Oct. 23, Oct. 28)

REGION 1

Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, winner at Waukee Northwest

Johnston at Sioux City East

REGION 2

Marshalltown at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, winner at Waukee

Southeast Polk at Cedar Rapids Kennedy

REGION 3

Des Moines Lincoln at Urbandale, winner at Ankeny Centennial

Ames at Indianola

REGION 4

Des Moines East at Ottumwa, winner at Ankeny

Dubuque Hempstead at Waterloo West

REGION 5

Davenport West at Davenport Central, winner at Pleasant Valley

Dubuque Senior at Bettendorf

REGION 6

Sioux City West at Sioux City North, winner at West Des Moines Dowling

Iowa City High at Cedar Rapids Prairie

REGION 7

Des Moines North at Des Moines Roosevelt, winner at West Des Moines Valley

Linn-Mar at Cedar Falls

REGION 8

Cedar Rapids Washington at Davenport North, winner at Iowa City Liberty

Muscatine at Iowa City West

Class 4A Mock Regional Brackets

(Oct. 21, Oct. 23, Oct. 28)

REGION 1

Keokuk at Mount Pleasant, winner at Clear Creek Amana

Oskaloosa at Knoxville, winner at Grinnell

REGION 2

Storm Lake at Denison-Schleswig, winner at Sioux Center

Boone at Harlan, winner at Sioux City Heelan

REGION 3

Carlisle at Newton, winner at Pella

Des Moines Hoover at Bondurant-Farrar, winner at North Polk

REGION 4

Perry at Winterset, winner at Dallas Center-Grimes

Glenwood at Lewis Central, winner at Adel ADM

REGION 5

Gilbert at Nevada, winner at Norwalk

Mason City at Ballard, winner at Waverly-Shell Rock

REGION 6

Fort Madison at Burlington, winner at North Scott

Clinton at Central DeWitt, winner at Western Dubuque

REGION 7

Spencer at Webster City, winner at Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Fort Dodge at Le Mars, winner at MOC-Floyd Valley

REGION 8

Decorah at Independence, winner at Solon

Waterloo East at Cedar Rapids Xavier, winner at Marion

Class 3A Mock Regional Brackets

(Oct. 21, Oct. 23, Oct. 28)

REGION 1

Estherville ELC at Western Christian

Sheldon at Spirit Lake

Hampton-Dumont/CAL at Osage

Clear Lake at Forest City

REGION 2

Camanche at Davenport Assumption

Central Lee at Mediapolis

Maquoketa at Dubuque Wahlert

Waukon at North Fayette Valley

REGION 3

Greene County at Cherokee

Carroll at Ida Grove OABCIG

Southeast Valley at Unity Christian

Okoboji at Algona

REGION 4

Centerville at Mid-Prairie

Albia at Pella Christian

Fairfield at Wilton

Davis County at Washington

REGION 5

Clarke at Red Oak

Atlantic at Creston

Shenandoah at Clarinda

Chariton at Van Meter

REGION 6

Eagle Grove at Humboldt

Charles City at Iowa Falls-Alden

Crestwood at West Delaware

Oelwein at New Hampton

REGION 7

Saydel at Carroll Kuemper

South Tama at Des Moines Christian

Vinton-Shellsburg at Roland-Story

Benton Community at Monroe PCM

REGION 8

Alburnett at Mount Vernon

West Liberty at Tipton

Monticello at Center Point-Urbana

Williamsburg at Anamosa

Class 2A Mock Regional Brackets

(Oct. 20, Oct. 22, Oct. 27, Oct. 29)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Central Springs at Nashua-Plainfield, winner at Denver

West Fork at Garner GHV

Bottom bracket

Hartley HMS at Pocahontas Area, winner at Ridge View

Sioux Central at Alta-Aurelia

REGION 2

Top bracket

West Sioux at Mapleton MVAOCOU, winner at Hinton

Lawton-Bronson at Westwood

Bottom bracket

Sibley-Ocheyedan at West Lyon, winner at Central Lyon

Marcus MMCRU at Rock Valley

REGION 3

Top bracket

West Marshall at South Hamilton, winner at Dike-New Hartford

West Central Valley at Panorama

Bottom bracket

Central Decatur at Interstate 35, winner at Woodward-Granger

Earlham at Grand View Christian

REGION 4

Top bracket

Madrid at Ogden, winner at Grundy Center

South Central Calhoun at East Sac County

Bottom bracket

Belmond-Klemme at Clarion CGD, winner at Aplington-Parkersburg

Manson-NW Webster at Emmetsburg

REGION 5

Top bracket

Cardinal at Sigourney, winner at Union Community

Eddyville EBF at Pleasantville

Bottom bracket

Colfax-Mingo at East Marshall, winner at Jesup

South Hardin at Hudson

REGION 6

Top bracket

Louisa-Muscatine at Northeast, winner at Dyersville Beckman

Durant at Bellevue

Bottom bracket

Postville at MFL MarMac, winner at Sumner-Fredericksburg

South Winneshiek at Cascade

REGION 7

Top bracket

Nodaway Valley at Avoca AHSTW, winner at Oakland Riverside

Underwood at Southwest Valley

Bottom bracket

Logan-Magnolia at Tri-Center, winner at Missouri Valley

Guthrie Center ACGC at Treynor

REGION 8

Top bracket

Waterloo Columbus at Maquoketa Valley, winner at Wapsie Valley

West Branch at Lisbon

Bottom bracket

Columbus Community at Danville, winner at Iowa City Regina

West Burlington at Van Buren County

Class 1A Mock Regional Brackets

(Oct. 20, Oct. 22, Oct. 27, Oct. 29)

REGION 1

Top bracket

Saint Ansgar, bye

Northwood-Kensett at West Hancock

Ruthven GTRA at Algona Garrigan

Storm Lake St. Mary’s at River Valley

Bottom bracket

North Iowa at Lake Mills

North Union at South O’Brien

Remsen St. Mary’s at Kingsley-Pierson

Harris-Lake Park at West Bend-Mallard

REGION 2

Top bracket

Fort Madison Holy Trinity, bye

Moulton-Udell at Moravia

Wayne at Mount Ayr

Lamoni at Seymour

Bottom bracket

Burlington Notre Dame, bye

New London at Pekin

Diagonal at Mormon Trail

Twin Cedars at Melcher-Dallas

REGION 3

Top bracket

North Tama, bye

BGM at HLV-TC

Iowa Valley at Montezuma

English Valleys at Belle Plaine

Bottom bracket

Valley Lutheran at Cedar Ridge Christian

North Linn at Don Bosco

Highland at North Cedar

WACO at Hillcrest Academy

REGION 4

Top bracket

Sidney, bye

Lenox at Bedford

Essex at Fremont-Mills

Hamburg at Stanton

Bottom bracket

East Union at Southeast Warren

Anita CAM at Murray

Ar-We-Va at Coon Rapids-Bayard

Exira-EHK at Audubon

REGION 5

Top bracket

Janesville, bye

Central City at East Buchanan

Bellevue Marquette at Starmont

Easton Valley at Midland

Bottom bracket

West Central at Dunkerton

Tripoli at Turkey Valley

Clayton Ridge at Edgewood-Colesburg

Lansing Kee at Elkader Central

REGION 6

Top bracket

Springville, bye

Clinton Prince of Peace at Calamus-Wheatland

Lone Tree at Wapello

Rivermont Collegiate at Winfield-Mount Union

Bottom bracket

Colo-Nesco at Ankeny Christian

Baxter at Martensdale-St. Marys

Collins-Maxwell at North Mahaska

Keota at Lynnville-Sully

REGION 7

Top bracket

Conrad BCLUW, bye

Fort Dodge St. Edmond at Mason City Newman

Paton-Churdan at IKM-Manning

Glidden-Ralston at Newell-Fonda

Bottom bracket

Meskwaki at Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Garwin GMG at Ackley AGWSR

Clarksville at Rockford

Riceville at North Butler

REGION 8

Top bracket

East Mills, bye

Griswold at Woodbine

Heartland Christian at Council Bluffs St. Albert

Iowa School for the Deaf at Boyer Valley

Bottom bracket

Trinity Christian at West Monona

Siouxland Christian at George-Little Rock

Akron-Westfield at Boyden-Hill

Le Mars Gehlen at Woodbury Central

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com