The tournament time for the girls ‘2021 high school hoops season is getting closer, and with that comes the tradition of filling out brackets and planning teams’ courses for a state championship.
Not all paths are created equal, and while the MHSAA has taken steps to reward the teams for their regular seasonal work, there will inevitably be some issues at next week’s district tournaments.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the five toughest district tournaments in each division, based on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Michigan Power Ratings, which make up a team’s win percentage, their opponents win percentage, and their opponents ‘opponents’ win percentage.
The top two seeds get a round 1 reunion, but nothing gets easier in these competitive districts.
The teams that show up will be a battle-worn bunch advancing into the region. So follow along to see which squads are cut out for them in the opening rounds.
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DeWitt Girls Basketball District Bracket
1. District 15 at DeWitt
MPR mean: .5647
Seed # 1: East Lansing, 0.720 (10-0)
Seed # 2: Grand Ledge, 597 (8-5)
Rest of the field:
DeWitt, 591 (10-4)
Haslett, 586 (11-2)
St. Johns, 505 (5-8)
Lansing Waverly, 389 (1-7)
Macomb Dakota girls basketball district brace
2. District 32 in Macomb Dakota
MPR mean: .5592
Seed # 1: Macomb L’Anse Creuse North, .637 (13-0)
Seed # 2: Marysville, 0.615 (5-1)
Rest of the field:
Port Huron, 0.612 (10-4)
New Baltimore Anchor Bay, .551 (10-2)
Port Huron Northern, .514 (4-8)
Macomb Dakota, 0.426 (2-10)
Midland Girls Basketball District Bracket
3. District 2 in Midland
MPR mean: .5514
Seed # 1: Midland Dow, 0.643 (15-0)
Seed No. 2: Midland, 596 (10-2)
Rest of the field:
Mount Pleasant, .516 (8-3)
Bay City Central, 505 (5-9)
Bay City Western, 497 (5-8)
Brownstown Woodhaven Girls Basketball District Bracket
4. District 21 in Brownstown Woodhaven
MPR Average: .5412
Seed # 1: Brownstown Woodhaven, 0.623 (5-3)
Seed # 2: Temperance Bedford, 604 (12-3)
Rest of the field:
Gibraltar Carlson, 534 (10-2)
Monroe, 486 (5-8)
New Boston Huron, 459 (4-9)
Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Girls Basketball District Bracket
5. District 10 in Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
MPR mean: .5393
Seed # 1: East Grand Rapids, 0.667 (11-2)
Seed # 2: Byron Center, 0.634 (11-2)
Rest of the field:
East Kentwood, 605 (10-2)
Wyoming, 534 (9-4)
Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, .526 (8-5)
Caledonia, 433 (1-11)
Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, 376 (0-12)
Detroit Edison Girls Basketball District Bracket
1. District 59 in Detroit Edison
MPR Average: .5550
Seed # 1: Detroit Edison, .831 (10-0)
Seed # 2: Detroit University Prep, .640 (9-2)
Rest of the field:
Detroit Osborn, 0.407 (2-7)
Detroit International Academy, 342 (0-6)
Tecumseh girls basketball district brace
2. District 52 in Tecumseh
MPR mean: .5425
Seed # 1: Onstead, 0.616 (11-3)
Seed # 2: Chelsea, 0.610 (8-2)
Rest of the field:
Stockbridge, 563 (11-2)
Blissfield, 555 (6-6)
Tecumseh, 505 (7-6)
Adrian, 0.406 (0-10)
Romulus Summit Academy North Girls Basketball District Bracket
3. District 54 of the Romulus Summit Academy North
MPR mean: .5378
Seed # 1: Ecorse, .569 (6-5)
Seed # 2: Dearborn Heights Annapolis, .564 (8-1)
Rest of the field:
Flat Rock, 556 (10-3)
Romulus, 0.550 (7-1)
Romulus Summit Academy North, .542 (8-5)
Grosse Ile, 446 (5-9)
Detroit East English Girls Basketball District Bracket
4. District 60 in the Detroit East English Village
MPR mean: 0.5325
Seed # 1: Harper Woods Chandler Park, .706 (11-2)
Seed # 2: Detroit Denby, .561 (7-3)
Rest of the field:
Harper Woods, .545 (7-3)
Eastpointe, .511 (7-3)
Detroit East English Village, 459 (3-4)
St. Clair Shores South Lake, .413 (2-5)
Dowagiac girls basketball district brace
5. District 48 in Dowagiac
MPR mean: .5320
Seed # 1: Edwardsburg, .595 (8-3)
Seed # 2: Three Rivers, 589 (9-2)
Rest of the field:
Vicksburg, 0.540 (7-5)
Niles, 539 (8-5)
Constantine, .533 (8-4)
Dowagiac, 396 (1-12)
McBain Girls Basketball District Bracket
1. District 70 at McBain
MPR mean: .5680
Seed # 1: McBain, 0.667 (12-0)
Seed # 2: Lake City, 0.623 (9-1)
Rest of the field:
Houghton Lake, .578 (6-3)
Manton, 0.540 (7-5)
Roscommon, 0.432 (2-8)
Ishpeming Westwood Girls Basketball District Bracket
2. District 65 in Ishpeming Westwood
MPR mean: .5630
Seed # 1: Calumet, 0.638 (12-0)
Seed # 2: Hancock, 598 (9-3)
Rest of the field:
Negaunee, 586 (10-2)
Ishpeming Westwood, .575 (7-3)
L’Anse, .548 (8-3)
Ishpeming, .512 (3-8)
Painesdale Jeffers, 484 (5-9)
Unionville-Sebwaing girls basketball district brace
3. District 96 in Unionville-Sebewaing
MPR mean: 0.5563
Seed # 1: Bad Ax, 0.630 (10-2)
Seed No. 2: Unionville-Sebewaing, 605 (8-4)
Rest of the field:
Harbor Beach, 576 (10-2)
Sandusky, 557 (12-3)
Cass City, 529 (5-8)
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay-Port Laker, 441 (2-9)
Mancelona girls basketball district bracket
4. District 69 in Mancelona
MPR Average: .5546
Seed # 1: Maple City Glen Lake, 0.664 (13-0)
Seed # 2: Elk Rapids, .601 (13-1)
Rest of the field:
Traverse City St. Francis, .571 (11-3)
Grand Traverse Academy, .531 (8-2)
Mancelona, 0.406 (5-6)
Erie Mason girls basketball district brace
5. District 86 at Erie Mason
MPR mean: .5472
Seed # 1: Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, .718 (11-2)
Seed # 2: Erie Mason, 658 (9-0)
Rest of the field:
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 466 (7-5)
Clinton, 459 (6-6)
Ottawa Lake Whiteford, .435 (3-8)
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist Girls Basketball District Bracket
1. District 122 at Allen Park Inter-City Baptist
MPR Average: .6300
Seed # 1: Plymouth Christian Academy, .664 (9-2)
Seed # 2: Allen Park Inter-City Baptist, 596 (5-4)
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Girls Basketball District Bracket
2. District 126, Waterford, Our Lady of the Lakes
MPR mean: .5470
Seed # 1: Waterford, Our Lady of the Lakes, .625 (6-2)
Seed # 2: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, .562 (8-5)
Rest of the field:
Clarkston Everest Collegiate, 454 (3-7)
Climax-Scotts Girls Basketball District Brace
3. District 117 in Climax-Scotts
MPR mean: .5296
Seed No. 1: Athens, 0.639 (11-1)
Seed # 2: Battle Creek Calhoun Christian, .581 (9-3)
Rest of the field:
Climax-Scotts, .543 (7-4)
Battle Creek St. Philip, 461 (2-6)
Bellevue, 424 (1-9)
Wolverine Girls Basketball District Bracket
4. District 104 in Wolverine
MPR mean: .5164
Seed No. 1: Posen, 602 (10-1)
Seed # 2: Indian River Inland Lakes, .536 (6-6)
Rest of the field:
Hillman, 0.524 (9-4)
Onaway, 481 (5-8)
Wolverine, 0.439 (4-5)
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary Girls Basketball District Bracket
5. District 111 in the Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan
MPR mean: .5144
Seed # 1: Saginaw Nouvel, .568 (13-0)
Seed # 2: Midland Calvary Baptist, .544 (5-3)
Rest of the field:
Bay City All-Saints, .510 (5-2)
Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, Michigan, 496 (6-5)
Saginaw Arts and Sciences, 454 (5-4)
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