(5-21-26) Iowa joins other states in looking for the best way to seed teams in state tournaments. Each state has their own system…including Indiana which used a random system, no seeding with ping-pong balls.

How Indiana places teams in playoff brackets –
The IHSAA’s ‘Sacred Cow’ The Blind Draw-

Below is an opinion on suggested seeding process for girls basketball in the future.

Iowa is unique in that boys sports are overseen by the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and girls sports by Iowa Girls High School Athletics Union (IGHSAU).