North Dakota Preps

I was thinking about this the other day with the one class system. I do like the two class system we are in but here is just something that I thought about. I am not a fan of a three class system.

Keep the EDC and WDA. Divide the Class B schools into 6 regions with 12 districts. 6 region Champions and the EDC and WDA Champions qualify to have an 8 team State Tournament.

I know this has a lot of geographical mistakes

EDC - 10 teams

Devils Lake
Fargo Davies
Fargo North
Fargo Shanley
Fargo South
Grand Forks Central
Grand Forks Red River
Valley City
Wahpeton
West Fargo

WDA - 9 teams

Bismarck Century
Bismarck
Bismarck St. Mary's
Dickinson
Jamestown
Mandan
Minot
Turtle Mountain
Williston

REGION 1

District 1 - 9 teams

Ellendale
Fairmount/C-T
Hankinson
LaMoure/Litchville-Marion
Milnor
North Sargent
Oakes
Sargent Central
Wyndmere/Lidgerwood

District 2 - 9 teams

Barnes County North
Central Cass
Enderlin
Kindred
Lisbon
Maple Valley
Oak Grove
Pingree-Buchanan/Kensal
Richland

REGION 2

District 3 - 9 teams

Dakota Prairie
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page
Griggs County Central
Hatton/Northwood
Hillsboro/Central Valley
May-Port CG
Midkota
Northern Cass
Thompson

District 4 - 9 teams

Cavalier
Grafton/St. Thomas
Lakota/Adams-Edmore
Langdon
Larimore
Midway/Minto
North Border
Park River/Fordville-Lankin
Valley-Edinburg/Drayton

REGION 3

District 5 - 9 teams

Central Prairie
Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier
Kidder County
Linton/HMB
Napoleon
South Border
Strasburg/Zeeland
Washburn
Wilton/Wing

District 6 - 9 teams

Center-Stanton
Flasher
Grant County
Hettinger/Scranton
Mott-Regent
New Salem Almont
Shiloh Christian
Solen-Cannonball
Standing Rock/Selfridge

REGION 4

District 7 - 9 teams

Carrington
Drake-Anamoose
Four Winds/Minnewaukan
Harvey/Wells County
New Rockford-Sheyenne
Rugby
TGU
Turtle Lake-Mercer/McClusky
Warwick

District 8 - 9 teams

Benson County
Bottineau
Dunseith
Munich/Starkweather
North Star
Rolette/Wolford
Rolla
St. John
Westhope/Newburg

REGION 5

District 9 - 10 teams

Beulah
Garrison
Hazen
Max
New Town
Parshall
Sawyer
Underwood
Velva
White Shield

District 10 - 9 teams

Beach
Bowman County
Dickinson Trinity
Heart River
Hebron/Glen Ullin
Killdeer Cowboys
Mandaree
New England
Richardton-Taylor

REGION 6

District 11 - 9 teams

Bishop Ryan
Burke County
Des Lacs-Burlington
Glenburn
Kenmare
Berthold
MLS
Our Redeemer's
Surrey

District 12 - 9 teams

Divide County
Lewis & Clark - North Shore
Powers Lake
Ray
Stanley
Tioga
Trenton
Trinity Christian
Watford City/Alexander

So basically you would never have the best teams in the state in the state championship tournament with only having 2 class A teams there. That in no way seems like a state championship to me. Growing up in a class B school, there is a significant difference between class B and class A schools, which should be no surprise because of the difference in school size. Just check with schools who teeter on the edge, like Beulah. Your thought is interesting but realistically it would in no way be a championship tournament. If would only have 1 class then maybe 4 or 8 regions with either 2 or 1 qaulifiers based upon geographics with approximately the same number of class A teams in each region. Imo a 1 class system would not be good for ND basketball, as basically it would be a class A tournament with an ocassional exception, as it should be if you have the best teams at a single championship tournament.

Well in 2010 the best team (North Star) didn't even make it to the state tournament. This was just something I thought would make for some great Region tourneys. And this makes it so everyone in State has earned their way by winning three games in a row against equal caliber teams..........better than 3 class imo

woodchuck10 wrote:Well in 2010 the best team (North Star) didn't even make it to the state tournament. This was just something I thought would make for some great Region tourneys. And this makes it so everyone in State has earned their way by winning three games in a row against equal caliber teams..........better than 3 class imo

If NS was the best team, they would've went to state. Nuff said!

senditin wrote:

woodchuck10 wrote:Well in 2010 the best team (North Star) didn't even make it to the state tournament. This was just something I thought would make for some great Region tourneys. And this makes it so everyone in State has earned their way by winning three games in a row against equal caliber teams..........better than 3 class imo

If NS was the best team, they would've went to state. Nuff said!

the best team doesn't win every game, so no. I also vote we perma-ban anyone that says "nuff said."

Flip wrote:I also vote we perma-ban anyone that says "nuff said."

Yes, 100 percent agreed.

EHS1998 wrote:

Flip wrote:I also vote we perma-ban anyone that says "nuff said."

Yes, 100 percent agreed.

I agree with Flip and EHS 1998!

How is this better than a 4 region system? In your system, at least 12 of the best 18 teams in the state would not be participating in the state tournament on a regular basis.

This year, Red River or Shanley would be staying home, and Shiloh or Garrison would go to state. If these two teams play each other, it's a 40 point game. This would not be an entertaining tournament, nor a productive tournament. Realistically, the WDA or EDC champion would win the state tournament at least 95% of the time.

if you went to one class at least half the teams should be from the current class A