How Our Predictions Fared at the Badger Region Qualifier

The Badger Region qualifier results have been posted and it turns out the tournament seedings were a whole lot closer to the final finish than our predictions. Below are the qualifiers at each of the four age levels we cover, followed by our predicted finish.

15s

1. First-seed West Bend Power 15 Purple earned the National bid (we also predicted they'd win)
2. Second-seed Wisconsin Select 15 earned an American (we had them third)
3. Third-seed Fond du Lac 15 earned the last American (oops, we missed altogether)

16s

1. First-seed FC Elite 16-1 earned the National bid (we missed altogether)
2. Second-seed Wisconsin Select 16-1 earned an American (we had them third)
3. Sixth-seed West Bend Power 16 Purple earned the last American (we missed altogether)

17s

1. Second-seed Southwest 17-1 earned the National bid (we had them third)
2. First-seed FC Elite 17-1 earned an American (we had them first)
3. Fourth-seed Next Level 17-1 earned the last American (we missed altogether)

18s

1. First-seed FC Elite 18-1 earned the National bid (we had them second)
2. Second-seed West Bend Power 18 Purple earned an American (we had them first)
3. Third-seed Southwest 18-1 earned the last American (we missed altogether)

Congratulations to all the qualifiers and good luck in Dallas.