The WIAA’s newly released 2026-27 Division 4 girls basketball sectional assignments hold 97 schools, and every one of last year’s four sectional champions — Neillsville, Saint Mary Catholic, Albany/Monticello and Lomira — stays in the same sectional number for 2026-27. The notable arrival comes from below: a reigning Division 5 sectional champion moving up.
A Division 5 champion jumps up
Eleva-Strum won last year’s Division 5 Sectional 1 title with a 64–44 sectional-final victory. The program moves up to Division 4 for 2026-27, landing in Sectional 1 — a promotion that mirrors the boys Division 4 story, where Sectional 2 champion Bonduel jumped up rather than down.
Barron arrives from Division 3
Barron played Division 3 basketball in 2025-26 and drops to Division 4 for 2026-27, also landing in Sectional 1 alongside Eleva-Strum.
Stability at the top
Unlike Division 1, 2 and 3 in this year’s girls realignment, Division 4 saw no sectional champion change divisions downward and no champion swap sectionals — all four title-winning programs return to defend in the same bracket number.
| Sectional | 2025-26 Champion | Sectional Final | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sectional 1 | Neillsville | 42–30 sectional final | Sectional 1 |
| Sectional 2 | Saint Mary Catholic | 58–56 (OT) sectional final | Sectional 2 |
| Sectional 3 | Albany/Monticello | 60–30 sectional final | Sectional 3 |
| Sectional 4 | Lomira | 61–57 sectional final | Sectional 4 |
Arrivals from Division 3 and Division 5
| School | 2025-26 Home |
|---|---|
| Barron | Division 3 |
| Eleva-Strum | Division 5 (Sec. 1 champion) |
Regionals for the 2026-27 season are set for February 23, 26 and 27, with sectional semifinals on March 4 and sectional finals on March 6. The state tournament follows March 11-12-13, 2027.
