Metro Women's Athletics Association girls basketball conference predictions - 10/30/2021

 Is there a tougher girls basketball conference in Missouri than the Metro Women's Athletics Association?

Incarnate Word won the conference, went undefeated, and claimed the class six MSHSAA championship.  Whitfield, the number two team in the conference was the class five state champion.  Where can you find that kind of excellence?

On top of that, St. Joseph's has six state titles, Nerinx Hall has two fourth-place finishes and the rest of the league, sans Villa Duchesne, can challenge any team in Missouri.

Here are my picks for the MWAA conference with statistical modeling of the winning percentage based upon returnee scoring, Value Player System ratings, point differential, and defensive points allowed.  Of course, it does not take many statistics to know that the undefeated IWA team, with everyone back, is on track for another class six title and a possible undefeated season.





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