The Metro area could end up with as many as five or as few as zero teams in the boys state basketball tournament in March.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its pods for Class 4A and 3A on Monday. The six Class 4A teams were spread among three substates.

Kennedy and Washington were sent to Substate #3, Linn-Mar and Xavier to Substate #4, and Jefferson and Prairie to Substate #6. Marion competes in Class 3A and Cedar Valley Christian in Class 1A.

The road is rough for all eight Metro teams.

Jefferson and Prairie are in the same pod with top-ranked and defending state champion Iowa City West.

Linn-Mar and Xavier are in the same group with fourth-ranked Dubuque Senior.

Kennedy and Washington are in a substate that includes third-ranked Western Dubuque.

Marion's pod features No.3 Davenport Assumption.

Cedar Valley Christian's group is led by No.3 Lone Tree.

Pairings in Class 1A will be released the week of Jan. 28 and the district tournaments start Feb. 11.

Pairings in Class 3A and 4A will be released the week of Feb. 4 and tournament games start Feb. 18.

The state tournament is March 4-9 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Here are the pods that include Metro teams:

CLASS 4A

Substate #3
Cedar Falls
CR Kennedy
CR Washington
Western Dubuque
Waterloo East
Waterloo West

Substate #4
Clinton
Dubuque Hempstead
Dubuque Senior
Linn-Mar
Pleasant Valley
CR Xavier

Substate #6
Burlington
CR Jefferson
CR Prairie
Iowa City High
Iowa City West
Ottumwa


CLASS 3A

Substate #4
Anamosa
Davenport Assumption
Center Point-Urbana
DeWitt Central
Maquoketa
Marion
Dubuque Wahlert
West Delaware


CLASS 1A

District #6
Calamus-Wheatland
Cedar Valley Christian
Highland
Lisbon
Lone Tree
Bellevue Marquette
Midland
Preston
Prince of Peace
Springville