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Our staff decided to take a shot at Preseason Picks for the 2026 season. Mike Dailey, Jake Tobin, John Nolan, Jordan Jones, and Jason Burton all weighed in on the 2026 season and who they thought would win their respective classification/division. While it is all but assured that we will be wrong, we made them anyway. Last year we did not allow someone else to pick the same team, but this year we went away from that format. Each staff member selected a champion, a runner-up, and a sleeper within that region/class.

Below you will find graphics for each group of selections, as well as our staff compiled a podcast walking through their selections.

We wish everyone the best of luck this spring and the 2026 calendar year as a whole.

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2026 PRESEASON PICKS

WCAC

  

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Paul VI	Bishop O'Connell	Gonzaga
Jake	Paul VI	Bishop O'Connell	St. John's
Nolan	Paul VI	St. John's	Gonzaga
Jordan	Paul VI	St. John's	Gonzaga
Burton	Paul VI	Bishop O'Connell	St. John's

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DCSAA

    

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Jackson-Reed	St. Alban's	Gonzaga
Jake	St. Alban's	Gonzaga	Jackson-Reed
Nolan	Jackson-Reed	St. Alban's	Gonzaga
Jordan	St. Alban's	Gonzaga	Jackson-Reed
Burton	St. Alban's	Jackson-Reed	Gonzaga

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VISAA DIVISION I

   

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Miller School	Paul VI	Cape Henry
Jake	Miller School	Paul VI	STAB
Nolan	Miller School	Paul VI	Cape Henry
Jordan	Miller School	Paul VI	STAB
Burton	Miller School	Paul VI	Cape Henry

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VISAA DIVISION II

 

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Highland School	Greenbrier Christian	Nansemond-Suffolk
Jake	Highland School	Greenbrier Christian	Atlantic Shores
Nolan	Highland School	Greenbrier Christian	Atlantic Shores
Jordan	Highland School	Greenbrier Christian	Nansemond-Suffolk
Burton	Highland School	Greenbrier Christian	Covenant

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VISAA DIVISION III

 

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Walsingham	Life Christian	Kenston Forest
Jake	Walsingham	Life Christian	Kenston Forest
Nolan	Walsingham	Kenston Forest	Life Christian
Jordan	Walsingham	Life Christian	Kenston Forest
Burton	Walsingham	Life Christian	Southampton