| 2026 Regional Bracket/Results
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| 7-1A
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7-2A
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7-3A
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7-4A
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8-1A
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8-2A
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8-3A
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8-4A
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Regional Champs/Sectional Match-ups
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| Regional Host: South Holland McKinley |
| South Holland McKinley (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
South Holland McKinley | 51 |
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01/21/2026
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| Blue Island Kerr (4th Seed) | 18 |
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Crestwood Hale | 35 |
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01/20/2026
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| Crestwood Hale (5th Seed) | 70 |
SOUTH HOLLAND MCKINLEY | 50 |
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01/22/2026
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| Burr Ridge Gower (2nd Seed) |
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Burr Ridge Gower | 29 |
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| BYE |
Burr Ridge Gower | 44 |
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01/21/2026
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| Blue Island Veterans Memorial (3rd Seed) |
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Blue Island Veterans Memorial | 28 |
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| BYE |
| Regional Host: Winfield Wheaton Christian |
| Winfield Wheaton Christian (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Winfield Wheaton Christian | 37 |
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01/19/2026
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| Lisle (4th Seed) | 58 |
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Lisle | 52 |
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01/17/2026
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| Rockford Kennedy (5th Seed) | 30 |
LISLE | 36 |
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01/21/2026
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| La Grange Highlands (2nd Seed) | 45 |
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La Grange Highlands | 30 |
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01/17/2026
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| Rockford Barbour (7th Seed) | 10 |
La Grange Highlands | 40 |
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01/19/2026
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| Rockford Marshall (3rd Seed) | 46 |
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Rockford Marshall | 25 |
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01/17/2026
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| Downers Grove Lakeview (6th Seed) | 28 |
| Regional Host: Beecher |
| Beecher (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Beecher | 10 |
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01/20/2026
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| Calumet City Wentworth (4th Seed) | 47 |
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Calumet City Wentworth | 34 |
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01/17/2026
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| Calumet City Schrum (5th Seed) | 13 |
CALUMET CITY WENTWORTH | 40 |
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01/22/2026
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| Dixmoor Rosa Parks (2nd Seed) | 25 |
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Lansing Heritage | 23 |
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01/17/2026
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| Dolton Lincoln (7th Seed) | 27 |
Dolton Lincoln | 21 |
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01/20/2026
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| Lansing Heritage (3rd Seed) | 53 |
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Lansing Heritage | 47 |
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01/17/2026
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| Calumet Park Calumet (6th Seed) | 22 |
| Regional Host: Morris Saratoga |
| Morris GS (1st Seed) | 46 |
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01/17/2026
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| Country Club Hills Southwood (8th Seed) | 14 |
Morris GS | 58 |
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01/20/2026
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| Glenwood Brookwood (4th Seed) | 44 |
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Glenwood Brookwood | 49 |
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01/17/2026
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| Peotone (5th Seed) | 27 |
MORRIS GS | 38 |
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01/21/2026
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| Crest Hill Richland (2nd Seed) | 41 |
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Crest Hill Richland | 26 |
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01/17/2026
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| Sauk Village Rickover (7th Seed) | 9 |
Crest Hill Richland | 45 |
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01/20/2026
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| Morris Saratoga (3rd Seed) | 21 |
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Channahon | 18 |
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01/17/2026
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| Channahon (6th Seed) | 22 |
| Regional Host: Braidwood Reed-Custer |
| Bradley Central (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Bradley Central | 38 |
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01/19/2026
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| Manteno (4th Seed) | 36 |
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Manteno | 24 |
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01/17/2026
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| Braidwood Reed-Custer (5th Seed) | 22 |
BRADLEY CENTRAL | 41 |
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01/21/2026
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| Kankakee Bishop McNamara (2nd Seed) | 41 |
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Kankakee Bishop McNamara | 36 |
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01/17/2026
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| Momence JHS (7th Seed) | 3 |
Kankakee Bishop McNamara | 31 |
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01/19/2026
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| Herscher Limestone (3rd Seed) | 27 |
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Herscher Limestone | 17 |
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01/17/2026
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| Wilmington (6th Seed) | 14 |
| Regional Host: Hoopeston Area |
| Bismarck-Henning (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Bismarck-Henning | 41 |
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01/20/2026
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| St. Joseph (4th Seed) | 37 |
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St. Joseph | 17 |
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01/17/2026
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| Watseka JHS (5th Seed) | 19 |
BISMARCK-HENNING | 25 |
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01/22/2026
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| Paxton-Buckley-Loda (2nd Seed) | 30 |
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 14 |
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01/17/2026
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| Onarga Iroquois West (7th Seed) | 21 |
Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 34 |
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01/20/2026
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| Hoopeston Area (3rd Seed) | 18 |
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Hoopeston Area | 23 |
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01/17/2026
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| Clifton Nash (6th Seed) | 16 |
| Regional Host: Wenona Fieldcrest |
| Downs Tri-Valley (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Downs Tri-Valley | 48 |
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01/19/2026
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| El Paso-Gridley (4th Seed) | 35 |
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El Paso-Gridley | 29 |
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01/17/2026
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OT
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| Pontiac JHS (5th Seed) | 32 |
DOWNS TRI-VALLEY | 46 |
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01/21/2026
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| Forrest Prairie Central (2nd Seed) | 35 |
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Forrest Prairie Central | 41 |
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01/17/2026
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| Wenona Fieldcrest (7th Seed) | 18 |
Forrest Prairie Central | 37 |
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01/19/2026
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| Heyworth (3rd Seed) | 43 |
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Heyworth | 31 |
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01/17/2026
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| Gibson City GCMS (6th Seed) | 14 |
| Regional Host: Washington MS |
| Eureka (1st Seed) | 37 |
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01/17/2026
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| Tremont (8th Seed) | 25 |
Eureka | 32 |
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01/19/2026
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| Metamora GS (4th Seed) | 49 |
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Metamora GS | 36 |
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01/17/2026
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| Mackinaw Dee-Mack (5th Seed) | 37 |
METAMORA GS | 46 |
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01/21/2026
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| Farmington Central (2nd Seed) | 34 |
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Stanford Olympia | 28 |
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01/17/2026
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| Germantown Hills (7th Seed) | 29 |
Farmington Central | 41 |
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01/19/2026
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| Stanford Olympia (3rd Seed) | 30 |
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Stanford Olympia | 49 |
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01/17/2026
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| Washington MS (6th Seed) | 23 |
| Regional Host: LaSalle Lincoln |
| LaSalle Lincoln (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
LaSalle Lincoln | 49 |
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01/20/2026
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| Peru Parkside (4th Seed) | 21 |
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Mendota Northbrook | 13 |
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01/17/2026
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| Mendota Northbrook (5th Seed) | 28 |
LASALLE LINCOLN | 46 |
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01/22/2026
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| Kewanee Central (2nd Seed) | 39 |
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Kewanee Central | 41 |
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01/17/2026
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| Chillicothe (7th Seed) | 24 |
Kewanee Central | 45 |
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01/20/2026
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| Spring Valley Kennedy (3rd Seed) | 36 |
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Spring Valley Kennedy | 41 |
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01/17/2026
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| Princeton Logan (6th Seed) | 12 |
| Regional Host: Monmouth-Roseville JHS |
| Taylor Ridge Rockridge (1st Seed) | 49 |
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01/17/2026
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| Knoxville JHS (8th Seed) | 14 |
Taylor Ridge Rockridge | 31 |
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01/19/2026
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| Orion (4th Seed) | 38 |
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Orion | 34 |
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01/17/2026
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OT
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| Monmouth United (5th Seed) | 34 |
Orion | 40 |
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01/20/2026
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OT
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| Monmouth-Roseville JHS (2nd Seed) | 41 |
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AVON ABINGDON AVON | 44 |
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01/17/2026
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| Aledo Mercer County (7th Seed) | 15 |
Monmouth-Roseville JHS | 20 |
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01/19/2026
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| Avon Abingdon Avon (3rd Seed) | 33 |
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Avon Abingdon Avon | 30 |
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01/17/2026
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| Sherrard JHS (6th Seed) | 27 |
| Regional Host: Tuscola East Prairie |
| Tolono Unity (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Tolono Unity | 43 |
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01/20/2026
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| Arthur (4th Seed) | 28 |
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Sidell Salt Fork | 19 |
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01/17/2026
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| Sidell Salt Fork (5th Seed) | 33 |
TOLONO UNITY | 37 |
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01/21/2026
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| Tuscola East Prairie (2nd Seed) | 54 |
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Tuscola East Prairie | 16 |
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01/17/2026
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| Georgetown Mary Miller (7th Seed) | 10 |
Tuscola East Prairie | 37 |
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01/20/2026
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| Monticello (3rd Seed) | 45 |
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Monticello | 30 |
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01/17/2026
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| Westville JHS (6th Seed) | 24 |
| Regional Host: Marshall JHS |
| Teutopolis (1st Seed) | 66 |
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01/17/2026
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| Toledo Cumberland (8th Seed) | 6 |
Teutopolis | 54 |
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01/19/2026
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| Paris Mayo (4th Seed) | 48 |
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Paris Mayo | 14 |
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01/17/2026
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| Newton Jasper County (5th Seed) | 32 |
TEUTOPOLIS | 58 |
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01/22/2026
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| Marshall JHS (2nd Seed) | 52 |
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Marshall JHS | 45 |
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01/17/2026
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| Lawrenceville Parkview (7th Seed) | 12 |
Marshall JHS | 66 |
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01/19/2026
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| Robinson Nuttall (3rd Seed) | 27 |
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Robinson Nuttall | 29 |
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01/17/2026
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| Bridgeport Red Hill (6th Seed) | 24 |
| Regional Host: Williamsville |
| Clinton (1st Seed) | 48 |
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01/17/2026
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| Decatur Johns Hill (8th Seed) | 25 |
Clinton | 36 |
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01/19/2026
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| Williamsville (4th Seed) | 36 |
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Riverton | 26 |
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01/17/2026
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2OT
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| Riverton (5th Seed) | 40 |
CLINTON | 34 |
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01/21/2026
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| Lincoln JHS (2nd Seed) | 45 |
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Lincoln JHS | 31 |
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01/17/2026
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| Athens (7th Seed) | 21 |
Lincoln JHS | 32 |
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01/19/2026
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| Warrensburg-Latham (3rd Seed) | 35 |
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Maroa-Forsyth | 30 |
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01/17/2026
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| Maroa-Forsyth (6th Seed) | 37 |
| Regional Host: Beardstown MS |
| Pleasant Plains (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Pleasant Plains | 33 |
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01/19/2026
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| Petersburg PORTA JHS (4th Seed) | 24 |
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Beardstown MS | 18 |
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01/17/2026
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| Beardstown MS (5th Seed) | 29 |
PLEASANT PLAINS | 45 |
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01/21/2026
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| Pittsfield Pikeland (2nd Seed) | 35 |
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Quincy St. Peter | 16 |
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01/17/2026
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| Havana (7th Seed) | 8 |
Pittsfield Pikeland | 30 |
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01/19/2026
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| Quincy St. Peter (3rd Seed) | 53 |
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Quincy St. Peter | 48 |
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01/17/2026
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| Rushville Schuyler Industry (6th Seed) | 24 |
| Regional Host: Sullivan |
| Vandalia (1st Seed) |
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| BYE |
Vandalia | 52 |
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01/20/2026
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| Macon Meridian (4th Seed) | 34 |
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Shelbyville Moulton | 13 |
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01/17/2026
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| Shelbyville Moulton (5th Seed) | 44 |
VANDALIA | 43 |
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01/21/2026
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| Sullivan (2nd Seed) | 40 |
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Sullivan | 34 |
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01/17/2026
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| Hillsboro (7th Seed) | 11 |
Sullivan | 29 |
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01/20/2026
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| Pana JHS (3rd Seed) | 40 |
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Pana JHS | 24 |
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01/17/2026
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| Greenville (6th Seed) | 22 |
| Regional Host: Auburn JHS at Divernon |
| Staunton (1st Seed) | 56 |
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01/17/2026
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| Carlinville (8th Seed) | 25 |
Staunton | 52 |
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01/19/2026
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| Girard North Mac (4th Seed) | 42 |
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Girard North Mac | 22 |
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01/17/2026
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| Gillespie (5th Seed) | 40 |
Staunton | 29 |
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01/21/2026
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| Litchfield (2nd Seed) | 35 |
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EAST ST. LOUIS LINCOLN | 40 |
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01/17/2026
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| Piasa Southwestern (7th Seed) | 23 |
Litchfield | 13 |
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01/19/2026
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| East St. Louis Lincoln (3rd Seed) | 30 |
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East St. Louis Lincoln | 54 |
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01/17/2026
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| Auburn JHS at Divernon (6th Seed) | 22 |
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Class History
From 1930 to 1972, there were two classes of basketball, Class A
(Heavyweight) and Class B (Lightweight). An additional class was added in 1973--Class C (7th Grade). The Heavyweight and Lightweight classes were based on age, height and weight. From 1977-1984, the Heavyweight class was divided into two classes based upon enrollment--(A & AA). From 1985-2006, the Association adopted the format of 7th and 8th grade play based upon a school's enrollment (7A, 7AA, 8A and 8AA). Starting in 2007, the Association adopted a four class system in each grade level (7-1A, 7-2A, 7-3A, 7-4A, 8-1A, 8-2A, 8-3A and 8-4A). The current classification system assigns 25% of the schools to each of the four classes.
How Class Split is Determined
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