2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Regional Bracket/Results	2026 Menu
7-1A   |   7-2A   |   7-3A   |   7-4A   -   8-1A   |   8-2A   |   8-3A   |   8-4A   -   Regional Champs/Sectional Match-ups
Class 8-1A Regional 6 Regional Host: Rantoul St. Malachy Royal Prairieview Ogden (1st Seed) 47      01/24/2026   Potomac (8th Seed) 19  Royal Prairieview Ogden 32        01/27/2026   Gifford (4th Seed) 33    Rantoul St. Malachy 19  01/24/2026     Rantoul St. Malachy (5th Seed) 41  Royal Prairieview Ogden     St. Malachy School 01/29/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      Georgetown La Salette (2nd Seed) 49        Danville Schlarman   01/24/2026     Homer Heritage (7th Seed) 30  Georgetown La Salette 22    01/27/2026   Danville Schlarman (3rd Seed) 54    Danville Schlarman 34  01/24/2026     Thomasboro (6th Seed) 17

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