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 8-2A Regional 16 Regional Host: East St. Louis Younge East St. Louis Younge (1st Seed)       BYE East St. Louis Younge 66        01/28/2026   Wood River Lewis & Clark (4th Seed) 13    Hardin Calhoun 16  01/28/2026     Hardin Calhoun (5th Seed) 42  East St. Louis Younge     Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence 01/29/2026 , 4:30 PM 3939 Caseyville Ave, East St. Louis      Greenfield (2nd Seed) 57        Greenfield   01/24/2026     Mt. Olive (7th Seed) 16  Greenfield 55    01/28/2026   Bunker Hill Wolf Ridge (3rd Seed) 37    East Alton MS 28  01/24/2026     East Alton MS (6th Seed) 39

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