2026 Boys Basketball

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Class 8-2A Regional 1 Regional Host: Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC Riverdale Washington (1st Seed)       BYE Riverdale Washington 45        01/27/2026   Morton Grove MCC (4th Seed) 54    Morton Grove MCC 58  01/24/2026     Lynwood Sandridge (5th Seed) 25  MORTON GROVE MCC 54    01/28/2026   Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC (2nd Seed) 57        Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC 29  01/24/2026     Hazel Crest Jesse White (7th Seed) 18  Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC 61    01/27/2026   Dolton Roosevelt (3rd Seed) 48    Dolton Roosevelt 53  01/24/2026     Markham Obama (6th Seed) 42  Class 8-2A Regional 2 Regional Host: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Mazon-Verona-Kinsman (1st Seed) 44      01/24/2026   Lockport Kelvin Grove (8th Seed) 20  Mazon-Verona-Kinsman 28        01/27/2026   Dwight (4th Seed) 36    Dwight 25  01/24/2026     Seneca (5th Seed) 34  MAZON-VERONA-KINSMAN 25    1/28/2026   Bourbonnais St. George (2nd Seed) 35        Bourbonnais St. George 22  01/24/2026     Burr Ridge MS (7th Seed) 15  Bourbonnais St. George 30    1/27/2026   Joliet Laraway (3rd Seed) 31    Joliet Laraway 23  01/24/2026     Joliet Queen of Apostles (6th Seed) 21  Class 8-2A Regional 3 Regional Host: Ottawa Wallace Serena (1st Seed)       BYE Serena 50        01/27/2026   Oglesby Washington (4th Seed) 15    Oglesby Washington 20  01/24/2026     Waterman Indian Creek (5th Seed) 12  SERENA 41    01/28/2026   Ottawa Wallace (2nd Seed)       Ottawa Wallace 36      BYE Ottawa Wallace 57    01/27/2026   Rockford Montessori (3rd Seed) 48    Rockford Montessori 51  01/24/2026     Marseilles ES (6th Seed) 19  Class 8-2A Regional 4 Regional Host: Kewanee Wethersfield McNabb Putnam County (1st Seed)       BYE McNabb Putnam County 49        01/27/2026   Oneida ROWVA (4th Seed) 23    Sparland Midland 29  01/24/2026     Sparland Midland (5th Seed) 35  McNabb Putnam County     Wethersfield HS 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 439 Willard Street, Kewanee      Kewanee Wethersfield (2nd Seed) 45        Kewanee Wethersfield   01/24/2026     Toulon Stark County (7th Seed) 18  Kewanee Wethersfield 30    01/27/2026   Manlius Bureau Valley JHS (3rd Seed) 37    Manlius Bureau Valley JHS 26  01/24/2026     Cambridge JHS (6th Seed) 34  Class 8-2A Regional 5 Regional Host: Champaign St. Matthew Champaign St. Matthew (1st Seed)       BYE Champaign St. Matthew 62        01/28/2026   Cerro Gordo (4th Seed) 17    Mansfield Blue Ridge IJHS 12  01/27/2026     Mansfield Blue Ridge IJHS (5th Seed) 37  Champaign St. Matthew     St. Matthew School 01/29/2026 , 5:30 PM 1307 Lincolnshire Drive, Champaign      Fisher (2nd Seed) 39        Fisher   01/27/2026     Champaign International (7th Seed) 14  Fisher 38    01/28/2026   Oakwood GS (3rd Seed) 24    Milford 26  01/27/2026     Milford (6th Seed) 33  Class 8-2A Regional 6 Regional Host: Normal Epiphany Normal Metcalf (1st Seed)       BYE Normal Metcalf 43        01/27/2026   Bloomington Cornerstone (4th Seed) 42    Bloomington Cornerstone 15  01/24/2026     Lexington (5th Seed) 21  NORMAL METCALF 37    01/28/2026   Bloomington Corpus Christi (2nd Seed) 54        Normal Epiphany 26  01/24/2026     Argenta-Oreana (7th Seed) 31  Bloomington Corpus Christi 36    01/27/2026   Normal Epiphany (3rd Seed) 52    Normal Epiphany 37  01/24/2026     LeRoy (6th Seed) 37  Class 8-2A Regional 7 Regional Host: Green Valley Midwest Central Green Valley Midwest Central (1st Seed)       BYE Green Valley Midwest Central 43        01/27/2026   Roanoke-Benson (4th Seed) 44    Roanoke-Benson 23  01/26/2026     Washington Beverly Manor (5th Seed) 34  Green Valley Midwest Central     Midwest Central Middle School 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 121 N. Church St., Green Valley      Creve Coeur Parkview (2nd Seed) 46        Mason City Illini Central   01/24/2026     Marquette Heights Georgetowne (7th Seed) 10  Creve Coeur Parkview 20    01/27/2026   Mason City Illini Central (3rd Seed) 46    Mason City Illini Central 47  01/24/2026     Glasford Illini Bluffs (6th Seed) 23  Class 8-2A Regional 8 Regional Host: Peoria St. Philomena Mossville (1st Seed)       BYE Mossville 33        01/27/2026   Peoria Norwood (4th Seed) 40    Peoria Norwood 30  01/24/2026     Brimfield (5th Seed) 35  MOSSVILLE 49    01/28/2026 - OT   Peoria St. Philomena (2nd Seed) 45        Princeville 46  01/24/2026     Elmwood (7th Seed) 8  Peoria St. Philomena 22    01/27/2026   Princeville (3rd Seed) 41    Princeville 32  01/24/2026     Peoria Heights GS (6th Seed) 30  Class 8-2A Regional 9 Regional Host: Bushnell-Prairie City Stronghurst West Central (1st Seed) 47      01/24/2026   Colchester West Prairie (8th Seed) 8  Stronghurst West Central 47        01/27/2026   Cuba (4th Seed) 35    Cuba 22  01/24/2026     Table Grove VIT (5th Seed) 24  Stronghurst West Central 28    01/28/2026   Carthage (2nd Seed) 59        CARTHAGE 42  01/24/2026     La Harpe (7th Seed) 24  Carthage 49    01/27/2026   Bushnell-Prairie City (3rd Seed) 47    Bushnell-Prairie City 16  01/24/2026     Lewistown JHS (6th Seed) 19  Class 8-2A Regional 10 Regional Host: Mendon Unity Mt. Sterling Brown County (1st Seed)       BYE Mt. Sterling Brown County 49        01/27/2026   Hamilton ES (4th Seed) 40    Mendon Unity 17  01/24/2026 - OT     Mendon Unity (5th Seed) 50  Mt. Sterling Brown County 28    01/28/2026   Camp Point Central (2nd Seed) 45        CONCORD TRIOPIA 34  01/24/2026     Nauvoo-Colusa (7th Seed) 25  Camp Point Central 13    01/27/2026   Concord Triopia (3rd Seed) 55    Concord Triopia 49  01/24/2026     Liberty (6th Seed) 27  Class 8-2A Regional 11 Regional Host: Casey-Westfield Casey-Westfield (1st Seed) 55      01/23/2026   Oblong (8th Seed) 29  Casey-Westfield 50        01/28/2026   Neoga (4th Seed) 32    Neoga 32  01/23/2026     Paris Crestwood (5th Seed) 30  Casey-Westfield     Monroe Elementary (Casey-Westfield) 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 301 E Monroe Avenue, Casey      Villa Grove (2nd Seed) 43        Villa Grove   01/24/2026     Arcola (7th Seed) 13  Villa Grove 39    01/28/2026   Hutsonville (3rd Seed) 29    Hutsonville 25  01/24/2026     Dieterich (6th Seed) 23  Class 8-2A Regional 12 Regional Host: Stewardson-Strasburg Stewardson-Strasburg (1st Seed)       BYE Stewardson-Strasburg 43        01/27/2026   Cowden-Herrick (4th Seed) 35    Cowden-Herrick 15  01/24/2026     Altamont (5th Seed) 29  STEWARDSON-STRASBURG 38    01/28/2026   St. Elmo (2nd Seed) 37        Effingham St. Anthony 37  01/24/2026     Kinmundy South Central (7th Seed) 22  St. Elmo 31    01/27/2026   Effingham St. Anthony (3rd Seed) 45    Effingham St. Anthony 35  01/24/2026     Louisville North Clay (6th Seed) 17  Class 8-2A Regional 13 Regional Host: Assumption Central A & M Decatur Robertson (1st Seed)       BYE Decatur Robertson 64        01/27/2026   Assumption Central A & M (4th Seed) 49    Assumption Central A & M 30  01/24/2026     Decatur Montessori Academy for Peace (5th Seed) 29  DECATUR ROBERTSON 46    01/28/2026   Decatur Hope (2nd Seed) 57        Decatur Hope 36  01/24/2026     Decatur Dansby (7th Seed) 32  Decatur Hope 51    01/27/2026 - OT   Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes (3rd Seed) 56    Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes 50  01/24/2026     Decatur Dennis (6th Seed) 36  Class 8-2A Regional 14 Regional Host: Nokomis JHS Morrisonville JHS (1st Seed)       BYE Morrisonville JHS 41        01/28/2026   Pawnee (4th Seed) 21    Buffalo Tri-City 24  01/24/2026     Buffalo Tri-City (5th Seed) 27  Morrisonville JHS     Nokomis JR/SR High School 01/29/2026 , 6:00 PM 511 Oberle Street, Nokomis, IL 62075      Mt. Pulaski (2nd Seed) 53        Mt. Pulaski   01/24/2026     Illiopolis Sangamon Valley (7th Seed) 22  Mt. Pulaski 38    01/28/2026   Kincaid South Fork (3rd Seed) 45    Kincaid South Fork 19  01/24/2026     Nokomis JHS (6th Seed) 21  Class 8-2A Regional 15 Regional Host: Winchester Springfield Little Flower (1st Seed)       BYE Springfield Little Flower 47        01/28/2026   Winchester (4th Seed) 37    Winchester 26  01/24/2026     Springfield Blessed Sacrament (5th Seed) 25  Springfield Little Flower     Bluffs High School 01/29/2026 , 6:30 PM 37-77 W Rockwood Street, Bluffs      Springfield Christian (2nd Seed) 42        Springfield Christian   01/24/2026     White Hall North Greene (7th Seed) 27  Springfield Christian 47    01/28/2026   New Berlin JHS (3rd Seed) 36    Waverly JHS 26  01/24/2026     Waverly JHS (6th Seed) 40  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