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 8-4A Regional 1 Regional Host: Barrington Prairie Lake Zurich North (1st Seed) 58      01/24/2026   Vernon Hills Hawthorn South (8th Seed) 19  Lake Zurich North 46        01/27/2026   Barrington Prairie (4th Seed) 30    Barrington Prairie 35  01/24/2026     Vernon Hills Hawthorn North (5th Seed) 28  Lake Zurich North     Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus 01/29/2026 , 4:15 PM 40 E Dundee Ave, Barrington      Barrington Station (2nd Seed) 47        Arlington Heights Thomas   01/24/2026     Arlington Heights South (7th Seed) 32  Barrington Station 34    01/27/2026   Arlington Heights Thomas (3rd Seed) 53    Arlington Heights Thomas 41  01/24/2026     Lake Zurich South (6th Seed) 35

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