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 15 Regional Host: Alton St. Jacob Triad (1st Seed) 37      01/23/2026   Edwardsville Liberty (8th Seed) 15  St. Jacob Triad 52        01/28/2026   Bethalto Trimpe (4th Seed) 52    Bethalto Trimpe 25  01/23/2026 - OT     Jerseyville Community (5th Seed) 47  St. Jacob Triad     Alton Middle School--College Gym 01/30/2026 , 4:30 PM 2200 College Ave., Alton      Highland MS (2nd Seed) 46        Highland MS   01/23/2026     Roxana (7th Seed) 18  Highland MS 40    01/28/2026   Alton (3rd Seed) 51    Alton 35  01/23/2026     Edwardsville Lincoln (6th Seed) 33

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