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 8 Regional Host: Shorewood Troy Minooka (1st Seed)       BYE Minooka 57        01/28/2026   Coal City (4th Seed) 40    Joliet Dirksen 27  01/24/2026     Joliet Dirksen (5th Seed) 46  Minooka     Troy Middle School (Door #6) 01/30/2026 , 4:00 PM 5800 West Theodore, Plainfield      Shorewood Troy (2nd Seed) 54        Shorewood Troy   01/24/2026     Joliet Hufford (7th Seed) 29  Shorewood Troy 51    01/28/2026   Streator Northlawn (3rd Seed) 36    Streator Northlawn 40  01/24/2026     Ottawa Shepherd (6th Seed) 25

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