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 9 Regional Host: Kankakee JHS Park Forest Michelle Obama STA (1st Seed)       BYE Park Forest Michelle Obama STA 52        01/28/2026   Bourbonnais UGC (4th Seed) 18    University Park Crete Monee 30  01/24/2026     University Park Crete Monee (5th Seed) 27  Park Forest Michelle Obama STA     Kankakee Junior High School 01/29/2026 , 5:30 PM 2250 E Crestwood St., Kankakee      Kankakee JHS (2nd Seed)       Kankakee JHS       BYE Kankakee JHS 52    01/28/2026   Chicago Heights MS (3rd Seed) 49    Chicago Heights MS 38  01/24/2026     Steger Columbia (6th Seed) 22

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