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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 7-1A Regional Champions/Sectional Matchups

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7-1A \| 7-2A \| 7-3A \| 7-4A - 8-1A \| 8-2A \| 8-3A \| 8-4A - State Pairings
The winner of odd-numbered regionals will be the home team in sectional play.

Sectional 1 @ Taft School
Host: Lockport Taft Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Chicago St. Helen (9-2) vs. Ransom (18-3)
Regional 1	Chicago St. Helen def. Grant Park , 43-30
Regional 2	Ransom def. Marseilles Milton Pope , 43-20
Sectional 2 @ Annawan High School
Host: Annawan Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Mendota Holy Cross (10-7) vs. Annawan (15-1)
Regional 3	Mendota Holy Cross def. Ottawa Marquette , 29-25
Regional 4	Annawan def. Galesburg Costa , 60-33
Sectional 3 @ St. Malachy School
Host: Rantoul St. Malachy Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Piper City Tri-Point (15-4) vs. Rantoul St. Malachy (12-10)
Regional 5	Piper City Tri-Point def. Rossville-Alvin , 20-14
Regional 6	Rantoul St. Malachy def. Potomac , 31-24
Sectional 4 @ St. Mary's School
Host: Pontiac St. Mary's Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Pontiac St. Mary's (20-7) vs. Delavan (13-11)
Regional 7	Pontiac St. Mary's def. Bloomington Trinity Lutheran , 31-28
Regional 8	Delavan def. Spring Bay Riverview , 37-17
Sectional 5 @ Peoria Christian Middle School
Host: Peoria Christian Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Peoria Christian (17-3) vs. Peoria Limestone Walters (25-0)
Regional 9	Peoria Christian def. Peoria Heights St. Thomas , 40-23
Regional 10	Peoria Limestone Walters def. Bartonville Oak Grove , 54-34
Sectional 6 @ Unity Christian
Host: Decatur Unity Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Hume Shiloh (14-4) vs. Decatur Unity (19-1)
Regional 11	Hume Shiloh def. Philo St. Thomas , 48-40
Regional 12	Decatur Unity def. Champaign Next Generation , 58-30
Sectional 7 @ Routt Catholic High School
Host: Jacksonville Our Saviour Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell (22-4) vs. Kinderhook Western (17-3)
Regional 13	Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell def. Springfield Christ the King , 39-22
Regional 14	Kinderhook Western def. Griggsville-Perry , 18-17
Sectional 8 @ Eye of the Tiger Sports Complex
Host: Pana Sacred Heart Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Pana Sacred Heart (22-3) vs. Carrollton St. John (20-2)
Regional 15	Pana Sacred Heart def. Altamont Lutheran , 36-19
Regional 16	Carrollton St. John def. Madison , 30-20

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

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