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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 7-2A 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 @ Seneca Grade School (South Campus)
Host: Seneca Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Dolton Roosevelt (20-0) vs. Dwight (16-1)
Regional 1	Dolton Roosevelt def. Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC , 48-27
Regional 2	Dwight def. Joliet Laraway , 35-30
Sectional 2 @ Indian Creek High School
Host: Waterman Indian Creek Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Waterman Indian Creek (12-13) vs. McNabb Putnam County (23-1)
Regional 3	Waterman Indian Creek def. Ottawa Wallace , 39-31
Regional 4	McNabb Putnam County def. Kewanee Wethersfield , 47-32
Sectional 3 @ Cornerstone Christian Academy
Host: Bloomington Cornerstone Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Milford (18-2) vs. Normal Epiphany (18-1)
Regional 5	Milford def. Champaign St. Matthew , 30-27
Regional 6	Normal Epiphany def. Bloomington Corpus Christi , 40-20
Sectional 4 @ Cougar Center
Host: Mason City Illini Central Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Mason City Illini Central (23-1) vs. Peoria St. Philomena (20-6)
Regional 7	Mason City Illini Central def. Glasford Illini Bluffs , 28-24
Regional 8	Peoria St. Philomena def. Brimfield , 47-23
Sectional 5 @ Lewistown Central Elementary
Host: Lewistown JHS Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Stronghurst West Central (20-3) vs. Nauvoo-Colusa (17-4)
Regional 9	Stronghurst West Central def. Bushnell-Prairie City , 32-29
Regional 10	Nauvoo-Colusa def. Mt. Sterling Brown County , 38-29
Sectional 6 @ St. Anthony Grade School
Host: Effingham St. Anthony Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Dieterich (25-0) vs. Effingham St. Anthony (21-1)
Regional 11	Dieterich def. Casey-Westfield , 38-35
Regional 12	Effingham St. Anthony def. Stewardson-Strasburg , 47-6
Sectional 7 @ Central A&M Middle School
Host: Assumption Central A & M Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Decatur Robertson (17-1) vs. Buffalo Tri-City (12-12)
Regional 13	Decatur Robertson def. Assumption Central A & M , 43-25
Regional 14	Buffalo Tri-City def. Kincaid South Fork , 29-18
Sectional 8 @ Waverly Elementary School
Host: Waverly JHS Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Winchester (23-0) vs. East Alton MS (13-3)
Regional 15	Winchester def. Springfield Blessed Sacrament , 35-14
Regional 16	East Alton MS def. East St. Louis Younge , 45-38

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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