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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 7-3A Regional Champions/Sectional Matchups 2026 Menu
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
@ Wheaton Christian
Host: Winfield Wheaton Christian
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
South Holland McKinley (18-2) vs. Lisle (12-5)
Regional 1 South Holland McKinley def. Burr Ridge Gower , 50-29
Regional 2 Lisle def. La Grange Highlands , 36-30
Sectional 2
@ Saratoga Grade School
Host: Morris Saratoga
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Calumet City Wentworth (14-2) vs. Morris GS (25-0)
Regional 3 Calumet City Wentworth def. Lansing Heritage , 40-23
Regional 4 Morris GS def. Crest Hill Richland , 38-26
Sectional 3
@ St. Joseph Middle School
Host: St. Joseph
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Bradley Central (17-4) vs. Bismarck-Henning (20-1)
Regional 5 Bradley Central def. Kankakee Bishop McNamara , 41-36
Regional 6 Bismarck-Henning def. Paxton-Buckley-Loda , 25-14
Sectional 4
@ Washington Middle School
Host: Washington MS
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Downs Tri-Valley (17-4) vs. Metamora GS (17-4)
Regional 7 Downs Tri-Valley def. Forrest Prairie Central , 46-41
Regional 8 Metamora GS def. Stanford Olympia , 46-28
Sectional 5
@ Avon Abingdon Avon
Host: Avon Abingdon Avon
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
LaSalle Lincoln (17-0) vs. Avon Abingdon Avon (17-4)
Regional 9 LaSalle Lincoln def. Kewanee Central , 46-41
Regional 10 Avon Abingdon Avon def. Orion , 44-40
Sectional 6
@ Teutopolis Junior High School
Host: Teutopolis
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Tolono Unity (17-6) vs. Teutopolis (23-3)
Regional 11 Tolono Unity def. Tuscola East Prairie , 37-16
Regional 12 Teutopolis def. Marshall JHS , 58-45
Sectional 7
@ Warrensburg-Latham HS
Host: Warrensburg-Latham
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Clinton (20-4) vs. Pleasant Plains (19-4)
Regional 13 Clinton def. Lincoln JHS , 34-31
Regional 14 Pleasant Plains def. Quincy St. Peter , 45-16
Sectional 8
@ Litchfield Middle School (Panther Gym)
Host: Litchfield
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Vandalia (20-4) vs. East St. Louis Lincoln
Regional 15 Vandalia def. Sullivan , 43-34
Regional 16 East St. Louis Lincoln def. Staunton , 40-29

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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