| 2026 Class 8-2A Regional Assignments
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Sectional 1
@ Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
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Host: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
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| Regional 1 |
BRACKET |
Dolton Roosevelt
Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC
Hazel Crest Jesse White
Lynwood Sandridge
Markham Obama
Morton Grove MCC
Riverdale Washington
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| Regional 2 |
BRACKET |
Bourbonnais St. George
Burr Ridge MS
Dwight
Joliet Laraway
Joliet Queen of Apostles
Lockport Kelvin Grove
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
Seneca
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Sectional 2
@ Kewanee Wethersfield
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Host: Kewanee Wethersfield
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Kewanee Wethersfield
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| Regional 3 |
BRACKET |
Marseilles ES
Oglesby Washington
Ottawa Wallace
Rockford Montessori
Serena
Waterman Indian Creek
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| Regional 4 |
BRACKET |
Cambridge JHS
Kewanee Wethersfield
Manlius Bureau Valley JHS
McNabb Putnam County
Oneida ROWVA
(Co-op)
Sparland Midland
Toulon Stark County
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Sectional 3
@ Normal Metcalf
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Host: Normal Metcalf
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Normal Metcalf
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| Regional 5 |
BRACKET |
Cerro Gordo
(Co-op)
Champaign International
Champaign St. Matthew
Fisher
Mansfield Blue Ridge IJHS
Milford
Oakwood GS
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| Regional 6 |
BRACKET |
Argenta-Oreana
Bloomington Cornerstone
Bloomington Corpus Christi
LeRoy
Lexington
Normal Epiphany
Normal Metcalf
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Sectional 4
@ Green Valley Midwest Central
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Host: Green Valley Midwest Central
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Green Valley Midwest Central
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| Regional 7 |
BRACKET |
Creve Coeur Parkview
Glasford Illini Bluffs
Green Valley Midwest Central
Marquette Heights Georgetowne
Mason City Illini Central
Roanoke-Benson
Washington Beverly Manor
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| Regional 8 |
BRACKET |
Brimfield
Elmwood
Mossville
Peoria Heights GS
Peoria Norwood
Peoria St. Philomena
Princeville
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| IESA Boys Basketball 2026 Class 8-2A Regional Assignments |
Sectional 5
@ TBD
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Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ TBD
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| Regional 9 |
BRACKET |
Bushnell-Prairie City
Carthage
Colchester West Prairie
Cuba
(Co-op)
La Harpe
(Co-op)
Lewistown JHS
Stronghurst West Central
Table Grove VIT
(Co-op)
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| Regional 10 |
BRACKET |
Camp Point Central
Concord Triopia
(Co-op)
Hamilton ES
Liberty
Mendon Unity
Mt. Sterling Brown County
(Co-op)
Nauvoo-Colusa
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Sectional 6
@ Louisville North Clay
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Host: Louisville North Clay
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Louisville North Clay
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| Regional 11 |
BRACKET |
Arcola
Casey-Westfield
Dieterich
Hutsonville
(Co-op)
Neoga
Oblong
Paris Crestwood
Villa Grove
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| Regional 12 |
BRACKET |
Altamont
Cowden-Herrick
(Co-op)
Effingham St. Anthony
Kinmundy South Central
(Co-op)
Louisville North Clay
St. Elmo
(Co-op)
Stewardson-Strasburg
(Co-op)
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Sectional 7
@ Nokomis JHS
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Host: Nokomis JHS
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Nokomis JHS
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| Regional 13 |
BRACKET |
Assumption Central A & M
Decatur Dansby
Decatur Dennis
Decatur Hope
Decatur Montessori Academy for Peace
Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes
(Co-op)
Decatur Robertson
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| Regional 14 |
BRACKET |
Buffalo Tri-City
Illiopolis Sangamon Valley
Kincaid South Fork
(Co-op)
Morrisonville JHS
(Co-op)
Mt. Pulaski
Nokomis JHS
(Co-op)
Pawnee
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Sectional 8
@ Waverly
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Host: Waverly
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Waverly
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| Regional 15 |
BRACKET |
New Berlin JHS
Springfield Blessed Sacrament
Springfield Christian
Springfield Little Flower
(Co-op)
Waverly
(Co-op)
White Hall North Greene
Winchester
(Co-op)
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| Regional 16 |
BRACKET |
Bunker Hill Wolf Ridge
East Alton MS
East St. Louis Younge
Greenfield
(Co-op)
Hardin Calhoun
(Co-op)
Mt. Olive
Wood River Lewis & Clark
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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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