| 2026 Class 8-3A Regional Assignments
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Sectional 1
@ Winfield Wheaton Christian
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Host: Winfield Wheaton Christian
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Winfield Wheaton Christian
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| Regional 1 |
BRACKET |
Blue Island Kerr
Blue Island Veterans Memorial
Burr Ridge Gower
Chicago Frances Xavier Warde
Chicago Horizon Southwest
Crestwood Hale
South Holland McKinley
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| Regional 2 |
BRACKET |
Downers Grove Lakeview
La Grange Highlands
Lisle
Rockford Barbour
Rockford Kennedy
Rockford Marshall
Winfield Wheaton Christian
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Sectional 2
@ Morris GS
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Host: Morris GS
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Morris GS
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| Regional 3 |
BRACKET |
Beecher
Calumet City Schrum
Calumet City Wentworth
Calumet Park Calumet
Dixmoor Rosa Parks
Dolton Lincoln
Lansing Heritage
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| Regional 4 |
BRACKET |
Channahon
Country Club Hills Southwood
Crest Hill Richland
Glenwood Brookwood
Morris GS
Morris Saratoga
Peotone
Sauk Village Rickover
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Sectional 3
@ Manteno
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Host: Manteno
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Manteno
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| Regional 5 |
BRACKET |
Bradley Central
Braidwood Reed-Custer
Herscher Limestone
Kankakee Bishop McNamara
Manteno
Momence JHS
Wilmington
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| Regional 6 |
BRACKET |
Bismarck-Henning
Clifton Nash
Hoopeston Area
Onarga Iroquois West
Paxton-Buckley-Loda
St. Joseph
Watseka JHS
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Sectional 4
@ Wenona Fieldcrest
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Host: Wenona Fieldcrest
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Wenona Fieldcrest
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| Regional 7 |
BRACKET |
Downs Tri-Valley
El Paso-Gridley
Forrest Prairie Central
Gibson City GCMS
Heyworth
Pontiac JHS
Wenona Fieldcrest
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| Regional 8 |
BRACKET |
Eureka
Farmington Central
Germantown Hills
Mackinaw Dee-Mack
Metamora GS
Stanford Olympia
Tremont
Washington MS
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| IESA Boys Basketball 2026 Class 8-3A Regional Assignments |
Sectional 5
@ Avon Abingdon Avon
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Host: Avon Abingdon Avon
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Avon Abingdon Avon
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| Regional 9 |
BRACKET |
Chillicothe
Kewanee Central
LaSalle Lincoln
Mendota Northbrook
Peru Parkside
Princeton Logan
Spring Valley Kennedy
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| Regional 10 |
BRACKET |
Aledo Mercer County
Avon Abingdon Avon
Knoxville JHS
Monmouth United
Monmouth-Roseville JHS
Orion
Sherrard JHS
Taylor Ridge Rockridge
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Sectional 6
@ Paris Mayo
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Host: Paris Mayo
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Paris Mayo
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| Regional 11 |
BRACKET |
Arthur
(Co-op)
Georgetown Mary Miller
Monticello
Sidell Salt Fork
Tolono Unity
Tuscola East Prairie
Westville JHS
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| Regional 12 |
BRACKET |
Bridgeport Red Hill
Lawrenceville Parkview
Marshall JHS
Newton Jasper County
Paris Mayo
Robinson Nuttall
Teutopolis
Toledo Cumberland
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Sectional 7
@ Maroa-Forsyth High School
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Host: Maroa-Forsyth
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Maroa-Forsyth High School
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610. W. Washington St.,
Maroa
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| Regional 13 |
BRACKET |
Athens
Clinton
Decatur Johns Hill
Lincoln JHS
Maroa-Forsyth
Warrensburg-Latham
Williamsville
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| Regional 14 |
BRACKET |
Beardstown MS
Havana
Petersburg PORTA JHS
Pittsfield Pikeland
Pleasant Plains
Quincy St. Peter
(Co-op)
Rushville Schuyler Industry
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Sectional 8
@ Vandalia
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Host: Vandalia
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
@ Vandalia
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| Regional 15 |
BRACKET |
Greenville
Hillsboro
Macon Meridian
Pana JHS
Shelbyville Moulton
Sullivan
Vandalia
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| Regional 16 |
BRACKET |
Auburn JHS at Divernon
Carlinville
East St. Louis Lincoln
Gillespie
Girard North Mac
Litchfield
Piasa Southwestern
Staunton
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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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