2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 7-1A Regional Assignments
Registered Participants: 474   -   1A/2A/3A/4A Enrollment Split: 70/126/264   -   Determining Class Split
Regional Host   |   Co-op = Co-op Host   |   Coed = Coed Approved
Sectional 1
@ Lockport Taft
Host: Lockport Taft
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ Lockport Taft
Regional 1
Chicago St. Helen   
Crete Illinois Lutheran   
Grant Park   
Hopkins Park Lorenzo Smith   
Kankakee Grace Christian   
Lockport Fairmont   
Lockport Taft    (Host Info)
 
Regional 2
Elwood GS   
Gardner    (Co-op)
Grand Ridge    (Co-op) (Coed)
Marseilles Milton Pope    (Co-op)
Odell    (Host Info) (Co-op)
Ransom    (Co-op)
Rockdale   
 
Sectional 2
@ TBD
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ TBD
Regional 3
LaSalle Dimmick   
LaSalle St. Acutis   
Lostant    (Co-op)
Mendota Holy Cross   
Ottawa Marquette   
Utica Waltham   
 
Regional 4
Annawan   
Galesburg Costa   
Galva   
Henry-Senachwine   
Kewanee Visitation    (Host Info)
Monmouth ICS   
Woodhull AlWood   
 
Sectional 3
@ St. Malachy School
Host: Rantoul St. Malachy
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ St. Malachy School , 340 E. Belle, Rantoul   Map
Please park busses in the church parking lot west of the school off of RT 45.
Regional 5
Buckley St. John's   
Cissna Park    (Co-op)
Donovan   
Piper City Tri-Point   
Rossville-Alvin   
Saunemin   
St. Anne   
 
Regional 6
Danville Schlarman   
Gifford   
Homer Heritage   
Potomac    (Co-op)
Rantoul St. Malachy    (Host Info)
Royal Prairieview Ogden   
Thomasboro   
 
Sectional 4
@ St. Mary's School
Host: Pontiac St. Mary's
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ St. Mary's School , 414 N. Main St., Pontiac   Map
Regional 7
Bloomington St. Mary's   
Bloomington Trinity Lutheran   
Colfax Ridgeview   
Cornell   
Flanagan   
Normal Calvary   
Pontiac St. Mary's    (Host Info) (Co-op)
Streator Woodland   
 
Regional 8
Delavan   
East Peoria Robein   
Hartsburg-Emden    (Host Info)
Lowpoint-Washburn   
Spring Bay Riverview    (Co-op)
Washington St. Patrick   
 




IESA Boys Basketball 2026 Class 7-1A Regional Assignments
Sectional 5
@ Peoria Christian Middle School
Host: Peoria Christian
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ Peoria Christian Middle School , 3725 N. Monroe Ave., Peoria Heights   Map
Parking lot in back of school - Buses, please drop off in back, but park on Monroe Ave. in front
Regional 9
Kickapoo St. Mary's    (Co-op)
Peoria Academy   
Peoria Christian   
Peoria Heights St. Thomas    (Host Info)
Peoria Pleasant Valley   
Peoria St. Jude   
Peoria St. Vincent de Paul    (Co-op)
 
Regional 10
Bartonville GS   
Bartonville Monroe   
Bartonville Oak Grove    (Host Info)
Pekin Rankin   
Peoria Hollis   
Peoria Limestone Walters   
Peoria Pleasant Hill   
South Pekin   
 
Sectional 6
@ Decatur Unity
Host: Decatur Unity
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ Decatur Unity
Regional 11
Chrisman Scottland   
Hume Shiloh   
Kansas    (Co-op)
Martinsville    (Host Info)
Mattoon St. John's   
Philo St. Thomas   
Windsor   
 
Regional 12
Champaign Holy Cross   
Champaign Judah Christian   
Champaign Next Generation   
Decatur Unity    (Host Info)
Findlay Okaw Valley   
 
Sectional 7
@ Routt Catholic High School
Host: Jacksonville Our Saviour
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ Routt Catholic High School , 500 E. College, Jacksonville   Map
Parking is located on the north side of the building. Bus parking is west of the building.
Regional 13
Ashland A-C Central   
Greenview    (Host Info)
Lincoln Carroll Catholic    (Co-op)
Lincoln Chester-East Lincoln   
Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell   
Springfield Calvary   
Springfield Christ the King   
 
Regional 14
Augusta Southeastern   
Griggsville-Perry   
Jacksonville Our Saviour    (Host Info)
Kinderhook Western   
Payson Seymour   
Pleasant Hill   
Virginia   
 
Sectional 8
@ Pana Sacred Heart
Host: Pana Sacred Heart
Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM
@ Pana Sacred Heart
Regional 15
Altamont Lutheran   
Effingham Sacred Heart   
Mulberry Grove JHS   
Newton St. Thomas   
Pana Sacred Heart   
Ramsey    (Co-op)
Sigel St. Michael's    (Host Info)
 
Regional 16
Carrollton GS   
Carrollton St. John   
Godfrey St. Ambrose   
Jerseyville St. Francis HG    (Host Info)
Madison   
Pocahontas   
Venice ES    (Co-op) (Coed)
 

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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