2026 Boys Basketball

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Class 7-1A Regional 1 Regional Host: Lockport Taft Grant Park (1st Seed)       BYE Grant Park       Taft School 01/20/2026 , 4:30 PM 1605 S. Washington St. , Lockport      Lockport Fairmont (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Taft School 01/17/2026 , 9:30 AM 1605 S. Washington St. , Lockport        Kankakee Grace Christian (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Taft School 01/21/2026 , 4:30 PM 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport      Chicago St. Helen (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Taft School 01/17/2026 , 10:45 AM 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport        Hopkins Park Lorenzo Smith (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Taft School 01/20/2026 , 5:45 PM 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport      Lockport Taft (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Taft School 01/17/2026 , 12:00 PM 1605 S. Washington St. , Lockport        Crete Illinois Lutheran (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 2 Regional Host: Odell Ransom (1st Seed)       BYE Ransom       Odell Grade School 01/19/2026 , 5:00 PM 203 N. East St., Odell      Odell (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Odell Grade School 01/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 203 N. East St., Odell        Rockdale (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Odell Grade School 01/21/2026 , 5:00 PM 203 N. East St., Odell      Marseilles Milton Pope (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Odell Grade School 01/17/2026 , 10:00 AM 203 N. East St., Odell        Gardner (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Odell Grade School 01/19/2026 , 6:00 PM 203 N. East St., Odell      Grand Ridge (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Odell Grade School 01/17/2026 , 11:00 AM 203 N. East St, Odell        Elwood GS (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 3 Regional Host: Lostant Ottawa Marquette (1st Seed)       BYE Ottawa Marquette       Tonica Grade School 01/20/2026 , 5:00 PM 535 N 1851st Rd, Tonica      LaSalle St. Acutis (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Tonica Grade School 01/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 535 N 1851st Rd, Tonica        Utica Waltham (5th Seed)   Winner Game 3   Tonica Grade School 01/22/2026 , 5:30 PM 535 N 1851st Rd, Tonica      Mendota Holy Cross (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 4     BYE Mendota Holy Cross   Tonica Grade School 01/20/2026 , 6:15 PM 535 N 1851st Rd, Tonica      Lostant (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 2 Tonica Grade School 01/17/2026 , 10:15 AM 535 N 1851st Rd, Tonica        LaSalle Dimmick (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 4 Regional Host: Kewanee Visitation Annawan (1st Seed)       BYE Annawan       Kewanee Visitation 01/19/2026 , 5:30 PM 107 S Lexington Avenue, Kewanee      Galva (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Kewanee Vistitation 01/17/2026 , 10:00 AM 107 S Lexington Avenue, Kewanee        Henry-Senachwine (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Kewanee Visitation 01/20/2026 , 6:00 PM 107 S. Lexington Avenue, Kewanee      Monmouth ICS (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Kewanee Visitation 01/17/2026 , 11:30 AM 107 S Lexington Avenue, Kewanee        Woodhull AlWood (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Kewanee Visitation 01/19/2026 , 7:00 PM 107 S Lexington, Kewanee      Galesburg Costa (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Kewanee Visitation 01/17/2026 , 1:00 PM 107 S Lexington Avenue, Kewanee        Kewanee Visitation (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 5 Regional Host: Rossville-Alvin Rossville-Alvin (1st Seed)       BYE Rossville-Alvin       Rossville-Alvin Grade School gym 01/20/2026 , 6:00 PM 350 N Chicago St, Rossville      St. Anne (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Rossville-Alvin Grade School gym 01/17/2026 , 10:00 AM 350 N Chicago St, Rossville        Saunemin (5th Seed)   Winner Game 3   Rossville-Alvin Grade School gym 01/22/2026 , 6:00 PM 350 N Chicago St, Rossville      Cissna Park (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 4     BYE Cissna Park   Rossville-Alvin Grade School gym 01/20/2026 , 7:15 PM 350 N Chicago St, Rossville      Piper City Tri-Point (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 2 Rossville-Alvin Grade School gym 01/17/2026 , 11:15 AM 350 N Chicago St, Rossville        Donovan (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 6 Regional Host: Rantoul St. Malachy Royal Prairieview Ogden (1st Seed)       BYE Royal Prairieview Ogden       St, Malachy School 01/20/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      Rantoul St. Malachy (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 St. Malachy School 01/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        Danville Schlarman (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   St, Malachy School 01/22/2026 , 5:30 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      Potomac (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 St, Malachy School 01/17/2026 , 10:15 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        Homer Heritage (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   St, Malachy School 01/20/2026 , 6:45 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      Gifford (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 St, Malachy School 01/17/2026 , 11:30 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        Thomasboro (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 7 Regional Host: Pontiac St. Mary's Colfax Ridgeview (1st Seed)       St. Mary's School 01/17/2026 , 10:00 AM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      Bloomington St. Mary's (8th Seed)   Winner Game 1       St. Mary's School 01/19/2026 , 5:30 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      Bloomington Trinity Lutheran (4th Seed)     Winner Game 2 St. Mary's School 01/17/2026 , 11:15 AM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        Normal Calvary (5th Seed)   Winner Game 5   St. Mary's School 01/21/2026 , 5:30 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      Pontiac St. Mary's (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 6 St. Mary's School 01/17/2026 , 12:30 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        Streator Woodland (7th Seed)   Winner Game 3   St. Mary's School 01/19/2026 , 6:45 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      Cornell (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 4 St. Mary's School 01/17/2026 , 1:45 AM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        Flanagan (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 8 Regional Host: Hartsburg-Emden Spring Bay Riverview (1st Seed)       BYE Spring Bay Riverview       Hartsburg-Emden Jr. Sr. High School 01/19/2026 , 6:00 PM 400 W. Front Street, Hartsburg      Lowpoint-Washburn (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Hartsburg-Emden Jr. Sr. High School 01/17/2026 , 10:00 AM 400 W. Front Street, Hartsburg        Washington St. Patrick (5th Seed)   Winner Game 3   Hartsburg-Emden Jr. Sr. High School 01/21/2026 , 6:00 PM 400 W. Front Street, Hartsburg      Delavan (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 4     BYE Delavan   Hartsburg-Emden Jr. Sr. High School 01/19/2026 , 7:15 PM 400 W. Front Street, Hartsburg      Hartsburg-Emden (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 2 Hartsburg-Emden Jr. Sr. High School 01/17/2026 , 11:15 AM 400 W. Front Street, Hartsburg        East Peoria Robein (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 9 Regional Host: Peoria Heights St. Thomas Peoria Christian (1st Seed)       BYE Peoria Christian       St. Thomas School 01/20/2026 , 6:00 PM 4229 N Monroe Avenue, Peoria Heights      Peoria St. Jude (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 St. Thomas School 01/17/2026 , 10:00 AM 4229 N Monroe Avenue, Peoria Heights        Peoria St. Vincent de Paul (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   St. Thomas School 01/22/2026 , 6:00 PM 4229 N Monroe Avenue, Peoria Heights      Peoria Pleasant Valley (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 St. Thomas School 01/17/2026 , 11:15 AM 4229 N Monroe Avenue, Peoria Heights        Peoria Academy (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   St. Thomas School 01/20/2026 , 7:15 PM 4229 N Monroe Avenue, Peoria Heights      Peoria Heights St. Thomas (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 St. Thomas School 01/17/2026 , 12:30 PM 4229 N Monroe Avenue, Peoria Heights        Kickapoo St. Mary's (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 10 Regional Host: Bartonville Oak Grove Peoria Limestone Walters (1st Seed)       Oak Grove Grade School 01/17/2026 , 10:00 AM 6018 Lancaster Rd, Bartonville      South Pekin (8th Seed)   Winner Game 1       Oak Grove Grade School 01/20/2026 , 4:30 PM 6018 Lancaster Rd, Bartonville      Peoria Hollis (4th Seed)     Winner Game 2 Oak Grove Grade School 01/17/2026 , 11:15 AM 6018 Lancaster Rd, Bartonville        Bartonville GS (5th Seed)   Winner Game 5   Oak Grove Grade School 01/22/2026 , 6:00 PM 6018 Lancaster Rd, Bartonville      Bartonville Monroe (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 6 Oak Grove Grade School 01/17/2026 , 12:30 PM 6018 Lancaster Rd, Bartonville        Peoria Pleasant Hill (7th Seed)   Winner Game 3   Oak Grove Grade School 01/20/2026 , 5:45 PM 6018 Lancaster Rd, Bartonville      Bartonville Oak Grove (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 4 Oak Grove Grade School 01/17/2026 , 1:45 PM 6018 Lancaster Rd, Bartonville        Pekin Rankin (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 11 Regional Host: Martinsville Kansas (1st Seed)       BYE Kansas       Martinsville Jr.-Sr. High School 01/19/2026 , 6:00 PM 255 West Cumberland St, Martinsville      Mattoon St. John's (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Martinsville Jr.-Sr. High School 01/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 255 West Cumberland St, Martinsville        Philo St. Thomas (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Martinsville Jr.-Sr. High School 01/21/2026 , 6:00 PM 255 West Cumberland St, Martinsville      Hume Shiloh (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Martinsville Jr.-Sr. High School 01/17/2026 , 10:15 AM 255 West Cumberland St, Martinsville        Windsor (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Martinsville Jr.-Sr. High School 01/19/2026 , 7:15 PM 255 West Cumberland St, Martinsville      Martinsville (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Martinsville Jr.-Sr. High School 01/17/2026 , 11:30 AM 255 West Cumberland St, Martinsville        Chrisman Scottland (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 12 Regional Host: Decatur Unity Decatur Unity (1st Seed)       BYE Decatur Unity       Unity Christian of Decatur 01/17/2026 , 11:00 AM 2001 E Mound Road, Decatur      Champaign Holy Cross (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Unity Christian of Decatur 01/17/2026 , 8:00 AM 2001 E Mound Road, Decatur        Champaign Judah Christian (5th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Unity Christian of Decatur 01/21/2026 , 5:30 PM 2001 E Mound Road, Decatur      Champaign Next Generation (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 3     BYE Champaign Next Generation     Unity Christian of Decatur 01/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 2001 E Mound Road, Decatur      Findlay Okaw Valley (3rd Seed)   Findlay Okaw Valley       BYE Class 7-1A Regional 13 Regional Host: Greenview Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell (1st Seed)       BYE Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell       Greenview CUSD #200 01/20/2026 , 6:00 PM 147 Palmer St, Greenview      Lincoln Chester-East Lincoln (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Greenview CUSD #200 01/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 147 Palmer St, Greenview        Lincoln Carroll Catholic (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Greenview CUSD #200 01/22/2026 , 6:15 PM 147 Palmer St, Greenview      Springfield Calvary (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Greenview CUSD #200 01/17/2026 , 10:15 AM 147 Palmer St, Greenview        Ashland A-C Central (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Greenview CUSD #200 01/20/2026 , 7:15 PM 147 Palmer St, Greenview      Springfield Christ the King (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Greenview CUSD #200 01/17/2026 , 11:30 PM 147 Palmer St, Greenview        Greenview (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 14 Regional Host: Jacksonville Our Saviour Kinderhook Western (1st Seed)       BYE Kinderhook Western       Routt Catholic High School 01/19/2026 , 5:30 PM 500 E. College, Jacksonville      Payson Seymour (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Routt Catholic High School 1/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 500 E. College, Jacksonville        Augusta Southeastern (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Routt Catholic High School 01/21/2026 , 6:00 PM 500 E. College, Jacksonville      Griggsville-Perry (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Routt Catholic High School 01/17/2026 , 10:30 AM 500 E. College, Jacksonville        Pleasant Hill (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Routt Catholic High School 01/19/2026 , 7:00 PM 500 E. College, Jacksonville      Jacksonville Our Saviour (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Routt Catholic High School 01/17/2026 , 12:00 PM 500 E. College, Jacksonville        Virginia (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 15 Regional Host: Sigel St. Michael's Pana Sacred Heart (1st Seed)       BYE Pana Sacred Heart       St. Michael School 1/19/2026 , 6:00 PM 200 N Church St., Sigel      Sigel St. Michael's (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 St. Michael School 01/17/2026 , 9:00 AM 200 N Church St, Sigel        Mulberry Grove JHS (5th Seed)   Winner Game 3   St. Michael School 1/22/2026 , 6:00 PM 200 N Church St, Sigel      Newton St. Thomas (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 4     BYE Newton St. Thomas   St. Michael School 1/19/2026 , 7:15 PM 200 N Church St, Sigel      Altamont Lutheran (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 2 St. Michael School 01/17/2026 , 10:15 AM 200 N Church st, Sigel        Ramsey (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 16 Regional Host: Jerseyville St. Francis HG Carrollton St. John (1st Seed)       BYE Carrollton St. John       Fr. William Hembrow Center 01/19/2026 , 6:00 PM 300 N State St, Jerseyville      Godfrey St. Ambrose (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Fr. William Hembrow Center 01/17/2026 , 12:00 PM 300 N State St, Jerseyville        Venice ES (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Fr. William Hembrow Center 01/21/2026 , 6:00 PM 300 N State St, Jerseyville      Jerseyville St. Francis HG (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Fr. William Hembrow Center 01/17/2026 , 1:15 PM 300 N State St, Jerseyville        Carrollton GS (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Fr. William Hembrow Center 1/19/2026 , 7:15 PM 300 N State St, Jerseyville      Madison (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Fr. William Hembrow Center 01/17/2026 , 2:30 PM 300 N State St, Jerseyville        Pocahontas (6th Seed)

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