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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-2A Regional Champions/Sectional Matchups

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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 @ Mazon Verona Kinsman Middle School
Host: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Morton Grove MCC (11-0) vs. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman (18-2)
Regional 1	Morton Grove MCC def. Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC , 54-29
Regional 2	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman def. Bourbonnais St. George , 25-22
Sectional 2 @ Wethersfield HS
Host: Kewanee Wethersfield Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Serena (19-6) vs. McNabb Putnam County (21-3)
Regional 3	Serena def. Ottawa Wallace , 41-36
Regional 4	McNabb Putnam County def. Kewanee Wethersfield , 38-33
Sectional 3 @ University High School
Host: Normal Metcalf Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Champaign St. Matthew (22-1) vs. Normal Metcalf (21-1)
Regional 5	Champaign St. Matthew def. Fisher , 58-13
Regional 6	Normal Metcalf def. Normal Epiphany , 37-26
Sectional 4 @ Midwest Central Middle School
Host: Green Valley Midwest Central Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Green Valley Midwest Central (21-4) vs. Mossville (17-6)
Regional 7	Green Valley Midwest Central def. Mason City Illini Central , 28-27
Regional 8	Mossville def. Princeville , 49-46
Sectional 5 @ Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School
Host: Bushnell-Prairie City Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Carthage (21-5) vs. Concord Triopia (17-8)
Regional 9	Carthage def. Stronghurst West Central , 42-28
Regional 10	Concord Triopia def. Mt. Sterling Brown County , 34-28
Sectional 6 @ North Clay High School
Host: Louisville North Clay Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Casey-Westfield (22-4) vs. Stewardson-Strasburg (25-0)
Regional 11	Casey-Westfield def. Villa Grove , 49-38
Regional 12	Stewardson-Strasburg def. Effingham St. Anthony , 38-37
Sectional 7 @ Nokomis JR/SR High School
Host: Nokomis JHS Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Decatur Robertson (20-0) vs. Mt. Pulaski (15-11)
Regional 13	Decatur Robertson def. Decatur Hope , 46-36
Regional 14	Mt. Pulaski def. Morrisonville JHS , 39-35
Sectional 8 @ Waverly Elementary School
Host: Waverly JHS Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Springfield Little Flower (20-3) vs. East St. Louis Younge (17-5)
Regional 15	Springfield Little Flower def. Springfield Christian , 52-43
Regional 16	East St. Louis Younge def. Greenfield , 47-33

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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