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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-3A 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 @ Wheaton Christian
Host: Winfield Wheaton Christian Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
South Holland McKinley (12-4) vs. La Grange Highlands (15-1)
Regional 1	South Holland McKinley def. Crestwood Hale , 56-21
Regional 2	La Grange Highlands def. Winfield Wheaton Christian , 33-26
Sectional 2 @ Shabbona Middle School
Host: Morris GS Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Lansing Heritage (16-5) vs. Crest Hill Richland (23-1)
Regional 3	Lansing Heritage def. Calumet City Schrum , 41-29
Regional 4	Crest Hill Richland def. Peotone , 45-30
Sectional 3 @ Manteno Middle School
Host: Manteno Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Manteno (21-3) vs. Bismarck-Henning (21-1)
Regional 5	Manteno def. Bradley Central , 55-46
Regional 6	Bismarck-Henning def. St. Joseph , 40-33
Sectional 4 @ Fieldcrest Middle School
Host: Wenona Fieldcrest Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Heyworth (20-5) vs. Eureka (23-2)
Regional 7	Heyworth def. Wenona Fieldcrest , 33-26
Regional 8	Eureka def. Metamora GS , 45-27
Sectional 5 @ Abingdon-Avon MS
Host: Avon Abingdon Avon Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Chillicothe (15-8) vs. Sherrard JHS (11-6)
Regional 9	Chillicothe def. LaSalle Lincoln , 39-37
Regional 10	Sherrard JHS def. Knoxville JHS , 38-33
Sectional 6 @ Mayo Middle School
Host: Paris Mayo Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Monticello (25-1) vs. Teutopolis (24-2)
Regional 11	Monticello def. Tolono Unity , 42-26
Regional 12	Teutopolis def. Robinson Nuttall , 38-31
Sectional 7 @ Maroa-Forsyth High School
Host: Maroa-Forsyth Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Williamsville (23-2) vs. Rushville Schuyler Industry (20-0)
Regional 13	Williamsville def. Maroa-Forsyth , 39-19
Regional 14	Rushville Schuyler Industry def. Havana , 38-31
Sectional 8 @ Vandalia Junior High School
Host: Vandalia Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Greenville (15-7) vs. East St. Louis Lincoln (16-5)
Regional 15	Greenville def. Sullivan , 49-21
Regional 16	East St. Louis Lincoln def. Auburn JHS at Divernon , 42-35

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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