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2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-4A 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 @ Eisenhower Middle School
Host: Rockford Eisenhower Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Lake Zurich North (23-0) vs. Rockford Eisenhower (22-3)
Regional 1	Lake Zurich North def. Arlington Heights Thomas , 42-38
Regional 2	Rockford Eisenhower def. Rockford Flinn , 62-61
Sectional 2 @ A. Vito Martinez Middle School
Host: Romeoville Martinez Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Downers Grove Herrick (13-0) vs. Bolingbrook Brooks (19-2)
Regional 3	Downers Grove Herrick def. Bellwood Roosevelt , 48-34
Regional 4	Bolingbrook Brooks def. Bolingbrook Jane Addams , 48-30
Sectional 3 @ Prairie Hills Junior High
Host: Markham Prairie-Hills Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Markham Prairie-Hills (19-1) vs. Matteson Colin Powell (26-0)
Regional 5	Markham Prairie-Hills def. Homewood Hart , 51-49
Regional 6	Matteson Colin Powell def. Frankfort Summit Hill , 66-37
Sectional 4 @ Homer Junior High School
Host: Homer Glen Homer Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Homer Glen Homer (17-5) vs. Minooka (21-6)
Regional 7	Homer Glen Homer def. Lockport Oak Prairie , 33-27
Regional 8	Minooka def. Shorewood Troy , 55-39
Sectional 5 @ Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts
Host: Park Forest Michelle Obama STA Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Park Forest Michelle Obama STA (19-3) vs. Mahomet-Seymour (17-10)
Regional 9	Park Forest Michelle Obama STA def. Kankakee JHS , 49-46
Regional 10	Mahomet-Seymour def. Charleston , 30-22
Sectional 6 @ Bloomington Jr. High
Host: Bloomington JHS Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Normal Kingsley (20-3) vs. Pekin Broadmoor (18-4)
Regional 11	Normal Kingsley def. Bloomington JHS , 45-44
Regional 12	Pekin Broadmoor def. Dunlap Valley MS , 41-33
Sectional 7 @ Glenwood Middle School
Host: Chatham Glenwood Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Decatur Stephen Decatur (21-2) vs. Quincy (17-5)
Regional 13	Decatur Stephen Decatur def. Mt. Zion , 62-34
Regional 14	Quincy def. Springfield Lincoln , 39-32
Sectional 8 @ Lincoln Middle School
Host: Edwardsville Lincoln Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
St. Jacob Triad (22-4) vs. O'Fallon Carriel (24-1)
Regional 15	St. Jacob Triad def. Highland MS , 42-40
Regional 16	O'Fallon Carriel def. East St. Louis Clark , 43-31

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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