2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 7-2A Sectional Champions/State Qualifiers

2026 Menu

7-1A   |   7-2A   |   7-3A   |   7-4A   -   8-1A   |   8-2A   |   8-3A   |   8-4A   -  State Pairings Sectional 1 @ Seneca Grade School (South Campus) Host: Seneca Wednesday, January 28, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Seneca Grade School (South Campus) , 410 South Main St., Seneca    Dolton Roosevelt vs. Dwight Sectional 2 @ Indian Creek High School Host: Waterman Indian Creek Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 McNabb Putnam County def. Waterman Indian Creek , 47-21 McNabb Putnam County record now 24-1 Sectional 3 @ Cornerstone Christian Academy Host: Bloomington Cornerstone Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Normal Epiphany def. Milford , 44-29 Normal Epiphany record now 19-1 Sectional 4 @ Cougar Center Host: Mason City Illini Central Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Peoria St. Philomena def. Mason City Illini Central , 34-32 Peoria St. Philomena record now 21-6 Sectional 5 @ Lewistown Central Elementary Host: Lewistown JHS Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Stronghurst West Central def. Nauvoo-Colusa , 37-27 Stronghurst West Central record now 21-3 Sectional 6 @ St. Anthony Grade School Host: Effingham St. Anthony Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Effingham St. Anthony def. Dieterich , 40-21 Effingham St. Anthony record now 22-1 Sectional 7 @ Central A&M Middle School Host: Assumption Central A & M Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Decatur Robertson def. Buffalo Tri-City , 52-15 Decatur Robertson record now 18-1 Sectional 8 @ Waverly Elementary School Host: Waverly JHS Tuesday, January 27, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Waverly Elementary School , 499 W Elm, Waverly    East Alton MS vs. Winchester

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