2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 7-4A 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 @ Barrington Middle School - Station Campus Host: Barrington Station Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Arlington Heights Thomas def. Rockford Eisenhower , 49-21 Arlington Heights Thomas record now 18-2 Sectional 2 @ Humphrey Middle School Host: Bolingbrook Humphrey Tuesday, January 27, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Humphrey Middle School , 777 Falconridge Way, Bolingbrook    Bolingbrook Brooks vs. Downers Grove Herrick Sectional 3 @ Prairie Hills Junior High Host: Markham Prairie-Hills Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Matteson Colin Powell def. Homewood Hart , 54-32 Matteson Colin Powell record now 25-2 Sectional 4 @ Minooka Interemdiate School Host: Minooka Monday, January 26, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Minooka Interemdiate School , 321 W. McEvilly Rd, Minooka    New Lenox Martino vs. Ottawa Shepherd Sectional 5 @ Mahomet-Seymour JH Host: Mahomet-Seymour Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Park Forest Michelle Obama STA def. Mahomet-Seymour , 50-44 Park Forest Michelle Obama STA record now 22-1 Sectional 6 @ East Peoria Central JH Host: East Peoria Central Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Morton JHS def. Galesburg JHS , 36-35 Morton JHS record now 20-3 Sectional 7 @ Rochester Junior High School Host: Rochester Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Springfield Lincoln def. Mt. Zion , 47-40 Springfield Lincoln record now 23-2 Sectional 8 @ Fulton Junior High School Host: O'Fallon Fulton Wednesday, January 28, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Fulton Junior High School , 307 Kyle Road, O'Fallon    East St. Louis Clark vs. Edwardsville Lincoln

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