2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-1A Sectional Champions/State Qualifiers

2026 Menu

7-1A   |   7-2A   |   7-3A   |   7-4A   -   8-1A   |   8-2A   |   8-3A   |   8-4A   -  State Pairings   -  Team Photo Information Sectional 1 @ Gardner Grade School Host: Gardner Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Gardner Grade School , 598 N Elm St, GARDNER    Use Door 2 (Events Entry) Sectional 2 @ Kewanee Visitation Host: Kewanee Visitation Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Kewanee Visitation , 107 South Lexington Avenue, Kewanee    Sectional 3 @ St. Malachy School Host: Rantoul St. Malachy Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ St. Malachy School , 340 E. Belle, Rantoul    Please park busses in the church parking lot west of the school off of RT 45. Sectional 4 @ Hartsburg-Emden Jr./Sr. High School Host: Hartsburg-Emden Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Hartsburg-Emden Jr./Sr. High School , 400 W. Front Street, Hartsburg    Sectional 5 @ Peoria Christian Middle School Host: Peoria Christian Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Peoria Christian Middle School , 3725 N. Monroe Ave., Peoria Heights    Parking lot in back of school - Buses, please drop off in back, but park on Monroe Ave. in front Sectional 6 @ Martinsville Jr/Sr High School Host: Martinsville Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Martinsville Jr/Sr High School , 255 West Cumberland Street, Martinsville    Sectional 7 @ Routt Catholic High School Host: Jacksonville Our Saviour Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Routt Catholic High School , 500 E. College, Jacksonville    Parking is located on the north side of the building. Bus parking is west of the building. Sectional 8 @ St. Michael School Host: Sigel St. Michael's Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ St. Michael School , 200 N Church St., Sigel

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