2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-2A Sectional Champions/State Qualifiers

2026 Menu

7-1A   |   7-2A   |   7-3A   |   7-4A   -   8-1A   |   8-2A   |   8-3A   |   8-4A   -  State Pairings   -  Team Photo Information Sectional 1 @ Mazon Verona Kinsman Middle School Host: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Mazon Verona Kinsman Middle School , 1013 North St. , Mazon    Sectional 2 @ Wethersfield HS Host: Kewanee Wethersfield Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Wethersfield HS , 439 Willard Street, Kewanee    Sectional 3 @ University High School Host: Normal Metcalf Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ University High School , 601 Gregory St, Normal    Add'l parking near Hancock Stadium Sectional 4 @ Midwest Central Middle School Host: Green Valley Midwest Central Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Midwest Central Middle School , 121 N Church St, Green Valley    Sectional 5 @ Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School Host: Bushnell-Prairie City Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School , 847 N. Walnut St., Bushnell    Sectional 6 @ North Clay High School Host: Louisville North Clay Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ North Clay High School , 500 S US-45, Louisville    North Gym Sectional 7 @ Nokomis JR/SR High School Host: Nokomis JHS Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Nokomis JR/SR High School , 511 Oberle St., Nokomis 62075    Sectional 8 @ Waverly Elementary School Host: Waverly JHS Monday, February 2, 2026,  6:00 PM @ Waverly Elementary School , 499 W Elm, Waverly

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