2026 Girls Basketball

2026 Regional Bracket/Results	2026 Menu
7-1A   |   7-2A   |   7-3A   |   7-4A   -   8-1A   |   8-2A   |   8-3A   |   8-4A   -   Regional Champs/Sectional Match-ups
Class 7-1A Regional 9 Regional Host: Peoria St. Jude 1st Seed     St. Jude Catholic School 11/23/2026 , 6:00 PM 10911 North Knoxville Avenue, Peoria      4th Seed Winner Game 1   St. Jude Catholic School 11/24/2026 , 7:00 PM 10911 North Knoxville Avenue, Peoria      2nd Seed   Winner Game 2 St. Jude Catholic School 11/23/2026 , 7:15 PM 10911 North Knoxville Avenue, Peoria        3rd Seed

Class History

The IESA sanctioned girls basketball in 1979. There was one class of girls basketball until 1986 when the activity was split into 7th and 8th grade classes. From 1990-2005, the Association adopted the format of 7th and 8th grade play based upon a school's enrollment (7A, 7AA, 8A and 8AA). Starting in 2006, 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