2026 Girls Basketball

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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 1 Regional Host: Lockport Taft 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 4     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 2 Regional Host: 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 2   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 3     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   3rd Seed     BYE Class 7-1A Regional 3 Regional Host: 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 2   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 3     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   3rd Seed     BYE Class 7-1A Regional 4 Regional Host: Mendota Holy Cross 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 4     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 5 Regional Host: 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 4   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 Date: TBD     7th Seed Winner Game 2   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 6 Regional Host: Monmouth ICS 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       New Gym 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 New Gym 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth        5th Seed Winner Game 4   New Gym 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth      2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 New Gym 11/21/2026 , 11:30 AM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth        7th Seed Winner Game 2   New Gym 11/23/2026 , 7:00 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth      3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 New Gym 11/21/2026 , 1:00 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth        6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 7 Regional Host: Normal Calvary 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 4   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 Date: TBD     7th Seed Winner Game 2   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 8 Regional Host: Morton Blessed Sacrament 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 4     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     6th Seed 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 7-1A Regional 10 Regional Host: Bartonville Oak Grove 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria        5th Seed Winner Game 4   Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/24/2026 , 5:00 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria      2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/21/2026 , 11:30 AM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria        7th Seed Winner Game 2   Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/23/2026 , 7:00 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria      3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/21/2026 , 1:00 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria        6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 11 Regional Host: Oakland Lake Crest 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 4   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 Date: TBD     7th Seed Winner Game 2   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 12 Regional Host: Rantoul St. Malachy 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       St. Malachy School 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 St. Malachy School 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        5th Seed Winner Game 4   St. Malachy School 11/25/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 St. Malachy School 11/21/2026 , 11:15 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        7th Seed Winner Game 2   St. Malachy School 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 St. Malachy School 11/21/2026 , 12:30 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 13 Regional Host: Carrollton St. John 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 4     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 14 Regional Host: Augusta Southeastern 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Southeastern Elementary 11/23/2026 , 6:00 PM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Southeastern Elementary 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen        5th Seed Winner Game 2   Southeastern Elementary 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen      2nd Seed       Winner Game 3     BYE 2nd Seed   Southeastern Elementary 11/23/2026 , 7:15 PM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen      3rd Seed   3rd Seed     BYE Class 7-1A Regional 15 Regional Host: 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 4     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 7-1A Regional 16 Regional Host: 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 4     BYE 2nd Seed   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     6th 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