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 1 Regional Host: Lockport Taft Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC (1st Seed)       BYE Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC       Taft School 11/21/2026 , 12:00 PM 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport      Grant Park (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Taft School 11/21/2026 , 9:00 AM 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport        Lockport Fairmont (5th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Taft School 11/23/2026 , 4:30 PM 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport      Lockport Taft (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 3     BYE Lockport Taft     Taft School 11/21/2026 , 10:30 AM 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport      Hazel Crest Jesse White (3rd Seed)   Hazel Crest Jesse White       BYE Class 7-1A Regional 2 Regional Host: Milford Cissna Park (1st Seed)       BYE Cissna Park       Grade School Gym (Inside of High School) 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 200 South Chicago Street, Milford      Rossville-Alvin (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Grade School Gym (Inside of High School) 11/21/2026 , 10:00 PM 200 South Chicago Street, Milford        St. Anne (5th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Grade School Gym (Inside of High School) 11/24/2026 , 5:30 PM 200 South Chicago Street, Milford      Milford (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 3     BYE Milford     Grade School Gym (Inside of High School) 11/23/2026 , 6:45 PM 200 South Chicago Street, Milford      Piper City Tri-Point (3rd Seed)   Piper City Tri-Point       BYE Class 7-1A Regional 3 Regional Host: Gardner Gardner (1st Seed)       Gardner Grade School 11/21/2026 , 9:00 AM 598 N Elm St, GARDNER      Elwood GS (4th Seed)   Winner Game 1   Gardner Grade School 11/23/2026 , 4:30 PM 598 N Elm St, GARDNER      Mazon-Verona-Kinsman (2nd Seed)     Winner Game 2 Gardner Grade School 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 598 N Elm St, GARDNER        Rockdale (3rd Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 4 Regional Host: Mendota Holy Cross Mendota Holy Cross (1st Seed)       BYE Mendota Holy Cross       Holy Cross School 11/23/2026 , 5:00 PM 1008 Jefferson Street, Mendota      Ransom (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Holy Cross School 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 1008 Jefferson Street, Mendota        Grand Ridge (5th Seed)   Winner Game 3   Holy Cross School 11/24/2026 , 5:00 PM 1008 Jefferson Street, Mendota      Ottawa Marquette (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 4     BYE Ottawa Marquette   Holy Cross School 11/23/2026 , 6:15 PM 1008 Jefferson Street, Mendota      Marseilles Milton Pope (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 2 Holy Cross School 11/21/2026 , 11:15 AM 1008 Jefferson Street, Mendota        Paw Paw (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 5 Regional Host: LaSalle St. Acutis Utica Waltham (1st Seed)       BYE Utica Waltham       Date: TBD   Lowpoint-Washburn (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Date: TBD     Lostant (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Date: TBD   LaSalle St. Acutis (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Date: TBD     Spring Bay Riverview (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Date: TBD   Ladd (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Date: TBD     Henry-Senachwine (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 6 Regional Host: Monmouth ICS Woodhull AlWood (1st Seed)       BYE Woodhull AlWood       New Gym 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth      Cambridge JHS (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 New Gym 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth        Kewanee Visitation (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   New Gym 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth      Monmouth ICS (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 New Gym 11/21/2026 , 11:30 AM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth        Annawan (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   New Gym 11/23/2026 , 7:00 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth      Kewanee Wethersfield (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 New Gym 11/21/2026 , 1:00 PM 115 N B St, Monmouth, IL 61462, Monmouth        Galva (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 7 Regional Host: Pontiac St. Mary's Flanagan (1st Seed)       BYE Flanagan       St. Mary's School 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      Pontiac St. Mary's (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 St. Mary's School 11/21/2026 , 3:00 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        Lexington (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   St. Mary's School 11/25/2026 , 5:00 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      Colfax Ridgeview (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 St. Mary's School 11/21/2026 , 4:00 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        Streator Woodland (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   St. Mary's School 11/23/2026 , 6:30 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      Normal Calvary (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 St. Mary's School 11/21/2026 , 5:00 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        Odell (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 8 Regional Host: Morton Blessed Sacrament Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell (1st Seed)       BYE Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell       Morton Blessed Sacrament School 11/23/2026 , 5:00 PM 1018 S. First Ave., Morton      Pekin Rankin (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Morton Blessed Sacrament School 11/21/2026 , 9:00 AM 1018 S. First Ave., Morton        Roanoke-Benson (5th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Morton Blessed Sacrament School 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM 1018 S. First Ave., Morton      Bloomington Trinity Lutheran (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 3     BYE Bloomington Trinity Lutheran     Morton Blessed Sacrament School 11/23/2026 , 6:15 PM 1018 S. First Ave., Morton      Morton Blessed Sacrament (3rd Seed)   Morton Blessed Sacrament       BYE Class 7-1A Regional 9 Regional Host: Peoria St. Jude Washington St. Patrick (1st Seed)       St. Jude Catholic School 11/23/2026 , 6:00 PM 10911 North Knoxville Avenue, Peoria      Peoria St. Jude (4th Seed)   Winner Game 1   St. Jude Catholic School 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM 10911 North Knoxville Avenue, Peoria      Peoria Christ Lutheran (2nd Seed)     Winner Game 2 St. Jude Catholic School 11/23/2026 , 7:15 PM 10911 North Knoxville Avenue, Peoria        Peoria Christian (3rd Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 10 Regional Host: Bartonville Oak Grove Bartonville Oak Grove (1st Seed)       BYE Bartonville Oak Grove       Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria      Peoria Pleasant Valley (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria        Peoria Hollis (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/24/2026 , 6:30 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria      Peoria Limestone Walters (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/21/2026 , 11:30 AM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria        Peoria Pleasant Hill (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/23/2026 , 7:00 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria      Bartonville Monroe (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Oak Grove School - Heath Gymnasium 11/21/2026 , 1:00 PM 6018 W Lancaster Rd, Peoria        Kickapoo St. Mary's (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 11 Regional Host: Oakland Lake Crest Potomac (1st Seed)       BYE Potomac       Oakland Gym 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM N Logan Ave, Oakland      Chrisman Scottland (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Oakland Gym 11/21/2026 , 9:00 AM N Logan Ave, Oakland        Homer Heritage (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   Oakland Gym 11/25/2026 , 6:00 PM N Logan Ave, Oakland      Oakland Lake Crest (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 Oakland Gym 11/21/2026 , 10:15 AM N Logan Ave, Oakland        Danville Schlarman (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Oakland Gym 11/24/2026 , 7:15 PM N Logan Ave, Oakland      Royal Prairieview Ogden (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 Oakland Gym 11/21/2026 , 11:30 AM N Logan Ave, Oakland        Hume Shiloh (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 12 Regional Host: Rantoul St. Malachy Rantoul St. Malachy (1st Seed)       BYE Rantoul St. Malachy       St. Malachy School 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      Champaign Judah Christian (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 St. Malachy School 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        Champaign Holy Cross (5th Seed)   Winner Game 4   St. Malachy School 11/25/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      Decatur Unity (2nd Seed)         Winner Game 5 St. Malachy School 11/21/2026 , 11:15 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        Villa Grove (7th Seed)   Winner Game 2   St. Malachy School 11/23/2026 , 5:30 PM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul      Champaign Next Generation (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 3 St. Malachy School 11/21/2026 , 12:30 AM 340 E. Belle St., Rantoul        Philo St. Thomas (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 13 Regional Host: Carrollton St. John Carrollton St. John (1st Seed)       St. John the Evangelist Gym 11/23/2026 , 6:00 PM 426 3rd St. Carrollton, IL 62016, Carrollton      Pawnee (4th Seed)   Winner Game 1   St. John the Evangelist Gym 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM 426 3rd St. Carrollton, IL 62016, Carrollton      Ashland A-C Central (2nd Seed)     Winner Game 2 St. John the Evangelist Gym 11/23/2026 , 7:15 PM 426 3rd St. Carrollton, IL 62016, Carrollton        Jerseyville St. Francis HG (3rd Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 14 Regional Host: Augusta Southeastern Kinderhook Western (1st Seed)       BYE Kinderhook Western       Southeastern Elementary 11/23/2026 , 6:00 PM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen      Augusta Southeastern (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Southeastern Elementary 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen        Payson Seymour (5th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Southeastern Elementary 11/24/2026 , 6:00 PM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen      La Harpe (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 3     BYE La Harpe     Southeastern Elementary 11/23/2026 , 7:15 PM 607 N Worrell St, Bowen      Griggsville-Perry (3rd Seed)   Griggsville-Perry       BYE Class 7-1A Regional 15 Regional Host: Palestine Sigel St. Michael's (1st Seed)       BYE Sigel St. Michael's       Palestine Grade School 11/23/2026 , 6:00 PM 205 S. Washington Street, Palestine      Effingham Sacred Heart (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Palestine Grade School 11/21/2026 , 5:00 PM 205 S. Washington Street, Palestine        Findlay Okaw Valley (5th Seed)   Winner Game 3   Palestine Grade School 11/25/2026 , 6:00 PM 205 S. Washington Street, Palestine      Palestine (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 4     BYE Palestine   Palestine Grade School 11/23/2026 , 7:30 PM 205 S. Washington Street, Palestine      Neoga (3rd Seed)     Winner Game 2 Palestine Grade School 11/21/2026 , 6:30 PM 205 S. Washington Street, Palestine        Martinsville (6th Seed)   Class 7-1A Regional 16 Regional Host: Pocahontas Pana Sacred Heart (1st Seed)       BYE Pana Sacred Heart       Pocahontas Elementary 11/23/2026 , 6:00 PM 4 East State Street, Pocahontas      Ramsey (4th Seed)     Winner Game 1 Pocahontas Elementary 11/21/2026 , 10:00 AM 4 East State Street, Pocahontas        Mulberry Grove JHS (5th Seed)   Winner Game 2   Pocahontas Elementary 11/25/2026 , 6:00 PM 4 East State Street, Pocahontas      Mt. Olive (2nd Seed)       Winner Game 3     BYE Mt. Olive     Pocahontas Elementary 11/23/2026 , 7:15 PM 4 East State Street, Pocahontas      Pocahontas (3rd Seed)   Pocahontas       BYE

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