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 8-1A Regional 1 Regional Host: Ford Heights Cottage Grove UGC 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 8-1A Regional 2 Regional Host: Milford 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 8-1A Regional 3 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 8-1A Regional 4 Regional Host: 1st Seed     Date: TBD   8th Seed Winner Game 1       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 5   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 6 Date: TBD     7th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 4 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 8-1A 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 8-1A Regional 6 Regional Host: Kewanee Wethersfield 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 8-1A Regional 7 Regional Host: Pontiac St. Mary's 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Pontiac St. Mary's 12/01/2026 , 5:30 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Pontiac St. Mary's 11/30/2026 , 5:00 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        5th Seed Winner Game 4   Pontiac St. Mary's 12/03/2026 , 5:30 PM 414 N. Main St. , Pontiac      2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 Pontiac St. Mary's 11/30/2026 , 6:00 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        7th Seed Winner Game 2   Pontiac St. Mary's 12/01/2026 , 6:30 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac      3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 Pontiac St. Mary's 11/30/2026 , 7:00 PM 414 N. Main St., Pontiac        6th Seed Class 8-1A Regional 8 Regional Host: Bloomington Trinity Lutheran 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Trinity Lutheran 12/01/2026 , 5:30 PM 1102 W Hamilton Rd. , Bloomington      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Trinity Lutheran 11/30/2026 , 5:00 PM 1102 W Hamilton Rd. , Bloomington        5th Seed Winner Game 4   Trinity Lutheran 12/03/2026 , 5:30 PM 1102 W Hamilton Rd. , Bloomington      2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 Trinity Lutheran 11/30/2026 , 6:15 PM 1102 W Hamilton Rd. , Bloomington        7th Seed Winner Game 2   Trinity Lutheran 12/01/2026 , 6:45 PM 1102 W Hamilton Rd. , Bloomington      3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 Trinity Lutheran 11/30/2026 , 7:30 PM 1102 W Hamilton Rd. , Bloomington        6th Seed Class 8-1A Regional 9 Regional Host: Washington St. Patrick 1st Seed     Date: TBD   4th Seed Winner Game 1   Date: TBD   2nd Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     3rd Seed Class 8-1A Regional 10 Regional Host: Bartonville Monroe 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Monroe Grade School 12/01/2026 , 5:00 PM 5137 W. Cisna Rd, Bartonville      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Monroe Grade School 11/30/2026 , 4:30 PM 5137 W. Cisna Rd, Bartonville        5th Seed Winner Game 4   Monroe Grade School 12/03/2026 , 5:00 PM 5137 W. Cisna Rd, Bartonville      2nd Seed       Winner Game 5 Monroe Grade School 11/30/2026 , 5:45 PM 5137 W. Cisna Rd, Bartonville        7th Seed Winner Game 2   Monroe Grade School 12/01/2026 , 6:15 PM 5137 W. Cisna Rd, Bartonville      3rd Seed   Winner Game 3 Monroe Grade School 11/30/2026 , 7:00 PM 5137 W. Cisna Rd, Bartonville        6th Seed Class 8-1A 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 8-1A Regional 12 Regional Host: Decatur Unity 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 8-1A Regional 13 Regional Host: Jerseyville St. Francis HG 1st Seed     Date: TBD   8th Seed Winner Game 1       Date: TBD   4th Seed   Winner Game 2 Date: TBD     5th Seed Winner Game 5   Date: TBD   2nd Seed       Winner Game 6 Date: TBD     7th Seed Winner Game 3   Date: TBD   3rd Seed   Winner Game 4 Date: TBD     6th Seed Class 8-1A Regional 14 Regional Host: La Harpe 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 8-1A Regional 15 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 8-1A Regional 16 Regional Host: Mulberry Grove JHS 1st Seed       BYE 1st Seed       Mulberry Grove Jr./ Sr. HS 12/01/2026 , 5:00 PM 801 W. Wall Street, Mulberry Grove      4th Seed   Winner Game 1 Mulberry Grove Jr./ Sr. HS 11/30/2026 , 5:00 PM 801 W. Wall Street, Mulberry Grove        5th Seed Winner Game 3   Mulberry Grove Jr./ Sr. HS 12/03/2026 , 6:00 PM 801 W. Wall Street, Mulberry Grove      2nd Seed       Winner Game 4     BYE 2nd Seed   Mulberry Grove Jr./ Sr. HS 12/01/2026 , 6:30 PM 801 W. Wall Street, Mulberry Grove      3rd Seed   Winner Game 2 Mulberry Grove Jr./ Sr. HS 11/30/2026 , 6:30 PM 801 W. Wall Street, Mulberry Grove        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