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 8-3A Regional 3 Regional Host: Chicago Horizon Southwest 1st Seed     Horizon Science Academy Southwest Date: TBD 5401 South Western Ave., Chicago      8th Seed Winner Game 1       Horizon Science Academy Southwest Date: TBD 5401 South Western Ave., Chicago      4th Seed   Winner Game 2 Horizon Science Academy Southwest Date: TBD 5401 South Western Ave., Chicago        5th Seed Winner Game 5   Horizon Science Academy Southwest Date: TBD 5401 South Western Ave., Chicago      2nd Seed       Winner Game 6 Horizon Science Academy Southwest Date: TBD 5401 South Western Ave., Chicago        7th Seed Winner Game 3   Horizon Science Academy Southwest Date: TBD 5401 South Western Ave., Chicago      3rd Seed   Winner Game 4 Horizon Science Academy Southwest Date: TBD 5401 South Western Ave., Chicago        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