Boys Basketball Quick Facts — 2007-08

  Schools Entered
2008 Series:  716; Class 1A @ 230, Class 2A @ 158; Class 3A @ 164; Class 4A @ 164
2007 Series:  712; Class A @ 391, Class AA @ 321
2006 Series:  708; Class A @ 388, Class AA @ 320
2005 Series:  711; Class A @ 426, Class AA @ 285
2004 Series:  716; Class A @ 432, Class AA @ 284
2003 Series:  720; Class A @ 435 , Class AA @ 285
2002 Series: 724; Class A @ 424, Class AA @ 230, plus 70 Chicago Public League Schools
2001 Series: 722; Class A @ 424, Class AA @ 229, plus 69 Chicago Public League Schools
2000 Series: 720; Class A @ 425, Class AA @ 227, plus 68 Chicago Public League Schools
1999 Series:  715; Class A @ 426, Class AA @ 226, plus 63 Chicago Public League Schools
1998 Series:  712; Class A @ 421, Class AA @ 228, plus 63 Chicago Public League Schools
1997 Series:  712; Class A @ 426, Class AA @ 225, plus 61 Chicago Public League Schools
1996 Series:  712; Class A @ 423, Class AA @ 229, plus 60 Chicago Public League Schools
1995 Series:  721; Class A @ 431, Class AA @ 229, plus 61 Chicago Public League Schools
1994 Series:  723; Class A @ 434, Class AA @ 227, plus 62 Chicago Public League Schools
1993 Series:  727; Class A @ 437, Class AA @ 229, plus 61 Chicago Public League Schools
1992 Series:  735; Class A @ 446, Class AA @ 229, plus 60 Chicago Public League Schools
1991 Series:  743; Class A @ 449, Class AA @ 229, plus 65 Chicago Public League Schools
1990 Series:  750; Class A @ 452, Class AA @ 233, plus 65 Chicago Public League Schools
1989 Series:  762; Class A @ 460, Class AA @ 237, plus 65 Chicago Public League Schools

First Year of Statewide Series:  1908

First Year of Two-Class Series:  1972

First Year of Four-Class Series:  2008

Levels of Competition

Class 1A & 2A
In each class:
Regionals (32) week of February 18-22 (Monday-Friday)
Sectionals (8) on Tuesday-Wednesday & Friday, Feb. 26-27 and February 29
Super-Sectionals (4) on Tuesday, March 4
State Final on Friday-Saturday, March 7-8 at Carver Arena, Peoria Civic
Center, Peoria, Illinois

Class 3A & 4A
In each class:
Sectional Complex:  Regional Quarterfinal games, Monday, Feb. 25
Regional Semifinal:  Tuesday-Wednesday Feb. 26-27
Regional (32) championship games, Friday, February 29
Sectionals (8) on Tuesday-Wednesday & Friday, March 4-5 and 7
Super-Sectionals (4) on Tuesday, March 11
State Final on Friday-Saturday, March 14-15 at Carver Arena, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois

Advancement

All Classes:
Team winning each regional advances to correlated four-team sectional.  Team winning sectional advances to correlated super-sectional.  Team winning each super-sectional game advances to semifinal round of State Final Tournament. 

State Final Schedule
Class 1A & 2A
Friday, March 7, 2008
(Class 1A Semifinal Session)
Game 1--12:15 p.m.
Game 2-- 1:45 p.m. (Approx.)
Evening Session
(Class 2A Semifinal Session)
Game 3-- 6:30 p.m.
Game 4-- 8:15 p.m. (Approx.)

Saturday, March 8, 2008
Class 1A Final Session
Game 5--11:15 a.m.--Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Class 1A Third Place)
Game 6--12:45 p.m. (Approx.)--Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Class 1A Championship)
Class 2A Final Session
Game 7-- 6:30 p.m.--Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Class 2A Third Place)
Game 8-- 8:15 p.m.--Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (Class 2A Championship)

Class 3A & 4A
Friday, March 14, 2008
Class 3A Semifinals Session
Game 1--12:15 p.m.
Game 2-- 1:45 p.m. (Approx.)
Class 4A Semifinals Session
Game 3-- 6:30 p.m.
Game 4-- 8:15 p.m. (Approx.)

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Class 3A Final Session
Game 5--11:15 a.m.-- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Class 3A Third Place)
Game 6--12:45 p.m. (Approx.)--Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Class 3A Championship)
Class 4A Finals Session
Game 7-- 6:30 p.m.--Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Class 4A Third Place)
Game 8-- 8:15 p.m.--Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (Class 4A Championship)

How Pairings are Determined (Class 1A & 2A)

Sectional Complex Divided into 2 Sub-Sectionals (CLASS 1A):

By IHSA policy, sub-sectionals must be used if any sectional contains more than 24 teams.
Sub-sectionals may also be used in sectional complexes where excess travel may be a factor.

Seeding Meeting (1 for each sub-sectional)

Each head coach will fill out a ballot indicating seeds for all the teams in the sub-sectional. The ballots will be tallied and the composite seed for each team will be submitted to the IHSA Office. Ties must be broken at the seeding meeting.  Class 1A & 2A Team Seed Meetings will be conducted Wednesday, January 30, 2008.

Distributing the Sub-Sectional Teams to the Regional Tournaments

The 2 regional hosts in the sub-sectional will be assigned to their own tournaments, regardless of their seed. The 1-2 seeds will each be assigned to separate regionals. The 3-4 seeds will be assigned to separate regionals. The remaining teams will be assigned to regionals based on geography. The total number of schools assigned to the 2 regionals will differ by no more than one.

Creating the Regional Pairings

The teams assigned to the regional tournament will be ordered according to their overall sub-sectional seed and then paired accordingly. For example, take a 6-team tournament involving sub-sectional seeds 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 12. The winner of 8 vs. 9 would play 2, and the winner of 5 vs. 12 would advance to play 3.

Creating the Sectional Pairings

The semifinals of the sectional tournament will cross-bracket the sub-sectionals. The first semifinal will pair the regional with the #1 seed in sub-sectional A against the regional with the #2 seed in sub-sectional B. The second semifinal will pair the regional with the #1 seed in sub-sectional B against the regional with the #2 seed in sub-sectional A.

Super-Sectionals:  Correlated sectionals are assigned to send winner to pre-selected super-sectional site on basis of geography.

State Final:  By blind draw in IHSA Office.

How Pairings are Determined (Class 3A & 4A)

Standard Sectional Complex (Class 3A and 4A)

By IHSA policy, sectional complexes in the Chicago land area will be structured as listed below.  For the purposes of this policy, the Chicago land area has been defined as Cook, Lake, DuPage Counties, as well as parts of Kane, Kendall, McHenry, and Will Counties.

Sectional Complex Divided into 4 Geographic Regionals

In Class 3A and 4A, schools will initially be assigned to one of eight sectional complexes.  Once assigned to a sectional complex, schools in sectionals that lie substantially outside of the Chicago land area will be assigned to geographic regionals.  The number of schools assigned to each of the four regionals within a sectional complex will differ by not more than one.

Creating the Regional Pairings

The teams assigned to the regional tournament will be ordered according to their over all seed and then paired accordingly.  For example, in a six-team tournament, the winner of the game between the number 4 and 5 seeds would play the number one seed, and the winner of the game between the number 3 and 6 seeds would play the number two seed.

Creating the Sectional Pairings

Prior to the start of the state tournament series, a blind draw will be held at the IHSA Office to determine the sectional pairings.  The regionals feeding into each sectional will be arranged alphabetically by the standard IHSA name and assigned one of the letters A, B, C, or D.  The blind draw will then determine which regional winners will meet in the sectional semifinals.

Super-Sectionals:  Correlated sectionals are assigned to send winner to pre-selected super-sectional site on basis of geography.

State Final:  By blind draw in IHSA Office.