Boys Basketball Quick Facts — 2008-09

  Schools Entered
2009 Series:  708; Class 1A @ 232, Class 2A @ 158; Class 3A @ 154; Class 4A @ 164
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 23-27 (Monday-Friday)
Sectionals (8) on Tuesday-Wednesday & Friday, March 3-4 and March 6
Super-Sectionals (4) on Tuesday, March 10
State Final on Friday-Saturday, March 13-14 at Carver Arena, Peoria Civic
Center, Peoria, Illinois

Class 3A & 4A
In each class:
Sectional Complex:  Regional Quarterfinal games, Monday, March 2
Regional Semifinal:  Tuesday-Wednesday March 3-4
Regional (32) championship games, Friday, March 6
Sectionals (8) on Tuesday-Wednesday & Friday, March 10-11 and March 13
Super-Sectionals (4) on Tuesday, March 17
State Final on Friday-Saturday, March 20-21 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 13, 2009
(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 14, 2009
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 20, 2009
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 21, 2009
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)

Geographic Regionals

By IHSA Policy, all teams entered in the Boys’ Basketball Class 1A & 2A state series shall be assigned to one of thirty-two (32) geographic regionals.

Seeding Meetings

Seeding Meetings will be conducted on-line for each of the thirty-two (32) regionals in each class.   Schools participating in the seeding process be allowed one (1) vote.  Information regarding the specifics of the seeding process will be made available to participating schools in January 2009.

Creating Regional Pairings

The teams assigned to each regional tournament will paired according to their over-all seed following the on-line seeding meetings.

Creating 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 be 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

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.  In these sectional complexes, the sectional tournament shall be set up so that the semi-finals will pair the winners of the regionals with the numbers 1 & 4 seeds in one game, and the winners of the regionals with the numbers 2 & 3 seeds in the other game.

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.
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.

Seeding Meetings

Seeding Meetings will be conducted on-line for each participating school’s first level assignment (geographical regional or sectional complex) in each class.   Schools participating in the seeding process be allowed one (1) vote.  Information regarding the specifics of the seeding process will be made available to participating schools in January 2009.

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.

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.