By IHSA policy, sub-sectionals must be used if any sectional contains more
than 24 teams.
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.
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.
