IHSA

Girls Basketball Quick Facts — 2007-08

Schools Entered

2008 Series: 666, Class 1A @ 174; Class 2A @ 170; Class 3A @ 165; Class 4A @ 157
2007 Series: 664, Class A @ 350; Class AA @ 314
2006 Series: 659, Class A @ 346; Class AA @ 313
2005 Series: 655, Class A @ 375; Class AA @ 280
2004 Series: 659, Class A @ 380; Class AA @ 279
2003 Series: 661, Class A @ 381, Class AA @ 280
2002 Series: 664, Class A @ 364, Class AA @ 230, Chicago Public League @ 70
2001 Series: 666, Class A @ 370, Class AA @ 229, Chicago Public League @ 67
2000 Series: 660, Class A @ 366, Class AA @ 228, Chicago Public League @ 66
1999 Series: 650, Class A @ 362, Class AA @ 226, Chicago Public League @ 62
1998 Series: 650, Class A @ 361, Class AA @ 227, Chicago Public League @ 62
1997 Series: 648, Class A @ 362, Class AA @ 225, Chicago Public League @ 61
1996 Series: 644, Class A @ 355, Class AA @ 228, Chicago Public League @ 61
1995 Series: 641, Class A @ 352, Class AA @ 228, Chicago Public League @ 61
1994 Series: 633, Class A @ 345, Class AA @ 228, Chicago Public League @ 60
1993 Series: 640, Class A @ 349, Class AA @ 231, Chicago Public League @ 60
1992 Series: 640, Class A @ 351, Class AA @ 231, Chicago Public League @ 58
1991 Series: 654, Class A @ 358, Class AA @ 231, Chicago Public League @ 65
1990 Series: 656, Class A @ 358, Class AA @ 233, Chicago Public League @ 65
1989 Series: 670, Class A @ 367, Class AA @ 238, Chicago Public League @ 65
1988 Series: 668, Class A @ 365, Class AA @ 238, Chicago Public League @ 65

First Year of Statewide Series: 1977 (478 schools)

First Year of Two-Class Series: 1980

Levels of Competition
Class 1A

Regionals (32) on Monday-Friday, February 4-8
Sectionals (8) on Monday and/or Tuesday and Thursday, February 11-12 and 14
Super-Sectionals (4) on Monday, February 18
State Final on Friday-Saturday, February 22-23 at Redbird Arena, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Class 2A

Class 3A

Regionals (32) on Monday-Friday, Februay 11-15
Sectionals (8) on Monday and/or Tuesday and Thursday, February 18-19 and 21
Super-Sectionals (4) on Monday, February 25
State Final on Friday-Saturday, February 29-March 1 at Redbird Arena, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Class 4A

Advancement Both 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 and 2A
Friday, February 22, 2008
(Semifinal Games)
Afternoon Session 1
Class 1A Game 1--12:00 p.m.
Class 1A Game 2-- 1:45 p.m. (Approx.)
Evening Session 2
Class 2A Game 3-- 6:30 p.m.
Class 2A Game 4-- 8:15 p.m. (Approx.)

Saturday, February 23, 2008
Finals Session 3
Cl. 1A Game 5--11:00 a.m.--Cl. 1A Loser Game No. 1 vs. Cl. 1A Loser Game No. 2 (3rd Place Game)
Cl. 1A Game 6--12:45 p.m. (Approx.)--Cl. 1A Winner Game No 1vs. Cl. 1A Winner Game No. 2 (Championship)
Finals Session 4
Cl. 2A Game 7-- 6:30 p.m.--Cl. 2A Loser Game No. 3 vs. Cl. 2A Loser Game No. 4 (3rd Place Game)
Cl. 2A Game 8-- 8:15 p.m.--Cl. 2A Winner Game No. 3 vs. Cl. 2A Winner Game No. 4 (Championship)

Class 3A and 4A
Friday, February 29, 2008
(Semifinal Games)
Afternoon Session 1
Class 3A Game 1--12:00 p.m.
Class 3A Game 2-- 1:45 p.m. (Approx.)
Evening Session 2
Class 4A Game 3-- 6:30 p.m.
Class 4A Game 4-- 8:15 p.m. (Approx.)

Saturday, March 1, 2008
Finals Session 3
Cl. 3A Game 5--11:00 a.m.--Cl. 3A Loser Game No. 1 vs. Cl. 3A Loser Game 2 (3rd Place Game)
Cl. 3A Game 6--12:45 p.m. (Approx.)--Cl. 3A Winner Game No. 1 vs. Cl. 3A Winner Game No. 2 (Championship)
Final Session
Cl. 4A Game 7-- 6:30 p.m.--Cl. 4A Loser Game No. 33 vs. Cl. 4A Loser Game No. 4 (3rd Place Game)
Cl. 4A Game 8-- 8:15 p.m.--Cl. 4A Winner Game No. 3 vs. Cl. 4A Winner Game No. 4 (Championship)

State Final Tickets (Both Classes)

Season: $40.00 General Admission sold at Redbird Arena Ticket Office, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761.
Single-session: The price of tickets for seats will be $10.00each.
How to Order General Public Tickets: Write to: Girls Basketball Tickets, Ticket Office, Redbird Arena, Normal, IL 61761. Be sure to specify tournament for which tickets are being ordered. Each mail order must include an additional $1.00 for the service charge to cover cost of postage and handling. (Make checks payable to: Illinois State University)

How Pairings are Determined (Class 1A and 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 outside of the Chicago-land area will be assigned to geographic regionals. The total 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 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 semi-finals.

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.