| The Road to Normal | 
| Sectionals | Super-Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | 
| Chicago (Harlan) | Chicago (Harlan) 58-53
 | Chicago (Harlan) 58-43
 | Oak Park (Fenwick) 2-0
 | Peoria (Richwoods) 48-43
 |  | State Champion | 
| Chicago (Simeon) | 
| Chicago (Bogan) | Chicago (Bogan) 55-53
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| Chicago (Hyde Park) | 
| Oak Park (Fenwick) | Oak Park (Fenwick) 60-40
 | Oak Park (Fenwick) 69-61
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| LaGrange (Lyons) | 
| River Forest (Trinity) | River Forest (Trinity) 58-44
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| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | 
| Normal (Community) | Normal (Community) 56-41
 | Normal (Community) 57-40
 | Peoria (Richwoods) 50-41
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| Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 
| Champaign (Central) | Champaign (Central) 69-58
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| Lincoln | 
| Peoria (Richwoods) | Peoria (Richwoods) 53-39
 | Peoria (Richwoods) 44-23
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| Washington | 
| Morton | Galesburg (H.S.) 63-37
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| Galesburg (H.S.) | 
| Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Wheeling 50-37
 | Buffalo Grove 59-53
 | Gurnee (Warren) 55-34
 | Chicago (Young) 47-32
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| Wheeling | 
| Chicago (Resurrection) | Buffalo Grove 60-52
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| Buffalo Grove | 
| Gurnee (Warren) | Gurnee (Warren) 47-42
 | Gurnee (Warren) 53-40
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| Mundelein (H.S.) | 
| Mundelein (Carmel) | Mundelein (Carmel) 45-39
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| Lake Forest (H.S.) | 
| Chicago (Young) | Chicago (Young) 50-32
 | Chicago (Young) 56-48
 | Chicago (Young) 51-47
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| Chicago (Crane) | 
| Chicago (St. Ignatius) | Chicago (Marshall) 50-41
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| Chicago (Marshall) | 
| Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 55-40
 | Winnetka (New Trier) 62-46
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| Wilmette (Regina Dominican) | 
| Winnetka (New Trier) | Winnetka (New Trier) 67-37
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| Evanston (Twp.) | 
| South Holland (Thornwood) | South Holland (Thornwood) 51-47
 | South Holland (Thornwood) 53-45
 | Orland Park (Sandburg) 51-43
 | Bolingbrook 55-43
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| Chicago (Mother McAuley) | 
| Chicago (Marist) | Chicago (Marist) 64-26
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| Harvey (Thornton) | 
| Chicago Heights (Marian) | Chicago Heights (Marian) 55-25
 | Orland Park (Sandburg) 54-44
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| New Lenox (Providence Catholic) | 
| Orland Park (Sandburg) | Orland Park (Sandburg) 55-43
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| Joliet (Catholic Academy) | 
| Naperville (North) | Naperville (Central) 49-37
 | Naperville (Central) 61-48
 | Bolingbrook 70-51
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| Naperville (Central) | 
| Oswego (H.S.) | Maple Park (Kaneland) 52-51
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| Maple Park (Kaneland) | 
| Lisle (Benet Academy) | Lisle (Benet Academy) 36-21
 | Bolingbrook 37-34
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
| Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook 56-25
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| Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 
| Springfield (H.S.) | Highland 37-36
 | Edwardsville (H.S.) 50-33
 | Edwardsville (H.S.) 44-41
 | Bartlett 54-44
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| Highland | 
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | Edwardsville (H.S.) 48-37
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| Springfield (Lanphier) | 
| Belleville (East) | Belleville (East) 74-54
 | Belleville (East) 50-45
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| Marion (H.S.) | 
| Salem | East St. Louis (Sr.) 44-33
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| East St. Louis (Sr.) | 
| Moline (H.S.) | Moline (H.S.) 52-27
 | Rockton (Hononegah) 54-53
 | Bartlett 63-46
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| Freeport (H.S.) | 
| Rockton (Hononegah) | Rockton (Hononegah) 74-62
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| Rock Island (H.S.) | 
| Bartlett | Bartlett 59-47
 | Bartlett 78-63
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| Algonquin (Jacobs) | 
| Johnsburg | St. Charles (East) 53-51
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| St. Charles (East) |