6 pm - 8 pm ET
5 pm - 7 pm CT
116th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Pairings Show
Hosts: Greg Rakestraw, Kyle Neddenriep
Streaming: Exclusively on IHSAAtv.org
Radio: Simulcast on affiliates of the IHSAA Champions Network
Entry List Deadline Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT.
Admission All tickets will be digital through your mobile phone and may be purchased through Eventlink (additional fees may apply). Present your purchase verification on your mobile phone at the gate for admission. $8 per session or $20 for all sessions. Children age 5 and younger admitted free.
Streaming To see if your school’s game is being streamed, please visit IHSAAtv.org and type the school name in the search bar at the top of that page.
Home Team The second team listed in each game is the designated home team.
Official Basketball The Wilson Evolution Wide Channel (B0516), the official ball of the IHSAA state tournament, will be provided to all host sites. Wilson Ad
Sectional Map Use this map to see the geographical location of each participating school in each classification. Sectional groupings are color-coded. Map
Sectional Host Site Selection
Sectional host sites are determined by school administrators within each sectional grouping.
Class 4A
1. Crown Point (5)
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Schools: Crown Point, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Lake Central, Munster
2. Chesterton (5)
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Schools: Chesterton, Hobart, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso
3. Mishawaka (7)
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Schools: LaPorte, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph
4. Elkhart (5)
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Schools: Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, Warsaw Community
5. Fort Wayne Northrop (4)
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Schools: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider
6. Huntington North (4)
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Schools: Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North
7. Lafayette Jefferson (4)
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Schools: Harrison (West Lafayette), Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon
8. Noblesville (6)
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Schools: Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville
9. Greenfield-Central (6)
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Schools: Anderson, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Pendleton Heights, Richmond
10. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical (5)
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Schools: Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Warren Central
11. Plainfield (5)
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Schools: Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Pike, Plainfield
12. Mooresville (6)
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Schools: Center Grove, Decatur Central, Franklin Central, Mooresville, Perry Meridian, Southport
13. Martinsville (5)
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Schools: Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Martinsville, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo
14. Columbus North (5)
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Schools: Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Franklin Community, Whiteland Community
15. Seymour (6)
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Schools: Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Scottsburg, Seymour
16. Evansville North (4)
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Schools: Castle, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville North
Class 3A
17. Gary West Side (6)
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Schools: Calumet, East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Highland
18. Hanover Central (5)
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Schools: Hanover Central, Illiana Christian, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, River Forest
19. New Prairie (6)
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Schools: Culver Academies, Glenn, Mishawaka Marian, New Prairie, Plymouth, South Bend Washington
20. Columbia City (6)
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Schools: Columbia City, Fairfield, NorthWood, Tippecanoe Valley, Wawasee, West Noble
21. DeKalb (8)
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Schools: Angola, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Leo
22. Bellmont (6)
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Schools: Bellmont, Heritage, Marion, Mississinewa, New Haven, Norwell
23. Logansport (7)
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Schools: Logansport, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western
24. New Castle (6)
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Schools: Connersville, Delta, Hamilton Heights, Jay County, New Castle, Yorktown
25. Frankfort (7)
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Schools: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Crawfordsville, Danville Community, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Lebanon, Tri-West Hendricks
26. Indianapolis Crispus Attucks (6)
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Schools: Herron, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Shortridge, Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown
27. Speedway (6)
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Schools: Cascade, Edgewood, Indianapolis George Washington Community, Northview, Owen Valley, Speedway
28. Greenwood Community (7)
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Schools: Beech Grove, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, New Palestine, Roncalli, Rushville Consolidated, Shelbyville
29. South Dearborn (6)
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Schools: Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Jennings County, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn
30. Madison Consolidated (6)
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Schools: Brownstown Central, Charlestown, Corydon Central, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Silver Creek
31. Washington (6)
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Schools: Gibson Southern, Jasper, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington
32. Boonville (6)
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Schools: Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Heritage Hills, Mt. Vernon
Class 2A
33. Boone Grove (8)
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Schools: 21st Century Academy, Andrean, Boone Grove, Hebron, Lake Station Edison, Lighthouse CPC, Wheeler, Whiting
34. LaVille (6)
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Schools: Bremen, Career Academy, Jimtown, Knox, LaVille, Winamac Community
35. Westview (6)
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Schools: Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, Westview
36. Bluffton (6)
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Schools: Adams Central, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, South Adams, Whitko, Woodlan
37. Delphi Community (6)
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Schools: Benton Central, Delphi Community, North Montgomery, Rensselaer Central, Seeger, Western Boone
38. Manchester (6)
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Schools: Eastern (Greentown), Lewis Cass, Manchester, Oak Hill, Rochester Community, Wabash
39. Elwood Community (6)
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Schools: Elwood Community, Frankton, Lapel, Sheridan, Taylor, Tipton
40. Eastbrook (6)
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Schools: Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Muncie Burris, Wapahani
41. Greencastle (6)
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Schools: Greencastle, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, South Putnam, South Vermillion, Southmont
42. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (6)
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Schools: Covenant Christian, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Monrovia, Park Tudor, Riverside, University
43. Eastern Hancock (7)
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Schools: Christel House, Eastern Hancock, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Irvington Preparatory Academy, KIPP Indy Legacy, Triton Central
44. Hagerstown (6)
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Schools: Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Union County, Winchester Community
45. Southwestern (Hanover) (5)
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Schools: Austin, Brown County, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County
46. Salem (7)
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Schools: Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Mitchell, Paoli, Providence, Salem
47. North Knox (6)
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Schools: Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Knox, South Knox, Sullivan, West Vigo
48. Forest Park (7)
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Schools: Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, North Posey, Perry Central, Pike Central, South Spencer, Tell City
Class 1A
49. Kouts (8)
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Schools: Bowman Leadership Academy, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology, Kouts, Marquette Catholic, Morgan Township, Tri-Township, Washington Township, Westville
50. Caston (8)
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Schools: Caston, DeMotte Christian, North Newton, North White, Pioneer, South Newton, Tri-County, West Central
51. Culver Community (8)
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Schools: Argos, Culver Community, Elkhart Christian Academy, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, South Central (Union Mills), Trinity Academy at Greenlawn, Triton
52. Bethany Christian (7)
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Schools: Bethany Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakeland Christian Academy, Lakewood Park Christian, Smith Academy for Excellence
53. Fountain Central (7)
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Schools: Attica, Covington, Faith Christian, Fountain Central, Lafayette Central Catholic, North Vermillion, Riverton Parke
54. Clinton Central (7)
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Schools: Bethesda Christian, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frontier, Rossville, Traders Point Christian
55. Wes-Del (8)
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Schools: Cowan, Daleville, North Miami, Northfield, Southern Wells, Southwood, Tri-Central, Wes-Del
56. Cambridge City Lincoln (7)
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Schools: Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Monroe Central, Randolph Southern, Seton Catholic, Union (Modoc), Union City
57. Indiana School for the Deaf (8)
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Schools: Anderson Preparatory Academy, Indiana Math & Science Academy, Indiana School for the Deaf, International School of Indiana, Liberty Christian, MTI School of Knowledge, Purdue Polytechnic - Broad Ripple, Tindley
58. Indianapolis Lutheran (7)
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Schools: Central Christian Academy, Eminence, Greenwood Christian Academy, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Metropolitan, Providence Cristo Rey, Victory College Prep
59. Tri (8)
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Schools: Edinburgh, Knightstown, Morristown, North Decatur, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Tri, Waldron
60. Milan (8)
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Schools: Crothersville, Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Shawe Memorial, Trinity Lutheran
61. White River Valley (8)
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Schools: Bloomfield, Clay City, Cloverdale, Dugger Union, Lighthouse Christian Academy, North Central (Farmersburg), Shakamak, White River Valley
62. Loogootee (8)
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Schools: Barr-Reeve, Loogootee, Medora, North Daviess, Orleans, Shoals, Vincennes Rivet, Washington Catholic
63. Borden (8)
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Schools: Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Henryville, Lanesville, New Washington, Rock Creek Academy, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington
64. Wood Memorial (7)
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Schools: Cannelton, Evansville Christian, Evansville Day, Northeast Dubois, Springs Valley, Tecumseh, Wood Memorial
Restrictions
Principals should inform all of the following tourney restrictions
A. No publications, brochures, fliers, etc. of any kind, whether for sale or free-of-charge, are to be distributed at IHSAA tournament events without prior approval from the IHSAA.
B. Balloons, banners and/or posters, etc. are not permitted.
C. Cowbells and other such noise devices, banners, shakers on sticks, signs, posters, etc., are not permitted.
D. No live animal mascots are permitted.
E. Line-up lanes of fans shall not be permitted on the playing floor at any time.
F. Audio/video devices are not permitted on the playing floor.
G. The throwing of articles, including toilet tissue, is not allowed.
It shall be the responsibility of each high school principal to see that the above restrictions are enforced.
*The use of high school pep bands at this IHSAA tourney is permitted and encouraged.
Admission: All tickets will be digital through your mobile phone and may be purchased through Eventlink (additional fees apply). Present your purchase verification on your mobile phone at the gate for admission. $10 per person. Children age 5 and younger admitted free.
Pairings: Two regional championship games (not necessarily from the same class) will be assigned to each site. Pairings will be made by random draw and announced during the State Tournament Pairings Show. The site of each game will be determined following the sectional championships. The winner in each regional championship game will advance to the semi-state round.
Home Team: Within each regional, the first team drawn will be the designated visitor in the first game with the second team drawn the designated home team in the first game. The third team drawn is the visitor in the second game with the fourth team drawn the home team in the second game.
Streaming: To see if your school’s game is being streamed, please visit IHSAAtv.org and type the school name in the search bar at the top of that page.
Official Basketball: The Wilson Evolution Wide Channel (B0516), the official ball of the IHSAA state tournament, will be provided for use at each host site. Wilson Ad
Northern Hosts
Michigan City
Bracket
4 pm CT
7 pm CT
Logansport
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
Huntington North
Bracket
4 pm ET
7 pm ET
New Castle
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
North Judson-San Pierre
Bracket
4 pm CT
7 pm CT
Lapel
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
Plymouth
Bracket
4 pm ET
7 pm ET
Frankfort
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
Southern Hosts
Southport
Bracket
4 pm ET
7 pm ET
Seymour
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
Greencastle
Bracket
4 pm ET
7 pm ET
Washington
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
Greenfield-Central
Bracket
4 pm ET
7 pm ET
Southridge
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
Martinsville
Bracket
4 pm ET
7 pm ET
Charlestown
Bracket
1 pm ET
4 pm ET
Host Site Selection
The following criteria was used in selecting host sites: travel distance, invitations filed by principals, facilities, rotation, classification, success and satisfactory management of previous tourneys, number of tourneys hosted in other sports and adjustment because of reorganization and consolidation.
Restrictions
Principals should inform all of the following tourney restrictions:
A. No publications, brochures, fliers, etc. of any kind, whether for sale or free-of-charge, are to be distributed at IHSAA tournament events without prior approval from the IHSAA.
B. Balloons, banners and/or posters, etc. are not permitted.
C. Cowbells and other such noise devices, banners, shakers on sticks, signs, posters, etc., are not permitted.
D. No live animal mascots are permitted.
E. Line-up lanes of fans shall not be permitted on the playing floor at any time.
F. Audio/video devices are not permitted on the playing floor.
G. The throwing of articles, including toilet tissue, is not allowed.
It shall be the responsibility of each high school principal to see that the above restrictions are enforced.
*The use of high school pep bands at this IHSAA tourney is permitted and encouraged.
Time: TBA
IHSAA Boys Basketball Semi-State Pairings Show
Hosts: TBA
Streaming: Exclusively on IHSAAtv.org
To conduct the random drawing for the boys basketball semi-states, the IHSAA will place the four ping-pong balls representing each school in each remaining foursome (Class 1A North, Class 1A South, etc.) into a lottery-style, transparent, air mix machine. The first ball retrieved from the machine will be the visiting team in the first semifinal game with the second ball representing the home team in that game. The third ball to come out is the visitor in the second semifinal game two and the fourth ball the home team in that game. Additionally, the winner of the second semifinal game will be the designated home team in the championship.
Admission: All tickets will be digital through your mobile phone and may be purchased through Eventlink (additional fees apply). Present your purchase verification on your mobile phone at the gate for admission. $12 per person per session. Children age 5 and younger admitted free.
Each site will have four teams from the same class and will play two semifinal games and a championship with the winner advancing to the state championship game.
Pairings Show: Pairings will be made by random draw and announced via IHSAAtv.org on Sunday, March 15, 2026 (the day after the regional championship games).
Streaming: All 24 games will stream exclusively at IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV) via pay-per-view for $12 per game or $20 for all games.
Home Team: The designated home team will be the second team listed in each game.
Official Basketball: The Wilson Evolution Wide Channel (B0516), the official ball of the IHSAA state tournament, will be provided for use at each host site. Wilson Ad
Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class 1A Bracket
Northern Hosts
Elkhart (North Side Gymnasium)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Logansport (Berry Bowl)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Lafayette Jefferson (Marion Crawley Center)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Muncie Central (Muncie Fieldhouse)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Southern Hosts
New Castle (New Castle Fieldhouse)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Southport (Southport Fieldhouse)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Seymour (Lloyd E. Scott Gymnasium)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Washington (Hatchet House)
G1
G2
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner
Host Site Selection
The following criteria was used in selecting host sites: travel distance, invitations filed by principals, facilities, rotation, classification, success and satisfactory management of previous tourneys, number of tourneys hosted in other sports and adjustment because of reorganization and consolidation.
IHSAA Policy for Alternative Neutral Sites for Semi-State Contests in IHSAA Basketball Tournament Series
The host location of all Tournament Series contests in basketball are determined prior to the beginning of each basketball Tournament Series. In the event a semi-state team’s assigned location is hosted by the semi-state team’s school, the location of that semi-state contest will be reassigned and moved to a neutral site. Approved June 2014; Updated 2020.
Restrictions
Principals should inform all of the following tourney restrictions:
A. No publications, brochures, fliers, etc. of any kind, whether for sale or free-of-charge, are to be distributed at IHSAA tournament events without prior approval from the IHSAA.
B. Balloons, banners and/or posters, etc. are not permitted.
C. Cowbells and other such noise devices, banners, shakers on sticks, signs, posters, etc., are not permitted.
D. No live animal mascots are permitted.
E. Line-up lanes of fans shall not be permitted on the playing floor at any time.
F. Audio/video devices are not permitted on the playing floor.
G. The throwing of articles, including toilet tissue, is not allowed.
It shall be the responsibility of each high school principal to see that the above restrictions are enforced.
*The use of high school pep bands at this IHSAA tourney is permitted and encouraged.
Site: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis | Website
What to Know Before You Go | Directions & Parking | Prohibited Items
Admission: $20 per person. All tickets are reserved seating for one session only (two games - morning session or evening session). All tickets are digital only through your mobile phone and may be purchased via Ticketmaster.com (service fees apply) - the exclusive ticket provider for Gainbridge Fieldhouse - or in person at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Box Office. Purchased tickets will be sent as mobile tickets to the purchaser’s smart phone and that verification should be shown at the admission gate. Participating schools will also have digital tickets to sell in their own sections (see below).
Ticket Purchasing Timeline
- Tickets at the north end and south end of the lower bowl are available for purchase by the general public via Ticketmaster.com beginning Monday, Dec. 1 at 12 pm ET / 11 am CT.
- Beginning Monday of State Finals week, the eight participating schools will receive password-protected links for their seating sections. The selling procedure for those seats is at the discretion of each school.
- Beginning Thursday at 4:30 pm ET / 3:30 CT of State Finals week, any unsold tickets from the participating schools will be made available for purchase by the general public through the Ticketmaster public links.
Streaming: All four state championship games will stream exclusively on IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV) via pay-per-view for $20 per game or $25 for all games.
Radio: Each game will be broadcast on affiliates of the IHSAA Champions Network.
Photography: Double Edge Media is the Official Photography Service of the IHSAA and posts state championship images for purchase. Website
Sports Medicine: Athletic trainers from Forté Sports Medicine, the Official Sports Medicine Provider to the IHSAA, will be on hand to assist student-athletes as needed. Website
Apparel: Contact Team IP, our official online provider of state tournament apparel. Website
Home Team: The winners of the north semi-states will be the designated home teams.
Official Basketball: The Wilson Evolution Wide Channel (B0516), the official ball of the IHSAA state tournament, will be used. Wilson Ad
Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class 1A Bracket
Session 1
9:30 am ET | Public gates open
10:30 am ET | Class 1A State Championship
Approx. 12:45 pm ET | Class 2A State Championship
Fieldhouse cleared
Session 2
5 pm ET | Public gates open
6 pm ET | Class 3A State Championship
8:15 pm ET | Class 4A State Championship
Restrictions
Principals should inform all of the following tourney restrictions:
- No publications, brochures, fliers, etc. of any kind, whether for sale or free-of-charge, are to be distributed at IHSAA tournament events without prior approval from the IHSAA.
- Balloons, banners and/or posters, etc. are not permitted.
- Cowbells and other such noise devices, banners, shakers on sticks, signs, posters, etc., are not permitted.
- No live animal mascots are permitted.
- Line-up lanes of fans shall not be permitted on the playing floor at any time.
- Audio/video devices are not permitted on the playing floor.
- The throwing of articles, including toilet tissue, is not allowed.
It shall be the responsibility of each high school principal to see that the above restrictions are enforced.
*The use of high school pep bands at this IHSAA tourney is permitted and encouraged.