America’s Original March Madness is well underway. The State Final schedules are reverting back to 2023 and 2024 schedule, after a test run with a new schedule last year. The Girls’ and Boys’ schedules are identical this year. The traditional program can be viewed/downloaded: https://www.ihsa.org/Resources/State-Programs.
Click the links below to find the TV station in your area that will carry the games or to stream the games:
• 2026 IHSA Basketball State Final TV Schedule by Market
• 2026 IHSA Basketball State Final Streaming by Game.
⊕ The IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals are set for March 5-through-7, 2026, at CEFCU Arena (formerly Redbird Arena) on the Illinois State University campus in Normal, IL.
2026 Girls State Final Schedule: https://ihsa-assets-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/documents/girls-basketball/2025-26/state-final-time-schedule.pdf.
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⊕ The IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals will follow at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus, in Champaign-Urbana, on March 12-14..
2026 Boys State Final Schedule: https://ihsa-assets-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/documents/boys-basketball/2025-26/state-final-time-schedule.pdf.