2026 KSHSAA State Basketball Tournaments

Class 6A Boys State Basketball Tournament

(Semifinals and finals at Koch Arena, Wichita)

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
• No. 1 Shawnee Mission South (24-1) vs. No. 8 Manhattan (17-7), 6 p.m., at Kansas City Kansas Community College
• No. 4 Maize (20-5) vs. No. 5 Wichita Heights (19-5), 8 p.m., at Koch Arena, Wichita
• No. 2 Mill Valley (22-3) vs. No. 7 Blue Valley North (19-6), 8 p.m., at Kansas City Kansas Community College
• No. 3 Olathe North (21-4) vs. No. 6 Derby (19-6), 2 p.m., at Kansas City Kansas Community College

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
• SM South/Manhattan winner vs. Maize/Wichita Heights winner, 5:30 p.m.
• Mill Valley/Blue Valley North winner vs. Olathe North/Derby winner, 7:30 p.m.

Third-place game — Saturday, March 14
• 11 a.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 6:30 p.m.

Class 6A Girls State Basketball Tournament

(Semifinals and finals at Koch Arena, Wichita)

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
• No. 4 Wichita East (20-5) vs. No. 5 Olathe South (20-5), noon, Koch Arena
• No. 1 Wichita Heights (24-0) vs. No. 8 Blue Valley Northwest (11-13), 2 p.m., Koch Arena
• No. 2 Derby (22-3) vs. No. 7 Topeka (17-8), 4 p.m., Koch Arena
• No. 3 Shawnee Mission South (21-3) vs. No. 6 Blue Valley North (20-5), 8 p.m., KCKCC

Semifinals — Thursday, March 12
• 2 p.m.
• 4 p.m.

Third-place game — Friday, March 13
• 10:30 a.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 12:30 p.m.

Class 5A State Basketball Tournaments

Boys

(Semifinals and finals at Koch Arena, Wichita)

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
• No. 1 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (25-0) vs. No. 8 Shawnee Heights (17-8), 6 p.m., Koch Arena
• No. 4 Maize South (21-4) vs. No. 5 Seaman (21-4), 8 p.m., Koch Arena
• No. 2 Bonner Springs (24-1) vs. No. 7 Kansas City Washington (17-8), 6 p.m., KCKCC
• No. 3 Topeka West (22-3) vs. No. 6 Piper (18-7), 8 p.m., White Auditorium

Semifinals — Thursday, March 12
• 6 p.m.
• 8 p.m.

Third-place game — Friday, March 13
• Noon

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 2:30 p.m.

Girls

(Semifinals and finals at Koch Arena, Wichita)

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
• No. 1 Andover (23-1) vs. No. 8 De Soto (15-10), noon, Koch Arena
• No. 4 Maize South (21-4) vs. No. 5 St. James Academy (20-5), 4 p.m., Koch Arena
• No. 2 Hays (23-1) vs. No. 7 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (19-6), 8 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 3 Shawnee Heights (21-4) vs. No. 6 Basehor-Linwood (20-5), 4 p.m., KCKCC

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
• 1:30 p.m.
• 3:30 p.m.

Third-place game — Saturday, March 14
• 9:30 a.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 4:30 p.m.

Class 4A State Basketball Tournaments

Boys

(Semifinals and finals at Hutchinson Sports Arena)

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
• No. 1 Rock Creek (25-0) vs. No. 8 Eudora (13-11), 6 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 4 Hugoton (21-4) vs. No. 5 Andale (18-5), 8 p.m., United Wireless Arena
• No. 2 Atchison (25-0) vs. No. 7 McPherson (16-9), noon, KCKCC
• No. 3 Pratt (21-3) vs. No. 6 Baldwin (19-6), 6 p.m., Friends University

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
• 5:30 p.m.
• 7:30 p.m.

Third-place game — Saturday, March 14
• 11 a.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 6:30 p.m.

Girls

(Semifinals and finals at Hutchinson Sports Arena)

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
• No. 1 Wellington (22-1) vs. No. 8 Concordia (14-9), 4 p.m., Friends University
• No. 4 Hayden (19-6) vs. No. 5 Andale (17-6), 6 p.m., White Auditorium
• No. 2 Rock Creek (22-3) vs. No. 7 Chapman (16-9), 8 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 3 Eudora (21-3) vs. No. 6 Bishop Miege (17-8), 2 p.m., KCKCC

Semifinals — Thursday, March 12
• 2 p.m.
• 4 p.m.

Third-place game — Friday, March 13
• 10:30 a.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 12:30 p.m.

Class 3A State Basketball Tournaments

Boys

(Semifinals and finals at Hutchinson Sports Arena)

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
• No. 1 Wichita Collegiate (24-1) vs. No. 8 Wellsville (14-12), 8 p.m., Friends University
• No. 4 Holcomb (21-5) vs. No. 5 Silver Lake (20-6), 4 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 2 Hesston (24-2) vs. No. 7 Scott Community (14-9), 6 p.m., Friends University
• No. 3 Burlington (22-4) vs. No. 6 Heritage Christian Academy (18-8), noon, White Auditorium

Semifinals — Thursday, March 12
• 6 p.m.
• 8 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 2:30 p.m.

Girls

(Semifinals and finals at Hutchinson Sports Arena)

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
• No. 1 Halstead (25-0) vs. No. 8 Marysville (10-14), 2 p.m., Koch Arena
• No. 4 Osage City (23-3) vs. No. 5 Girard (19-6), 8 p.m., White Auditorium
• No. 2 Silver Lake (25-1) vs. No. 7 Hesston (17-9), 6 p.m., White Auditorium
• No. 3 Holcomb (24-2) vs. No. 6 Ellsworth (17-6), 6 p.m., United Wireless Arena

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
• 1:30 p.m.
• 3:30 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 4:30 p.m.

Class 2A State Basketball Tournaments

Boys

(Semifinals and finals at White Auditorium, Emporia)

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
• No. 1 Sterling (25-0) vs. No. 8 Douglass (13-11), 6 p.m., Koch Arena
• No. 4 TMP-Marian (20-5) vs. No. 5 St. Marys (19-7), 2 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 2 Berean Academy (22-2) vs. No. 7 Rossville (17-7), 4 p.m., Friends University
• No. 3 Classical School of Wichita (20-4) vs. No. 6 St. Mary’s Colgan (18-7), 2 p.m., Friends University

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
• 5:30 p.m.
• 7:30 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 6:30 p.m.

Girls

(Semifinals and finals at White Auditorium, Emporia)

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
• No. 4 Eureka (22-2) vs. No. 5 Oakley (22-4), noon, Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 1 Ellinwood (25-1) vs. No. 8 Rossville (15-10), 2 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 3 St. Mary’s Colgan (23-2) vs. No. 6 Sacred Heart (22-4), 4 p.m., KCKCC
• No. 2 Moundridge (23-2) vs. No. 7 Valley Heights (19-7), 6 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center

Semifinals — Thursday, March 12
• 2 p.m.
• 4 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 12:30 p.m.

Class 1A Division I State Basketball Tournaments

Boys

(Semifinals and finals at United Wireless Arena, Dodge City)

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
• No. 1 Central Plains (24-2) vs. No. 8 Canton-Galva (17-8), 8 p.m., Kansas Wesleyan
• No. 4 South Central (20-4) vs. No. 5 Kiowa County (20-6), 8 p.m., United Wireless Arena
• No. 2 St. John’s/Tipton Catholic (21-2) vs. No. 7 Flinthills (17-8), 4 p.m., Kansas Wesleyan
• No. 3 Norwich (22-4) vs. No. 6 Rural Vista (16-7), 2 p.m., Friends University

Semifinals — Thursday, March 12
• 6 p.m.
• 8 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 4:30 p.m.

Girls

(Semifinals and finals at United Wireless Arena, Dodge City)

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
• No. 4 Centralia (22-3) vs. No. 5 Quinter (22-4), noon, Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 1 Little River (24-2) vs. No. 8 Central Plains (18-8), 4 p.m., Tony’s Pizza Events Center
• No. 2 Pretty Prairie (22-2) vs. No. 7 Hodgeman County (20-6), noon, Friends University
• No. 3 Wabaunsee (23-3) vs. No. 6 South Gray (20-5), 8 p.m., Kansas Wesleyan

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
• 5:30 p.m.
• 7:30 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 6:30 p.m.

Class 1A Division II State Basketball Tournaments

Boys

(Semifinals and finals at White Auditorium, Emporia)

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
• No. 1 Axtell (25-1) vs. No. 8 Hutchinson Central Christian (13-13), 2 p.m., White Auditorium
• No. 4 Cunningham (16-8) vs. No. 5 Weskan (16-8), 6 p.m., United Wireless Arena
• No. 2 Hanover (25-1) vs. No. 7 Deerfield (16-9), 6 p.m., Kansas Wesleyan
• No. 3 Lebo (19-7) vs. No. 6 Victoria (17-9), 4 p.m., White Auditorium

Semifinals — Thursday, March 12
• 6 p.m.
• 8 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 2:30 p.m.

Girls

(Semifinals and finals at White Auditorium, Emporia)

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
• No. 1 Hutchinson Central Christian (24-2) vs. No. 8 Wallace County (11-12), 4 p.m., Kansas Wesleyan
• No. 4 Hanover (23-3) vs. No. 5 Marais des Cygnes Valley (22-4), 6 p.m., Kansas Wesleyan
• No. 2 Argonia (22-2) vs. No. 7 Linn (21-5), 8 p.m., Friends University
• No. 3 Bucklin (21-2) vs. No. 6 Dighton (21-4), 4 p.m., United Wireless Arena

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
• 1:30 p.m.
• 3:30 p.m.

Championship — Saturday, March 14
• 4:30 p.m.

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