| The Road to Peoria | 
| Sectionals | 
Super-Sectionals | 
State Final Tournament | 
State Champion | 
| (1) Elgin (H.S.) | 
(1) Elgin (H.S.) 68-58 | 
Elgin (H.S.) 80-65 | 
Elgin (H.S.) 69-58 | 
Chicago (Young) 68-50 | 
Chicago (Young) 62-34 | 
Chicago (Young) 61-56 | 
| (4) Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 
| (2) Palatine (Fremd) | 
(3) Rolling Meadows 58-57 | 
| (3) Rolling Meadows | 
| (1) Naperville (North) | 
(1) Naperville (North) 71-63 | 
Naperville (North) 69-57 | 
| (5) Naperville (Central) | 
| (2) St. Charles | 
(3) Aurora (West) 60-58 (OT) | 
| (3) Aurora (West) | 
| Chicago (Young) | 
Chicago (Young) 76-46 | 
Chicago (Young) 81-45 | 
Chicago (Young) 67-46 | 
| Chicago (Westinghouse) | 
| Chicago (DuSable) | 
Chicago (DuSable) 74-63 | 
| Chicago (Robeson) | 
| Chicago (King) | 
Chicago (King) 97-52 | 
Chicago (King) 71-52 | 
| Chicago (Prosser) | 
| Chicago (C. Vocational) | 
Chicago (C. Vocational) 67-61 | 
| Chicago (Simeon) | 
| (1) Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) | 
(1) Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 55-48 | 
Joliet (Twp.) 85-83 (OT) | 
Joliet (Twp.) 64-63 | 
Quincy (Sr.) 66-53 | 
| (4) New Lenox (Providence) | 
| (2) Joliet (Twp.) | 
(2) Joliet (Twp.) 59-43 | 
| (6) Lockport (Twp.) | 
| (1) Oak Lawn (Richards) | 
(1) Oak Lawn (Richards) 76-50 | 
Oak Lawn (Richards) 60-51 | 
| (13) Burbank (St. Laurence) | 
| (2) Chicago (Brother Rice) | 
(2) Chicago (Brother Rice) 69-57 (OT) | 
| (6) Downers Grove (South) | 
| (1) Peoria (Manual) | 
(1) Peoria (Manual) 79-54 | 
Peoria (Manual) 57-45 | 
Quincy (Sr.) 72-52 | 
| (4) Pekin | 
| (2) Peoria (H.S.) | 
(2) Peoria (H.S.) 67-62 | 
| (3) Peoria (Notre Dame) | 
| (1) Lincoln | 
(1) Lincoln 53-43 | 
Quincy (Sr.) 55-53 (2 OT) | 
| (4) Springfield (H.S.) | 
| (2) Quincy (Sr.) | 
(2) Quincy (Sr.) 45-41 | 
| (6) Springfield (Southeast) | 
| (1) Galesburg | 
(1) Galesburg 72-50 | 
Galesburg 60-48 | 
Galesburg 68-63 | 
Galesburg 71-56 | 
Galesburg 73-70 | 
| (5) DeKalb | 
| (2) Moline | 
(2) Moline 83-72 | 
| (3) East Moline (United) | 
| (1) Rockford (Boylan) | 
(1) Rockford (Boylan) 101-51 | 
Rockford (Boylan) 68-48 | 
| (5) Algonquin (Jacobs) | 
| (7) Rockford (East) | 
(7) Rockford (East) 62-61 | 
| (3) Crystal Lake (Central) | 
| (1) Edwardsville (H.S.) | 
(4) Collinsville 40-39 | 
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 60-55 (OT) | 
Centralia 51-41 | 
| (4) Collinsville | 
| (10) O'Fallon | 
(3) East St. Louis (Lincoln) 50-44 | 
| (3) East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 
| (1) Mt. Vernon | 
(1) Mt. Vernon 64-37 | 
Centralia 70-67 (OT) | 
| (4) Murphysboro | 
| (2) Centralia | 
(2) Centralia 52-48 | 
| (6) Carbondale | 
| (1) Des Plaines (Maine West) | 
(1) Des Plaines (Maine West) 74-65 | 
Des Plaines (Maine West) 65-42 | 
Des Plaines (Maine West) 74-44 | 
Des Plaines (Maine West) 76-64 | 
| (4) Evanston (Twp.) | 
| (2) Winnetka (New Trier) | 
(2) Winnetka (New Trier) 63-43 | 
| (3) Chicago (Gordon Tech) | 
| (1) Zion (Z.-Benton) | 
(1) Zion (Z.-Benton) 83-60 | 
Zion (Z.-Benton) 49-47 (OT) | 
| (5) Mundelein (H.S.) | 
| (7) Waukegan | 
(7) Waukegan 40-37 (OT) | 
| (6) Antioch | 
| (1) Dolton (Thornridge) | 
(5) Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 63-62 | 
Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 71-70 | 
Oak Park (Fenwick) 75-56 | 
| (5) Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | 
| (2) Richton Park (Rich South) | 
(2) Richton Park (Rich South) 68-61 | 
| (6) Harvey (Thornton) | 
| (1) Oak Park (Fenwick) | 
(1) Oak Park (Fenwick) 69-52 | 
Oak Park (Fenwick) 63-50 | 
| (4) Westchester (St. Joseph) | 
| (2) Chicago (DeLaSalle) | 
(3) Maywood (Proviso East) 81-66 | 
| (3) Maywood (Proviso East) |