| The Road to Peoria |
| Sectionals |
Super-Sectionals |
State Final Tournament |
State Champion |
| Chicago (Westinghouse) |
Chicago (Westinghouse)
77-63 |
Chicago (Westinghouse)
69-55 |
Chicago (Westinghouse)
62-58 |
Chicago (Westinghouse)
71-48 |
Chicago (Westinghouse)
63-46 |
Chicago (Westinghouse)
76-72 |
| Chicago (Crane) |
| Chicago (Von Steuben) |
Chicago (Von Steuben)
67-49 |
| Chicago (Taft) |
| Chicago (Farragut) |
Chicago (Farragut)
72-61 |
Chicago (Farragut)
85-72 |
| Chicago (Curie) |
| Chicago (Julian) |
Chicago (Julian)
48-42 |
| Chicago (Simeon) |
| (1) Aurora (West) |
(1) Aurora (West)
72-52 |
Aurora (West)
48-45 |
Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
68-65 |
| (5) Downers Grove (North) |
| (2) Naperville (Neuqua Valley) |
(3) Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
56-51 |
| (3) Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) |
| (1) Wheaton (North) |
(1) Wheaton (North)
71-60 |
Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
55-46 |
| (4) Batavia |
| (7) Elgin (H.S.) |
(3) Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
70-64 |
| (3) Carol Stream (Glenbard North) |
| (9) Hoffman Estates (H.S.) |
(4) Lake Zurich
69-66 |
Barrington
59-46 |
Highland Park
41-38 |
Winnetka (New Trier)
59-48 |
| (4) Lake Zurich |
| (2) Barrington |
(2) Barrington
64-54 |
| (6) Mt. Prospect (Prospect) |
| (8) Deerfield |
(5) Highland Park
67-45 |
Highland Park
50-47 |
| (5) Highland Park |
| (2) Zion (Z.-Benton) |
(3) Gurnee (Warren)
53-51 |
| (3) Gurnee (Warren) |
| (1) Maywood (Proviso East) |
(1) Maywood (Proviso East)
95-51 |
Maywood (Proviso East)
59-51 |
Winnetka (New Trier)
60-51 |
| (4) Hillside (Proviso West) |
| (7) Westchester (St. Joseph) |
(7) Westchester (St. Joseph)
72-58 |
| (3) Riverside (R. Brookfield) |
| (1) Winnetka (New Trier) |
(1) Winnetka (New Trier)
72-65 |
Winnetka (New Trier)
67-56 |
| (4) Chicago (Gordon Tech) |
| (2) Evanston (Twp.) |
(3) Niles (Notre Dame)
43-41 |
| (3) Niles (Notre Dame) |
| (1) Peoria (Richwoods) |
(4) Bartonville (Limestone)
57-53 |
Pekin
56-43 |
Springfield (Lanphier)
58-53 |
Springfield (Lanphier)
66-50 |
Springfield (Lanphier)
56-52 |
| (4) Bartonville (Limestone) |
| (2) Pekin |
(2) Pekin
55-41 |
| (3) Peoria (H.S.) |
| (1) Springfield (Lanphier) |
(1) Springfield (Lanphier)
64-52 |
Springfield (Lanphier)
76-64 |
| (4) Lincoln |
| (2) Quincy (Sr.) |
(3) Mt. Zion
68-55 |
| (3) Mt. Zion |
| (1) South Holland (Thornwood) |
(1) South Holland (Thornwood)
76-47 |
South Holland (Thornwood)
57-46 |
South Holland (Thornwood)
46-45 |
| (4) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
| (2) Dolton (Thornridge) |
(2) Dolton (Thornridge)
74-53 |
| (3) Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) |
| (1) Joliet (Twp.) |
(1) Joliet (Twp.)
52-39 |
Joliet (Twp.)
59-45 |
| (4) Lockport (Twp.) |
| (2) Palos Heights (Shepard) |
(2) Palos Heights (Shepard)
59-56 |
| (3) Chicago (Brother Rice) |
| (1) Collinsville |
(1) Collinsville
54-47 |
East St. Louis (Sr.)
60-50 |
Centralia
79-49 |
Centralia
51-37 |
| (4) Granite City |
| (2) East St. Louis (Sr.) |
(2) East St. Louis (Sr.)
68-53 |
| (6) Taylorville |
| (1) Centralia |
(1) Centralia
59-53 (OT) |
Centralia
41-28 |
| (4) Belleville (East) |
| (2) Carbondale |
(6) Belleville (West)
58-41 |
| (6) Belleville (West) |
| (1) Rockford (Boylan) |
(1) Rockford (Boylan)
54-52 |
Rockford (Boylan)
74-59 |
Moline
51-49 (OT) |
| (4) Crystal Lake (South) |
| (7) Machesney Park (Harlem) |
(7) Machesney Park (Harlem)
57-53 |
| (3) Rockton (Hononegah) |
| (1) Moline |
(1) Moline
55-37 |
Moline
76-73 |
| (4) Sycamore |
| (2) Rochelle |
(2) Rochelle
74-65 |
| (3) DeKalb |