| The Road to Peoria | 
| Sectionals | 
Super-Sectionals | 
State Final Tournament | 
State Champion | 
| Chicago (St. Patrick) | 
Skokie (Niles West) 48-47 | 
 Evanston (Twp.) 48-47 | 
 Evanston (Twp.) 65-61 | 
Evanston (Twp.) 58-50 | 
Peoria (H.S.) 58-48 | 
Peoria (H.S.) 45-43 | 
|  Skokie (Niles West) | 
|  Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | 
 Evanston (Twp.) 82-59 | 
|  Evanston (Twp.) | 
|  Maywood (Proviso East) | 
Maywood (Proviso East) 63-46 | 
Chicago (Hubbard) 60-56 | 
| Westchester (St. Joseph) | 
|  Chicago (Hubbard) | 
 Chicago (Hubbard) 53-46 | 
| Oak Park (Fenwick) | 
| Quincy (Sr.) | 
 Troy (Triad) 61-56 | 
Troy (Triad) 62-57 | 
Belleville (West) 39-34 | 
|  Troy (Triad) | 
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | 
Charleston 42-39 | 
|  Charleston | 
|  Belleville (Althoff) | 
Belleville (Althoff) 81-77 | 
 Belleville (West) 54-51 | 
| Carbondale | 
|  Belleville (West) | 
 Belleville (West) 59-50 | 
| East St. Louis (Sr.) | 
|  Chicago (Brother Rice) | 
 Chicago (Brother Rice) 78-55 | 
Chicago (Brother Rice) 75-64 | 
Chicago (Von Steuben) 65-56 | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 63-43 | 
| Chicago (St. Rita) | 
| Chicago (Simeon) | 
Chicago (Julian) 69-59 | 
|  Chicago (Julian) | 
| Chicago (St. Ignatius) | 
 Chicago (Von Steuben) 60-54 | 
 Chicago (Von Steuben) 67-64 | 
|  Chicago (Von Steuben) | 
|  Chicago (Young) | 
Chicago (Young) 60-52 | 
| Chicago (Lincoln Park) | 
|  Peoria (H.S.) | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 62-47 | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 62-29 | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 67-41 | 
| Peoria (Richwoods) | 
|  Bartonville (Limestone) | 
Bartonville (Limestone) 48-47 | 
| Pekin | 
|  Lincoln | 
 Lincoln 59-52 | 
Lincoln 54-42 | 
| Springfield (Lanphier) | 
| Springfield (Southeast) | 
Decatur (MacArthur) 59-56 | 
|  Decatur (MacArthur) | 
| Aurora (West) | 
 Downers Grove (South) 61-52 | 
 Downers Grove (South) 65-63 | 
Downers Grove (South) 67-49 | 
 South Holland (Thornwood) 46-44 | 
South Holland (Thornwood) 40-39 | 
|  Downers Grove (South) | 
| Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | 
Naperville (North) 73-68 | 
|  Naperville (North) | 
|  Batavia | 
 Batavia 58-52 | 
Batavia 78-68 | 
| Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
West Chicago (H.S.) 71-67 | 
|  West Chicago (H.S.) | 
| Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) | 
 South Holland (Thornwood) 63-46 | 
 South Holland (Thornwood) 69-54 | 
 South Holland (Thornwood) 76-70 | 
|  South Holland (Thornwood) | 
| Harvey (Thornton) | 
Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 52-42 | 
|  Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | 
| Blue Island (Eisenhower) | 
New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 49-43 | 
Burbank (St. Laurence) 86-60 | 
|  New Lenox (Providence Catholic) | 
|  Burbank (St. Laurence) | 
 Burbank (St. Laurence) 52-35 | 
| Orland Park (Sandburg) | 
|  Rock Island (H.S.) | 
Rock Island (H.S.) 55-47 | 
East Moline (United) 68-65 | 
Johnsburg 51-22 | 
Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 47-24 | 
| Sycamore | 
| Moline (H.S.) | 
 East Moline (United) 59-50 | 
|  East Moline (United) | 
|  Johnsburg | 
 Johnsburg 51-49 | 
 Johnsburg 60-53 | 
| Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | 
|  Rockford (Boylan) | 
Rockford (Boylan) 60-59 | 
| Rockton (Hononegah) | 
| Roselle (Lake Park) | 
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 58-53 | 
 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 51-44 | 
 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 71-55 | 
|  Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 
|  Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | 
 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 51-38 | 
| Palatine (Fremd) | 
|  Zion (Z.-Benton) | 
 Zion (Z.-Benton) 71-66 | 
Zion (Z.-Benton) 64-53 | 
| Waukegan | 
|  Libertyville | 
Libertyville 64-56 | 
| Lake Forest (H.S.) |