| The Road to Peoria | 
| Sectionals | 
Super-Sectionals | 
State Final Tournament | 
State Champion | 
|  Belleville (West) | 
Belleville (West) 78-76 | 
 Carbondale 81-72 | 
 Carbondale 58-56 | 
Carbondale 65-46 | 
Peoria (H.S.) 58-47 | 
Peoria (H.S.) 53-47 | 
| Belleville (Althoff) | 
| Centralia | 
 Carbondale 66-49 | 
|  Carbondale | 
|  East St. Louis (Sr.) | 
 East St. Louis (Sr.) 62-47 | 
East St. Louis (Sr.) 47-40 | 
| Springfield (Lanphier) | 
|  Edwardsville (H.S.) | 
Edwardsville (H.S.) 50-47 | 
| Quincy (Sr.) | 
|  Chicago (Hyde Park) | 
Chicago (Hyde Park) 80-60 | 
 Chicago (Simeon) 69-57 | 
Chicago (Simeon) 60-56 | 
| Chicago (Hubbard) | 
|  Chicago (Simeon) | 
 Chicago (Simeon) 52-42 | 
| Chicago (Brother Rice) | 
| Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | 
Oak Park (Fenwick) 67-60 | 
Westchester (St. Joseph) 66-62 | 
|  Oak Park (Fenwick) | 
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | 
 Westchester (St. Joseph) 37-35 | 
|  Westchester (St. Joseph) | 
|  Chicago (Farragut) | 
 Chicago (Farragut) 68-54 | 
 Chicago (Farragut) 76-54 | 
Chicago (Farragut) 53-44 | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 42-40 | 
| Chicago (Young) | 
|  Chicago (Westinghouse) | 
Chicago (Westinghouse) 64-63 | 
| Chicago (Marshall) | 
|  Evanston (Twp.) | 
Evanston (Twp.) 70-67 | 
Chicago (Von Steuben) 91-67 | 
| Skokie (Niles West) | 
|  Chicago (Von Steuben) | 
 Chicago (Von Steuben) 76-61 | 
| Chicago (St. Patrick) | 
|  Peoria (H.S.) | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 77-41 | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 73-61 | 
 Peoria (H.S.) 69-54 | 
| Peoria (Richwoods) | 
|  Pekin | 
Pekin 54-49 | 
| Morton | 
| Champaign (Central) | 
Normal (Community) 58-46 | 
Mt. Zion 51-49 | 
|  Normal (Community) | 
| Champaign (Centennial) | 
 Mt. Zion 61-54 | 
|  Mt. Zion | 
|  Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | 
 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 69-61 | 
Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 65-50 | 
Moline (H.S.) 58-45 | 
 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 41-34 | 
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 58-46 | 
| Elgin (Larkin) | 
|  Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) | 
Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) 63-60 | 
| Barrington | 
|  Moline (H.S.) | 
 Moline (H.S.) 61-52 | 
 Moline (H.S.) 69-47 | 
| Sycamore | 
| Rochelle | 
Rockford (Boylan) 88-65 | 
|  Rockford (Boylan) | 
| Chicago (Julian) | 
South Holland (Thornwood) 54-50 | 
Harvey (Thornton) 50-41 | 
 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 41-36 | 
|  South Holland (Thornwood) | 
|  Harvey (Thornton) | 
 Harvey (Thornton) 54-50 | 
| Chicago (Marist) | 
|  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 
 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 75-68 | 
 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 66-50 | 
| Joliet (Twp.) | 
| Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) | 
Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 66-61 | 
|  Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | 
|  Aurora (West) | 
 Aurora (West) 62-47 | 
 Aurora (West) 58-54 | 
 Aurora (West) 40-36 | 
Aurora (West) 47-42 | 
| Plainfield (Central) | 
| Batavia | 
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) 74-59 | 
|  Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | 
|  Downers Grove (South) | 
 Downers Grove (South) 59-37 | 
Downers Grove (South) 51-40 | 
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | 
|  Villa Park (Willowbrook) | 
Villa Park (Willowbrook) 53-50 | 
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 
|  Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 
 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 57-37 | 
 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 62-52 | 
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 54-45 | 
| Hoffman Estates (Conant) | 
| Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | 
Schaumburg (H.S.) 70-58 | 
|  Schaumburg (H.S.) | 
| Lake Forest (H.S.) | 
 Waukegan 60-56 | 
Waukegan 51-42 | 
|  Waukegan | 
| Libertyville | 
Gurnee (Warren) 52-47 | 
|  Gurnee (Warren) |